Monthly Archives: November 2016

Exclusive: 3D mapping report of sea off Indonesia, seen by the Guardian, shows large holes in the seabed where ships used to be Three British ships and a US submarine that sank in the Java Sea during the second world war have been destroyed by illegal scrap metal scavengers, the Guardian can reveal. The UKs […]

Media captionShould there be tighter controls on the rental market? “We’ve basically never had a family home. We’ve never been anywhere where we could actually put our stamp on.” Emma Percy, 34, lives in a three-bedroom house in Folkestone, Kent, with her husband and their three children. They have moved 10 times in the past […]

While more than half of America was still asking themselves if they were dreaming, a group of white nationalists converged in the nations capitol over the weekend to celebrate Donald Trumps victory. Many media outlets were quick to condemn the celebration and its attendees for their hateful and violent rhetoric, but sources inside the movement […]

Everyone knows the basics of how to improve their financial health: put money into savings, track your spending, reduce your debt, look for ways to save on your monthly bills, and make smart investments. Where people struggle is translating that knowledge into specific actions you can take today. Thats where an application called Albert steps […]

She suggested apps could display messages such as: “Get to know the person, not the profile,” when users enter them, warning of the many fake accounts that exist across the various sites. Ms Sawyers admitted there was still a “stigma” surrounding the reporting of crimes stemming from gay dating apps. But, she said: “There shouldn’t […]

‘Powerful technology’ Ctrip was founded in 1999 and is one of China’s best-known travel businesses. The deal would “strengthen long-term growth drivers for both companies,” said James Jianzhang Liang, co-founder and executive chairman of Ctrip. “Skyscanner will complement our positioning at a global scale and Ctrip will leverage our experience, technology and booking capabilities to […]

(CNN)Hampshire College, a liberal arts institution of about 1,400 students, has taken some heat after deciding not to fly the US flag. A day after the presidential election, the Massachusetts college sided with students wholowered the flag to half-staff. In September, Occidental College in Los Angeles investigated the vandalism of a 9/11 memorial on campus […]

WASHINGTON When President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Nov. 9, he mentioned one of his Turkish business partners as a “close friend” and passed on his remarks that he is “your great admirer.” The twinned Trump Towers bear the president-elect’s name in Istanbul. Dogan Holding, a massive media and real estate […]

The proposed gateway to a planned interoceanic canal shows little sign of activity but locals say Chinese experts have visited recently and work will start soon At first sight, there is little to suggest the sleepy village of Brito is the starting point of one of the which many had assumed to have been killed […]

The vice-president-elect deserved the displeasure of the audience, but watching it happen almost made me sorry for him The Hamilton last week elicited a response I had expected in myself, but hoped might take a little longer to surface, which is sympathy for the overdog. Its a bourgeois tic, I know the dislike of public […]