#korea #DonaldtTrump #kimJongUn - US strategy 'falling apart': Trump scales down South Korean support in favour of DPRK 'relationship': The Trump Report

17 August 2026

Donald Trump's order to reduce military cooperation with South Korea has left his security strategy in tatters as his 'good relationship' with Kim Jong Un will embolden US adversaries and push away allies warns Prof. Robert Kelly on Frontline.

Goldbug: #investing #singapore #bloomberg - Why Singapore S...

Goldbug: #investing #singapore #bloomberg - Why Singapore S...: 17 August 2026 Singapore equities are among the world's best performers as strong economic growth, resilient bank earnings and a stronge...

#uk #homes #realestate - "Empty Homes"— Homes Cost £19,000 But NOBODY Wants Them: Wonderful Britain and Deserted UK

3 August 2026

£19,000 buys a full three-bedroom house in Britain right now — not a shed, not a caravan, an actual home with a front door and a postcode. England alone sits on over 750,000 empty properties, and 300,000 of them have stood vacant for six months or more, the worst figure since 2011. We ranked ten real towns from cheapest to most surprising, each with one honest number and one honest catch. In this video, we explore: → Why a three-bed terrace in Boston, Lincolnshire costs a third of the county average — and has for years

→ A Victorian promenade town in North Wales where homes near the beach sell under £120,000, sea air included

→ Four of Britain's five cheapest towns clustered on one stretch of Ayrshire coast, all in the same rock-bottom band

→ Scotland's most affordable town, where Burns wrote "Sweet Afton" and prices never recovered from pit closures

→ Burnley — officially the cheapest local authority in England at £129K, with Pennine-edge winters to match

→ A house on Cameron Road, Hartlepool that sold for £25,000 in September 2026, and auction guide prices as low as £15,000

→ Rhondda Valley, where 5,654 men once worked a single pit complex — now Wales's most affordable place to buy a home

→ Britain's cheapest postcode, PA15 in Greenock, averaging £56,823 on the Clyde where empire ships were built

→ Campbeltown, once "Whiskyopolis" with 37 distilleries, now Britain's cheapest coastal town at £103K → And at number one: the town officially rated most affordable in all of Britain — with a £325 monthly mortgage and 175,000 heritage visitors a year

#china #eyeglases #photobiomodulation - China's New Invention That Could Make the Glasses Obsolete

12 August 2026

Chinese researchers may have found a way to reverse childhood myopia using nothing but red light, and the clinical results are already reshaping how the world thinks about corrective lenses.

This video breaks down Repeated Low-Level Red Light therapy (RLRL), a three-minute daily treatment developed at the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center in Guangzhou that reduced eyeball elongation by nearly 70 percent in a randomized clinical trial, with some children's eyes actually shortening. We explain the science of photobiomodulation, how red light boosts blood flow to the sclera to stop the eye from stretching, and why myopia rates have exploded to over 80 percent among Chinese high schoolers.

You'll learn about the Eyerising device now approved in the UK, EU, Japan, and Australia, why it still isn't FDA-approved in the US, the safety concerns that led China to reclassify these devices, and how low-dose atropine eye drops are emerging as a second major treatment. We also cover why the global eyewear industry has little incentive to fund a cure for the condition it profits from. If you or your child wears glasses, this is the future of myopia treatment you need to understand.

Is This the End of Cataract Surgery? New US Trial Begins

Could an eye drop really replace cataract surgery? The first American patients are now enrolled in a US clinical trial of ZOC2017217, an investigational lanosterol-derived eye drop designed to slow, and possibly reverse, age-related cataracts. As a board-certified cataract and refractive surgeon, I break down what this trial can and cannot tell us, the critical number missing from the company's early data, why the original 2015 lanosterol discovery failed replication, and the truth about castor oil "cures" spreading on social media. Plus: 5 things you can do right now to lower your cataract risk. Dr. Marc Shomer, MD PhD is a board-certified ophthalmologist and vision surgeon at Eye MDs of Inland, serving the Inland Empire of Southern California.

Cataract surgery is a safe and common procedure that removes a cloudy lens and replaces it with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) to restore clear vision.

What Cataract Surgery Involves

Cataract surgery is performed when the eye’s natural lens becomes cloudy, impairing vision. The procedure replaces the cloudy lens with a clear artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL). Most surgeries are outpatient procedures, and patients remain awake under local anesthesia, often with sedatives to relax. The most common technique is phacoemulsification, where an ultrasonic probe breaks up the lens, which is then removed and replaced with a foldable IOL through a small incision that usually does not require stitches. Less common techniques include manual extracapsular cataract extraction and laser-assisted surgery American Academy of Ophthalmology+4.

Preparation Before Surgery

Before surgery, your ophthalmologist will:

• Measure your eye to determine the correct IOL power.
• Review medications and advise on any to avoid.
• Prescribe antibiotic or anti-inflammatory eye drops to prevent infection and reduce swelling.
• Advise fasting for several hours before the procedure American Academy of Ophthalmology+2.

Recovery After Surgery

Recovery occurs in stages:

• First 24–72 hours: The incision begins to heal; vision may be blurry, and the eye may feel scratchy or watery.
• First week: Protective eye shields are recommended during sleep; avoid rubbing the eye, bending over, or heavy lifting.
• 2–6 weeks: Vision gradually stabilizes; most people notice improvement within a few days, but full healing can take up to 4–8 weeks.
• Long-term: Some patients may develop posterior capsular opacification (secondary cataract) months or years later, which can be treated with a simple laser procedure called YAG capsulotomy American Academy of Ophthalmology+4.
  Patients are usually able to resume light activities, reading, and computer work within a few days, while strenuous exercise, swimming, and heavy lifting should be delayed for 2–4 weeks depending on the surgeon’s advice American Academy of Ophthalmology+1.

Types of Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)

• Monofocal: Focuses at one distance, usually far; reading glasses may still be needed.
• Toric: Corrects astigmatism.
• Multifocal or accommodating: Provides a range of vision (near, intermediate, distance), potentially reducing the need for glasses American Academy of Ophthalmology+3.

Risks and Complications

Cataract surgery is generally safe, but potential risks include:

• Eye infection or bleeding
• Swelling of the cornea or retina
• Retinal detachment
• Displacement of the IOL
• Glare, halos, or blurred vision
• Secondary cataract (posterior capsular opacification)
• Rarely, vision loss American Academy of Ophthalmology+6
  Most complications are treatable, and serious problems are uncommon in experienced hands.

Benefits

• Sharper, clearer vision
• Reduced glare and improved color perception
• Potentially less dependence on glasses
• Improved ability to perform daily activities safely American Academy of Ophthalmology+3

Costs

Cataract surgery is often covered by Medicare and private insurance, especially for standard monofocal IOLs. Premium lenses or laser-assisted procedures may incur additional out-of-pocket costs. Average costs in the U.S. range from approximately $1,600 to $3,000 per eye, depending on the facility, lens type, and insurance coverage American Academy of Ophthalmology+3.

Key Takeaways

Cataract surgery is a highly effective and commonly performed procedure that restores vision by replacing the cloudy lens with an artificial IOL. Recovery is generally quick, with most patients noticing improved vision within days, though full healing may take several weeks. Discussing lens options, timing, and potential risks with your ophthalmologist ensures the best outcomes for your individual needs American Academy of Ophthalmology+4.

#uk #autos - 8 Cars Nobody Wants — But UK Mechanics Say BUY THEM NOW: Roy Stroud and 3 more

13 August 2026

If you're buying a used car in Britain this year, the best value on any forecourt is the stuff nobody will touch. Cars that cost forty-five grand new, sitting there at seven grand — and not because they're broken. They're cheap because the badge is boring, or the shape went out of fashion, or somebody told you diesel was banned. I'm Roy Stroud: forty-five, twenty-two years in independent workshops in the Midlands, never worked for a dealership in my life. Nobody pays me to defend a design decision, and nobody's paying me to talk any of these cars up either. In this video: eight cars nobody wants — and number one cost SEVENTY GRAND when it was new. None of this is opinion. It's DVSA and MOT failure data, What Car? reliability figures, and what comes through the door of an independent workshop every single week.

#Engines #ReliableCars #CarMaintenance - 10 Engines That REFUSE to Die — And Why They Stopped Making Them: The Sleeper List

15 August 2026

Ten engines that refuse to die, and the real reason they stopped making them. Not one of these engines could be built and sold as a new car in Britain today. Not because they are unsafe, but because none of them would pass modern type approval. That, more than cost or fashion, is why they are gone.

In this video we count down ten engines that were built with margin, and the ones on this list were designed by engineers who assumed the person who bought the car might want to keep it. The Vauxhall Family Two that taught half the country to drive. The Ford Pinto that lived under the bonnet of every Cortina, Capri, Sierra and Transit. The Peugeot and Citroen X U D diesel that farmers and taxi drivers ran into the hundreds of thousands of miles with no electronics involved at all. The Volkswagen one point nine turbo diesel. The Volvo Redblock that routinely passed three hundred thousand miles on its original internals. The B M W M fifty straight six. The Toyota twenty two R that made the Hilux famous. The Ford Zetec. The Mercedes O M six one seven, the million mile engine. And at number one, an engine you could have bought new within the last twenty years.

We also cover what replaced them, and why so many modern engines are being scrapped rather than repaired. Over eight hundred thousand wet belt EcoBoost engines were fitted in the U K alone, more than any other country in Europe, with repair bills running to four and five figures on cars often worth less than the repair.

And we give the other side of the argument a proper hearing. These old engines are dirtier. Air quality in British cities has measurably improved over the same period all this complexity arrived. Modern engines make more power on less fuel. And nostalgia edits out the failures, because for every Redblock at three hundred thousand miles there was a British engine of the same era that was a disaster.

There is practical advice at the end too. How to find out whether the car you are looking at has a belt running in oil, what to listen for from cold, what actually matters in a service history, and where the clean air zone thresholds fall for petrol and diesel.

Sources and status are stated on air at the end of the video: what is confirmed, what is reported but not settled, and what is still developing.

So tell us in the comments. What is under your bonnet, how many miles has it done, and how long have you had it.

#Engines #ReliableCars #CarMaintenance #BritishCars #WetBelt #EcoBoost #ClassicCars #CarAdvice #UKCars #Mechanic

Dealerships Are COLLAPSING — Brits Are Done Paying for Overpriced Junk!

#navy #Iranwar #MiddleEast - USS Abraham Lincoln Conditions Raise Readiness Concerns: Bloomberg Television

15 August 2026

Navy veteran and military journalist Natalie Oliverio joins Bloomberg This Weekend and says reported food, sanitation and communication problems aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln risk undermining sailors’ readiness.

Oliverio explains to hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that families and lawmakers are demanding answers as the carrier has spent more than 240 consecutive days at sea, while the Pentagon disputes reports portraying conditions aboard the ship as dire.

#News #Reuters #Newsfeed - Wall Street ends lower as investors weigh data, Middle East tensions: Reuters

15 August 2026

US stocks ended lower, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq each down less than 0.3%, as chipmaker shares dropped amid concerns about high AI valuations. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #usastocks #wallstreet #dow

#TopNewsStoriesToday #europe #newfeed - Latest news bulletin | August 15th, 2026 – Morning: Euronews

The Hidden Rivalry At Google DeepMind: London Versus Mountain View: Forbes