Matcha tea: what the current evidence says about its health benefits

Restaurant Review: Nightingale Sings a Powerful Note about Delicious Cuisine

My husband and I are always on the lookout for a truly standout dining experience every weekend. We are both foodies and we both like to...

Holy Week starts off with lots of palms – but Palm Sunday’s donkey is just as important to the story

For the Catholic Church and many other Christian denominations, the Sunday before Easter marks the beginning of the most important week of the year – “Holy...

Body language books get it wrong: the truth about reading nonverbal cues

Defensive, uncertain, confident, confrontational: can your body language reveal what you’re thinking? Pexels/Jopwell Most of us have heard the one about if you cross your arms...

Don’t let financial shame be your ruin: open conversations can help ease the burden of personal debt

Nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders are worried about the cost of living, and a quarter are worried about putting food on the table. But the shame...

Why sitting with crossed legs could be bad for you

Are you sitting comfortably? Just pause for a moment and without adjusting, notice your posture. What are your legs doing? Are they crossed? And are you...

2B people lack safe drinking water worldwide, says WHO, UNICEF

GENEVA – Around the world, two billion people lack safe drinking water, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said in a joint statement on Wednesday. The...

The Power of Dressing in Black

The colours that we choose to wear in our daily lives evoke our feelings and convey our characters. For example, wearing the colour red conveys confidence...

Bill allowing married women to retain maiden name gets House nod

MANILA – Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the final reading approval of a measure allowing married women to retain their maiden surnames is a...

Protecting children from exploitation means rethinking how we approach online behaviour

Raising children in the digital age is increasingly challenging. Many younger people are relying more on screens for social interactions. They experiment with new media sharing...