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In Kabul's liberating cafes, 'women make the culture, not men'

Trendy new cafes have sprung up across Kabul in the past three years, evolving into emblems of women's progress

Skip breakfast before exercise to get better results, shows study

When we eat a meal, our bodies rely on the carbohydrates in those foods as a primary source of energy

It's never been easier to head a company, and the pay keeps rising

CEO pay increased at almost twice the rate of ordinary wages. In 2018 - a pretty good year for the labor market - the average American private-sector worker got a 3.2 per cent raise

Nike says it will end financial penalties for pregnant athletes

Nike realized last year that performance obligations had a disproportionate effect on female athletes

Theresa May's resignation throws a fractured Britain into further turmoil

May's undoing came after her final, desperate effort to win passage of her withdrawal plan in Parliament

Theresa May meets her lonely end

It would be understandable to feel sympathy for anyone so isolated and vilified. I don't

Testing the limits

For many years, Lauda championed safer racecar and track designs, and urged tighter controls over driving conditions and rules governing race organisers

GoT fans, some books for you

For those already feeling nostalgic, consider reading the books that the HBO show is based on

Paean to big business

For Mr Cowen, the real reason business is so unpopular is that we humans tend to anthropomorphise companies, turning corporations 'into people in our minds, and also in our hearts'

On the economic front, every Indian political party is on the left

Mr Modi has proved more statist than the Gandhis. Before he took power he criticized Congress welfare programs as insulting to the poor but after coming to power he doubled down on those programmes.

To many Chinese, America was like 'Heaven.' Now they're not so sure

American culture is so deeply embedded in China that experts say a boycott would be impossible.

How scientists are treating brain disabilities with electrical stimulation

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, has been used to manage conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy

Instagram is trying to curb bullying but it needs to define it first

Instagram is particularly vulnerable because of its young user base. About 70 percent of American teenagers use the service, according to the Pew Research Center

Stiglitz's prescriptions

In his book, he argues that the American system of capitalism has fallen down and needs government help to get back up again

Should you share to the world how much money you make a month?

Attitudes about workers disclosing pay are shifting, for one, as unemployment has reached a five-decade low

Candida auris: A mysterious fungus that nobody wants to talk about

C. auris is a drug-resistant fungus that has emerged mysteriously around the world, and it is understood to be a clear and present danger

GM sacks Indian auto engineer who helped expose Volkswagen's diesel fraud

Hemanth Kappanna's research helped plunge Volkswagen into a scandal that continues to plague it. In February, he got two months' pay and a one-way ticket to India

Europe's 'golden age'

European leaders should read The Global Age to be reminded of the incredible progress of the last 70 years

It's important to vacuum your home regularly if you suffer from allergies

People can get asthma from allergies and that can be very dangerous if it's left untreated

How maple syrup could change with the climate

Climate change is already making things more volatile for syrup producers