CBS suspends two TV execs after they were accused of saying a black anchor was 'jive talking'
Peter Dunn and David Friend were both placed on administrative leave on Monday after a Sunday report in The Los Angeles Times cataloguing a series of accusations of sexism, racism and bullying. Read more...
IG Group makes 728m swoop for US broker Tastytrade
IG said that the 'landmark' deal would allow it access to the world's largest listed derivatives markets. Derivatives allow investors to bet on the price of an asset such as a share or currency going up or down. Read more...
The Week in Business Biden Gets Down to Business
Biden started off his presidency with a flurry of economy-focused executive orders. Netflixs budget broke even for the first time. And Parler wont be back online anytime soon. Read more...
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...