India road victim bleeds to death as bystanders film
From BBC Footage of a teenage victim of a hit-and-run accident pleading with unresponsive onlookers to take him to hospital has caused shock in India. Local media reported people gathered around and took pictures and videos of the injured teen,…
Trump Inauguration’s bible reading is not in your bible
By David deSilva From Christianity Today Why it’s good for Protestants to hear from the Apocrypha. hen Cardinal Timothy Dolan moved to the podium to pray at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, his prayer may have struck you as oddly familiar….
Taste of Cayman
Pictures from the 2017 annual Taste of Cayman Food & Drink Festival held on Grand Cayman at the Festival Green, Camana Bay on Saturday January 28th. For full story go to iNews Cayman story published Feb 1 2017 “Cayman Islands…
400M people use Facebook Messenger audio and video calling each month
By Josh Constine From TechCrunch Facebook’s push for video goes well beyond the News Feed. On today’s earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg said 400 million people are making audio and video calls each month, up swiftly from 300 million in just…
Here’s why the Martini glass is the worst glass in the world
By Lisa Freedman From The Kitchn You guys! The martini glass is the worst! You don’t agree? Allow me to convince you. Although it looks plenty cool, there is one key design flaw that makes the martini glass totally impractical….
OAS observes conclusion of electoral cycle in Haiti
From Caribbean News Now PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — The electoral observation mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to the legislative and local elections in Haiti has commended the country on the organization of a very complex election,…
Completely paralysed people use thoughts to say they are happy
By Jessica Hamzelou From New Scientist Paralysed people have communicated with their families by thought alone, thanks to a technique that learns to recognise brain activity associated with “yes” or “no”. The method is non-invasive and has enabled completely “locked-in”…
Guyana: Authorities probe rape of 15-year old by soldiers
From Caribbean News Service GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 31 2017 – The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says it remains committed “to the preservation of law and order” amid allegations that three soldiers were involved in raping a 15-year-old girl. While the…
NASA experiments reveal how astronaut’s genes changed in space
BY MIRIAM KRAMER From Mashable Living in space for one year can change a lot about a person, including their DNA. For NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, his year spent living and working on the International Space Station made him more…
France: Fillon payment scandal: Investigation ‘to include two of his children’
From BBC Prosecutors in France have widened their investigation into the financial affairs of the centre-right presidential candidate, Francois Fillon, to include payments made to two of his children, reports say. He has become mired in a scandal surrounding claims…
