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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Tara John ## Tara John Articles 796Collections 3 *  Apr 25, 2018 ### [How the World's First Loneliness Minister Will Tackle 'the Sad Reality of Modern Life'](https://time.com/5248016/tracey-crouch-uk-loneliness-minister/) Research shows that social isolation is as damaging to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Mar 15, 2018 ### [How Britain's 'Diva of Divorce' Wins Bumper Payouts for Spouses of the Super-Rich](https://time.com/5037316/britain-divorce-london-capital-ayesha-vardag/) [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Mar 8, 2018 ### [Egypt’s Abdul Fattah al-Sisi Brushes Aside Dissent to Clear Way for Second Term](https://time.com/5190976/egypts-strongman-brushes-aside-dissent-to-clear-way-for-second-term/) [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Mar 6, 2018 ### [How Sergei Skripal Went from Russian Spy to Suspected Poisoning Victim](https://time.com/5187431/sergei-skripal-russia-spy-salisbury/) The incident has drawn comparisons to the death of Russian spy, Alexander V. Litvinenko [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Mar 1, 2018 ### [Italy's Silvio Berlusconi Is Back in the Spotlight and So Are His Sexist Comments. Here Are Some of His Worst.](https://time.com/5179379/italy-silvio-berlusconi-sexist-remarks-women/) "Men will think she is going to beat me up, no one will marry you," he told a female reporter last w... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 28, 2018 ### [How Anti-Vaxxers Could Help Decide Italy's Election](https://time.com/5165670/vaccine-skepticism-northern-league-five-stars/) Italy's anti-vaccination movement has turned into an unconventional battleground for its populists [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 26, 2018 ### [Boko Haram Has Kidnapped Dozens of Schoolgirls, Again. Here's What to Know](https://time.com/5175464/boko-haram-kidnap-dapchi-schoolgirls/) Four years after the abduction of hundreds of Chibok students inspired the 'Bring Back Our Girls' ca... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 25, 2018 ### [Ivanka Trump Applauds for North and South Korean Athletes at Olympics Closing Ceremony](https://time.com/5172860/ivanka-trump-winter-olympics-closing-ceremony/) She stood and clapped for both North and South Korean athletes [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 23, 2018 ### [North Korea Is Sending Military Hardliner Kim Yong Chol to the Olympic Closing Ceremony. Here's What to Know](https://time.com/5172470/north-korea-kim-yong-chal-at-olympics/) He might cross paths with Ivanka Trump [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 15, 2018 ### [The Countries Stopping the Clock on Daylight Saving Time](https://time.com/5159865/countries-stopping-the-clock-on-daylight-saving-time/) [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 15, 2018 ### [Cyril Ramaphosa Set to be South Africa's New President](https://time.com/5144357/cyril-ramaphosa-south-africa-president/) He looks set replace the scandal-hit Jacob Zuma [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 9, 2018 ### [Why Is There An OAR Team in the 2018 Winter Olympics?](https://time.com/5141549/oar-team-winter-olympics-2018-russia/) You'll see OAR athletes competing in almost every event [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  Feb 9, 2018 ### [Norovirus Is Spreading Like Crazy at the 2018 Winter Olympics](https://time.com/5141472/norovirus-outbreak-pyeongchang/) From 32 to 86 cases in two days [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  Feb 9, 2018 ### [Bermuda Wore Shorts to the Freezing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. The Internet Is Impressed.](https://time.com/5141403/bermuda-shorts-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony/) They were not the only islanders to be under-dressed *  Feb 9, 2018 ### [Freezing Cold Couldn't Stop the Tongan Flag Bearer From Going Shirtless Again at the Winter Olympics](https://time.com/5141296/tongan-flag-bearer-shirtless-winter-olympics/) The frigid winter did not stop him Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/","name":"Tara John"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"},"name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/","sameAs":["https://x.com/tarajohn"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```