Noga Tarnopolsky and Faine GreenwoodApril 26, 2013 11:02

Israeli Absolut Vodka lovers, you're in luck: the Swedish company has decided to release a limited run of 150,000 special bottles dedicated to the Israeli party of Tel Aviv, as part of its popular Absolut Blank series.

Twinkies back in stores by July, Hostess says (VIDEO)

Sarah WolfeApril 25, 2013 17:28

Calm down, Twinkies hoarders. The beloved snack cakes will be in stores again by July.

One soda a day increases diabetes risk, study says

News DeskApril 25, 2013 15:12

Even one can of soda a day can up your risk for diabetes, a new study finds.

How scared should we be of H7N9?

Rian Rossetti and Matthew WelchApril 26, 2013 06:00

The newest outbreak of avian flu, the strain H7N9, has killed 22 and infected 108. As more cases appear and the death toll rises, so do the fears. But Dr. Neil Fishman, associate chief medical officer at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, is cautiously optimistic. Find out why.

Virgin America introduces in-flight flirting system

Amy SilversteinApril 25, 2013 12:04

"Your chance of de-planing with a plus-one are at least 50 percent."

Israeli beer tasting notes

Noga TarnopolskyApril 24, 2013 12:44

JERUSALEM — Now they're coming after our beer! That's the rallying cry at Jerusalem and Tel Aviv bars tonight, the last evening before a new beer tax goes into effect.

Exercise labels on fast-food menus cut calories, study says

Sarah WolfeApril 23, 2013 16:41

Care for a side of sit-ups with those fries? A new study suggests putting exercise times on fast-food menus.

Geoffrey CainApril 23, 2013 06:26

Artisan coffee comes to North Korea

In Pyongyang, one new coffeeshop serves a hip and cosmopolitan roast.

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A general view of downtown street on April 2, 2011 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

Pyongyang is home to a hip new coffeeshop serving "third wave" coffee.

Are anti-corruption campaigns causing China's economy to slow?

Benjamin CarlsonApril 16, 2013 06:01

HONG KONG — China's economy delivered a surprise this week, posting a first-quarter GDP growth rate of 7.7 percent year over year. That's lower than economists were expecting, and it underscores the fragility of China's economic recovery from the doldrums of 2012. While many analysts point to weak industrial production as a cause of the slowdown, some observers have an intriguing theory about what may be exacerbating China's economic woe: the anti-corruption campaigns of president Xi Jinping.

#AFridayIn Jerusalem: gin and tonic pub crawl

Katrine DermodyApril 13, 2013 15:47

GlobalPost's Senior Correspondent in Israel, Noga Tarnopolsky, served up her version of #AFridayIn on the rocks with some muddled cucumber — as she took our Twitter followers on a gin-fueled evening in Jerusalem.