Life & Style
Noodle restaurant wins Michelin star as Tokyo keeps gourmet crown
December 2, 2015
Noodle restaurant wins Michelin star as Tokyo keeps gourmet crown
A restaurant featuring ramen, a humble Japanese noodle dish, took its place among the more exalted gourmet restaurants as Tokyo…
Facebook’s CEO and wife to give 99 percent of shares to their new foundation
December 2, 2015
Facebook’s CEO and wife to give 99 percent of shares to their new foundation
Mark Zuckerberg will put 99 percent of his Facebook Inc shares, currently worth about US$45 billion, into a new philanthropy…
The biggest hotel stories of 2015
December 1, 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
December 1, 2015
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
December 1, 2015
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
November 30, 2015
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
November 30, 2015
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
November 30, 2015
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
November 30, 2015
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?
November 30, 2015
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,…