LIFESTYLE

MANCHESTER — Rita Ora has paid an emotional tribute to Liam Payne as she hosted this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Manchester, almost a month after the One Direction star’s death. Ora collaborated with Payne on their 2018 hit single For You, and her voice faltered as she remembered him, calling him “one […]

MUMBAI — Last month brought good news for the great Indian bustard, a critically endangered bird found mainly in India. Wildlife officials in the western state of Rajasthan have performed the first successful hatching of a chick through artificial insemination. A lone adult male in one of two breeding centers in Jaisalmer city was trained

By Zekra Alsolami DUBAI — Dubai Design Week kicked off its 10th edition on Wednesday, bringing together over 1,000 designers, architects, and creatives from more than 50 countries to exchange ideas and showcase the positive impact of design. This year’s event features over 40 large-scale art installations and 10 major events, including the region’s leading

LONDON — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not shorten or lengthen the life expectancy of those taking it to ease menopause symptoms, says UK’s health assessment body NICE in updated guidance. Its conclusion comes after a detailed analysis of data on links between HRT and conditions such as heart disease, stroke, some cancers and dementia.

EDINBURGH — A Scottish man has landed his “dream job” as a lighthouse keeper on a remote Australian island. Sandy Duthie, 42, jumped at the chance when the previous lighthouse keeper decided to retire after 25 years on Gabo Island, off the coast of Victoria. Sandy, from Aberdeenshire, visited Australia five years ago with his

BUENOS AIRES — The body of pop star Liam Payne was released to his family on Wednesday to be flown back to the UK, the public prosecutor in charge of his case has confirmed to the BBC. The singer died three weeks ago after falling from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires,

LOS ANGELES — Quincy Jones, musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, dies aged 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, said he “passed away peacefully” on Sunday night at his home in Bel Air. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother

MANILA — Jennylyn M Barrios’ job as a make-up artist takes her all over Manila – precious time away from Uno, her 10-month-old son. There simply isn’t enough time in the day to make the homemade meals her growing baby needs. But in rapidly developing Philippines, there are increasingly options for busy, working mums like

WASHINGTON — Teri Garr, an Oscar-nominated actress best known for her work in movies including Young Frankenstein, Mom and Tootsie, has died at 79, US media report. Garr died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends”, her publicist Heidi Schaeffer said in a statement. She

WASHINGTON — Louisiana students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson wowed their teachers in 2022 when they discovered a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem in response to a bonus question in a high school math contest. But that was only the beginning. A volunteer at their former school, New Orleans’ St. Mary’s Academy,