Saudi women drive down memory lane

"Riyadh: In an ornate living room, a group of women gathered around coffee and date cakes to celebrate the afternoon 18 years ago when they got into cars and drove the streets of Riyadh, a stunning defiance of Saudi Arabia's ban on female driving. They have only one regret:...

Bad habits costing Australians dearly

"Alcohol, drugs and tobacco come with a cost: broken homes, broken families, broken lives. There is also a financial cost: for Australia, 56 billion Australian dollars (50 billion US dollars) a year in lost production, crime and accidents."That's an enormous amount of money,"...

Dying to Live

Sort of an extention of "scared straight", mock funerals are helping some to take their own lives -- and potential-- more seriously. Corporations are also hiring "well-dying" consultants to transform their workforces. I'm not sure, though: perhaps my own mock funeral would...