Baby Boomers Pick Monty Python Tune for Their Funeral

NEW YORK: They came of age in the “Swinging Sixties” and now baby boomers are dying as they lived: ditching tradition and replacing it with Monty Python, pop songs and fancy dress at their funerals.

The generation that grew up with the Pythons’ surreal Read More »

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Over 50s are new “in crowd” says television presenter

PHOENIX: Over 50s have regular sex, admit taking recreational drugs and are becoming “the new in-crowd”, according to Mariella Frostrup.

The television presenter, who turned 52 this month, said her generation had undergone a “social revolution”. Yet out-dated Read More »

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Assisted dying is a sin, says Pope

ATLANTA: Pope Francis denounced the right-to-die movement yesterday, saying euthanasia was a sin against God.

The Latin American pontiff said it was a “false sense of compassion” to consider euthanasia as an act of dignity. Read More »

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Developers increasingly looking at over 50s market to rescue ailing projects

DALLAS: Developers who are struggling to sell apartments, flats and units are increasingly targeting the over 50s market in an attempt to rescue languishing projects.

But far from being a sales pushover, the over 50s are proving to be a tough conversion. Read More »

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