Nivedita Bhasin became the world’s youngest commercial airline captain in 1989, but the Indian pilot still recalls her early years when other crew would urge her to rush into the cockpit so passengers wouldn’t get nervous at the sight of...
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Disturbing global trend should be ‘entirely preventable’, says Internet Watch Foundation head
A mother who lost her baby after getting Covid-19 while she was pregnant has urged other pregnant women to get vaccinated.
Nearly 70 percent of singletons believe the local Covid-19 outbreak deterred them from making new friends of the opposite sex while half of those in relationships also felt the impact of Covid on their romantic lives, a survey by dating ...
The setting is straight from a spy thriller: Crystal waters below, snow-capped Swiss Alps above and in between, a super-secure facility researching the world's deadliest pathogens.
Austrian leaders appealed for national unity after a doctor who faced death threats from anti-vaccination activists and coronavirus pandemic conspiracy theorists took her own life.
Geared towards lighting up the club (and TikTok), this is Queen Bey’s most upbeat collection yet
Expecting the very worst to happen in any given situation can harm mental health. How do we stop these toxic-thinking spirals?
A televised debate between the candidates to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister has been abandoned after the host fainted on air.
UK experts believe they have identified the cause of the recent spate of mysterious liver problems affecting young children around the world.
While the boom in demand can largely be attributed to the pandemic, there is also a darker side to why some women opt to rent strangers to join their wedding party.
A modern Saudi painter is aiming to overturn traditional public perceptions of art with her modern abstract style. Jana Mousa has been the subject of criticism for portraying nudity and womanly shapes in her vibrant artwork. But backed b...
Analysis: Tory leader contender was first woman to hold post and is hoping trade and equalities experience will also play in favour
A cost-of-living crisis sparked in part by higher fuel and food prices is expected to hit women the hardest, the World Economic Forum reported Wednesday, pointing to a widening gender gap in the global labor force.
Nine women have reported they were drugged by an unknown substance after attending the annual summer party of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- whose Chancellor Olaf Scholz is a member -- last week.
President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Bid...
More than a million people have taken part in the 50th anniversary of the UK's first Pride parade in London.
The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization.
The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court has chipped away at the wall separating church and state in a series of new rulings, eroding American legal traditions intended to prevent government officials from promoting any particular fa...
Pride parades kicked off in New York City and around the country Sunday with glittering confetti, cheering crowds, fluttering rainbow flags and newfound fears about losing freedoms won through decades of activism.
Almost a month since Shanghai lifted its strict COVID-19 lockdowns, fashion retailers are stuck with piles of unsold stock as cautious consumers stay away from the commercial hub's glitzy shopping districts.
Abril, a 22-year-old college student, has a plan if Roe v. Wade is overturned: use encrypted messages, burner phones and international numbers to ensure women still have the choice to terminate a pregnancy.
Sara Duterte, the daughter of the outgoing populist president of the Philippines, took her oath Sunday as vice president following a landslide electoral victory she clinched despite her father’s human rights record that saw thousands of ...
People who need menstrual products are struggling amid a shortage of tampons in the US. What exactly is going on?