Bad grooming indicates poor work performance, survey says
BEWARE the red head in your workplace. Most people consider red hair the least professional hair colour when it comes to work performance. At least that’s according to the results of a new study from...
View ArticleRussia’s Putin, wife announce divorce
AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila on Thursday announced they have divorced after three decades of marriage, in a joint interview with state television after watching a ballet...
View ArticleEmphasizing Inner Beauty, Pageant Says No to Bikinis
JAKARTA, Indonesia — In a move sure to delight anyone who watches beauty pageants not for the swimsuit competition, but for the parts where contestants play instruments and talk about world hunger, the...
View ArticleBuild a toilet to avail marriage fund, Indian state tells grooms-to-be
New Delhi: A novel scheme is driving social change in some districts of Madhya Pradesh. To be eligible for marriage under a state government scheme that provides financial assistance and gifts to the...
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Massive art installation in Washington, D.C., calls attention to genocide
Rochelle Campbell places bones, crafted by students, artists and activists, in place on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on June 8, during a massive installation called One Million...
View ArticleAustralia army chief tells sexist soldiers to ‘get out’
AFP - Australia’s army chief on Friday told troops to quit if they could not respect women, warning he would ruthlessly rid the military of misogynist men after a new sex scandal exploded....
View ArticleEncyclopaedia celebrating Emirati women being prepared
DUBAI // The founder of the Dubai Women’s Museum is preparing an encyclopaedia dedicated to Emirati women. The book will celebrate the stories of UAE women, said Dr Rafia Ghubash. The project was at...
View ArticleAirborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat temple complex. The discovery was announced late...
View ArticleJapan: Shikoku village becomes home to life-sized dolls
In the Island of Shikoku, in Tokushima Prefecture, in the Valley of Iya, there’s a little village named Nagoro. The hamlet, hidden in the remote but scenic valley, is home to 51 people. But what’s even...
View ArticleKSA: SR 7 billion tourist projects planned for 2013
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is implementing this year a number of tourism and heritage projects amounting to more than SR 7 billion in various regions of the Kingdom. In its report today, the Saudi...
View ArticleIn US, Asian immigrants ‘better off than whites’
AFP - Asian immigrants tend to live in highly segregated enclaves in the United States and their income level is often higher than that of white Americans, said a US study out Wednesday. The nearly 18...
View ArticleUAE: The world’s happiest Arab country says UN report
ABU DHABI // The UAE is the happiest Arab country and the 17th happiest in the world, a UN-commissioned report says. The World Happiness Report, published by the University of Columbia’s Earth...
View ArticleUSA: San Francisco celebrates gay marriage rulings
SAN FRANCISCO — This city went into party mode Wednesday after news of the Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage came down. Celebrations had begun by mid-morning in the Castro district, the heart of...
View ArticleQatar’s Al Zubarah joins UNESCO’s World Heritage List
UNESCO has today named the abandoned historical coastal town Al Zubarah Archeological Site to the World Heritage List, the Qatar Museums Authority has announced. Zubarah, which is some 100 km northwest...
View ArticleNo matter what you want from life there are three ways to get it
FROM the minute we get up in the morning until our heads hit the pillow at night, we’re negotiating. Balancing our needs and wants with that of other people’s is harder than it looks, but get it right...
View ArticleCan Money Buy Happiness?
”The best things in life are free, But you can give them to the birds and bees, I want money, That’s what I want, That’s what I want.” In 1959, these words were written by Barrett Strong in a song...
View ArticleThe biggest building in the world that’s made entirely from wood
It has withstood the Earth’s elements for more than 150 years and yet this spectacular church remains the tallest wooden structure in the world. The magnificent building is made entirely of wood, from...
View ArticleWorld’s media sweat it out for royal baby
THE media frenzy over the birth of Prince William and his wife Catherine’s baby has reached fever pitch as the reported due date came and went with no sign of the royal heir. A rumour that the Duchess...
View ArticleDozens hurt in horrific crush at Pamplona bull run
DOZENS of people were injured today in a horrific pile-up at an infamous Spanish bull-running festival. Runners taking part in the San Fermin festival in Pamplona were trampled on in a massive crush as...
View ArticleDubai Police to honour well-mannerd domestic helpers
Dubai: Well-mannered domestic helpers will be honoured and rewarded by Dubai Police in order to encourage them to build good relations with the families they are working for, a senior police official...
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