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Transgender identity to be off mental illness list

Transgender identity to be off mental illness list

The World Health Organisation is considering changing the way it classifies transgender identity.

1 Aug 2016 6:02 AM IST

Skydiver makes 25,000-feet jump without parachute

In this image made from a video provided by Mondelez International, Luke Aikins (centre) skydives without a parachute...

1 Aug 2016 6:01 AM IST

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US university adds Pokemon Go as a course

Playing Pokemon Go can now help students earn course credits, thanks to a university in the US that has introduced a new...

1 Aug 2016 5:59 AM IST

US museum will pay $64000 to taste beer

US museum will pay $64000 to taste beer

Attent-ion beer lovers: the National Museum of American History may have your dream job, travelling the cou-ntry...

31 July 2016 1:50 AM IST

Japan exhibition mourns fading sex culture

A photographer stands beside a female sex doll at the Erotopia Japan exhibition in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

31 July 2016 1:49 AM IST

Magic is back: Potter play hits London stage

Magic is back: Potter play hits London stage

Harry Potter fans were buzzing with excitement Saturday ahead of the opening gala of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,...

31 July 2016 12:44 AM IST

Nikita director Luc Besson fined for plagiarism

Nikita director Luc Besson fined for plagiarism

French filmmaker Luc Besson has been ordered to pay Hollywood’s self-styled “Master of Horror” John...

30 July 2016 2:34 AM IST

Music can make your beer taste better: Study

Music can make your beer taste better: Study

Listening to music while drinking can influence how much you like the taste of beer, a new study has found.

30 July 2016 12:18 AM IST

Rare form of hereditary colon cancer identified

Rare form of hereditary colon cancer identified

Scientists have identified a new rare form of hereditary colon cancer that is caused by a genetic mutation that was...

30 July 2016 12:17 AM IST

Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan reunite for her directorial debut

You’ve Got Mail stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks have reunited onscreen for Ithaca, which marks the actress’...

29 July 2016 12:49 AM IST

Harry Potter, James Bond studios to be sold for $426 million

Harry Potter, James Bond studios to be sold for $426 million

Britain’s Pinewood Studios, where Harry Potter and James Bond movies were filmed, could be sold to a property...

29 July 2016 12:47 AM IST

‘Repeated racist attacks may damage mental health’

‘Repeated racist attacks may damage mental health’

People who repeatedly face racial discrimination may have increased mental health problems, a new study has found.

29 July 2016 12:46 AM IST