Sunday, May 22, 2016

#UK - 'UK can't stop Turkey joining EU' says Penny Mordaunt - BBC News

Published on 22 May 2016
Defence Minister and Vote Leave supporter Penny Mordaunt has denied the UK would have a veto on any Turkish accession to the EU.

Speaking to Andrew Marr, she said: "I think with the current situation - the migrant crisis and other issues going on in Europe - we would be unable to stop it." The pro-Leave minister says the EU referendum is British voters' only chance to prevent that eventuality, adding again: "I don't think that the UK will be able to stop Turkey joining."

Five top tips to survive a long-haul flight | Travel Hacks


The Telegraph
Published on 21 May 2016
In this video, Nick Trend, Deputy Head of Travel shares his top 5 tips on the best ways to endure a long-haul flight making it as easy as possible.

#USA - Safe room sales boom

Published on 20 May 2016
Gaffco Ballistics CEO Tom Gaffney on increasing demand for safe rooms.

Week in Review: Sky News

Published on 20 May 2016
Jayne Secker reviews the biggest stories of the past seven days with Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce

#Venezuela - Inside a hospital: 'If people come with cardiac arrest, they die' - BBC News

Published on 21 May 2016
The BBC has obtained exclusive access to one of Venezuela's biggest public hospitals, which is suffering from chronic shortages and a lack of resources.

This Week's World Episode 2: Will we ever grow rich again? BBC News

Published on 21 May 2016
Eight years on from the economic crash, the world economy is still stagnating. This is not how it was meant to be. Politicians around the world have been promising an era of prosperity for all would return. Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers tells us how he believes things may never improve – and we ask why growth has disappeared. One theory: we’re not having as many babies as we need to. We also feature former ECB chief Jean-Claude Trichet and former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mbweni.

Taliban denies leader killed in US drone strike - Al Jazeera English

Published on 21 May 2016
Al Jazeera English
The US has announced it's carried out an airstrike targeting the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

#Korea - ARIRANG 1800 North Korean diplomat Kang Sok-ju dies of cancer

ARIRANG
Published on 21 May 2016
N. Korean diplomat Kang Sok-ju dies of cancer
Russia's unilateral sanctions to affect N. Korea's overseas labor
Donald Trump adjusts tone on U.S. defense in S. Korea
S. Korea, Uzbekistan agree to boost bilateral relations
Smoke detected inside doomed EgyptAir plane before crash
Secret Service shoots man carrying gun near White House
Suzuki conducted improper road tests on some of its models
Researchers discover way to delete or enhance individual memories
Multicultural mu