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The great bathroom debate: paper towel or hand dryer?

Jan 03, 2016 22:55 pm UTC| Life

Its the age-old question that continues to baffle many of us in the bathroom: when you come to drying your hands, should you reach for the paper towel, or the electric dryer? For some, this decision might be related to...

Debunking common myths about raising bilingual children

Jan 03, 2016 22:46 pm UTC| Life

By the age of two, children are typically able to say a few hundred words. My son, Alexander, was able to understand almost everything in both languages Greek and English but he could say only six words. Our concerns...

The psychology of New Year’s resolutions

Jan 02, 2016 02:57 am UTC| Life Health

Research has shown that about half of all adults make New Years resolutions. However, fewer than 10% manage to keep them for more than a few months. As a professor of behavioural addiction I know how easy people can...

What are middle-class parents looking for in a school?

Dec 22, 2015 00:32 am UTC| Life

When Michael Gove was secretary for education back in 2010, he decided that checking whether schools contribute to student mental well-being was a peripheral issue and that schools should focus more on educational...

How to apply Game Theory to buying your Christmas presents

Dec 20, 2015 12:05 pm UTC| Life

According to Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, if someone is buying you a Christmas gift then the essence of the custom is that I now have to go out and purchase for you a gift of commensurate value and representing the...

Celebrating Christmas in an age of religious extremism

Dec 18, 2015 22:31 pm UTC| Life

From the recent attack on Planned Parenthood to the shooting in San Bernardino, extremists of all stripes are revealing the ugly side of religion. The confluence of these events and election season demagoguery is...

I think, therefore I buy: how buying nothing at Christmas time is harder than it appears

Dec 18, 2015 01:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Thousands of people all over the world took part in the recent Buy Nothing movement, but as Christmas approaches, is it really possible to buy nothing? The answer is yes - but you wont find it easy, as Ill explain....

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Economy

Nikkei Hits Record High as AI Chip Stocks Power Japan Market Rally

Japans Nikkei share average surged to a fresh record high on Wednesday, driven by strong gains in chip-related stocks as investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence continued to fuel global technology markets. The...

RBNZ Holds Interest Rates Steady but Signals More Hikes Ahead in 2026

New Zealands central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but warned that further monetary tightening may be necessary later this year as rising global tensions increase inflation risks and slow economic...

Australia Inflation Cools in April as Fuel Prices Ease, But Core CPI Remains Sticky

Australias consumer price inflation slowed more than expected in April, offering temporary relief to households and businesses as fuel prices retreated from recent highs. However, underlying inflationary pressures remained...

BOJ Governor Ueda Warns Oil Price Shock Could Trigger Persistent Inflation

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warned that rising oil prices could create longer-lasting inflation if higher energy costs begin influencing wages, consumer expectations, and corporate pricing behavior. Speaking at a...

Gold Prices Edge Higher as Markets Monitor U.S.-Iran Peace Talks

Gold prices moved slightly higher during early Asian trading on Wednesday as investors closely watched ongoing peace negotiations between the United States and Iran. Despite recent geopolitical tensions, bullion continued...

Politics

Biden Sues DOJ to Block Release of Audio From Classified Documents Probe

Former U.S. President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) in an effort to stop the release of audio recordings and transcripts tied to Special Counsel Robert Hurs investigation into Bidens...

US Plans Kenya Ebola Quarantine Facility Amid Congo Outbreak

The Trump administration is preparing to deploy U.S. public health officers to Kenya as part of a proposed Ebola quarantine facility designed to support Americans exposed to the deadly virus during the ongoing outbreak in...

DOJ Sues UCLA Over Alleged Antisemitism and Hostile Campus Environment

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), accusing the university of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from antisemitism on campus. The...

Israel Intensifies Lebanon Air Strikes as Hezbollah Conflict Escalates

Israel launched more than 120 air strikes across Lebanon on Tuesday, marking one of the most intense bombing campaigns in recent weeks as tensions with Hezbollah continue to rise. Lebanese security officials confirmed that...

Israel Targets Hamas’ New Military Chief as Gaza Conflict Escalates

Israel announced on Tuesday that it had launched a strike targeting Mohammad Odeh, identified by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Hamas newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza. The move comes just days after...

Science

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

Technology

Samsung to Invest $1.5 Billion in Vietnam Semiconductor Testing Plant by 2027

Samsung Electronics is expanding its semiconductor operations in Southeast Asia with plans to invest nearly 39 trillion Vietnamese dong, or about $1.5 billion, in a new semiconductor testing facility in Vietnam. According...

Samsung Workers Approve Wage Deal, Avoiding Major Strike and Boosting Chip Supply Confidence

Samsung Electronics workers have approved a new wage agreement, preventing a large-scale strike that could have disrupted global semiconductor supplies and impacted South Koreas economy. The deal was supported by nearly...

Elon Musk Explores Possible Tesla-SpaceX Merger Amid Growing AI Investments

Elon Musk has reportedly discussed the possibility of combining Tesla and SpaceX, according to a CNBC report released Tuesday. The potential merger has become a major topic of discussion within both companies as they...

SK Hynix Joins $1 Trillion Club as AI Chip Demand Fuels Stock Surge

SK Hynix Inc. became the second South Korean company to surpass a $1 trillion market valuation on Wednesday, as booming artificial intelligence demand continued to drive investor confidence in global semiconductor stocks....

Samsung Union Dispute Escalates Over Semiconductor Bonus Vote

A labor dispute at Samsung Electronics is intensifying after a union representing employees outside the semiconductor business filed a court injunction to halt an ongoing vote tied to bonus increases for chip division...