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A veterinary physiotherapist performs laser therapy on a cat at Walking Paws Rehab in Colorado in 2024. The speciality vet offers holistic treatments, such as acupuncture, for its patients. Photo: TNS

Ruff day? Hot stone massages, laser therapy make rehab purr-fect for pets

As more people view pets as family members, a speciality vet in the US now offers holistic treatments, such as acupuncture, for its patients.

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Why are there fewer babies born during the Year of the Snake?

10 Jan 2025 - 4:19PMvideocam

How you can find love and friends in 2025 without swiping

11 Jan 2025 - 9:06AM

Chinese culture

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for Monkeys, such as a big career boost

Monkeys can expect career advancements – especially if they work with women or are in a women-led industry – according to Chinese geomancy.

9 Jan 2025 - 5:27PMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Chinese culture

Year of the Snake 2025 predictions for Sheep, including their lucky colour

According to Chinese geomancy, those born in the Year of the Sheep will make money this year if they are careful – but love won’t come easy.

9 Jan 2025 - 2:11PMvideocam

Syrian conflict

Syrian photographer’s return to war-torn hometown is ‘like a dream’

Douma, near Damascus, endured years of terror under Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Sameer al-Doumy escaped, and thought he’d never get back there.

5 Jan 2025 - 4:15PM

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What I realised reading my dad’s letters to my late mom as he lay dying

It took all her courage, but Barbara J. Ferraro read the wartime letters aloud to her father as his body withered, and finally understood.

4 Jan 2025 - 6:15PM

A stack of letters sent by Barbara J. Ferraro’s father to her mother during World War II. Photo: TNS

5 million people. 1 psychiatric hospital. Many patients are chained to beds

At Mauritania’s Nouakchott Centre for Specialised Medicine, most patients stay for only a few days as beds and staff are too scarce.

4 Jan 2025 - 11:15AM

Two young nuns, divine one percenters, on why they embraced religious life

They wanted normal lives – a family, owning a home. Then they chose to take religious vows. Two young nuns, a rarity in America, explain why.

2 Jan 2025 - 5:16AM

How gender stereotyping of girls with ADHD delays diagnosis often until adulthood

Despite signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during childhood, it is often not diagnosed until adulthood, especially in women.

2 Jan 2025 - 6:22AM

In many girls, ADHD presents itself predominantly as inattention. They tend to be dreamy, shy, slow and unobtrusive rather than hyperactive and impulsive.
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‘So exhausting I feel like crying’: shock for Filipino carers in Korea

Filipino carers in Seoul are grappling with high living costs that mean they can’t save money, and with having to perform unexpected tasks.

29 Dec 2024 - 7:45AM

A group of 100 Filipino women at Incheon International Airport in Seoul. They are among a batch hired under a foreign domestic worker pilot programme. Many say the high cost of living prevents them saving money. Photo: EPA

Explainer | What do you feed a snake? Why does it shed? Tips on snake pet care

Although snakes are seen as easy to look after, there is plenty that ought to be done to take care of them properly, from food to habitat.

1 Jan 2025 - 5:29PMvideocam

‘Baby hatch’ boy, now grown up, teaches kids to love life

Koichi Miyatsu, whose mother died when he was a baby, runs an education programme in Japan based on his being raised by foster parents.

25 Dec 2024 - 8:18AM

The volunteers for whom fixing old toys to give away is like therapy

Dozens of volunteers in Venezuela fix discarded toys for distribution to hospitals and schools in poor areas, and old people’s homes.

23 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM

Volunteers discuss the best way to restore a doll at the Hospital for Soft Toys in Venezuela, which fixes old toys to distribute to hospitals, schools in poor areas, and lonely old people in the economically strained country. Photo: AP

How to ensure a happy Christmas for a loved one with dementia

The festive season can be confusing and noisy for those with dementia, but these expert tips will help everyone enjoy the occasion.

22 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM

Exchanging gifts with a loved one with dementia can be challenging whether they are the giver or the recipient. Photo: Shutterstock

Nearly two-thirds of Korean women OK with being childless, survey finds

South Korea has world’s lowest fertility rate, and 65 per cent of women and 41 per cent of men say they could accept a life without children.

22 Dec 2024 - 9:45AMvideocam

Hong Kong girl, 13, launches mentorship programme for girls in Africa

Climbing Africa’s highest peak inspired Emma Demopoulos, 13, to help Tanzania. She’s recruited international mentors for schoolgirls there.

23 Dec 2024 - 8:06AM

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Hong Kong family holidays more likely to include grandparents

Multigenerational travel a trend in Hong Kong, accommodation website says, as well as dark-sky tourism, wellness retreats and sustainability.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:46PM

Multigeneration holidays will be a trend among Hong Kong families in 2025, travel website Booking.com says. Photo: Shutterstock

She’s told sex trafficking victims’ stories. Now she’s telling her own

Hong Kong-based Sylvia Yu has given voice to sex trafficking victims for years. In her new memoir she inspires young women to be ‘fearless’.

7 Dec 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong culture

Meet a ‘big white fella’ from Northern Ireland speaking Cantonese like a local

Daniel Peacock’s trip to a Chinese takeaway got him talking Cantonese again, and posting videos with his Hong Kong-born wife that are a hit.

6 Dec 2024 - 1:26PM

Elderly couples often don’t talk. How to reconnect and stay interested

People together a long time can be emotionally distant. Regularly starting a conversation, listening and empathising, can help close the gap.

1 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

After decades together, some elderly couples run out of things to say, but following some expert tips can get them talking again. Photo: Shutterstock

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Should museums return antiquities to their countries of origin? Some say no

New fronts have opened up in the war of cultural restitution, raising complex ethical and legal questions as some argue against museums returning foreign artefacts.

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Run clubs have arrived in Hong Kong to combine exercise and community

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