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‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcareFrom herbalists in Africa gathering plants to use as poultices to acupuncturists in China using needles...
Read More...Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs
Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effectThe Israeli military killed six Palestinians, including a baby, who were in a school that...
Read More...Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions
Four-year-old child among those killed in drone and missile assault targeting energy infrastructureA massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to...
Read More...‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch
Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned building in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, a...
Read More...‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches
Church leaders and members detained as government tightens controls on underground Christian gatheringsThe knocks came at 2am. Hiding out at a friend’s house in a Beijing suburb, Gao Yingjia and his...
Read More...10 Shows Like 'Boots' You Should Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Who knew that, here in the mid 2020s, a show involving gays in the military (even a relatively pro-army one) would prove its own relevance by drawing...
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By Kat Lay, Global Health Correspondent