Cricket news Zimbabwe suspended by ICC over 'government interference'
At an ICC board meeting in London , the sport's governing body ruled that Zimbabwe Cricket had failed to ensure its board was not free from governmental interference. Read more...
Taipei tech team takes 3D printing to the streets
Apr. 13 - A team of self-described geeks in Taipei have taken to the streets on a bicycle equipped with a 3D printer which they're using to turn plastic waste into useful products. They call their printer the "Mobile Fab" and say it not only helps promote recycling, but also demonstrates how technology can be applied in a socially responsible way. Tara Cleary reports. Read more...
How a pie for lunch can ruin your memory
Scientists from Ohio State University in the US said it is possible harmful fatty acids from junk food get into the bloodstream and cross the brain barrier, damaging mental performance. Read more...
Graffiti on wall of grand Pompeii villa suggests it was owned by Roman general who conquered Greece
The word 'Mummia' is etched into a wall of the villa. It was an ancient Roman custom to give daughters the female version of the surname as a first name. Read more...
He Was Fearless on a Football Field. But He Sensed Something Wasnt Right.
In September 2018, just before senior day for college football, Evan Hansen opened his laptop and looked up C.T.E. Read more...
A Family Adds Five Children, Special Needs and All
In November, this family adopted five young children from foster care. Read more...
Robert Webb, Adele Parks,Ilaria Bernardini and Stephanie Scott This week's best new fiction
Comedian and memoirist Webb tries his hand at fiction in this romance about a widowed tech expert who travels back to 1992 to warn her future husband about his fatal brain tumour. Read more...
Chrissy Teigen donates 0K to freeing citizens arrested while protesting death of George Floyd
Chrissy Teigen hits back at Twitter trolls and is now donating 0K towards freeing citizens arrested while protesting death of George Floyd Read more...
Loughlin and husband plead guilty in college admissions scandal
"Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her husband on Friday pleaded guilty to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme to secure spots for their daughters at the University of Southern California. Freddie Joyner has more. Read more...
Russians Are Angry, but Putins Foes Struggle to Seize the Moment
The main opposition leader, Aleksei A. Navalny, has seen his YouTube audience triple during the coronavirus crisis. But street protest, his most potent weapon, is off the table. Read more...
Malaysia reports 30 new COVID-19 infections
Malaysia reported 30 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative total to 7,762. Read more...
City Room, a Blog With a Broad Mandate, Is Retiring
Eight years, 20,000 posts and perhaps 100 million clicks later, City Room sails off into the sunset. Read more...
The Nanny State Made Me review It could not be more timely
The first child born in an NHS hospital arrived a minute after midnight on July 5, 1948. She was named Aneira after Aneurin Bevan, the architect of the health service. Read more...
Falling Into the Gap Year
With next semester a question mark, more graduating high school seniors are considering deferring college. But what will they do instead? Read more...
The Old Knicks Made Basketball Games the Hippest Place in New York
The 1969-70 Knicks played basketball worthy of the bright lights of Broadway, winning a championship that still matters to New York, 50 years later. Read more...
Golf Takes a Do-Over as the Masters Moves to November
The sport jostled its schedule on Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic and as this years British Open was canceled. Read more...
Chicago artist fills in the city's potholes with mosaics
Artist Jim Bachor has been filling holes in the road in Chicago by creating mosaics which use the colours of the flag of the city and feature a fake serial number to highlight the severity of the pothole problem. Read more...
Why property funds aren't as safe as houses
Last Wednesday, investors had an unpleasant reminder that property funds may not be the haven they had hoped for, after MG suspended trading in its Property Portfolio fund. Read more...