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‘I was a pretty lucky guy’: Tom Hanks on resisting his nice-guy reputation

Financial Times: The Hollywood superstar on why Jeff Bezos couldn't tempt him into space.

Will you live to 100? The answer is in your blood

Telegraph: New research links 10 blood "biomarkers" with longevity.

‘We went back to the Stone Age’: Life in besieged Gaza

New York Times: Life in Gaza revolves around a daily struggle to find food and water.

Can divorce be affordable? Yes, but only if both parties want it to be

New York Times: The greatest challenge of divorce can be navigating powerful emotions.

Mid-life dementia link: How menopause changes the brain

New York Times: Menopausal symptoms may be a neurological risk factor for some.

Three Kiwi sustainable swimwear brands to watch, including the world’s first zero-waste label

The fashion industry has been known as the second-biggest polluter in the world.

Stretch marks have gone mainstream. Everybody has feedback

New York Times: The once-verboten “flaw” is approaching fashion industry standard.

Gran denied surgery, given death sentence - so she went to Canada and is thriving

Jo Gaeta's son refused to accept nothing could be done.

Deep Trouble: New sea change threatens planet

Why the world should be worried about the impact on the Southern Ocean

American nightmare: Tragedy strikes famed Kiwi tennis family

NYT: The death of one daughter and the abuse of another have devastated the Lewis family.

$14m for a basic house: The country where most people rent for life

New York Times: 'Two kids, a house, a garden ... I don’t know anybody who has that.'

'I am your retribution': Donald Trump's extreme plans for 2025

NY Times: US governance and foreign policy face a radical shift if Trump wins re-election.

Can some antidepressants cause lasting sexual problems?

NY Times: Some patients say symptoms persist long after they've stopped taking SSRIs.

Desperate effort under way to evacuate young cancer patients from Gaza

New York Times: The youngest is not even a year old; the oldest is 14.

Wrinkles and nappies: The men who become fathers in their 50s, 60s and beyond

Times: Five (non-celebrity) dads on the joys and challenges of having kids later in life.

Dr Ruth saved people’s sex lives. Now she wants to cure loneliness

New York Times: 'The first thing to do is have the courage to admit you’re lonely.'