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Sheets of paper are layered with glue and then moulded by hand to create London designer Ying Chang's Malleable State collection of furniture and homeware. The series is continually expanding and so far includes a number of shelves, mirrors and waterproof vases, as well as structural tables and stools. "I chose paper as my medium

MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 -- Parents worry that COVID-19 can make a diabetic child's condition worse, but an expert has some tips for keeping kids healthy during the pandemic. "If a child has good control of their diabetes, it does not seem as though...

Because William Blake was right: Every living thing is holy.

After Trump’s unconventional convention, there is danger for the former vice president all over the political landscape.

Elsa Majimbo’s humorous videos about pandemic life have helped her star rise beyond Nairobi.

MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 -- Telemedicine might help people with stubbornly high blood pressure get their numbers down -- and possibly lower their risk of heart disease and stroke in the long run, a new study suggests. Doctors already recommend that...

Many children may learn of a grandparent’s death without a chance to visit to say goodbye.

When Republicans jettison liberty as a core political value, they reject conservatism and America itself.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: FDA Could Green Light COVID-19 Vaccines Before Clinical Trials Completed: Commissioner Emergency use authorization or approval for a COVID-19...

Rupee retreats from 6-month high on China border tensions

The Republican convention was a nauseating performance even by the cess-pit standards of the Trump administration. In its cult-like obeisance to the supreme leader it reminds me of meetings of the Iraqi Baath Party that periodically endorsed Saddam Hussein as the national saviour. The only speeches acceptable in both cases were dollops of fawning praise. Speakers outdid each other in adulation, pretending that shambolic failures were triumphant successes. More

England women will travel to Germany for a friendly against two-time world champions in Wiesbaden on Tuesday, 27 October.

As protests erupted over decades of racial injustice sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, companies rushed to publish statements in support of Black Lives Matter. Many employees of those companies, however, have called out the fact that the words coming from nondiverse management teams do not reflect reality. These workers […]

The problem, a brief but precipitous drop in blood pressure that causes lightheadedness or dizziness when standing up, is called orthostatic hypotension.

MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 -- As the number of coronavirus cases in the United states passed the dubious milestone of 6 million on Sunday, a new report shows COVID-19 is now spreading at a faster rate in children and teenagers than among the general...

For folks not ready to make the fully electric commitment, Kia's plug-in Niro is a functional crossover that offers the best of both worlds.

Building a bunker and preparing for the end times has never seemed more relevant.

In “What Are You Going Through,” a terminally ill woman (with some resemblance to Susan Sontag) asks a friend to help her end her life.

Instead of banning them outright, the Trump administration should instead enact a sweeping privacy law, which would protect Americans’ data.

Guided by Item 23 of Article 109 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, I hereby order: To award “Dostlug” Order to Vahid Yusifovich Alakbarov for his special services rendered to the development

Contact tracing works almost everywhere else. Why not here?

American citizens are inundated with political messages—on social networks, in their news feeds, through email, text messages, and phone calls. It’s not an accident that people get bombarded: political groups prefer a “multimodal” voter contact strategy, where they use many platforms and multiple attempts to persuade a citizen to engage with their cause or candidate.…

1. UK plastic bag tax charge to be DOUBLED and extended to all retailers  Express
2. Price of plastic carrier bags in England to double to 10p next year  BBC News
3. Plastic bag charge to double and will apply in all shops as exemptions scrapped  Birmingham Live
4. Single-use plastic bag charge will double to 10p from next spring  Sky News
5. Plastic carrier bag charge to double from 5p to 10p  The Independent
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