ONE YEAR AGO, Helen Hu was in the small beach town of Las Tunas, Ecuador, living and working at a hostel alongside her sister and spending her free time learning to surf. She was some 300 miles ...

Matilda Tao (left) and her daughter Lillian Lee (right) are both full of surprises – one wants to host a funeral party, while the other wants to sell merchandise at the same event.

WhatsApp has rolled out a new, sleek look with a deeper dark theme for the web client. The update is available to everyone and offers a more consistent look with the phone and desktop apps. The ...