SOCIAL media users have been stunned by the meaning of a little-known symbol listed on a clothing label. The unusual graphic appears to show a chicken crossed out alongside more recognizable symbols.

There are up to five key symbols printed on the label of every piece of clothing but most people haven't the faintest clue what many of them mean - and could even be exposing their favourite ...

A circle inside a square means you can tumble dry the garment The dots indicate temperature – one for low heat, two for slightly higher heat, and three for high heat A cross over the symbol means you ...

In Amitav Ghosh's acclaimed novel, Sea of Poppies, a village woman from an opium-producing region in India has a vivid encounter with a poppy seed. "She looked at the seed as if she has never seen ...

You know those hieroglyphic-like laundry symbols on clothing labels? They relay important cleaning information. Here's what they mean and how to use them. A picture may be worth a thousand words ...

Laundry is an art many have not yet mastered, but not for lack of trying. According to the Census Bureau's 2020 American Housing Survey, more than 85 percent of Americans have laundry facilities ...

The other flows from opium trafficking supported by the Taliban, which use the proceeds to fund attacks on Western troops. Only recently has the Afghan government seemed to take stock of the ...

They may be confusing, but washing labels - once you know what the symbols mean - are very straightforward. According to Ariel, each and every clothing label should tell you what fabric the item ...

To make sure we're doing our laundry properly, clothing labels come with a variety of symbols, indicating that your shirt should be washed at 30 not 40, or that tumble dryers should be avoided ...

In interviews with drug-war figures ranging from opium farmers to U.S. officials, Cowell unravels the complex political, economic, and diplomatic web that surrounds the heroin business.

PROF. ZHENG YANGWEN:That the Chinese were buying a little bit of opium every time, and that number was increasing. PRESENTER:'The key to the opium trade was British control of India, 'where the ...