Society
Love is in the armpit at New York’s Smell Dating
March 24, 2016
Love is in the armpit at New York’s Smell Dating
Love at first whiff is the idea behind Smell Dating, a New York matchmaking service that promises to help single…
Pakistan’s first women-only rickshaw service struggles after just a year
March 22, 2016
Pakistan’s first women-only rickshaw service struggles after just a year
Pakistan's first women-only rickshaw service was meant to provide its staff with a new way of gaining financial independence and…
Hello Kitty-themed train departs from Taiwan station
March 22, 2016
Hello Kitty-themed train departs from Taiwan station
Lucky fans of Hello Kitty were among the first to ride a train themed after the iconic fictional character on…
Swiss billionaire businesswoman has twins at 53
March 21, 2016
Swiss billionaire businesswoman has twins at 53
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, a Russian-born Swiss businesswoman who owns the French football club Olympique de Marseille, has given birth to twin…
Nozha residents continue campaign to keep the streets clean
March 17, 2016
Nozha residents continue campaign to keep the streets clean
Work continued Wednesday on a neighborhood clean-up campaign dubbed "Change your Behavior" to improve the appearance of Cairo's Nozha area. The…
Frenchwoman, 91, gets PhD after 30-year thesis
March 16, 2016
Frenchwoman, 91, gets PhD after 30-year thesis
A woman aged 91 has become one of the oldest women in France to gain a PhD after she completed…
Turning New York City’s trash into treasure
March 16, 2016
Turning New York City’s trash into treasure
For 30 years, sanitation worker Nelson Molina kept New York clean — and in the process found beauty in other…
A break from beauty products can reduce chemical exposure in teenage girls
March 14, 2016
A break from beauty products can reduce chemical exposure in teenage girls
A new US study has shown that switching to more natural cosmetics for just a few days is enough to…
As anti-Islam tone rises in US, Muslim women learn self-defense
March 13, 2016
As anti-Islam tone rises in US, Muslim women learn self-defense
Some 20 women in Islamic hijab worried by rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States watched on a recent night…
Prehistoric kitchen tools boosted human evolution, says study
March 13, 2016
Prehistoric kitchen tools boosted human evolution, says study
Developing tools with which to slice and mash their food meant our ancestors needed to chew much less, leaving more…