“From a cost perspective, using the plastic can be cheaper, broadly speaking, especially as sand goes up in price as it becomes more scarce. For countries like the UK this isn’t really an issue, as we don’t build much, but in nations with a construction boom, using plastic in concrete […]
Since her three daughters moved out, Karina Litvack – a half-French, half-Canadian woman living in London – has hosted more than 30 refugees in her spare rooms. They all come and go, except one: her first guest, Basel. He’s a young Syrian student who fled Aleppo and has lived in […]
Lex Gillette is a four-time Paralympic medallist and world record holder in the long jump for totally blind athletes, competing around the world with the support of his sighted guide. He may be among the greatest athletes in the history of the Games to have not won gold – but […]
The Brazilian president was treated for continuing complications after a near-fatal 2018 stabbing. Source link
The Opec cartel and Russia will boost supply which should see petrol prices at the pumps come down. Source link
Esraa Abdel Fattah earned the moniker “Facebook Girl” for her role in the 2011 revolution. Source link
Here are some stories you may have missed this week. Source link
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Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies, told the Korea Herald that Kim, who was educated in Switzerland, “is well aware that K-pop or Western culture could easily permeate into the younger generation and have a negative impact on its socialist system”. Source link
People were urged to honour the anti-apartheid hero’s legacy by rebuilding after riots left 212 dead. Source link