News Vienna topples Melbourne in ‘most liveable city’ ranking Austria's capital Vienna has beaten Melbourne to be ranked the "world's most liveable city" in a new annual survey released Monday, ending the... on 14 August 2018
Sport Elon Musk says in talks with Saudis on taking Tesla private Tesla chief executive Elon Musk disclosed Monday that he was in talks with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and other investors to take the... on 14 August 2018
World China’s new online cosmetics stars : men When Jiang Cheng first tried a bit of concealer during his first year of university in China it gave him self-confidence and he was instantly... on 10 August 2018
Health Skin bleaching in Africa : An ‘addiction’ with risks Dr. Isima Sobande was in medical school when she first heard of mothers who bleached the skin of their babies.She dismissed it as an urban myth.... on 9 August 2018
World The odd-job volunteers ‘fixing’ Hong Kong politics As attendance at Hong Kong's traditional protest rallies wanes, one pro-democracy group is trying to win hearts and minds in a more pragmatic... on 7 August 2018
World It’s a small world : In Japan, moss wins hearts Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her... on 27 July 2018
Business China dodges blame for Qualcomm-NXP merger demise China on Friday sought to deflect blame after US chipmaker Qualcomm dropped a merger with Dutch rival NXP over its failure to receive Chinese... on 27 July 2018
World Facebook shares sink on perfect storm of bad news It has turned into a brutal reality check for Facebook.The social network star -- which has weathered storms over privacy and data protection... on 26 July 2018
Business Qualcomm ends tie-up with Dutch-based NXP amid US-China friction US computer chip giant Qualcomm abandoned a $43 billion merger with Dutch rival NXP on Thursday, as the deal became an apparent casualty to trade... on 26 July 2018
World Superstar pastry chef’s ‘food porn’ has Instagram drooling When Cedric Grolet takes out his pastry knife, millions of mouths water.The young Frenchman, named the top patissier on the planet last month... on 25 July 2018
World Netflix shares dive as subscriber growth misses mark Netflix shares plunged Monday after the leading streaming television service said subscriber growth fell short of expectations in the recently... on 17 July 2018
Science Microsoft urges regulation of face-recognizing tech Microsoft's chief legal officer on Friday called for regulation of facial recognition technology due to the risk to privacy and human rights.Brad... on 14 July 2018
News Scratchcard lottery craze grips Bulgaria Armed with a coin, 96-year-old Stoyan Stoimenov from the small village of Tsurkva outside Sofia hunches over and tries his luck on yet another... on 1 July 2018
World UNESCO lists Korean mountain Buddhist temples as World Heritage sites Seven ancient Korean mountain temples, which typify the way Buddhism in the country has merged with indigenous beliefs and styles, were listed... on 30 June 2018
World French nudists get cheeky with theme park and museum outings After a nude yoga class in a Paris park and a "no clothes day" at the city's trendiest art museum, hundreds of naturists are due to descend on... on 29 June 2018
Health Human lifespan may not have peaked after all : study Has the maximum lifespan for a human already been reached? Maybe not, said a study of Italian centenarians published Thursday that found that... on 28 June 2018
