China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy
BEIJING (AP) — China wrapped up its biggest political event of the year on Tuesday leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to revive economic growth in 2025? A recurring theme throughout the weeklong meeting of the nearly 3,000-member National People’s Congress was the need to boost investment and consumer spending. […]
How Geraldine Brooks learned how to live again through grief
In 2019, Australian writer Geraldine Brooks was forced into a world of practicalities when her beloved husband, Tony, collapsed on the street in the United States and died. She had to immediately manage finances and family life, organise a funeral and work out what had happened for Tony to so suddenly and unexpectedly die. As […]
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Teams, schedule, venues, tickets, how to stream | Cricket News
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Champions Trophy returns after an eight-year hiatus, with Pakistan hosting the tournament from February 19 to March 9. The tournament will be the ICC’s only men’s limited-overs competition in 2025, with eight teams vying to lift the trophy and adorn the winners’ white blazers. Here’s Al Jazeera’s ultimate guide to […]
How to eat your way through the streets of Southeast Asia
Eat. Sleep. Repeat. We were worried at first. That we’d get sick. That we’d spend days in servitude to the porcelain throne. But it never happened and I want you to be confident and empowered to do the same. Because of all the amazing sights, and sites, we visited, our night market ritual remains my […]
Survey: Nearly 70 percent of unmarried people don’t know how to find partner
A Japanese government survey shows nearly 70 percent of unmarried people do not know how to go about finding a spouse. The Children and Families Agency conducted an online survey about marriage in July. Respondents to the poll of 20,000 people aged between 15 and 39 comprised 18,000 unmarried men and women and 2,000 married […]
India’s Ratan Tata, the man who knew how to ‘think big and bold’ | Obituaries News
A greying, slightly bent man asked for a table for two at the Sea Lounge, the iconic coffee shop at the Taj Hotels’ flagship hotel in Mumbai, a few years ago. The restaurant was buzzing with customers there to sit by the windows and watch the sun melt into the Arabian Sea outside. There were no […]
How deep squats benefit body and mind, plus how to do them and tips for beginners
In yoga, a deep squat – known as the malasana, or garland, pose – is often used for meditation, relaxation and preparation for more advanced poses (asanas). Mala in Sanskrit means “a garland of beads”. The pose is so named because – in one form of it – you wrap your arms forward and around […]
How to stay cool and treat heatstroke during record-breaking temperatures | Climate News
Heatstroke is a severe medical condition that occurs when a human body’s internal temperature exceeds 40C (104F). Here are some tips to help minimise its risk. As summer temperatures soar in various regions across the globe, with some even shattering all-time heatwave records, staying cool becomes crucial. Fortunately, there are effective methods to beat the […]
‘My vote snatched’: How to win India’s election without a single vote | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India – Prince Patel cancelled his vacation plans after the dates were announced for India’s ongoing weeks-long elections. The 61-year-old retired engineer said he had waited patiently for five years to cast his vote in Surat, India’s diamond hub in the western Indian state of Gujarat, “to give my referendum against the policy […]
How to see geisha in Japan – and how to behave
Rigorously trained as apprentices (known as maiko) for years, they are deeply accomplished entertainers, who have mastered a medley of traditional Japanese art forms, from dancing and playing musical instruments to tea ceremony and the art of conversation. The geisha world has long thrived in Kyoto in particular. The ancient city was the capital of […]