Caleb Liow Jia Le and Johnny Xiao Hong Yu from Singapore win Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2018
Stockholm (28 August 2018) – Two students from Singapore, Caleb Liow Jia Le and Johnny Xiao Hong Yu, won the 2018 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for producing reduced graphene oxide, a material that can be used to purify water, from…
US senators ask Assange to testify in Russia probe: WikiLeaks
By AFP From This Is Money UK WikiLeaks said Wednesday that its founder Julian Assange was “considering” a request by a US Senate committee to testify about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US elections. The whistleblowing website posted on…
UK: Ryanair strike widens as German, Dutch pilots join Friday stoppage
By Victoria Bryan and Patricia Weiss REUTERS From This Is Money UK BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Ryanair will cancel about one in six of its flights on Friday after pilots based in Germany voted to join 24-hour stoppages set…
Innovative countries in Europe 2
These are the 20 most innovative countries in Europe Part 2 By Fernando Belinchón, From Business Insider Each year, the European Commission publishes a report on innovation, ranking the different EU member countries. While this year has seen positive trends…
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Seabased to bring wave energy to the Caribbean
SOURCE Seabased Bermuda General Agency has purchased two 20 MW wave parks from Seabased AB of Sweden. The company hopes to pivot the power source of the Caribbean islands from fossil fuels to renewable, sustainable energy from the ocean waves…
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New Swedish fitness trend, “Plogging,” combines jogging with picking up litter
BY RAIN NOE From Core77 When Erik Ahlström moved from Åre, a ski resort town in central Sweden to Stockholm, he had a strong first impression of the capital: “Det ser ju ut som en soptipp,” which translates as “It…
There’s a travel agency hiring ‘Professional Slackers’ to get paid to sit around and do nothing
By Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure From Business Insider Travel agency TUI is looking to hire four “Professional Slackers” to sit around and do nothing. The position involves hanging out in a “cozy” office in summery attire with no other…
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Cayman Investment Forum focuses on rise of Bitcoin and failing dollar
From Bitcoin.com The financial ecosystem is changing radically. The Cayman Investment Forum recognizes this, and hopes to address concerns about this new financial world. The founders of the event believe either bitcoin or gold will represent the future store of…
Ericsson named leader of microwave vendors
IHS Technology survey places Ericsson at top in 8 of 10 categories Categories include product reliability, price-to-performance ratio, service and support Independent market research firm IHS has published its new Microwave Network Strategies and Vendor Leadership report: Global Service Provider…
Family cruises into storm as ship operator says kids are too sick to board
By Paddy Naughtin, Whitehorse Leader A WHITEHORSE family had their European holiday shipwrecked after two of their children were not allowed to board a cruise ship. The Wu family, of Box Hill South, had been booked on Royal Caribbean’s Serenade…
