Beirut is ready to send refugees home, but there isn’t much for them to go back to. AKKAR, Lebanon—“They kill the kids. They kill everyone! We can’t go back!” For Fatima, the idea of returning to war-ravaged Syria with her five children is laughable. Besides, what would she go back to? “We had a home, a farm,” she said. “All ...

When Robert Fisk wrote Pity the Nation, the history of the 1975-1990 Lebanese Civil War, he probably never imagined things would get that bad. Well, they might. There are over 900,000 registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon (though the actual number may be 1.5 million as the United Nations stopped registering arrivals in 2015), and they now comprise at least 15% ...

I’m starting to wonder if the trouble with our politicians is that they’ve evolved to do politics but not economics, making them unfit to cope with the economic threats we now face. On the one hand, they’ve been able to leave the management of the economy to the independent Reserve Bank, whose tinkering with interest rates – up a bit, ...

President Donald Trump said he is “prepared for everything” but that “most economists” don’t think a recession is on the horizon as growing fears of a slowdown persist. “We are doing tremendously well,” the President told reporters on a tarmac in New Jersey before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. “Consumers are rich, tax cut loaded up with ...

Donald Trump and his chief trade advisers insisted on Sunday the US is not facing a recession which markets appear to fear and which could prove costly at the polls next year.In a 30-minute appearance before reporters in New Jersey, the president appeared impervious to danger. The characteristically freewheeling exchange covered his positions on trade, the economy, gun control and ...

Trace is ‘democratising’ artworks by moving them out of galleries and into spaces like a garage or bakery Ralph’s Garage looks, sounds and smells like any mechanic’s workshop. From the cracked footpath outside, oil stains and grinding noises emit just enough kitsch and colour to remind customers they’re in West End, Brisbane’s eclectic heart. It takes a short moment before ...

our hairstyle can make or break your entire look — but somehow it’s easy to get into a hair rut that often includes tying it back every day or letting yourself go far too long between haircuts until you just can’t stand it any longer. Whether it’s because you are weary of updating your look, haven’t found the right stylist, ...

Do what you can the night before, avoid gadgets – and don’t hit the snooze button Prepare the night before Prepare what you can the night before, says Dr Hazel Wallace, a locum doctor and the author of The Food Medic – from your packed lunch to laying out your clothes. Vicky Silverthorn, a professional organiser, suggests leaving necessary items ...

It’s not all about stretching. Varied exercise, good posture and changing your diet can help you stay nimble Maintain a healthy weight Essentially, the heavier you are, the greater the impact on the joints and the stronger the muscles have to be to control movements, explains Laura Jamieson, a chartered physiotherapist. Ensuring that muscle-mass percentage is higher than body-fat percentage ...

Choose your food carefully, don’t eat at your desk – and try for a quick burst of exercise Make your own lunch It is cheaper and you know what is in it. Healthy leftovers from the night before, bulked up with extra vegetables or a salad, can be a good option, says Gillian Killiner, a dietitian and spokeswoman for the ...