Pope turns 85, says is in “last stretch” of his life

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/us-pope-idUSBRE83F0UQ20120416 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY | Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:47pm EDT (Reuters) – Pope Benedict marked his 85th birthday on Monday saying he is now in the “last stretch” of his life but sure that God would help him continue his mission. Benedict, who has looked tired and drawn recently, is one of […]

Greece on the breadline: HIV and malaria make a comeback

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2012/mar/15/greece-breadline-hiv-malaria Jon Henley finds a medical aid organisation trying to plug the gaps as the health service nears breakdown Posted on Thursday 15 March 2012 08.34 EDT The Guardian Doctors, nurses and paramedics clash with riot police outside the health ministry last May during a protest against cuts. Photograph: Alexandros Vlachos/EPA The incidence of HIV/Aids […]

‘Back in my day we didn’t have to hear about sex all the time’: Screen siren Raquel Welch blasts porn-saturated culture

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113858/Back-day-didnt-hear-sex-time-Screen-siren-Raquel-Welch-blasts-porn-saturated-culture.html By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED: 11:29 EST, 12 March 2012 | UPDATED: 12:40 EST, 12 March 2012 She has made a career out of being one of the sexiest women in the world. But now Raquel Welch has claimed that our culture is saturated with pornography and that everyone is a ‘sex addict’. The Hollywood […]

Mass wedding of Indian women in ‘prostitution village’ saves them from entering the sex trade

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2114016/Mass-wedding-Indian-women-prostitution-village-saves-entering-sex-trade.html By Ted Thornhill PUBLISHED: 14:43 EST, 12 March 2012 | UPDATED: 19:29 EST, 12 March 2012 A village in western India hosted a mass wedding and engagement ceremony of 21 girls on Sunday aimed at breaking a tradition of prostitution which has for centuries exploited women of a poor, marginalised and once nomadic community […]

Breakfast makes you brainy: Morning meal ‘reduces stress and spurs mental and physical performance’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113120/Breakfast-makes-brainy-Morning-meal-reduces-stress-spurs-mental-physical-performance.html By Mail On Sunday Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:32 EST, 10 March 2012 | UPDATED: 06:25 EST, 11 March 2012 Eating breakfast reduces stress and improves people’s mental and physical performance throughout the day, according to a new report. Volunteers who ate after waking up benefited from an 89 per cent reduction in anxiety when faced […]

Why ‘mum really does know best’: Mothers pass on an average of 41 pearls of wisdom to their children

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113044/Why-mum-really-does-know-best-Mothers-pass-average-41-pearls-wisdom-children.html By South West News Service PUBLISHED: 07:32 EST, 10 March 2012 | UPDATED: 10:26 EST, 10 March 2012 The average mother will pass on 41 ‘pearls of wisdom’ to her children, it was revealed yesterday. Most commonly heard tips include ‘Always try your best’ and ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything […]

Is this the legendary chupacabra? Giant-fanged ‘mutant hellbeast’ washes up on sea shore (but it might just be a boiled dog)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2111411/Is-legendary-chupacabra-Giant-fanged-mutant-hellbeast-washes-sea-shore-just-boiled-dog.html By Nick Enoch Last updated at 10:10 AM on 7th March 2012 They call it the ‘goatsucker’ or ‘devil dog’ – and maybe, just maybe, this is the proof that the world has been waiting for. With its sun-bleached skin, giant fangs and blond mohawk, could this strange creature that was found on a […]