Drinking most days may protect against diabetes – new study
Frequency of alcohol consumption was linked to diabetes risk CREDIT: GETTY Henry Bodkin Telegraph 27 JULY 2017 Drinking alcohol most days of the week significantly protects against developing diabetes, a new study … Continue reading
Study disproves the Bible’s suggestion that the ancient Canaanites were wiped out–they just became the Lebanese
Lebanese play in the Mediterranean Sea in the southern seaport of Sidon CREDIT: AP Chris Graham Telegraph 28 JULY 2017 The ancient Canaanites were not wiped out, as the Bible suggests, but … Continue reading
EU court rejects ‘open-door’ policy and upholds right of member states to deport refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s controversial “open-door” refugee policy saw more than one million asylum-seekers flood into Germany CREDIT: JENS KOEHLER/EPA Justin Huggler, in berlin Telegraph 26 JULY 2017 In a ruling which could have far-reaching … Continue reading
Terrorist Threat: International Travellers controlled in Brussels-Midi
BELGA Published on Wednesday 19 July 2017 at 12h31 – Updated Wednesday 19 July 2017 at 14:01 http://www.dhnet.be/actu/belgique/menace-terroriste-les-voyageurs-internationaux-controles-a-bruxelles-midi-596f3ecccd706e263ee505ce?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter BELGIUMMetal detectors and luggage scanners have been operational at the Brussels-Midi station since last Friday. Random checks … Continue reading
Scientists discover brain’s neural switch for becoming an alpha male
Timid mice turn bold after their ‘alpha’ circuit is stimulated as results show ‘winner effect’ lingers on and mechanism may be similar in humans Latest research has pinpointed brain circuit … Continue reading
Alfred Jarry: A Pataphysical Life by Alastair Brotchie – review
A life of one of the most influential writers of modern times One man and his bike: Jarry. Photograph: Rue des Archives, Paris Michael Moorcock Guardian, Wednesday 4 January 2012 … Continue reading
Alfred Jarry, The Supermale (1902)
Alfred Jarry, The Supermale (1902) Alfred Jarry was a surrealist playwright and founder of “Pataphysics”, which he defined as “the science of imaginary solutions”. He was also a fanatical cyclist. Jarry rode … Continue reading
Oh Vienna: world heritage status threatened by high-rise
City’s beautiful Baroque centre now on Unesco’s at-risk list over plans to build 66-metre high tower near the Stadtpark A horse-drawn carriage drives by the Hofburg palace in Vienna, part … Continue reading
Austrian troops to stop migrants crossing border with Italy
Austrian defence minister sends four Pandur armoured personnel carriers to Tyrol region and 750 troops are on standby Riot police clashed with protesters during a rally against the Austrian government’s … Continue reading
Museum risks wrath of Inuit with display from tragic Arctic voyage in search of North-West Passage
Exhibition may solve riddle of Franklin’s lost expedition HMS Erebus stuck in the ice in 1848. Photograph: Andrew Holt/National Maritime Museum Vanessa Thorpe Guardian, Sunday 2 July 2017 After … Continue reading
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