Paper Straws May Contain Harmful Chemicals
Paper and other plant-based straws can contain chemicals that may migrate into drinks, studies have found. Tests have detected chl…
When Sweating Starts to Control Your Life
Everyone sweats – in hot weather, during exercise or under stress. But for some people, it becomes more than a normal bodily respo…
Influencers Are Turning Loneliness into a Lifestyle
Having no friends used to feel like social failure. Now social media recasts it as self-care, independence and a personal brand.
When Romance Books Go Halal
Halal romance was meant to offer wholesome love stories, promising relationships free of haram. But behind the genre lies a wider …
Young People Are Turning Away From Marriage
Generation Z is in no rush to marry. Longer education, delayed independence, expensive housing and economic uncertainty are pushin…
Camilla on Keeping King Charles’s Cancer Diagnosis Private
A week before Buckingham Palace announced King Charles’s cancer diagnosis, Queen Camilla visited a cancer support center knowing t…
US Economists: Welcome to the Great Replacement. By ... Machines?
US economists have crunched the numbers. At current birth rates, humanity is headed for a crisis. But there is good news: the Rise…
Irish Government Declares War on Tradwife Lifestyle
The threat posed by the tradwife phenomenon is considered serious enough that Ireland has proposed a five-year plan to tackle this…
France’s Euthanasia Law Survives – With Limits
France’s Constitutional Council upheld the euthanasia law but imposed three safeguards that could protect vulnerable patients and …
German Lawmakers Push for Automatic Organ Donor Status
More than 200 German lawmakers want every adult to become a potential organ donor unless they object. Germany’s shortage is severe…
The Gender Divide Hiding in Europe’s Universities
The days when women at European universities lagged behind men are a thing of the past. The statistics show, however, that men and…
France’s Infant Mortality Crisis Has an Immigration Dimension
An official report reveals an uncomfortable link between infant mortality and the growing share of births to foreign-born mothers …
Christians Sue over Assisted-Suicide Participation
Christian institutions across the United States are increasingly caught between their faith and the law, as states enact bioethica…
Swimming: The Sport You Can Start at Any Age, in Any Body
Swimming is widely regarded as one of the healthiest sports of all. The author, a Slovak Masters swimming champion, shares the sim…
French Crosses Face Legal Attacks in the Name of Secularism
Across rural France, historic crosses are facing legal challenges in the name of secularism, while a growing movement is fighting …