Life & Style
Celebrated California farm sows seeds for next generation
November 26, 2014
Celebrated California farm sows seeds for next generation
Growing up among rows of purple haze carrots, delicate Mara des Bois strawberries and corn sweet enough to eat raw,…
Exercising three times a week significantly cuts depression risk
November 25, 2014
Exercising three times a week significantly cuts depression risk
Exercising three times a week reduces the odds of developing depression by around 16 percent, scientists said on Wednesday --…
France awards highest honour to modest WWII spy heroine
November 25, 2014
France awards highest honour to modest WWII spy heroine
A World War II heroine who parachuted behind German lines on "perilous" spy missions, but was so modest she only…
Swedish Merlot, anyone? Warmer world boosts Nordic tipples
November 25, 2014
Swedish Merlot, anyone? Warmer world boosts Nordic tipples
On one of the world's northernmost frontiers, grapevines are growing on hillsides and talk among some farmers is about terroir…
Denmark is world’s most connected country
November 24, 2014
Denmark is world’s most connected country
Denmark has overtaken South Korea as the world's top country for cellphone and Internet use, a study released Monday said.In…
Survey concludes Internet access should be a human right
November 24, 2014
Survey concludes Internet access should be a human right
Affordable access to the Internet should be a human right, as it represents hope for political freedom and economic prosperity…
Multi-national crew reaches space station
November 24, 2014
Multi-national crew reaches space station
A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan on Sunday to deliver three new crew members…
India gets minister for yoga and traditional medicine
November 23, 2014
India gets minister for yoga and traditional medicine
India has set up a ministry to promote alternative therapies such as yoga and traditional ayurveda medicine, as Prime Minister…
‘Anti-Barbie’ doll goes on sale in US
November 23, 2014
‘Anti-Barbie’ doll goes on sale in US
She's short, brunette, has an average body shape and can even be given cellulite and acne: the 'anti-Barbie' doll is…
Echoes of a once famed nightlife in Syria’s ravaged Aleppo
November 23, 2014
Echoes of a once famed nightlife in Syria’s ravaged Aleppo
A sliver of Aleppo's once famous nightlife has returned to the war-torn Syrian city, with cafes and singers catering to…