Back in the '70s, budding actress Meryl Streep played a woman ill-treated by the Nazis in TV miniseries Holocaust. Four decades on, the star of The Post and The Iron Lady is returning to the small screen - in Big Little Lies. Streep will jo...
China has shut down the Chinese websites of Marriott International for a week, after the firm listed Tibet and others as separate countries. The hotel group has apologised for the error and said it did not support separatist movements in Chi...
At least 13 people are dead and more than 20 are injured in California from weather-related incidents, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The southern part of the state has been drenched with severe rain just weeks after ...
Christmas prank makes kids cry, then laugh...
Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips. It emerged this week that tech companies have been racing to fix the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, that could allow hackers to steal dat...
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Writing down your New Year's resolutions, your motivation and your plan for action help solidify your commitment, experts say. "Make sure it’s written down, not just in your head," said Dr. Marcelo Campos, a practicing physic...
Vin Diesel, Dwayne \\\\\"The Rock\\\\\" Johnson and Gal Gadot kicked some major butt on screen and at the box office this year, according toForbes magazine's listof the top-grossing actors of 2017. Diesel topped the list, with hi...
It’s nearly impossible to visit Germany and not eat Currywurstor Bratwurst, two ubiquitous sausage dishes. But regardless of the sausage’s fame, it seems that Germans can’t get enough of the döner kebab. The natio...
London (CNN)Britain's Prince Harry and American actor Meghan Markle published a set of official engagement photos Thursday, the latest milestone on the road to their wedding next year. The couple, who announced their engagement last mont...
What you need to know about the winter solstice...
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A private funeral service is being held for Korean superstar Jonghyun, who took his own life last week aged 27. Jonghyun, whose real name was Kim Jong-hyun, was the lead singer of one of the biggest K-pop groups, SHINee. His death has spark...
Blackout at Atlanta airport leaves thousands stranded...
Christmashas always been a time for festive frocks, triumphant touches and holly-jolly accessories, but the social media craze this holiday season is crazy Christmas hair in all shapes and forms. From Christmas tree hair tall enough to make Ci...
"Meghan Markle", fiancee to Prince Harry, has been revealed by Google as the top most searched term in the UK for 2017. It puts the royal bride-to-be ahead of "iPhone 8" and "Hurricane Irma" in the list of top s...
The word ‘kimono’ originally meant ‘something to wear.’ But today, it immediately conjures images of the famous Japanese garment, an icon of Asian fashion and a symbol of Japan, with an enduring appeal the world over. ...
China has been building what it calls \\\\\"the world's biggest camera surveillance network\\\\\". Across the country, 170 million CCTV cameras are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed in the next three years. Many...
The Neapolitan art of pizza twirling has joined Unesco’s list of “intangible heritage”. After their win, pizza-makers in Naples celebrated by handing out free pizza on the streets. Two million people had signed a peti...
Prince Harry and his bride-to-be Meghan Markle are due to visit a World Aids Day charity fair later, in the couple's first joint official public engagement. The world's media are likely to join the couple, who announced their engagement on M...