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Women’s rights activists detained in Saudi Arabia
SAUDI Arabia has detained women’s rights activists for working with “foreign entities" only weeks before its ban on women driving is lifted. ....
US accuses China of destabilising South China Sea region after bombers land in disputed territory
THE US has accused China of destabilising the region after it landed bombers on disputed territory in the South China Sea for the...
Muqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition wins most seats in Iraqi elections
INFLUENTIAL Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition has won the most seats in Iraq’s national parliamentary elections, according to complete results released by...
Food and drink: the rise and rise of Scotland’s artisan superstars
FOOD trends come and go, but if there’s one that’s showing no signs of going away, it’s our insatiable appetite for hand-crafted produce....
60-year-old love letter returned to Cornwall couple
A LOVE letter from the 1950s has been reunited with the woman who wrote it to her future husband more than 60 years...
The evolution of stress
FEELING frazzled? Me too – though thankfully,my problem isn’t serious. I know this because I just took the Mental Health Foundation’s online stress...
Militant-turned-populist cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr wins Iraqi election
Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition has won the most seats in Iraq’s national parliamentary elections, according to complete results released by...
Recruitment role for ex-SPA chair leads to claims of “revolving door”
A FORMER Scottish Police Authority chair who quit after a bullying row has made a comeback after helping recruit a senior figure at...
Put the gammon knife down. We’re butchering our language.
YOU would think, sometimes, that Twitter was actually a machine designed to generate new insults, determine whether they are hate speech or not,...
Hawaii hands out protective masks after volcano eruption sends ash into sky
Around 2,000 masks for protection were handed out on Hawaii as people living near Kilauea volcano braced for pulverised rock, glass and crystal...
