Life & Style
‘Baby warehouses’ put African infants at risk in Israel
June 2, 2015
‘Baby warehouses’ put African infants at risk in Israel
It is nap-time at Felizia's daycare centre, a squalid street-level flat in Tel Aviv where loud pop music drowns out…
Consumers can be seduced by healthy food
June 2, 2015
Consumers can be seduced by healthy food
Healthy eaters jump on the bandwagon when a restaurant, grocery store, school cafeteria or family member make the foods accessible,…
Venice’s most luxurious spa
June 2, 2015
Venice’s most luxurious spa
After enjoying the spotlight this fall thanks to George Clooney’s splashy wedding, Venice opened the doors to a new private…
Luxor residents celebrate Mawlid Sidi Aboul Haggag
June 2, 2015
Luxor residents celebrate Mawlid Sidi Aboul Haggag
Following the pharaonic style, and a few steps away from the temple of Karnak, thousands attended the final celebrations of…
How’s your romantic relationship? Check your blood pressure to find out
June 2, 2015
How’s your romantic relationship? Check your blood pressure to find out
A wife's stress could have important implications for her husband's blood pressure, according to a recent study conducted at the…
Christie’s: Crocodile-skin handbag sells for a record $222,912
June 2, 2015
Christie’s: Crocodile-skin handbag sells for a record $222,912
A fuchsia-colored crocodile-skin Hermes bag has broken the record for the most expensive handbag sold at auction, selling for US$222,912…
US top court backs Muslim woman denied job over head scarf
June 2, 2015
US top court backs Muslim woman denied job over head scarf
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied…
Cooking up a storm for India’s school lunch scheme
June 2, 2015
Cooking up a storm for India’s school lunch scheme
Churning out 1.2 tons of curry in under an hour, staff running the spotlessly clean, high-tech kitchen are hoping to…
Tests for new cancer drugs not reliable enough, doctors say
June 2, 2015
Tests for new cancer drugs not reliable enough, doctors say
Drugmakers including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Merck & Co are testing which patients will most benefit from new cancer treatments…
On a Paris bridge, the end of a love too heavy to bear
June 1, 2015
On a Paris bridge, the end of a love too heavy to bear
Workmen in Paris started pulling off hundreds of thousands of padlocks attached by lovers to the "Pont des Arts" bridge…