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 […]

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 […]

Almost everyone applying for a US visa will be asked to list their social media accounts before being granted entry, under proposals put forward by Donald Trump’s administration. Applicants will be required to submit details of any accounts held in the preceding five years on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn. An estimated 14.7 […]

Amazon rolled out Connections, a daily Q&A feedback program, company-wide last April. Some employees who spoke to CNBC expressed concerns about the program’s confidentiality and the usefulness of the data. Programs like Connections and a revamped reviews process called Forte are important because Amazon wants to better understand its workforce, now estimated to be the […]