Life & Style
Heritage turkey breeders preserve Thanksgiving bird tradition
November 27, 2014
Heritage turkey breeders preserve Thanksgiving bird tradition
A tiny but growing number of the 46 million turkeys destined to be eaten in American this Thanksgiving can trace…
Egyptian nominated for Miss World 2014
November 27, 2014
Egyptian nominated for Miss World 2014
Nineteen-year-old Egyptian Amina Ashraf is contesting in the Miss World 2014 competition scheduled for 14 December in London. “Currently a student,…
E-cigarettes have 10 times carcinogens: Japan researchers
November 27, 2014
E-cigarettes have 10 times carcinogens: Japan researchers
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the amount of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said Thursday, the latest…
Downtown Cairo restaurant turns pasta into a favorite breakfast
November 26, 2014
Downtown Cairo restaurant turns pasta into a favorite breakfast
Many believe that fava beans, falafel and cheese are the routine breakfast of average Egyptians, but a 62-year-old downtown Cairo…
Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market
November 26, 2014
Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market
Mention African style and the fashion crowd thinks Lagos, or Johannesburg. But Uganda's emerging designers -- using a mix of…
India to raise age for tobacco purchases, ban single sales
November 26, 2014
India to raise age for tobacco purchases, ban single sales
Health campaigners Wednesday welcomed India's plans to raise the age for tobacco purchases to 25 and ban unpackaged cigarettes, hailing…
Celebrated California farm sows seeds for next generation
November 26, 2014
Celebrated California farm sows seeds for next generation
Growing up among rows of purple haze carrots, delicate Mara des Bois strawberries and corn sweet enough to eat raw,…
Exercising three times a week significantly cuts depression risk
November 25, 2014
Exercising three times a week significantly cuts depression risk
Exercising three times a week reduces the odds of developing depression by around 16 percent, scientists said on Wednesday --…
France awards highest honour to modest WWII spy heroine
November 25, 2014
France awards highest honour to modest WWII spy heroine
A World War II heroine who parachuted behind German lines on "perilous" spy missions, but was so modest she only…