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Spike in first-time marriages in China in 2023

13 Nov 2024

The news that there were 5.97 million first marriages in China in 2023, the highest in a decade, would have been an interesting statistic and nothing more. But it assumed...

Excessive screen time, trauma can cause behavioural issues in kids: Experts

10 Oct 2024

Excessive screen time, trauma and violence can cause behavioural issues in children, said experts on Thursday, on World Mental Health day. World Mental Health day is observed every year on...

New York family – all Bangladeshi immigrants – sues Airbnb after 3 of its members drown in its swimming hole

16 Aug 2024

Three members of a New York family – all Bangladeshi immigrants –– who died in an upstate swimming hole at a lakefront Airbnb in the town of Bethel in 2022,...

Wearable devices like smartwatches can cause anxiety, experts say

10 Aug 2024

Nowadays, in the fitness-obsessed world, it is not an uncommon sight to see people looking repetitively at their smartwatches to meet their desired step target/burn calories etc, without knowing that...

Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority to provide up to Dhs150,000 'Marriage Loan' to newly-wed Emiratis

23 Jul 2024

The Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority (SSA) has introduced the Marriage Loan initiative, implemented as part of the Abu Dhabi Family Well-being Strategy and the Emirati Family Growth Programme, launched...

411 million adult tobacco users in Southeast Asia, highest globally

31 May 2024

The Southeast Asia region, which includes India, has about 411 million adult tobacco users -- the highest globally, said Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director on Thursday on the eve of...

Fashion designer Dries Van Noten to retire

20 Mar 2024

The feted Belgian designer Dries Van Noten will step down as creative director of his namesake fashion label this summer, he announced Tuesday. Van Noten, 65, is set to leave...

24-year-old Czech beauty Krystyna is crowned Miss World in India

09 Mar 2024

Krystyna Pyszkova of the Czech Republic has been crowned the 71st Miss World pageant at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India, on Saturday night. The 24-year-old...

Hundreds of doctors flee abroad to escape economic crisis

19 Feb 2024

Once considered one of the best in the region, Sri Lanka’s healthcare system is ailing, laid low by the exodus of hundreds of doctors and, with patients left languishing, experts...

Decades of success

15 Feb 2024

All good music has one main thing in common and that is the ability to stay relevant for decades. This week we are taking a look at some amazing albums...

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