Life & Style
Eiffel Tower goes dark in symbolic move for Earth Hour
March 30, 2015
Eiffel Tower goes dark in symbolic move for Earth Hour
The Eiffel Tower went dark briefly to mark Earth Hour, the campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
Britain to offer all infants meningitis B vaccine
March 30, 2015
Britain to offer all infants meningitis B vaccine
Britain says it will become the first country to offer all babies a vaccine for potentially fatal meningitis B after…
Modi government says to push for cow slaughter ban in India
March 30, 2015
Modi government says to push for cow slaughter ban in India
(Reuters) - India will use all its "might" to ban cow slaughter across the country, interior minister Rajnath Singh said…
Loans that could take Egyptian women to prison
March 30, 2015
Loans that could take Egyptian women to prison
"Please do not right down my name. I don't want to scandalise my daughters," said Ehsan Ehab*, a 47 year-old…
Struggling middle class ‘Aldi Mums’ at heart of UK election
March 29, 2015
Struggling middle class ‘Aldi Mums’ at heart of UK election
Whether labelled "Worcester Woman" or "Aldi Mum", the struggling middle class is at the heart of the campaign for Britain's…
Friday 13 three times a year – not to reoccur for another 372 years
March 29, 2015
Friday 13 three times a year – not to reoccur for another 372 years
In 2015, three months - February, March and November - see their thirteenth day falling on Fridays, a phenomenon that…
Cocoa king Ivory Coast wants to cash in on chocolate
March 29, 2015
Cocoa king Ivory Coast wants to cash in on chocolate
Ivory Coast reigns as the world's top cocoa producer but it wants to sell more than the beans, turning them…
Economist: Superbugs could kill a million Chinese a year
March 26, 2015
Economist: Superbugs could kill a million Chinese a year
China faces a million deaths a year from antibiotic-resistant superbugs and a loss of $20 trillion by 2050, an economist…
Study: Housework and families to blame for girl school dropouts in Uganda
March 26, 2015
Study: Housework and families to blame for girl school dropouts in Uganda
Excessive housework and lack of parental support are the main reasons why girls in Uganda drop out of school, research…
After film, Bosnian woman agrees to meet son born of wartime rape
March 26, 2015
After film, Bosnian woman agrees to meet son born of wartime rape
A Bosnian woman has agreed to meet the son she bore as the result of wartime rape after having read…