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  • Internet addicts more likely to develop depression

    2010-08-04 09:20

    Teenagers who spend excessive amounts of time on the Internet are one and a half times more likely to develop depression than moderate web users, a study in China has found.

  • UK men fret about hair, weight, looks but do little

    2010-08-04 09:05

    It's supposed to be a mark of distinction, but going grey is now the top concern for British men, according to new research.

  • Get a charge out of nature

    2010-08-03 09:40

    I rubbed my eyes as I watched the morning sun slowly inch its way into my bedroom. It was early too early.

  • Pain of parting fades over time

    2010-08-03 09:40

    I remember attending a class in Germany in which the teacher asked us to list our friends, partners and relatives in order of their importance.

  • Fame more than a name

    2010-08-03 09:33

    The other day, Ellen was reading a magazine, and I glanced over her shoulder at a photograph of a rather plain looking woman.

  • Disney's Mickey, Mulan teach ABCs to China's tots

    2010-08-03 11:18

    "Do you want a snack?" smiling Chinese children ask each other at a Disney English Learning Center in Shanghai in slight lilting American accents.

  • Moving on, looking back

    2010-08-03 09:31

    From herdsman to farmer, a journey in Inner Mongolia by Xinhua writers Lu Qiuping and Zhang Yunlong.

  • Gift of mother tongues

    2010-08-03 09:29

    Haifeng is a small county in the southeast of Guangdong province, and the Haifeng dialect, something between Cantonese and Hokkien, is only spoken in that area.

  • Faye turns on the charm

    2010-08-03 09:24

    The diva will return to the stage after six years for major concerts in Beijing and Shanghai.

  • 'Take a look at your world'

    2010-08-03 09:15

    Pick up a traditional atlas and you'll find ample information on political boundaries and common landforms such as mountains and deserts.

  • Women and strength training: weighty issues

    2010-08-03 09:12

    Strength training for women is a weighty issue.

  • Past more comforting than future for many: poll

    2010-08-03 09:11

    Most Americans think the quality of life for adults under 30 years old, or Generation Y, won't be as good as it is for their baby-boomer parents, according to a new poll.

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