China Daily How far will China go for yuan globalization? | The world is watching China's next move after it witnessed last year key progress in the initiative to make renminbi, or yuan, a global currency. | As government officials hinted the establishment o... (photo: WN/Patricia)
The Times Of India Short, intensive exercise better than hours of training The secret to staying fit is doing less exercise. Shocked? Well, a new study says short but intensive bursts of exercise lasting ten minutes are as effective as good as hours of training in fighting f... (photo: WN / Rizza Dilag)
Independent online Summit on threatened species begins | Doha - The only United Nations body with the power to ban trade in endangered animals and plants starts a triennial meeting in Doha on Saturday with bluefin tuna, African elephants and polar bears o... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) AnimalsDohaPhotosSpeciesWildlife
The Guardian Solar by Ian McEwan | Ian McEwan approaches the climate crisis in comic mode | Photograph: Hans Strand/Corbis | is chiefly an engineering problem to Michael Beard, the central character in '... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu) ComedyDramaEntertainmentNewsPhotos
Indian Express Interpreting Obama | Who is Barack Obama? If you ask a conservative Republican, you are likely to hear that Obama is a skilled politician who campaigned as a centrist but is governing as a ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) ChicagoLeaderPhotosPoliticsUS
The Times Stress: How long-term pressure can kill | Research is rapidly discovering that long-term stress is behind, or makes worse, virtually every bodily malfunction imaginable. | In only the past two months, significa... (photo: WN / Yolanda) CancerCrisisHealthPhotosStress
The Times Stress: Boost your heart rate and your mood | Every Saturday morning I head out for my weekly therapy. There is no couch and no counsellor involved, just 15 others dressed, like me, in an assortment of Lycra, who g... (photo: Creative Commons / Curtis Gregory Perry) ExerciseHealthPeoplePhotosScience