Workplace cafes can play a role in your weight loss, study finds
As we head back to work, we again come face to face with delicious diet-breaking temptations we were able to avoid at home. Office snack tables are often decorated with…
Oil prices rise, hit 2-month highs on supply worries
Oil prices rose on Thursday, with Brent crude touching its highest level in more than two months, supported by growing fuel demand and a draw in U.S. crude inventories as…
Tech Wrap: Microsoft Launches New PCs, Samsung Galaxy F-Series to Get 5G Phone
The Microsoft Event 2021 took place last night, where the software giant unveiled new hardware that include Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Duo 2, Surface Pro 8, and Surface Go 3….
Hezbollah threatened top judge probing Beirut port blast, source says
Hezbollah has threatened to “usurp” the Lebanese judge investigating the Beirut port blast in a verbal message to him in recent days, a source familiar with the conversation has told…
South Korean volleyball twins embroiled in bullying scandal sign for Greek club
Twin volleyball players from South Korea, Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong, have completed a transfer to Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki, months after being dropped from their national and club sides…
Recipe: Starting a Sourdough Starter
To make your own sourdough starter, you need only repeat what ancient bakers discovered entirely by accident. The precise measurements are not essential. You are reproducing a technique that is…
Senior manager of Russia’s Novatek arrested in U.S. on tax charges
Mark Gyetvay, a deputy head of Russian natural gas producer Novatek (NVTK.MM), has been arrested in the United States on tax charges related to $93 million hidden in offshore accounts,…
Skype is getting another redesign with new themes and features
Skype’s had more redesigns in the past five years than I’ve had hot dinners, but Microsoft is still ready to try and tweak things once again. The software maker is…
Breeding bees fit for Dubai’s heat
High in the Dubai mountains, where there’s little vegetation, bees struggle to survive the summer heat. But like in the rest of the world, bees and other pollinators are needed…
Rangers to lodge official complaint over ‘racist’ booing at Glen Kamara
Steven Gerrard, manager of Scottish football team, Rangers, says he’s “not surprised” Sparta Prague fans booed Glen Kamara during their 1-0 defeat in the Europa League on Thursday. The Finnish…