How important is social class in Britain today?
The UK is famed for the rigid distinctions between the different strata of society – but what’s the truth in the myth?
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The fall and rise of subscription libraries
In the days before public libraries, people paid for the privilege of borrowing books
Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides
"When I woke up I didn't know that I was in China."
Top 5 social media scams to avoid
Scammers have been worming their way into giant social media networks to trick people into giving over their personal and financial information.
Chinese Colleges grapple with influx of tourists
Across the country, spring flowers and greenery have dressed urban and rural areas in a multitude of colors.
Google given access to UK patient records for research
Google has been given access to an estimated 1.6 million NHS patient records, it has been revealed.
Watly: The computer that provides clean water, energy, internet access
Touted by its creators as the "world's largest solar-powered computer," it could offer a quantum leap for development across rural Africa.
Chinese language is difficult to learn, sure, but outdated? No!
Everyone knows that the Chinese language is one of the most difficult languages in the world, but is it "backwards" or "unsuitable for the modern age" as some in the West says it is?
Ramadan for non-Muslims: An etiquette guide
There are 7 billion people in the world. And a full 22% of them -- 1.6 billion -- are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month.
Google bans plug-in that picks out Jews
Google has banned an extension of its Chrome browser which was being used to identify Jewish names on the internet by surrounding them with three sets of brackets, or parentheses.
