Life & Style
Slash sugar intake to fight obesity, tooth decay: WHO
March 5, 2015
Slash sugar intake to fight obesity, tooth decay: WHO
Adults and children from the Americas to Western Europe and the Middle East must roughly halve the amount of sugar…
Report: Britain should turn to middle-aged mums to be spies of the future
March 5, 2015
Report: Britain should turn to middle-aged mums to be spies of the future
Britain's security agencies should look to recruit more middle-aged women and mothers to be new spies and should target websites…
Game makers lured into virtual worlds
March 5, 2015
Game makers lured into virtual worlds
Video game makers are being lured into virtual worlds in the hope players will dive in behind. Virtual reality headgear makers…
Health checks by smartphone raise privacy fears
March 5, 2015
Health checks by smartphone raise privacy fears
Authorities and tech developers must stop sensitive health data entered into applications on mobile phones ending up in the wrong…
Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone
March 4, 2015
Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone
With a smartphone that slots together piece by piece like Lego, US Internet giant Google is trying to reinvent the…
Singapore gains halal cred, top marks from Muslim tourists
March 4, 2015
Singapore gains halal cred, top marks from Muslim tourists
Halal has never looked so good for Singapore. A survey ranked the Asian country as the top non-Islamic destination for…
Belly dancer denies links to performance on IS anthem
March 4, 2015
Belly dancer denies links to performance on IS anthem
In a peaceful response to IS's brutal practices, social media has recently been flooded with satirical video clips where the group's…
It’s raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
March 3, 2015
It’s raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in…
Michelle Obama heads to Asia to promote girls’ education
March 3, 2015
Michelle Obama heads to Asia to promote girls’ education
First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Japan and Cambodia this month as part of a U.S. global effort to…
Modest coffee consumption good for the heart
March 3, 2015
Modest coffee consumption good for the heart
People who drink three to five cups of coffee a day may have a lower risk of clogged arteries that…