Breaking the Monotony of Winter
No more Groundhog Days. Read more...
Colombians Ask Who Would Dare Patent Panela?
Makers of Latin Americas favorite traditional sweetener say a sugar engineer wants exclusive control of their centuries-old product. Read more...
Forget About a Gym. These People Pay Thousands for Personalized Workouts.
Im in for ,000 a year, a fashion consultant says. That covers a trainer, a nutritionist, an age management doctor and tons of supplements. Read more...
My Search for Lost Time in a Slice of Jewish Rye
When Gottliebs Bakery reopened in Savannah, Ga., I rediscovered a taste of my childhood. But that link to the past shattered with a pandemic, and a death. Read more...
Thousands defy Covid rules and strip off to swimwear for beers in the sun to mark Australia Day
Many flocked to popular hotspots such as Bondi Beach and the Gold Coast where they partied with little social distancing in sight to mark the national public holiday. Read more...
Walter Bernstein, Celebrated Screenwriter, Is Dead at 101
His movies included Fail Safe, Paris Blues and, perhaps most notably, The Front, based on his own experience of being blacklisted. Read more...
Barbara Shelley, Leading Lady of Horror Films, Dies at 88
Sometimes the victim, sometimes the monster, she was a frequent presence in scary movies in the 1950s and 60s. She died of underlying conditions following a bout with the coronavirus. Read more...
Nicolas Sarkozy Fast Facts
See CNN's Nicolas Sarkozy Fast Facts for a look at the life of the former president of France. Read more...
BeautyMeet my beauty stars for 2021
These just-launched game-changing products have revitalised my make-up bag Read more...
Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker 'caught red-handed illegally transferring oil' with Panama ship
The Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian Freya were seized on Sunday morning in waters off Borneo and escorted to Batam Island for further investigation. Read more...
Global sport's problem with the appropriation of Indigenous culture
It's a question that has been asked for 50 years -- again and again. Read more...
Asbestos
In a controversial article, The Great Asbestos Hysteria (Mail, February 23), we said that according to the Health and Safety Executive, the risks from white asbestos products are insignificant, and arguably zero in the case of lung cancer. The HSE assessments related to specific levels of exposure to white asbestos fibres, not white asbestos products, and found a risk from higher levels. The article said that asbestos in UK schools is almost all white. According to the HSE, the more harmful brown asbestos was also frequently used in schools. The writer was in error in saying that the HSE had been forced to withdraw a series of commercials claiming that mesothelioma kills 4,500 a year. In fact, the advertisements were based on an estimate of 4,000 deaths from all asbestos-related disease. Read more...
Covid hero Pfizer ramps up battle to save millions of sick children
The US pharmaceuticals giant is investing billions of dollars into research and development of therapies to treat illnesses such as spina bifida and haemophilia. Read more...
Sunil Kothari, Eminent Scholar of Indian Dance, Dies at 87
A critic for The Times of India and a teacher of youthful energy, he explored a country rich in dance traditions, interviewing hundreds of gurus. Read more...
Sarah Ferguson reveals Princess Eugenie will be 'an incredibly empathetic and very strong mother'
The Duchess of York, 61, told US weekly that Princess Eugenie, 30, will be 'an incredibly empathetic and very strong mother' - weeks before the royal's due date in mid-February. Read more...
Director of Amazon39;s 39;Tandav39; Cuts Scenes After Pressure From India39;s Hindu Nationalists
Faced with boycotts and criminal complaints, the director of Tandav made the edits this week. But that did not appear to satisfy some of the shows critics, who called for him to be jailed. Read more...