Spend Mother’s Day at home

There are many ways to say thank you to Mum on May 12, and while it doesn’t have to be expressed in tangible items, there are some great ideas out there if Mum’s a homebody at heart. A new throw or rug is an effective winter warmer, which doubles as a new splash of colour… Read More »

French telecom giant Orange on trial over staff suicides

French telecom giant Orange and seven former or current managers are going on trial accused of moral harassment over a wave of employee suicides a decade ago. France’s main phone and internet company saw 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees from 2007-2010. The company, then called France Telecom,… Read More »

Harvard, Tufts, MIT stage 3-day humanitarian disaster simulation

“We have a saying in the simulation: ‘Rain is educational,’” Stephanie Kayden said, considering the cold, wet New England forest around her on a drizzly spring day. Across the surrounding landscape, 115 students from Harvard, Tufts, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were getting a firsthand taste of life as humanitarian aid workers. Divided into… Read More »