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The biggest hotel stories of 2015

The biggest hotel stories of 2015

From the world’s first robot hotel to the historic merger that will create a brand behemoth, here are some of…
Cairo University to launch HeforShe campaign in Egypt

Cairo University to launch HeforShe campaign in Egypt

Cairo University has announced that it will launch the HeforShe solidarity movement for gender equality in Egypt at 1 pm,…
Pirouettes and plenty of pink at Gaza’s only ballet school

Pirouettes and plenty of pink at Gaza’s only ballet school

The group of girls, ponytailed and dressed in pink, stretched their arms out to the sides and pivoted onto their…
Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations

Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations

For those who don't celebrate Christmas, be it for religious, personal or ideological reasons, and are looking to escape the…
French give nod to plain cigarette packaging

French give nod to plain cigarette packaging

Cigarettes will have to be sold in plain packaging in France from next year after the French parliament narrowly voted…
The ‘Angelina effect’ has doubled preventative mastectomy numbers in the UK

The ‘Angelina effect’ has doubled preventative mastectomy numbers in the UK

Two years after the actress Angelina Jolie went public about having a gene mutation linked to breast cancer and her…
Exercise can give a boost to memory in older adults: study

Exercise can give a boost to memory in older adults: study

It seems exercising the body could also exercise the mind, with a new study reporting that older adults who take…
Modern Etiquette: Why not something personal for the holidays?

Modern Etiquette: Why not something personal for the holidays?

As I write this, I look up at a foot-high stack of holiday catalogs – clothing, travel gear, hiking gear,…
Imitation screws used in operations have devastating impacts on patients

Imitation screws used in operations have devastating impacts on patients

Aya is a 14-year-old girl who fell down the stairs and broke her leg, which necessitated a surgery. After the…
Brazil finds Zika virus causes deformities in babies

Brazil finds Zika virus causes deformities in babies

The Brazilian health ministry confirmed that there was a link between cases of microcephaly, a head deformity, in babies and…
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