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More than correction of a medical misnomer

Women are still expected to tolerate pain as a “natural” process, whether it’s periods or even child birth. (Getty Images)
Published on May 23, 2026 18:01 IST

The joy of sadness in children’s stories

The adult experience of a child’s universe is a sobering thing. Children are essentially powerless in an adult world. (HT Archive)
Published on May 23, 2026 17:43 IST

Sorry, it is very British & means many things

When spoken on the street, Sorry may sound like an apology but it is, in fact, an expression of ‘the UK’s deep discomfort with accidental intimacy’. It usually means ‘excuse me’, ‘after you’ or ‘please move’ or, even, ’let’s pretend this tiny collision never happened’. (AP)
Published on May 23, 2026 17:41 IST

Lessons from the new Ebola outbreak

What complicates the response is that there is no approved vaccine or therapeutic intervention for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola. (Reuters)
Published on May 21, 2026 15:17 IST