Double helicopter crash in Berlin
BBC Two helicopters have crashed near Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, leaving several people dead or injured. The helicopters hit each other in mid-air during a police exercise. The Bild newspaper said one of the pilots was killed and four people were…
The silliness of demographic panic
A Commentary By Froma Harrop If you drove to work today, did you worry about too few cars on the road? Do you wish more people were waiting in line at the public tennis courts? Are you eager to see…
Ethanol Surplus May Lift Gas Prices
From The New York Time/CNBC WASHINGTON — A glut of ethanol in the gasoline supply is threatening to push up prices at the pump and may have exacerbated the growing cost gap between regular gasoline and premium, some oil experts…
Satellite maps oldest light in the universe
From Australian Network News A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our universe to be about 80 million years older than thought. The 50-million pixel, all-sky snapshot of radiation left over from the…
ECB: Cyprus Bank Funding to Be Cut Unless Bailout Reached
From Moneynews The European Union gave Cyprus until Monday to raise the billions of euros it needs to clinch an international bailout or face the collapse of its financial system and likely exit from the euro currency zone. In stark…
Budget 2013: Osborne vows to drive UK growth
By Hannah Kuchler, Financial Times George Osborne, the British chancellor, has vowed his “absolute determination” to ensure his Budget drives economic growth, despite the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasting it will have little impact on UK gross domestic product. Speaking…
Congress passes budget bill to avert government shutdown
BBC Congress has comfortably passed a large spending bill to keep the US government running until the end of September and avert a temporary shutdown. President Barack Obama must now sign the bill, which was passed by a bipartisan vote…
An expanded role for UWI’s Cayman Campus
By Christopher Tobutt Professor Hazel Simmons McDonald, Principal of the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) spoke about an expanded role for the UWI’s Cayman Open Campus during a brief visit to the facility at Olympic…
Eat This Cheese: Bonne Bouche
From Serious Eats Here’s a cheese you simply must eat, today if you can: Vermont Creamery’s Bonne Bouche. I’ve been a fan of this one for ages and have been waiting for the perfect time to share it with you,…
HBO and Game of Thrones team up with Cable Bahamas to create half-hour special show
From bahamaislandsinfo Cable Bahamas teamed up with HBO Latin America and Game of Thrones to produce a 30-minute TV show in The Bahamas to promote the upcoming third season of the popular series. The show is hosted by Bahamian talent…
