Life & Style
50 reasons Singapore is the world’s greatest city (this week)
August 8, 2015
50 reasons Singapore is the world’s greatest city (this week)
What with all the hair dye and lousy music the kids are always listening to, most of us cringe at…
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
August 8, 2015
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
Months after the Ebola virus outbreak of 2014 had briefly hit the US, American college students still understood little about…
California child diagnosed with plague after Yosemite trip
August 8, 2015
California child diagnosed with plague after Yosemite trip
A child who camped in California's Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with the plague, the latest of several such…
Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness
August 8, 2015
Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness
Thousands of West Africans who were infected with the Ebola virus but survived it are suffering chronic conditions such as…
Visit China’s Great Wall before it comes tumbling down
August 7, 2015
Visit China’s Great Wall before it comes tumbling down
Around 30% of China’s Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities –…
Sleeping posture could affect brain health: study
August 7, 2015
Sleeping posture could affect brain health: study
Sleeping on your side rather than your back or stomach might play a role in helping reduce your risk of…
New Dubai leisure complex will beat five world records
August 7, 2015
New Dubai leisure complex will beat five world records
If your building project is to make an impact in Dubai, it'd better be big, bold and beat all the…
McDonald’s latest innovation: Table service
August 7, 2015
McDonald’s latest innovation: Table service
The fast food giant has begun offering table service in some restaurants in the US in a bid to revamp its…
Your child is a lot happier than you think
August 7, 2015
Your child is a lot happier than you think
Parents are often inclined to over or underestimate their children’s happiness, according to a new study that suggests this tendency…
Crisis, what crisis? Tourists’ enthusiasm for Greece undimmed
August 6, 2015
Crisis, what crisis? Tourists’ enthusiasm for Greece undimmed
At London’s Heathrow Airport, a traveller to Greece is offered a deal by Aegean Airlines: the flight is booked solid,…