Life & Style
Flute maker shares his love for the craft
March 22, 2015
Flute maker shares his love for the craft
In Shebin al-Qanater, Qalyubiya, Egyptian farmer Magdy al-Sayyed Bayoumy picks up a reed he gathered from his farm. He sits…
Filipina maid captures dreams through photography
March 22, 2015
Filipina maid captures dreams through photography
From her poverty-stricken roots in a Philippine backwater, via domestic service in Hong Kong to acclaim in New York, Xyza…
Bloomberg: Steve Jobs bio says Disney CEO kept Jobs’ condition a secret
March 22, 2015
Bloomberg: Steve Jobs bio says Disney CEO kept Jobs’ condition a secret
Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Iger learned that Steve Jobs' cancer had returned less than an hour before Disney announced…
New Yorkers have longest work week, including commutes, report finds
March 19, 2015
New Yorkers have longest work week, including commutes, report finds
New Yorkers have a longer work week on average than residents of the other largest 29 US cities, thanks in…
Obama joins millions in US college basketball madness
March 19, 2015
Obama joins millions in US college basketball madness
March Madness gripped the White House and lots of other workplaces on Wednesday as President Barack Obama joined an estimated…
Study: Fast-food curb did not cut obesity rate in South LA
March 19, 2015
Study: Fast-food curb did not cut obesity rate in South LA
A much-hailed law that restricted the opening of new stand-alone fast-food restaurants in one of the poorest sections of Los…
Britain on smog alert as foreign pollution blows in
March 19, 2015
Britain on smog alert as foreign pollution blows in
Britain is on smog alert on Thursday as dirty air from the continent blows in to add to home-grown pollution,…
Report: Yahoo shutting office, cutting jobs in China
March 19, 2015
Report: Yahoo shutting office, cutting jobs in China
US Internet company Yahoo is shutting down its presence in China, laying off at least 200 people, Bloomberg News reported. The…
General Motors’ Opel unit says to withdraw from Russian market
March 18, 2015
General Motors’ Opel unit says to withdraw from Russian market
Opel, the European arm of US auto giant General Motors, announced Wednesday it will withdraw from the Russian market, where…
Hong Kong for work? A travel playlist from the head of Apple’s Beats
March 18, 2015
Hong Kong for work? A travel playlist from the head of Apple’s Beats
Before headphones and speaker company Beats Electronics was sold to Apple for more than US$3 billion, the company faced a…