From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Electronic cigarettes have been advertised as a safer choice for smokers than tobacco. E-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine, just like traditional cigarettes. But they do not use tobacco. And you do not light them. They operate on battery power. Recently, poison control centers across the United States have reported an […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Could young blood be the answer to cheating death? It may sound like the story in a vampire movie but now there is scientific research that supports the theory. U.S. scientists have discovered a protein in the blood in young mice that can undo some effects of aging in old mice. […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. A popular expression goes, “What does not kill us makes us stronger.” But when it comes to being bullied, that may not be the case. Increasing evidence suggests that the effects of being bullied do not end with childhood. The psychological and physical damage, like anxiety and […]
Online dating coach BETTINA ARNDT gives struggling singles her top tips on how to stand out from the crowd and find their perfect partner on the internet. Love doctor: Renowned sexologist and relationship expert Bettina Arndt pictured at home in Woollhara. Source:News Corp Australia SUCCESS stories are everywhere. The tipsy bride announces at her wedding reception […]
Start planning your 2014 travels with the help of our top 40 destination round-up. Some are hosting major events, others are under-the-radar places only just starting to attract tourists, but all of them are inspiring or exciting right now Bangladesh, above, is among a number of often-overlooked destinations hoping to attract travellers this year. Photograph: […]
Michael Maiolo at his business, The Original House of Wax. Source: News Corp Australia MICHAEL Maiolo’s biggest passion in life was to sing. Having competed in international song competitions, recorded an album by the age of 17 and released singles on iTunes by the time he was 21, Maiolo was dedicated to pursuing a career in music. […]
Tobacco company aiming to buy brands owned by Reynolds and Lorillard in a bid to expand presence in $90bn US market Lambert and Butler cigarettes. Imperial Tobacco: said: ‘Imperial confirms it is in discussions with Reynolds and Lorillard to evaluate a possible acquisition of certain assets and brands owned by Reynolds and Lorillard’. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg […]
Who is behind the mysterious Cynk Technology? Source: Supplied IT HAS no assets, no revenues and no business plan to speak of. But a company called Cynk Technology has seen its value soar as high as $5.09 billion. Wall Street analysts have been at loss to explain the spectacular 24,000 per cent rise in Cynk, which trades […]
Internal emails from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority show the cost of maintaining water quality after dredging for Abbot Point is open to question. Photograph: AAP The amount of money needed to “offset” the impact of a dredging project on the Great Barrier Reef could be as much as $1bn – which is […]
Divorced at 14, Maimuna Abdullahi is the face of Nigeria’s child bride shame Divorced teenager Maimuna Abdullahi, left, writes from the blackboard as she and others attend school in Kaduna, Nigeria. Source: AP MARRIED at 13, divorced just a year later, this is the tragic face of one teenager sold for just a couple of hundred dollars. […]