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Fri 9 Feb 2007 Carrots are to replace carbon fibre as the raw material for fishing rods in an environmental advance by two Scottish inventors Dr Eric Whale, left, and Dr David Hepworth, who had the idea. Picture: Complmentary Humble … Continue reading →

Islands where marriage is an offer that no man can refuse RUKMINI CALLIMACHI ON ORANGO ISLAND, GUINEA-BISSAU UNDER threat from increasing contact with the outside world, the world’s only surviving culture in which men have no say in who they … Continue reading →

Science behind spirituality Seeking to use brain imaging to examine complex questions PHILADELPHIA: Religion and science can combine to create some thorny questions: Does God exist outside the human mind, or is God a creation of our brains? Why do … Continue reading →

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  Quote US making citizenship test tougherWashington: The US government is redesigning its citizenship test to make it more meaningful, requiring a better understanding of America’s history and government institutions, but critics say it…

  Quote 100-year-old Hindu temple in Malaysia razedKuala Lumpur: A 100-year-old Hindu temple in Malaysia has been demolished following a court order. The deities will move to a new site provided by the authorities.Contractors appointed by the U…

    You are human if you are hairless   ONE OF the things I fell for, while courting my wife, was her lush knee-length hair. Thick, shiny and silky hair on a woman’s head has always been a source of … Continue reading →

The Kiyomizu Temple, in Kyoto, Japan is bathed in the glow of 500 lights. It is a hot contender for the new list of seven wonders of the world. Picture: Kazuhiro Nogi/ AFP/ Getty Images World can vote for new … Continue reading →