When we think of fast food in the U.S., we imagine mega-chains with thousands of restaurants around the world — too many, in fact, for the brands to have much quality control. But in some countries, such as Brazil and India, the concept is just catching on, and the quality of the food you’ll [...]
England will announce their squad for the limited-overs tour of India on Tuesday at 1400 BST. The party will fly out on 3 October to play five one-day internationals and a single Twenty20 match. Interest has centred around whether England will recall batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was rested for the recent home ODI series against [...]
Women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to get depressed, research suggests. It is not clear why it might have this effect, but the authors believe caffeine in coffee may alter the brain’s chemistry. Decaffeinated coffee did not have the same effect. The findings, published in Archives of [...]
Asian shares rallied, following sharp gains on Wall Street, on hopes that policymakers in Europe will take action to resolve the region’s worsening debt crisis. Sentiment improved after European Central Bank officials said on Monday that they were working to increase the size of the region’s €400bn rescue fund to shore up ailing European [...]
Typhoon Nesat struck the Philippines’ main island on Tuesday, bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools. A 22-month-old boy died in the storm and four people were reported missing. Nesat was a category-3 typhoon with winds of about 125mph (200km/h) when [...]
Rahul Gandhi, heir to the family dynasty that has dominated politics in the world’s biggest democracy for generations, was trying to make himself heard in the uproar of India’s parliament. Looking nervous, he read haltingly from a prepared statement, criticizing as “anti-democratic” a popular anti-corruption campaign led by activist Anna Hazare, whose hunger strike was [...]
The telecoms regulator in India has put a cap on the number of text messages which can be sent from a mobile phone. Under the new rules, no-one will be able to send more than 100 texts in a day, officials say. The ruling is expected to be a big relief for millions of [...]
Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan and the capital of Mongolia rank among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the U.S. and Canada are among the best, according to the first global survey by the World Health Organization. The southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz walked away with the unfortunate distinction of [...]
The government Monday announced discovery of new reserve of an estimated 1.0 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in Rashidpur gas field in northern region in a major boost to the country’s ailing energy sector. Petrobangla chairman Dr. Hussain Monsur declared the new discovery of gas in state-owned Rashidpur gas field at a press briefing [...]
The depreciation of taka against dollar has marked a fresh rise over the past one week, emitting negative signals about the future of the economy including further rise in inflation and increased pressure on the balance of payments. According to the Bangladesh Bank, the buying rate of a dollar stood at Tk 75.11 and selling [...]