Monday, 12 March 2018

Trump's not so new election slogan

You might think you've heard this before. Donald Trump has revealed how he will be fighting to win the next presidential election.

Source:  BBCNews

Papua New Guinea quake: An invisible disaster which could change life forever

Nearly two weeks after a powerful earthquake hit Papua New Guinea (PNG), officials still do not know what the situation is in the remote worst-affected areas. There are fears traditional life in this remote region could have been changed forever, writes Anna Jones.
"The landslides are massive," says Karen Allen, an aid worker with Unicef in PNG.
"There's nothing left of whole mountainsides where there used to be villages. There's been a massive outpouring of grief, shock and and fear, on top of the injuries and hunger."
Earthquakes happen a lot in the Pacific, home to the ever-active Ring of Fire, and news coverage of them tends to follow a familiar pattern.

Source:  BBCNews

Climbing Mount Everest while doing 'keepy uppies'

John Farnworth has spent the last 10 days juggling a football all the way to Mount Everest's base camp.
The freestyle footballer took on the challenge to raise money for charity.


Source:  BBCNews

How slime turned around the fate of a glue factory

The fad for 2017's biggest craze shows little sign of declining and continues to have an impact – in one case turning around the fortunes of a French factory.
Cléopatre near Tours has made sticky glue for nearly 100 years and 18 years ago it almost went under.
Now, thanks to slime, its turnover is measured in the millions.

 Source:  BBCNews

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Winter Paralympics: Day-by-day guide to Pyeongchang Games

The Winter Paralympics are taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from March 9 to 18.
The event will feature 670 athletes competing for 80 medals across six sports.
Here's the day-by-day guide to what to look out for at Pyeongchang 2018 - and the likely highlights for Great Britain and other leading nations.
 Source:  BBCNews

Off-piste at the Paras #3: First day

From the stunning scenery to the unusual way the athletes measure their downhill performance, Beth Rose and Chris Osborne present this podcast - while attempting to use the ski lift.
The GB team achieved its first medal on Saturday, day one. Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild gained silver.
It's been a tough 12 months for the pair who had two massive crashes which made Millie fearful of even putting on her skis. But the day wasn't so bright for fellow GB'ers Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe as they crashed out.
Subscribe to the feed and you'll receive our semi-sporty podcast almost every day from the big disability event.

Source:  BBCNews