Cayman: The RCIPS “Day of Action” Operation
From RCIPS On Thursday, 15 August, an RCIPS “Day of Action” took place across Grand Cayman, with a large number of officers carrying out operations simultaneously throughout the day and night. A total of approximately 74 officers participated. The officers…
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UWI academics contribute to new IPCC special report on climate change and land
Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Friday, August 16, 2019—The IPCC, the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, has just released its findings and recommendations on climate change and land and three academics from The University of the…
Taycan prototype convinces at endurance run in Nardò
Stuttgart. In 24 hours a pre-production Taycan covered a distance of exactly 3,425 kilometres righty before the world premiere on September 4 as part of a test at the Nardò high-speed track in Italy. This roughly corresponds to the distance from…
Prince Andrew ‘appalled’ by Jeffrey Epstein’s sex abuse claims
From BBC Prince Andrew is appalled by sex abuse claims about his ex-friend Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace has said. It comes after the Mail on Sunday published footage that claimed to show the Duke of York inside the financier’s Manhattan mansion in…
Lufthansa Innovation Hub launches the “Compensaid” sustainability platform and focuses on CO2 neutral aviation fuels
Travelers can use the new platform to replace the fossil fuel of their flights with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Airline passengers can reduce up to 80 percent of their CO2 emissions “Compensaid” provides a transparent overview of a person’s travel history…
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Every colour of the rainbow
White is the most widely chosen colour for cars worldwide, followed by black and grey In India there are hardly any black vehicles, while the colour red is a big favourite in Mediterranean countries Climate, personal taste and superstitions influence…
Millions of virtual universes
Supercomputer creates millions of virtual universes By Jon Fingus From engadget How do you understand the development of galaxies when even the younger examples are frequently billions of years old? Simulate as many universes as you can, apparently. Researchers at the University…
Weird to wonderful
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Bringing new ideas, concepts, and radical change to an established way of doing things requires great effort—moving from weird to wonderful. Imagine just a few of the major shifts within our lifetimes: tubes to…
Brexit: EU migration rules ‘to end straight after no-deal’
From BBC The UK government has said EU free movement rules will end immediately if there is a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. Theresa May had considered phasing out the rules if the UK leaves the EU without an agreement,…
El Salvador: Evelyn Hernández cleared over baby’s death
From BBC A 21-year-old woman in El Salvador whose baby was found dead in the toilet where she gave birth has been cleared of murder during a retrial. Evelyn Hernández had always maintained she was innocent, saying that she did…
