People who watch TV for three hours or more each day may be twice as likely to die prematurely than those who watch less, according to new research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
A Singapore Airlines flight was delayed on Monday by a white powdery substance found on board before takeoff, the company said.
Thai military junta is considering lifting curfew in some tourism hotspots like Phuket and Pattaya to avoid inconveniences for tourists and the business sector.
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday reduced the curfew period to four hours from the current seven hours.
Australian researchers has developed a new online tool called "We Feel" which analyses the words from millions of tweets to display a real-time view of our emotions, a latest research statement from Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), said Monday.
On July 5, 2009, rock-flinging and knife-wielding thugs looted shops, torched vehicles, killed nearly 200 people and injured another 1,700 in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Internet access in the region was cut off in the wake of the riot to prevent violent crimes from happening again.
Britain has decided to relax alcohol licensing hours nationally to mark England's participation in the FIFA World Cup in June and July 2014, British Secretary of State for the Home Department Theresa May announced Monday.
It's the cliche of hundreds of pop songs, but New Zealand researchers say there's evidence that time does stand still when you find love -- or at least it seems to.
England former captain David Beckham decided to end his pro career at the end of the season, the home- known footballer announced on Thursday.
U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new all-time closing high and intra-day high, as investors became more confident in the stock market.
At least 18 people died and three remained in grave conditions after a coal mine blast in Russia's northern Komi republic, emergency authorities said Monday.
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