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Sridevi Kapoor: Bollywood star who was India's lover, friend and mum Peter Bradshaw   Sridevi, who has died aged 54, had the megawattage to match Bollywood’s biggest male stars. Her death is a massive national loss.   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JVLIPIiA04?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&origin=https://www.theguardian.com]  ...

Invasion of the Blogs   By: Meryl K. Evans   Lemmings are cute, but dumb. If you tell them to jump off a cliff, they will. Just like the people who start blogs because everyone is doing it....

Princess Margaret preferred a vase – but here's how to choose the right glass for any beverage Tony Naylor   The Queen’s sister was so miffed at the tiny glasses on Concorde that she used a vase...

Can we ever find Jesus’s DNA? I met the scientists who are trying to find out   It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a bright but bitterly cold January afternoon earlier this...

Spain holds epic annual food fight festival known as Tomatina   The fiesta which celebrates its 72nd anniversary and is billed at "the world's biggest food fight" has become a major draw for foreigners. More than 20,000...

Missing artefacts back on display in Beirut after decades   Ancient sculptures, after being stolen during Lebanon’s civil war, are on display again thanks to a global effort to stop antiquities smuggling during the war in...

Steeped in history but crumbling, Albania's 'slanted city'   Many of the centuries-old, fortified buildings, which won the southern Albanian town of Gjirokastra a place on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005 are at...

Trump sacks Tillerson over policy disagreements   Tillerson's imminent departure had been rumoured for several months following reports of friction with US President Donald Trump. But the tensions peaked last fall amid reports Tillerson had called...

Evacuations urged near Guatemala's erupting Volcano of Fire   An eruption in June killed 194 people and left at least 234 missing, although organisations supporting the communities have insisted there are thousands of missing persons. The volcano...

Venezuela: The Tradition of the Dancing Devils of Yare   Written by Laura Vidal   The Dancing Devils of Yare, a pagan-Christian celebration in Venezuela that takes place nine Thursdays after Holy Thursday, and is a very typical...

Number of missing in California fire declines, search continues   The death toll from the California wildfire rose to 77 while a vigil to honour the victims was held in Paradise city. A search and rescue dog...

Syrian refugee in Japan translates local comic books into Arabic Many refugee children are finding it difficult to adjust to countries and cultures far away from home, but in Tokyo, one Syrian student has found...

The top 7 questions on Khashoggi's 'murder' Saudi Arabia needs to answer Adam Bensaid   The Saudi story on Khashoggi's 'accidental' murder creates more questions than it answers. Here are the top 7 questions they still have...

New video shows Thai cave boys in 'good health'   Trapped boys say "I'm in good health" in a new video as rescue operations continue into the 11th day at Thailand's flooded Tham Luang cave, where...

Advanced Hair Clinics drives medical tourism in Greece Author: Dr Anastasios Vekris, Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director, Advanced Hair Clinics   By proving hair transplants can be painless and natural-looking with the right clinic and physician, Advanced...

Barbara Bush, Republican matriarch and former first lady, dies at 92 By John Crawley and Jamie Gangel, CNN   https://youtu.be/p_uWG1N2KmQ Source: CNN Remembering former first lady Barbara Bush 03:21   Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and...

Hans Asperger 'collaborated with Nazis' in WWII   Asperger's syndrome was first identified by Prof Asperger in 1944   Newly uncovered documents suggest Hans Asperger, the paediatrician whose name describes a form of autism, was actively involved...

IFR allays job fears as robotics industry reaches new heights By Barclay Ballard   The latest edition of the World Robotics Report shows that robot sales are increasing year-on-year, with strong growth displayed by the electronics industry. On...

What is 'shithousery'? And why it's the World Cup's biggest problem John Ashdown   It’s become the talking point of the tournament but where does the term come from? And what are its worst examples? Shithousery is a...

Google appeals against EU's €2.4bn fine over search engine results Daniel Boffey in Brussels   Brussels said tech giant abused dominance by manipulating search results to favour its own comparison shopping service. Google is appealing against the...

Why are Samsung's emojis different from everyone else? Alex Hern   From a cookie that’s definitely not a cookie to a yellow flag when everyone else sees red, sending emojis is fraught enough without manufacturers changing things. It’s...

Che Guevara's legacy still contentious 50 years after his death in Bolivia by Laurence Blair in La Higuera and Dan Collyns in Santa Cruz   The remote village where the Argentina-born revolutionary was executed is now a...

Chronos Therapeutics acquisitions bring hope for diseases of ageing ALS, MS fatigue, addictive behaviours and PTSD are all under the drug discovery lab's microscope. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF1BvJSQA88?rel=0] Post navigation Transcript By 2030, people aged 65 and up will account for...

Mass Murder   Texas church shooting victims include pastor's daughter, young children By Kaitlyn Schallhorn | Fox News Texas mass shooting victims: What we know At least 26 churchgoers were killed when a gunman opened fire...