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Babies should sleep in their mother’s bed until they are at least three years old, it was claimed last night. The controversial advice comes from a paediatrician who found that two-day-old babies who were placed in cots slept less well than those who dozed on their mother’s chest. Their hearts were also under more stress, it was claimed. Sleeping alone makes it harder for mother and chi... 查看详细
When it comes to love, the world is now our oyster - we can choose who to date, live with, marry or divorce. But it seems having endless options hasn"t stopped couples from straying. A staggering 47 percent of the British population has admitted to cheating on a partner - whilst 63 percent have discovered they have been cheated on, a new survey has revealed. But despite the nation’s inf... 查看详细
Public schools across the country are cancelling Halloween celebrations over issues ranging from candy corn to concerns that Americans are forcing their holiday traditions on new immigrants and many parents are angered by what they are calling political correctness. The principal at Buckman Elementary School in Portland, OR recently banned costumes at his school, calling instead for boys ... 查看详细
Chaps, if you’re wondering whether the lady of your dreams wants a big family, the answer could be staring you in the face. Women with feminine looks are more likely to long for lots of children, according to research – and the softer their features, the bigger a brood they have in mind. The study suggests that men desperate to be dads should seek women with button noses, large eyes and ... 查看详细
Former Irish President Mary Robinson was just making polite conversation when she asked an Ethiopian teenager about her wedding day. The 16-year-old had already been married a year. "She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, "I had to drop out of school,"" Robinson said in a telephone interview. "That conveyed to me the reality," said Robinson, the first woman to serve as Ireland... 查看详细
They can get glammed up, enjoy a good meal and gossip till the cows come home. No wonder one in three married women have more fun with friends than their husbands. Researchers who interviewed 3,000 women found that many would rather spend the day with a friend than be with their other half. Six out of ten said they prefer to go shopping with their girlfriends rather than their partner b... 查看详细
Cradled by her former-supermodel mother and surrounded by bodyguards, the most famous baby in France made her first public appearance today. Giulia, the four-day-old daughter of Carla Bruni and President Nicolas Sarkozy, appeared on the steps of the Muette Clinic in Paris, where she was born last Wednesday. Wrapped in a dark blue baby wrap, Guilia was carried down some steps to a waiting... 查看详细
If you wince when you hear it then you are not alone in thinking "sexting" is the most irritating phrase to have entered our lexicon this year. It topped a YouGov poll of 2,054 adults in the UK which revealed our least favourite new technology jargon of 2011. "Sexting" – meaning ‘the sending of sexually explicit photographs or messages by mobile phone’ – was the clear winner with 24 perc... 查看详细
The reeling housing market has come to this: To shore it up, two Senators are preparing to introduce a bipartisan bill Thursday that would give residence visas to foreigners who spend at least $500,000 to buy houses in the U.S. The provision is part of a larger package of immigration measures, co-authored by Sens. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Mike Lee (R., Utah), designed to spur more f... 查看详细
Women who are stressed while trying for a baby are more likely to have girls, research suggests. A study found that those who were under pressure at home, work or in their love life in the weeks or months before becoming pregnant had higher than usual odds of giving birth to a daughter rather than a son. The finding, by Oxford University and US researchers, means the economic downturn co... 查看详细
There may be a reason Mitt Romney is a front-runner in the Republican presidential nomination race that has nothing to do with his stance on immigration or Social Security, according to a study published on Tuesday. It"s his height. Americans, whether they know it or not, prefer taller leaders, a preference that dates back to the dawn of the human race, said Texas Tech University politic... 查看详细
When Apple released its new iOS 5 operating system to go with its iPhone 4S, it touted a new app called "Find My Friends" as a great way to track and meet up with friends. If they agree, you can see their locations on a map on your screen. But the app"s enterprising customers are apparently already finding other uses. If the online posts appearing on a chat forum at MacRumors.com are for ... 查看详细
A 56-year-old Canadian man who left home after his business went bankrupt completed an 11-year walk around the world on Sunday, and told a crowd of well-wishers his new goal was to promote peace. Jean Beliveau -- who arrived to a hero"s welcome in Montreal from loved ones, lawmakers and supporters -- said his "real mission" was to lobby Canada and other governments to create "ministries o... 查看详细
A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs. Channel Four viewers will see Alan Billis turned into a mummy over the space of a few months as his body is preserved using the techniques which the ancient Egyptians used on Tutankhamun. Billis had been terminally ill with cancer when he volunteered to u... 查看详细
The world"s population looks set to smash through the seven billion barrier in the next few days, according to the United Nations. It comes just 12 years since the total reached six billion - with official estimates saying the figure will top eight billion in 2025 and 10 billion before the end of the century. And it is most likely the baby will be born in the Asia-Pacific region - where ... 查看详细
爱尔兰法院服务部近日宣布，法官出庭时不再需要佩戴标志性假发。这一变革使沿袭了超过350年的传统就此终结，同时还为爱尔兰纳税人节约不少开支。爱尔兰司法系统此前每任命一名法官，就需要支付2200欧元（约合1.9万人民币）来购买假发。据悉，这一提议已在爱尔兰高级法院管理委员会获得通过，并将在司法部长签署后正式生效。届时，最高和高级法院，以及巡回法院的法官在出庭时都不再需要佩戴假发。此前，爱尔兰法院服务部还通过一项规定，出庭法官不再被称呼为“My Lord”（大人），而改称“Judge”（法官）。 Ireland"s judges are to ditch their horsehair wigs after 350 years, the country"s Courts Service said. "A change in Court Rules made today, will end t... 查看详细
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said in his party’s August presidential election speech that after he lost his parliamentary seat in the mid-90s, he could have used the $100-plus monthly grant to families with children brought in by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan to help buy his two sons new pants and shoes. A report released Friday on assets owned by members of Japan’s cabine... 查看详细
San Diego, which has been touted as having one of the best climates in the United States, is also the luckiest, according to a new ranking. The sunny southern California city won the top spot in the Men"s Health magazine list of America"s 100 luckiest towns, with Baltimore, Phoenix, Wilmington in Delaware and Richmond, Virginia not far behind. "Luck is basically our modern world"s magic,... 查看详细
A cyclical drop in the sun"s radiation can trigger unusually cold winters in parts of North America and Europe, scientists say, a finding that could improve long-range forecasts and help countries prepare for blizzards. Scientists have known for a long time that the sun has an 11-year cycle during which radiation measured by sunspots on the surface reaches a peak then falls. But pinning d... 查看详细
The White House is calling on Pakistan’s government to break any links it has with the militant Haqqani Network. Obama administration officials say Islamabad has not acted against those who attacked the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul last week. 白宫方面要求巴基斯坦政府和激进组织哈卡尼切断往来。白宫官员表示，巴基斯坦方面至今没有对上周对美国驻喀布尔使馆和北大西洋公约组织驻阿富汗总部进行攻击的那些人采取任何行动。 White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Frida... 查看详细
