Life & Style
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…
Qigong gaining popularity as healing tool in the West
June 1, 2015
Qigong gaining popularity as healing tool in the West
Qigong is a thousand-year-old discipline that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention to heal the body and mind.…
With hijab, but no swimsuit: Muslim pageant challenges Western beauty contests in Indonesia
June 1, 2015
With hijab, but no swimsuit: Muslim pageant challenges Western beauty contests in Indonesia
An eclectic mix of women from around the world competed in the finale of a pageant exclusively for Muslims in…
How to live 100 years: Supercentenarians share their secrets
June 1, 2015
How to live 100 years: Supercentenarians share their secrets
According to her family, the oldest Frenchwoman alive, Eudoxie Baboul, aged 113, owes her longevity to cassava semolina. From genes…
Drug boosts long-term survival after breast cancer: study
June 1, 2015
Drug boosts long-term survival after breast cancer: study
After a diagnosis of localized breast cancer, women are often prescribed tamoxifen for five years to help prevent a recurrence,…