In case you forgot the year, it's 2017. Anyone can go on a date —including two straight dudes. Bromances are nothing new, but this concept of making time to go dates with your guy friends should be.Allow me to womans plain a man date: A man date is an outing or night in with one of your guy friends in order to bond on a deeperlevel by enjoying quality time with each other, without the interruption of a group or significant others.Here are four reasonsguys should adopt the practice of going

You would think eating endless amounts of food could be harmful to any diet, right?While we know there's no such thing as a zero-calorie food, if portion control isn't part of your vocabularly, you'll want to pay attention to this list, which reveals certain foods you could eat a lot of without seeing negative results.In an article forInsider, nutritionist Dr Lisa Young identified 14 foods that really are the holy grail of good eating because they're packed with nutrients and hav

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them, officials said Wednesday, in a move expected to be opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic church.Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the intensified drive to make contraceptives available and ensure zero unmet need for family planning is important to reduce poverty. He said the government's target is to cut the poverty rate from

The Russian health ministry has unveiled plans to ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2015.The radical move would make Russia the first country to take such a stringent anti-tobacco stance.Russia has long been tolerant of smoking, and public restrictions were only introduced in 2013.But legislation introduced since then has toughened the law considerably.However, even by the proposal’s advocates, there are doubts as to how enforceable any ban on selling to an entire generation of pe

Donald Trump met with the founder of China's biglyonline retailer on Monday to talk jobs and small businesses.Jack Ma, the chairman of Alibaba Group, visited the president-elect at Trump Tower in Manhattan to discuss the Chinese company's plans to create 1 million jobs in the US over the next five years. With a stronghold on China's e-retail market, Alibaba has plans to expand its presence in the US.Ma told reporters at the hotel's lobby the two focused on small businesses, espec

The largest armed U.S. military brigade to be deployed to Europe since the end of the Cold War arrived Saturday at a port in northern Germany, military officials said.The U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divisionarrived in the port of Bremerhaven on Fridayand began a days-long process of deploying heavy equipment including tanks and armored vehicles. The deployment is the culmination of a promised heavier armed troop presence in eastern Europe since the Russian annex

A senior official at the Israeli Embassy in London was secretly filmed discussing with a Conservative staffer how British officials with a pro-Palestinian stance could be “taken down.”The footage of the controversial conversation wasreleasedon Sunday by Al Jazeera, which said it was a preview for a larger four-part expose on Israeli influence on British politics, which would be aired starting next Sunday.The footage showed a lunchtime discussion between Israeli Embassy official Shai Masot and

Immigrants to the UK should learn English before they arrive, or be enrolled in a compulsory language course when they get here, according to a parliamentary report.The report by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on social integration also called on ministers to consider a radical overhaul which could see regions given the power to set their own immigration policy.Through the introduction of policies aimed at directing population flows to areas of the country which require higher levels o

Israelipolice are questioning Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuover a pair of corruption allegations, local media reported after police arrived at his official residence.The police did not speak to journalists, but Israeli media said they are looking into suspicions Mr Netanyahu inappropriately accepted expensive gifts from two businessmen.Reports said the initial questioning, which began on Monday evening, could last several hours.A black screen was earlier placed in front of Mr Netanyahu's

India's top court on Monday ruled that election candidates cannot use religion or caste to seek votes, describing them as corrupt practices under electoral laws.India has a Hindu-nationalist government, and most political parties select candidates in various districts based on caste and religious considerations to influence voting.The ruling on Monday is considered significant as it comes months before elections in Uttar Pradesh state where dominant campaign issues are caste affiliations and