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‘Monday Afternoon Fever’ in South Korea’s old-age discos

‘Monday Afternoon Fever’ in South Korea’s old-age discos

As the mercury outside plunges to minus 10 degrees on an ice-cold Monday afternoon, the dance floor inside the Kukilgwan…
Bilingual toddlers better at solving certain problems

Bilingual toddlers better at solving certain problems

Toddlers who already speak two languages are better than their peers at a particular kind of problem solving that requires…
Roses and roaches: Cold-hearted Valentine’s Day ideas

Roses and roaches: Cold-hearted Valentine’s Day ideas

With the coldest air in more than a decade forecast to grip the United States this Valentine's Day weekend, the…
Universities host awareness workshops on female genital mutilation

Universities host awareness workshops on female genital mutilation

An NGO alliance has held a series of workshops at universities in Egypt to raise awareness about female genital mutilation…
Hunting houbara: royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf ‘sport of kings’

Hunting houbara: royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf ‘sport of kings’

Every year the houbara bustard, a rare desert bird whose meat is prized by Arab sheikhs as an aphrodisiac, migrates…
Terrorists do not represent Islam: Egypt’s Grand Mufti

Terrorists do not represent Islam: Egypt’s Grand Mufti

Egypt’s Grand Mufti has rejected what he described as “generalized” perceptions that link terrorism to Islam. “Islam is totally innocent of…
Marcel Kittel crowned Dubai Tour winner

Marcel Kittel crowned Dubai Tour winner

Germany's Marcel Kittel won the Tour of Dubai on Saturday after he outsprinted his rivals, claiming victory in the final…
CNN:200 million women and girls live with female genital mutilation, says U.N.

CNN:200 million women and girls live with female genital mutilation, says U.N.

They covered her face and laid her down. What happened next, Agnes wishes no girl would ever experience. "They grabbed my legs…
CNN: What happens when you’re born on an airplane?

CNN: What happens when you’re born on an airplane?

Renewing a passport and border checks are not the easiest of tasks for Shona Owen thanks to the unusual location…
Heroine’s welcome home for Philippines’ Miss Universe

Heroine’s welcome home for Philippines’ Miss Universe

Tens of thousands of people in the beauty pageant-crazed Philippines are set to give newly crowned Miss Universe Pia Alonzo…
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