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Cataract surgery tied to lower risk of car crashes

Drivers with cataracts were 9 percent less likely to be involved in collisions after surgery.

30 Jun 2018 5:09 PM

Play brings Trumped-up Moliere to London

The play is going down well with a young and enthusiastic audience calling for encores.

21 Jun 2018 7:23 AM

15 km transport work test will begin by 2019

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with PMRDA commissioner Kiran Gitte.

21 Jun 2018 5:49 AM

Los Angeles artist Victo Ngai, who has previously designed book jackets including Neil Gamain's Norse Mythology, illustrated the book. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, a Kama Sutra that focuses on female pleasure

For the first time ever in its 2,000-year history, the famed sex-guide has been illustrated by a woman.

11 Jun 2018 8:48 PM

The dress code for the wedding is day dress and hat for female guests, but the ladies chose pastel-coloured Banarasi and Chanderi saris. (Photo: File)

India's sari-clad women make a splash at Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wedding

The volunteers undergo fair amount of hardship on their visits to supply sanitary napkins to slum-dweller's doorsteps.

19 May 2018 12:28 PM

Meghan Markle will not promise to 'obey' Prince Harry in her Royal Wedding vows

The royal couple are bringing their own modern touch to their marriage ceremony.

19 May 2018 12:18 PM

Determined to give herself options, Markle studied theatre and international relations at Northwestern University. (Photo: AFP)

Meghan Markle: LA actress with the fairytale role

Her acting career behind her, Markle's royal duties are likely to focus on youth, the Commonwealth and women's empowerment.

19 May 2018 10:22 AM

Prince Harry: The troubled playboy grows up

With Markle at his side, he finally seems ready to face the future.

19 May 2018 10:12 AM

Markle will be expected to quickly learn the protocol, with the help of courtiers and close family members. (Photo: AP)

Hats and bowing: An etiquette guide to the royal wedding

It is not a curtsey going right down to the floor because you may never get back up.

19 May 2018 10:02 AM

Orchestral selections include works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Edward Elgar, Gabriel Faure and Franz Schubert. (Photo: File/AFP)

Royal wedding: Anglican prayers, classical music, gospel

Welby, head of the global Anglican Communion will ask them to love, comfort, honor and protect one another — but not obey.

19 May 2018 9:53 AM

From St. George's Chapel, the royal wedding ceremony will be beamed to tens of millions of TV viewers throughout the world. (Photo: AFP)

The big day is here: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to wed

The couple has made an effort to honor the memory of Harry's mother, the late Princess Diana.

19 May 2018 9:42 AM

The Prince of Wales is ''pleased'' to be able to welcome Markle to the royal family in this way. (Photo: AFP)

Prince Charles to walk Meghan down aisle after dad drops out

Despite the rocky build-up, at least Britain's unpredictable weather looks set to behave, with a forecast for clear skies.

18 May 2018 4:39 PM

While a global audience will be watching the wedding, some polls have suggested that many Britons are not as enthralled as the media. (Photo: AP)

Meghan Markle will walk down the aisle without her father at royal wedding

Queen Elizabeth, the world’s longest reigning current monarch, is deeply respected and popular in Britain.

18 May 2018 1:03 PM

Royal Wedding 2018 overshadowed by Meghan Markle's father

Thomas Markle, had been due to walk his daughter down the aisle on Saturday at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in front of 600 guests.

18 May 2018 12:44 PM

Royal Wedding: 'Black Beverly Hills' pumped for its princess

The area was not known for its support of the British royal family before Markle hit the headlines.

13 May 2018 1:09 PM

This photo from remote camera video provided by the Los Angeles Department of Sanitation shows where 13-year-old Jesse Hernandez traced an arc with his fingers, the small arc at center left, as he was swept through a 4-foot diameter pipe after falling into a hole in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, Monday, April 2, 2018. Hernandez spent more than 12 hours in the toxic environment of the sewer system before being rescued. (Photo: AP)

Teenage boy rescued after being lost for 12 hours in Los Angeles sewage

Jesse Hernandez had been playing with other children on wooden planks when he fell about 25 feet and landed in fast-moving sewage.

03 Apr 2018 11:39 AM

Mushrooms that have been used medicinally for centuries are one quirky ingredient for coffee. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mushroom coffee, a new caffeine fad

The mushroom coffee is purportedly an anti-inflammatory, and is supposed to regulate blood sugar levels and boost metabolism.

02 Apr 2018 7:30 AM

While black adults no longer lag behind white people in cardiovascular health as much as they once did. (Photo: Pixabay)

More Americans at risk for heart attack and stroke

But there are many other factors people can change, including poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking, excess weight.

20 Mar 2018 4:03 PM

If you live in the Arctic, it might be arriving as much as 16 days earlier, researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spring arriving earlier at poles than elsewhere: study

Springtime provides important biological cues for many plant and animal species, and it's unclear how an accelerated spring could play out.

05 Mar 2018 3:44 PM

New study finds diverse audiences drive blockbusters

Black Panther is one such exceptions to the rule, it has grossed $700 million worldwide in two weeks of release.

27 Feb 2018 7:55 PM

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