Someone finally admitted it: Women really do pay more than men for beauty products, even if they’re nearly identical items. Now UK pharmacy chain Boots is taking steps to end that trend.
Brazil is trying to relieve travelers’ fears about the Zika virus in anticipation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this August, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global public health emergency tied to the mosquito-borne disease.
A new poll shows that 40% of Germans believe chancellor Angela Merkel should resign over her policies toward asylum seekers fleeing conflict in the Middle East and looking to settle in the country.
A 28-year-old man was arrested carrying two pistols into a hotel that is part of Disneyland Paris, Europe’s most popular theme park, which is located about 40 km (24 miles) from the French capital. The country is still under a state of emergency following the deadly Paris attacks in November.
A commercial flight heading to Los Angeles from London had to turn back around after several passengers and cabin crew members fell sick and one of them collapsed while on board. Officials have yet to determine what caused the passengers to feel sick.
You probably think your dog is the smartest animal in the world, but there’s still a lot that scientists don’t know about how animal intelligence works. One controversial theory in evolutionary biology posits that animals with larger brains are smarter—but despite how commonsensical the model seems, there’s little evidence to support it.
A South African municipality has come under fire for offering scholarships to a handful of college-aged girls only if they can prove they are virgins.
An online petition to acknowledge the work of ordinary Greek citizens who risked their lives helping refugees cross into Europe may result in an actual Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
Storm Jonas is coming, and everyone is headed for the grocery store. Washington, DC mayor Muriel E. Bowser called Storm Jonas “life-threatening” this morning (Jan. 22), and urged residents to stockpile enough food and supplies to last 72 hours.
After coming under fire for the lack of diversity in its Oscar nominees this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pledged that it will double the number of “women and diverse members” in its ranks by 2020, and will change up its voting rules.
Bad news for nervous flyers: airport security officials saw a spike in the number of firearms that travelers tried to pass through security checkpoints in US airports. The majority were loaded.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering a number of changes (some more likely than others) to its Oscars nominations process, after the group drew criticism and inspired boycotts for only nominating white actors for its four primary awards, for the second year in a row.
If the list of Oscar nominees put forth this year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences makes it sound like the group is an old boys’ club, it is.
The Islamic State said today that the British citizen nicknamed ”Jihadi John,” who beheaded captives in several ISIL videos, was killed in an airstrike in November. The death of Mohammed Emwazi—also known as Abu Muharib al-Muhajir—was reported in the Islamist militant group’s in-house magazine, Dabiq, according to the SITE monitoring group.
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a new Ebola case in Sierra Leone today, Jan. 15. The news comes just one day after the WHO declared West Africa Ebola-free.
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Mexican authorities are trying everything to keep Mexico’s most wanted drug kingpin, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, behind bars. It’s the third time he’s been detained since he was first arrested as the leader of the Sinaloa cartel—and if he escapes, it will be his third time slipping out of prison too.
An advertisement for Australian lamb has inspired a number of complaints for taking a swing at Aussies who have forsaken animal byproducts—in this case, after moving to Brooklyn.
Airbnb is not necessarily an authority on what’s cool—but the people who use it might be. And based on the neighborhoods they’re flocking to, the home-rental site has come up with a list of the most up-and-coming districts in cities around the world.
Over the last two years, dozens of countries have engaged in military spats in the form of border clashes, air and sea confrontations, and weapons test launches designed to show military muster. While these kinds of outbursts aren’t unusual, what’s worrying, at least for one arms control advocacy group, is how many of them have involved countries with nuclear capabilities like Russia, North Korea, and India.
A US court has that a macaque monkey who snapped a selfie with a wildlife photographer’s camera back does not own the copyright to the photo, despite a huge push from animal rights activists.
A Texas state trooper has been indicted by a grand jury on a perjury charge in relation to his arrest of Sandra Bland prior to her death in custody, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Ammon Bundy, the face of the Oregon occupiers protesting the federal government’s encroachment on local ranchers’ rights, took out a $530,000 federal loan in 2010.
The creator of the online dating website WhereWhitePeopleMeet has been getting some questions about why he and his wife would build such a site. The answer, according to the website’s “About Us” page, is “why not?”
