There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the estimated number of civilians killed in the Syrian military’s offensive to recapture the region adjacent to the capital Damascus, under opposition control for nearly six years. There are even more screams — muffled cries that […]

Staycations, homestays, and solo travelling on long weekends are some of the travel trends favoured by millennials this year, say experts. To loosen up and de-stress, millennials have understood that travelling is the best therapy. Utilising long weekends, Indians are exploring offbeat locations rather than going to another city with the same hustle bustle, say […]

Hayley Kiyoko’s got nothing but love for Taylor Swift. While some Swift fans took offense to a statement Kiyoko said about the pop star in a recent interview, Swift herself seemed to agree that people were misinterpreting the quote and defended her fellow female artist. Saturday evening (March 31), the “Curious” singer offered some words of admiration back to Swift. “[Love] and respect to […]

iOS 11.3, the latest release of Apple’s mobile software, is now out and has been available since Friday, March 30. As a milestone release for iOS 11, this is one of the biggest updates to date for iOS users and one that promises to make up for the overall QA issues with iOS 11 when […]

Thousands of mourners and well-wishers lined the streets of Cambridge Saturday morning for the funeral of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking. The ceremony was held at the University Church of St. Mary the Great near Gonville and Caius College, which boasts a building named for the iconic British professor. Eddie Redmayne, who nabbed an Oscar for […]

This is based on a survey of 1,000 students that did not include any questions about the amount they invested — many could be buying small amounts. It’s also important to note that the survey didn’t appear to ask about the students’ motivation for buying cryptocurrencies. The students could actually have been using the digital […]

How about some random observations you might appreciate, or perhaps not so much? First, I wish athletic shoe manufacturers would regain their senses and realize each of their products doesn’t need 12 feet of laces to get one properly tied. Not only will they save money by trimming several inches from each, I’ll no longer […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. policy toward China has been misdirected for decades and policymakers are now recalibrating ties, Senator Elizabeth Warren told reporters during a visit to Beijing amid heightened trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Warren’s visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to implement more than $50 billion in tariffs […]

There’s no question that the things we do in the name of beauty can get a little crazy. Tales of makeup and skincare mishaps are all over the Internet. The latest in world of scare-us-straight stories is one of beauty blogger Amelia Perrin, whose 2016 tweet that is now going viral shows her destroyed nails […]

Manipulative robots are spreading fake news online that could be exacerbating volatility in financial markets. A major study of tens of millions of tweets over two years found that the sheer volume sent by “bots” helped to drive shares in FTSE 100 companies up or down for short periods, effectively moving markets. Tweets sent by humans […]