Monday, 2nd, 2024 | 9:40AM Updated
Recent poll by Opinium reveals that 54% Britons want Prince William to be the next king, dodging Prince Charles. Will Duchess Kate soon become the Queen?
Images depicting compelling a Muslim woman to remove her headscarf and facing monetary penalty on a beach of Nice in France have gone viral. Nice city administration has rejected allegations for forcing the woman to remove her religious clothing but admits fining due to violation of burkini ban.
More readers are getting engrossed with audiobooks as seen in the Beijing International Book Fair.
A 16-year old kid from South Florida survived a dangerous type of amoeba that eats the brains of its victims. The boy was saved by a drug that is not readily available at most hospitals.
A team of doctors has surgically removed around 40 knives from the stomach of an Indian man. The 42-year-old father of two had been swallowing knives since last two months.
The Zika outbreak in Florida is getting bigger as expected. Mosquitoes are spreading the virus in Miami Beach and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised pregnant women to avoid traveling to all parts of Miami-Dade County.
A second-grade teacher gave letters to parents informing them of her new homework policy. In her letter, which has gone viral since it was shared by one of the parents, Brandy Young wrote that there will be no formally assigned homework from her for the school year and instead urges parents to spend their evenings with their children doing things that contribute to student success.
Zika virus has long been associated with an increased cases of microcephaly among infants. However, a recent study has confirmed that the virus can also affect adult brains.
Chinese author Cao Wenxuan has been named as the recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Prize for 2016, which is regarded as the Nobel Prize for children’s literature, reported China Radio International.
Doctor Donald A. Henderson, the doctor who led the World Health Organization (WHO) in beating the smallpox in 1977 has died at the age of 87. Report says that the cause of death is the complications that occurred after a hip fracture.
The world's longest and highest glass bridge opened to visitors on Saturday in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, Central China, the management committee said. The 430-meter long, 6-meter wide bridge, paved with 99 panes of three-layer transparent glasses, hangs between two steep cliffs 300 meters above the ground. The bridge has set 10 world records spanning its design and construction, according to the committee.
A Syrian child who was injured from an air strike in Aleppo, Syria, was seen and photographed as being in complete confusion.
The pension market and insurance companies predict that there will be an increase of people availing of retirement plans and life policies.
Ramen Nagi Universal Noodle House in Shanghai ran out of noodles last week due to the overwhelming number of customers who flocked it last week.
A "Golden Bridge of Silk Road" structure has been erected in Beijing's Olympic Park.