Wednesday, September 30

Tag: Featured

At Least 14 Die As Student Bus Crashes In Spain
ENGLISH, Europe

At Least 14 Die As Student Bus Crashes In Spain

    A bus carrying foreign students has crashed and killed 14 people in northeastern Spain - and British students are feared to be among the injured. At least 43 were hurt when the coach collided with a car and overturned on the AP7 highway near Freginals around 6am local time. The injured, aged between 22 and 29, were from Britain, Switzerland, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine and Barcelona, local media said. Four were reportedly seriously hurt in the crash, which happened around halfway between Valencia and Barcelona. Two of the injured people were in the car. They are being treated at hospitals in Tortosa, Amposta, Reus and Tarragona, officials said. The bus, carrying 56 people including the driver, was returning from the renowned Fallas fireworks festival in Valencia when it crashe...
Iain Duncan Smith: what made the quiet man roar?
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Iain Duncan Smith: what made the quiet man roar?

    Will the real Iain Duncan Smith please stand up? The self-styled quiet man of British politics is a hard subject to paint in broad brush strokes. A former army officer, IDS – as he is known to many – is often seen in the mould of Norman Tebbit, the MP for Chingford, whose seat he inherited in 1992. Like Tebbit, Duncan Smith is on the right of the Conservative party. Staunchly Eurosceptic, he is now a leading light in the Vote Leave campaign. Duncan Smith was one of the first politicians to back calls for the invasion of Iraq following the 9/11 attacks in the US. A committed Catholic, he has extolled the virtues of marriage and was at one stage opposed to the repeal of section 28, the controversial policy banning schools from promoting homosexuality that was scrapped in 200...
This is how to see everyone who has ever rejected you on Facebook
ENGLISH, Technology

This is how to see everyone who has ever rejected you on Facebook

    While there may be a few that are still fresh in your mind, you can now see all the people in the history of Facebook who decided they didn’t want to accept your friendship online, and clicked to reject your request. If you’re in the mood to unnecessarily torture yourself, the trick is quick and easy to do, and will reveal a list of all the people that either ignored or rejected your friend requests in a matter of seconds. Here’s how to do it: 1. First, hover over the toolbar at the top of Facebook and click on the Friend Requests icon. 2. Your friend requests box will pop up. At the bottom, click "See all." 3. Click "View Sent Requests" towards the top left of the page. Once the offending list has been revealed, you can either celebrate the fact that no one has ever rejec...
Shahjalal Airport security deal with British company by Mar 21
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Shahjalal Airport security deal with British company by Mar 21

    The government will sign a deal with a British security company by March 21 to ensure security screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, the civil aviation minister said today. The minister did not however reveal name of the company. The British company will also provide training to security officials, Minister Rashed Khan Menon has said while talking to reporters at the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (Caab) office today. Redline Assured Security is expected to get the contract for airport security screening at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for two years at a cost of Tk 75 crore. After completing all formalities including TPP (Technical Project Proposal) the deal will be made on Monday, the minister said. Earlier, a high-profile steer...
Refugee crisis: Turkish coastguard attacks boat packed with migrants
ENGLISH, Europe

Refugee crisis: Turkish coastguard attacks boat packed with migrants

    Channel 4 News's footage from the Aegean Sea (Picture: [copyright]) The Turkish coastguard attacked a flimsy dinghy packed with men, women and children in a bid to prevent it reaching Greece, it has been claimed. Footage filmed by Channel 4 News in the Aegean appeared to show members of the coastguard repeatedly striking the boat with sticks in order to break its engine. One young woman was hit on the head, according to those on board. After failing to cut the motor, the coastguard crew revved their vessel’s engine to create a huge wake, in what film-makers said they believed was an attempt to sink the boat. The allegations will exacerbate concerns about the treatment of refugees by Turkey. While the country has won international praise for accepting an estimated 2.7 milli...
Khaleda opens party council amid festivity: BNP unveils plan for rainbow natio’ by 2030
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Khaleda opens party council amid festivity: BNP unveils plan for rainbow natio’ by 2030

    BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia inaugurated her party’s sixth national council amid a festive atmosphere in the city on Saturday morning. BNP Chairperson today unveiled her party’s Vision 2030 Plan to turn the country into a rainbow nation to create a political culture where all people of varying opinions can coexist peacefully. Khaleda, the widow of party founder Ziaur Rahman, opened the council by hoisting the national flag at 10:48 am at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh. She also released a bunch of balloons and pigeons. The inaugural session started through recitation of verses from the holy Quran. The session will end with the speech of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, to be followed by lunch. The second and important session of the council will start at 3 pm. Around 30,0...
These are the 9 biggest risks facing the world
ENGLISH, Extras

These are the 9 biggest risks facing the world

    2016 has been a challenging year for the world so far. Quotes in the article. Governments worldwide are trying to solve the puzzle of slowing growth, financial markets are struggling to find stability, and several major geopolitical crises are causing problems across the world. But exactly what are the biggest challenges facing humanity right now? To find out, we took a look at the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Risk index. The EIU takes a look at the biggest problems facing the world, and gives each one a score out of 25, with 25 being the highest possible score. The index is updated monthly to reflect changes in the global political and economic environment, and the March update, released on Wednesday night, includes some new and surprising risks. Check out what the ...
How many girls do you see?
ENGLISH, Extras

How many girls do you see?

    This new photo is tearing the internet apart. It seems no one can agree on how many girls are shown in this photo. In the latest edition of the unceasing series of online illusions comes Swiss photographer Tiziana Vergari, who shared the following picture on Instagram last week, reports Mashable. With 16.5 million likes and over 700 comments, this photo is tinkering the minds of onliners who are trying to work out how many girls there actually are in the photo. Is it three? Four? Two? Identical twins? Where exactly is the mirror? No one can quite agree. Vergari herself has since taken to the comments to clear things up. The photo does indeed show two sisters, both of whom are looking into mirrors (the nearest girl is looking into a mirror that's just out of shot of the cam...
In France your waiter can charge you extra if you’re rude
ENGLISH, Europe

In France your waiter can charge you extra if you’re rude

    Waiters in France are being given the power to charge customers more or less depending on how polite they are. Waiting-on is considered a profession worthy of respect in France, so the policy of charging rude customers extra is reportedly becoming more widespread. In 2013, La Petite Syrah in Nice became so fed up of rude customers it began penalising them. If waiters were asked for "a coffee" they charged 7€ (£4.90). Ask for “a coffee, please” and the price was dropped to 4.25€ (£3.60). The winning formula, though, was to say “Bonjour [‘hello’], a coffee please”, which would cost you the typical price of 1.40€ (£1.20). Manager Fabrice Pepino told The Local at the time: "It started as a joke because at lunchtime people would come in very stressed and were sometimes rude to ...
Disability benefit cuts not acceptable, Conservative rebels tell Osborne
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Disability benefit cuts not acceptable, Conservative rebels tell Osborne

    George Osborne risks parliamentary defeat over plans to cut £1.3bn from disability benefits as criticism of the scheme spread across Conservative backbenches. The leader of the revolt warned the chancellor that the political unease was greater than that felt at the time of last autumn’s successful revolt over plans to cut tax credits. Andrew Percy accused the chancellor of hitting “exactly the wrong people” in its proposal to cut personal independence payments (PIP) for people who need aids to help them dress and use the toilet. The MP for Brigg and Goole said: “This is about need, it is not about welfare reform. These people have these needs. These needs are not going away and therefore the payments should not go away. “The difference on this to tax credits is, although d...