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Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi reminds one of those irrepressible Shakespearean wits. The Bard employed them not only for necessary comic relief but also to offer his own commentary — steeped in old-fashioned common sense — on way of the world.
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The number of hyperactive children could be cut by a third by banning suspect food additives, it is claimed today.
The finding by British scientists will put pressure on the Food Standards Agency to force manufacturers to stop using the...
Housing starts fell less than expected in March, underlining the resilience of the domestic market in contrast to the United States, where the housing sector continues to deteriorate.
Last month, housing starts in Canada dipped just 0.35 percent to a...
It has been called a “perfect storm” - a combination of apparently unrelated events that have come together to trigger soaring food prices. Millions of people, particularly in developing countries, are affected by rises that have caused riots and...
Vladimir Putin was yesterday offered the leadership of Russia’s dominant political party, United Russia, when he gives up the presidency and becomes prime minister in May. Putin has yet to respond to the offer but analysts said that if he agreed,...
Officials in the Indian state of Tripura have ordered the culling of about 40,000 birds after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed.
They say the virulent H5N1 strain has been detected in poultry in nearly 40 villages bordering Bangladesh.
The culling...
Binge drinking as a teenager could damage memory for years to come, research has shown.
Amid warnings that children as young as 12 are being treated for alcoholism, scientists have shown that youngsters who binge show significant deterioration before...
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