Care for a cuppa?
Being the third-largest tea-drinking nation, we are one of the world''s biggest importers, with 108,000 tons of tea being imported costing around 300 million dollars a year....
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When disaster struck
Two consuls general take a trip to the north to view the scenic beauty and hike to the first base of Nanga Parbat. What they weren''t prepared for was the earthquake...
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Just say no
For too long, businesses like junk-food peddlers, alcohol promoters, cigarette pushers and even the supermarkets reaped vast profits while riding roughshod over community spirit, public health and morality, writes Lucy Siegle...
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An act of injustice
Sonia Naz’s husband abandoned her for something she had gone through for him. The reasons he cited for leaving her was her...
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Soothing aroma
The use of essential oils of plants for physical and psychological health and well-being is what aromatherapy is all about, writes Farida Hemani...
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The world’s biggest fort
It claims to be the largest fort in the world and so far, no other fort (or country) has disputed that claim. Its walls stretch some 24 km across rough and stunning terrain....
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A mockery of marriage
Looking at my plight, I felt no girl should ever leave the warmth of her parents'' home. Here I was, transformed from the youngest of three...
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The quake in our living rooms
I still cannot get over the image of a woman dying on AAJ TV, a week after the Oct. 8 earthquake. She was injured during the initial tremor and her...
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Coping with carsickness
Q: My daughter-in-law suffers from motion sickness. Even 30 minutes in a car, unless she''s driving, makes her ill. What causes...
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Dew of the sea
Extremely attractive when in full bloom, rosemary has numerous culinary, medicinal, household, cosmetic and aromatic uses, writes Zahrah Nasir...
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Eight Days a Week
In Two For The Money, Brandon Lane (Matthew McConaughey) is a washed-up American football quarterback in small town Indiana, working a 900 number hotline giving out tips to...
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Tastefully yours
Cut the bread into long rectangles by cutting horizontally. Hold each slice over boiling water for a few seconds to soften. Press lightly with a rolling pin on the work surface. Apply butter...
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