Lifestyle
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Enthused by Wi-Fi hotspots, Cubans clamor for more Internet access
Oct 24, 2017News Hour: At dusk, when the worst of the Caribbean heat has subsided, parks around Cuba fill with families video chatting with loved ones abroad or scrolling through social media, their animated faces lit by telephone... -
Red October: Russia of 1917 and 2017 closer than might be expected
Oct 24, 2017News Hour: It is 100 years on Wednesday, using Russia’s old calendar, since Vladimir Lenin’s Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in what is now St Petersburg and took power. Not a lot has changed. Well, not in... -
U.S. Halloween princesses make way for Wonder Woman, pink ‘pussyhats’
Oct 24, 2017News Hour: This Halloween, expect to open the door to more pink pussyhats and fewer princesses. Months after the historic women’s march on Washington and in the midst of the “#MeToo” sexual harassment outcry, Halloween 2017... -
Hatchet throwing a new pastime in America
Oct 17, 2017News Hour What better, safer way to have fun than drink beer and throw a hatchet? This is now a thing in America, a new pastime, and it’s spreading. On a busy Friday night at Stumpy’s... -
Can we tell if Donald Trump has a high IQ?
Oct 11, 2017News Hour: Question: How often does President Trump talk about IQ? Answer: All the time. When Mr Trump recently boasted that his IQ was higher than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s, it was part of a... -
Girls go along with sex acts, says teacher
Oct 5, 2017News Hour: “The language boys use to discuss sex and sexual acts is degrading and shows a lack of understanding of consent and the actual mutual respect required to have meaningful sex, reports BBC. “The girls,... -
Life Style Fair Fest begins in Bashundhara city
Oct 5, 2017News Hour The month-long fair titled ‘Life Style Fair Fest” began in Bashundhara city shopping complex. Dr Shakti Ranjan Paul, chairman of Life & Health Ltd, inaugurated the exhibition yesterday afternoon. The Life & Health Ltd... -
In Pakistan, some women drivers break cultural barriers
Sep 29, 2017News Hour: As Pakistan bets on cheap coal in the Thar desert to resolve its energy crisis, a select group of women is eyeing a road out of poverty by snapping up truck-driving jobs that once... -
Indonesians celebrate the dead in ancient ritual
Sep 29, 2017Yosefina Tumanan, a resident of the remote Toraja region of Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi, was thrilled to see her sister-in-law. “You look so beautiful!” Tumanan told the skeletal remains of her relative who has been dead... -
Britons open wallets to secure White Cliffs of Dover for nation
Sep 29, 2017News Hour: A British charity seeking to buy land abutting the White Cliffs of Dover to secure the landscape for the nation says it has hit its target to raise one million pounds ($1.3 million) in...
