Month: July 2016
Did you solve it? Where’s the best place to tie your shoe in an airport?
The solution to today’s travel teaser. Earlier today I asked you the following questions: You are in an airport, and you are walking from security to your gate. The distance includes stretches of travelator, or moving walkway, and stretches of floor. You have a constant walking speed, u, and the travelators also have constant speed, […]
Mike Pence introduced as Trump’s vice-president pick after days of uncertainty
At a Manhattan event held a day late after the Nice terror attack, the candidate lauds Indiana governor despite reports he had preferred Chris Christie After a week of uncharacteristic hesitation and second-guessing, Donald Trump formally introduced the Indiana governor, Mike Pence, as his vice-presidential running mate on Saturday. The event, at the Hilton Hotel […]
Community pharmacies braced for cuts announcement – BBC News
‘Pretty lean’ One of the pharmacists, Nick Jephson, who runs the business with his brother Tim, said: “We went into pharmacy to help people. Giving out medicines is about trust. “Pharmacy has met its efficiency targets and saved the NHS 11bn in the past decade, so we’re pretty lean. “This isn’t about turning a profit […]
Journalist Held Hostage By ISIS Appears In New Propaganda Video
ISTANBUL British journalist and photographer John Cantlie, a captive of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, has appeared in yet another propaganda video, this time looking noticeably pale and gaunt. Released on July 12 by the ISIS-affiliated media outlet Amaq, the video purportedly shows Cantlie in the Iraqi city of Mosul, currently under ISIS rule. Wearing a […]
IMF warns Italy of two-decade-long recession
Eurozones third biggest economy may not recover from 2008 financial crash until mid-2020s, according the funds annual report The fragile state of Italian banks in the fraught post-Brexit financial climate has been highlighted by the International Monetary Fund, in a stark warning that the eurozones third biggest economy will have suffered for almost two decades […]