Life & Style
Wales to ban e-cigarette use in enclosed public places
June 9, 2015
Wales to ban e-cigarette use in enclosed public places
The Welsh government said on Tuesday it would bring in a law to stop the use of electronic cigarettes in…
World Chefs: Mina Holland’s cookbook spans world in 100 recipes
June 9, 2015
World Chefs: Mina Holland’s cookbook spans world in 100 recipes
Recipes from around the world are served with equal portions of history and anecdotes in food writer Mina Holland’s first…
In Gaza Strip, fish farms bring relief to seafood lovers
June 9, 2015
In Gaza Strip, fish farms bring relief to seafood lovers
The Gaza Strip, with a 40-kilometer (25-mile) Mediterranean coastline, was always known for its seafood until Israel restricted the fishing…
Tipple of Roman emperors, Serbian wines make a comeback
June 9, 2015
Tipple of Roman emperors, Serbian wines make a comeback
Legend has it that Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus never let his soldiers sit idle, so in peacetime he put…
Italian-Egyptian designer Alessandro Monti dies at 90
June 9, 2015
Italian-Egyptian designer Alessandro Monti dies at 90
"You will be the designer of modern Egypt's clothes," late President Gamal Abdel Nasser told Italian designer Alessandro Monti. Abdel Nasser…
Mehleb to meet with Egyptian Solvadi manufacturers
June 9, 2015
Mehleb to meet with Egyptian Solvadi manufacturers
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb commissioned Health Minister Adel al-Adawy to prepare a meeting where a specific price will be agreed…
Egyptian makes longest scuba dive record
June 8, 2015
Egyptian makes longest scuba dive record
Walaa Hafez is an Egyptian who recently achieved an openwater scuba diving world record of 51 hours and 24 minutes,…
World’s first ‘feeling’ leg prosthesis offers hope to amputees
June 8, 2015
World’s first ‘feeling’ leg prosthesis offers hope to amputees
The world's first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb and fighting phantom pain was unveiled…
More than one in four US kids exposed to weapon violence
June 8, 2015
More than one in four US kids exposed to weapon violence
More than one in four US children are exposed to weapon violence before their eighteenth birthday, either as victims or…
Michigan boy, 15, completes 57-mile walk with brother on his back
June 8, 2015
Michigan boy, 15, completes 57-mile walk with brother on his back
A 15-year-old Michigan boy on Sunday completed a three-day, 57-mile walk across the state, carrying his younger brother on his…