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China and Canada: A deepening friendship

<i>Luo Zhaohui is China's ambassador to Canada.</i><p>Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, together with his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau and daughter Ella-Grace, paid his first official visit to China and attended the G20 leaders' summit in Hangzhou. My wife, Ms. Jiang Yili, and I accompanied …

THE DUNGEON OF THE 'DEEP WEB'; WHERE EVEN THE SPIDERS DARE NOT TRAVEL

<i>Charles Sweeney asks, are your staff inadvertently leaving the back door open via an innocent lunch-time browse?</i><p>The underbelly of the internet, known …

Obama: Trump Not Qualified to Be U.S. President

President Barack Obama says Mr. Trump has a habit of making “wacky” comments<p>VIENTIANE, Laos—President Barack Obama on Thursday slammed Republican candidate Donald Trump for saying U.S. military generals have been “reduced to rubble” during his time in the White House and that Russian President …

15 Ways Nutritionists Have Changed Their Diets

It’s not your imagination; nutrition do’s and don’ts are always changing. One day, fat is the enemy—and the next, it’s the new miracle weight loss …

How You're Most Likely to Die, According to Science

It’s a somber thought, but we’re all going to die at some point. However, our fears about <i>how</i> we’ll die don’t always line up with the reality most of …

Ryan Reynolds' Latest Tweet Is Pure #DadGoals

Ryan Reynolds becoming a father isn't just the best thing that's ever happened to Ryan Reynolds. It's also the best thing that's ever happened to …

It Doesn’t Get Easier Than These 50 Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Less

In <b>this previous post</b> filled with meal plans and hundreds of wholesome recipes, there leaves no question that there are infinite delectable dish …

PokeNatomy Turns These Pocket Monsters Inside Out

<i>Pokémon Go’s</i> massive success proves that we all wish Pokémon were real. I don’t have the science to back up this claim, so instead I’ll let …

What Would Aliens Actually Look Like?

Two eyes or seven?<p>Speculating about what aliens look like has kept children, film producers and scientists amused for decades. If they exist, will …

Zac Efron Meets His Doppelgänger at the Olympics and the Resulting Photo Is Seriously Attractive

So much hotness in just one pic.<p>The Olympics have given us many great things this year: Leslie Jones the superfan, Matthew McConaughey the lone wolf, Leslie Jones and Matthew McConaughey together in one picture, #LochteGate, Simone Biles being amazing, Simone Biles getting a kiss from Zac Efron, …

Rio Olympics: Cutest animals, and other alternative prizes

<b>Who were the sorest losers, who showed the truest sporting spirit, and which uninvited animal guests were the cutest? As the Rio Olympics has ended, take a look at our alternative prizes.</b><p>Most confusing race for spectators<p><b>Women's marathon</b><p>Hang on. Didn't she just run past?<p>The women's marathon …

23 photos inside dreary Moscow dorms show what college life is like in Russia

While dorms in the US can cost up to $14,000 a year to live in, it's a different story in Russia. In 2014, photographer and reporter Pascal Dumont documented a dozen dormitories at various schools for The Moscow Times.<p>There, he found students living with bedbugs and roaches, underneath leaky …

'Brb gotta go wave this flag': Canadian athletes celebrate Rio closing ceremony

Penny Oleksiak wasn't the only Canadian athlete lighting up social media from inside the Maracana. See the best tweets from Canada's Olympians as they come to the emotional end of Rio 2016

Science Says You’ll Live Longer If You Dwell in the Country Over a City

Listen up city dwellers — as magnificent as all those skyscrapers may make your skyline look, science now has reason to believe that it’s not as beneficial to your health as living next to, oh, say, a field of greens, particularly with regard to women.<p>According to a study published by the Harvard …

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Is the 80/20 diet actually a diet?

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady rarely eat cooked food, Miranda Kerr tries to eat organic most of the time, and Olivia Munn reserves a small portion of …

Psychologists spent a month tracking the moods of 28,000 people, and what they did when they were the happiest surprised them

We like doing things that feel good because, well, they feel good. It's something psychologists call the "hedonic principle." Basically, the principle goes, we try to do pleasurable things whenever possible and avoid un-pleasurable things whenever we can.<p>Given our pleasure-seeking track record, …

Sex at the Olympic Games? The Truth Revealed

Source: lazyllama/Shutterstock<p>Hundreds of thousands of condoms get distributed to athletes at the Olympic Games. But how many are actually being used?<p>…

Clinton team questions Trump’s aides Russian ties

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton’s campaign is questioning Donald Trump’s top political aide’s ties to a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine, claiming …

US Energy Dept says "holy grail" of clean energy storage is imminent

Many countries are on the brink of becoming self-sufficient in their clean energy production, thanks to advances in battery technology that allow …

5 books Barack Obama thinks you should read this summer

Earlier this week, US President Barack Obama dropped his summer playlist, including the likes of Janelle Monáe, Prince, and Chance the Rapper.<p>Now, …

Pentagon says Pokémon Go threatens U.S. national security

From our friends at<p><b>BY SHANE DIXON KAVANAUGH</b><p>The force behind the world’s strongest military is apparently no match against an army of virtual …

Fan-made Pokemon Uranium is shelved by its creators after Nintendo notices

Not before it was downloaded 1.5 million times<p>The unlicensed, fan-made game called <i>Pokémon Uranium</i>, which launched last week after nine years of development, has been removed for download by its creators.<p>The game was downloaded some 1.5 million times over the past week, according to the development …

RANKED: The 20 most beautiful PlayStation games ever made

But realism isn't everything — some of the most beautiful games ever released came out 10+ years ago, standing out instead for excellence in their overall art direction.<p>Since the world of gaming is wide and varied, we're just going to focus on PlayStation exclusive games for now, which was plenty …

The future of Pokémon Go: more human interaction or advertisers' top target?

The game has built its success on a largely single-player experience – but to really leave a mark on players, developers should focus on the interpersonal angle<p>A location game overlaying the city, with players able to hunt monsters, capture stations, battle each other, build guilds. A virtual …

17 Signs You're Intelligent — Even If It Doesn't Feel Like It

Stupid people tend to overestimate their competence, while smart people tend to sell themselves short. As Shakespeare put it in "As You Like It": …

Top 84 Most Beautiful Places in the World To Visit (2017) | TopiBestList

Ever wondered What are the most beautiful places in the world to visit? There are many amazing places in Europe, Africa, Asia, America, Australia and …

‘The burden of winning a gold medal for our nation’: How North Korea demands everything from its Olympians

SEOUL, South Korea — In a selfie that has spread quickly online, North Korean gymnast Hong Un Jong smiles brightly as a South Korean competitor at …