But are touchscreens safe? The case for the prosecution is straightforward. If fiddling with the screen of a smartphone while ...

In olden times Britain was known for its sacred routes. Canterbury Cathedral became a popular pilgrimage destination after ...

But, according to a new global ranking of 139 economies published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), Germany ...

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A stronger argument for slimming reporting rules might be the burden on smaller firms. Since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, ...

Mr Huang is in a celebratory mood. Hobnobbing with kings and presidents is one sign of his extraordinary ascent, thanks to ...

When America hosts the competition, it is usually played at exclusive private clubs, some with six-figure initial membership ...

“I don’t want to take anything from the government,” says an Egyptian doctor living in Britain. “I want to give the country ...

D akhla is africa’s strangest boomtown. To the many kite-surfers who visit the place, the combination of peaceful waters and brisk onshore winds makes it simply a great place to surf. But to the ...

Common knowledge—knowing that others know something, and that they know we know—is powerful. Thinking about it “illuminates many enigmas of our public affairs and personal lives”, Professor Pinker ...

Minh-Thu Pham of Project Starling, a group that supports multilateral co-operation, says the danger is less that the UN goes ...

Their stories reflect new trends in Chinese dissent: an increase in the number of protests, a rise in creativity and a ...