Scottish scientists have developed a new ingredient that could prevent ice cream melting in hot weather.
A naturally occurring protein can be used to create ice cream which stays frozen for longer in hot weather.
The scientists estimate that the slow-melting product could become available in three to five years.
The development could also allow products to be made with lower levels of saturated fat and fewer calories.
Teams at the Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee have discovered that the protein, known as BsIA, works by binding together the air, fat and water in ice cream.
It is also said to prevent gritty ice crystals from forming – ensuring a fine, smooth texture.
The team developed a method of producing the protein – which occurs naturally in some foods as a friendly bacteria.
The researchers also had the prospect of reducing the sugar content and could be used in other foods such as chocolate mousse and mayonnaise to help reduce the calories.
They believe using the ingredient could benefit manufacturers too as it can be processed without impacting on performance and can be produced from sustainable raw materials.
ISIS has destroyed part of Palmyra’s Temple of Bel, which is considered the most important temple at the ancient Syrian site, activists and witnesses say.
The extent of the damage to the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel is not clear but local residents have described being shaken by a large explosion.
The reports come a week after ISIS blew up another Palmyra temple.
ISIS seized control of Palmyra in May, sparking fears for the site.
The world-famous Greco-Roman ruins are in the desert north-east of the Syrian capital, Damascus.
“It is total destruction,” one Palmyra resident told the Associated Press news agency.
Photo Wikipedia
“The bricks and columns are on the ground.”
“It was an explosion the deaf would hear,” he went on, adding that only the wall of the temple remains.
The temple was dedicated to the Palmyrene gods and was one of the best preserved parts of the site.
It was several days after the initial reports of the destruction of another part of the site, the Temple of Baalshamin that ISIS itself put out pictures showing its militants blowing up the temple.
Satellite images have confirmed the destruction.
For the extremists, any representation implying the existence of a god other than theirs is sacrilege and idolatry.
Earlier this month ISIS murdered 81-year-old Khaled al-Asaad, the archaeologist who had looked after the Palmyra ruins for 40 years.
Khaled al-Asaad’s family told Syria’s director of antiquities that he had been beheaded.
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova praised Khaled al-Asaad, saying ISIS “murdered a great man, but they will never silence history”.
The ancient city of Palmyra is a UNESCO World Heritage site and was a major tourist attraction before Syria descended into civil war.
UNESCO has condemned the deliberate destruction of Syria’s cultural heritage as a war crime.
The modern city of Palmyra – known locally as Tadmur – is situated in a strategically important area on the road between the Syrian capital, Damascus, and the eastern city of Deir al-Zour.
ISIS has used Palmyra’s theatre to stage the public execution by children of more than 20 captured Syrian army soldiers.
The militant group has ransacked and demolished several similar sites in the parts of neighboring Iraq which they overran last year, destroying priceless ancient artifacts.
The UN estimates that over 250,000 people have been killed in Syria since the war began in 2011.
Over 4 million people have fled Syria and 7.6 million are displaced inside the country.
The name of Alaska’s Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, has been changed back to its original native Alaskan, Denali, President Barack Obama announced.
The mount’s name change comes after decades of controversy.
Denali translates to High One and is used widely by locals.
The 20,237ft (6,168m) peak was named by a gold prospector in 1896 after he heard that William McKinley had been nominated to become the US president.
Photo AP
Barack Obama announced the change ahead of a three-day visit to Alaska to highlight climate change.
“With our own sense of reverence for this place, we are officially renaming the mountain Denali in recognition of the traditions of Alaska Natives and the strong support of the people of Alaska,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said in a statement announcing the change.
The statement went on to note that McKinley had never set foot in Alaska.
Alaska has been attempting to change the name to Denali for decades. However, its attempts to change it at a federal level have been blocked by Ohio, William McKinley’s home state.
It is unclear if Ohio will attempt to stop this name change.
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States. He was assassinated early in his second term in 1901.
Police in Bangkok have found bomb-making materials in a second flat, after the arrest of a suspect in the explosion at the city’s Erawan Shrine.
Police spokesperson Prawut Thavornsiri said they had found “parts to make bombs and electric charges”.
Two new arrest warrants have also been issued, for a 26-year-old Thai woman and a foreign man.
The August 17 blast, which the government called the worst such attack in Thailand, killed 20 people.
Photo Reuters
On August 29, bomb materials were found in the home of an unnamed foreigner who was detained, police said.
The search of the second apartment in Bangkok’s Min Buri district at the weekend was prompted by information from the detained suspect, according to the Bangkok Post.
“We found fertilizer bags, watches, radio controls,” Prawut Thavornsiri said.
“These are bomb-making materials… nobody would keep urea fertilizer and gunpowder unless they wanted to make a bomb.”
In the suspect’s home on August 29, police said they had found detonators, ball bearings and a metal pipe they believed was intended to hold a bomb.
The detained man is not, however, the suspect seen in CCTV footage at the Erawan Shrine just before the explosion.
Speaking in a public address to mark Malaysia’s National Day, PM Najib Razak said he refuses to resign after mass protests, calling for national unity.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets at the weekend, urging the prime minister to step down over allegations he took hundreds of millions of dollars of public funds.
Najib Razak said such protests were “not the proper channel to voice opinions in a democratic country”.
He has denied pocketing $700 million of public money.
The payments, first revealed by the Wall Street Journal, came from the 1MDB state investment fund, which Najib Razak set up on coming into office in 2009.
Najib Razak has removed several leading officials who had criticized his handling of the scandal.
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has effectively cleared the prime minister, saying the money was from foreign donors.
Police says about 25,000 people took part in the two-day demonstration at their peak, though Bersih [Clean] – the pro-democracy group behind the rallies – put the figure at 300,000.
During his National Day speech, Najib Razak said it was clear the rest of Malaysia backed the government.
“We will never allow anyone from within or from outside, [to] simply walk in and steal, ruin or destroy all that we have built so far,” the state news agency Bernama quoted the prime minister as saying.
Photo AP
“Let us all remember, if we are not united, lose our solidarity and cohesion, all problems will not be resolved, and everything we have laboriously built will be destroyed just like that.”
Najib Razak said protests which “disrupt public order and only inconvenience the people” did not reflect maturity and were “not the proper channel to voice opinions in a democratic country”.
His coalition, Barisan Nasional, has governed Malaysia since independence 58 years ago.
However, the coalition’s support has declined in recent elections, and its critics have accused it of arrogance.
The movement against Najib Razak has been driven by influential former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed who was also at the rally in Kuala Lumpur on August 30.
Mahathir Mohamed, who led Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and was formerly a Najib razak ally, said it was untenable for him to continue in his position.
“There’s no more rule of law. The only way for the people to get back to the old system is for them to remove this prime minister,” he said.
“We must remove this prime minister.”
The rally in Kuala Lumpur was deemed illegal, but was allowed to go ahead, and ended peacefully late on Sunday.
Previous rallies held by the Bersih movement have been dispersed by police using tear gas and water cannon.
Hollywood horror legend Wes Craven has died from brain cancer at the age of 76.
Wes Craven reportedly died at his Los Angeles home on Sunday, August 30.
He wrote and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. His Scream franchise was reported to have grossed more than $100 million in the US.
Wes Craven wrote, directed and edited his first film, The Last House on the Left, in 1972.
A tweet from his Twitter account featured a picture of the director with the dates 1939-2015.
Wes Craven was credited with reinventing the teen horror genre when the first movie featuring Freddy Krueger was released in 1984 starring a then-unknown Johnny Depp.
He had more recently signed deals to develop television programs, including the new Scream series for MTV.
Wes Craven had also been working on a horror novel series.
A total of 197 people have been arrested in China for spreading rumors online about the recent stock market crash and fatal explosions in Tianjin, according to state news agency Xinhua.
A journalist and stock market officials are among those arrested, Xinhua said. It gave no other details.
Chinese shares fell by nearly 8% after a week of volatile trading that spread fear to global markets.
The Tianjin explosions killed 150 people – with 23 still missing.
A total of 367 people remain in hospital after the August 12 blast at a Tianjin warehouse where large amounts of toxic chemicals were stored. Twenty are in critical condition, according to Xinhua.
Separately, the UK’s Financial Times says Chinese leaders feel they mishandled their stock market rescue efforts.
The publication, quoting an account of a meeting of senior regulatory officials on August 27, said the government had decided to abandon attempts to boost the stock market and instead step up efforts to punish people suspected of “destabilizing the market”.
Chinese authorities tightly control information online and have previously prosecuted internet users for spreading rumors.
The rumors described by the latest statement include reports that a man had jumped to his death in Beijing due to the stock market slump and that as many as 1,300 people were killed in Tianjin blasts, Xinhua said.
The news agency said “seditious rumors about China’s upcoming commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II” were also among the offences.
A journalist was also arrested along with several stock market officials, according to a Xinhua report. The journalist, Wang Xiaolu, is accused of “spreading fake information” about the market slump, the report said.
Xinhua said Wang Xiaolu confessed that he “wrote fake report on Chinese stock market based on hearsay and his own subjective guesses without conducting due verifications”.
In 2013 China introduced a possible three-year sentence for spreading rumors – the sentence was supposed to apply to anyone who posted a rumor that was reposted 500 times or viewed 5,000 times.
An International Chamber of Commerce’s ruling has settled a four-year dispute between carmakers Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor over their failed partnership.
The court ruled that VW should sell its 19.9% stake in Suzuki.
Japan’s Suzuki first requested the sale of VW’s shares in 2011 after a plan to collaborate on new technology failed, but the German firm had refused.
Suzuki’s chairman Osamu Suzuki said it “used to feel as if a small bone were stuck in my throat…I feel so refreshed now”.
“It was a precious experience,” he said.
“I learned there are different types of companies.”
Asked about future partnerships with VW Osamu Suzuki said “you will not remarry someone you have divorced”.
For its part, Volkswagen said: “We welcome the fact that there is now clarity. The co-operation between the two companies has now been ended.”
VW and Suzuki had agreed to work together on fuel efficient cars but Suzuki accused VW of withholding information it had promised to share, while VW objected to a Suzuki deal to buy diesel engines from Fiat.
As part of the 2009 agreement, VW bought the Suzuki stake as a way of it gaining access to the Indian market for small cars, where the Japanese firm had a leading position.
Suzuki said it planned to buy back the shares from VW at a “reasonable” price, which one analyst told Reuters was likely to be Friday’s closing price of 4,151.5 yen ($34.1).
In a statement, Suzuki said it did not foresee any financial impact on its full-year earnings.
Three Syrian children and their families, who were rescued from a minivan containing 26 migrants in Austria, have disappeared from the hospital where they were being treated, police say.
The children were taken to hospital in the town of Braunau am Inn on August 28 suffering from severe dehydration.
Their discovery came a day after 71 bodies, thought to be migrants, were found on a dumped truck in Austria.
Several European countries have called for urgent talks on the migrant crisis.
Austrian police said they stopped the minivan in Braunau, which sits on Austria’s border with Germany, on August 28 and arrested its Romanian driver.
The children – two girls and a boy aged between one and five years old – were said to have been crammed in the back along with other migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Police said they were critically ill and almost unconscious when they were found.
The children and their families disappeared from the hospital at some point on August 29.
Authorities believe they may have tried to cross the border into Germany, rather than face deportation back to Hungary.
Separately on August 30, Hungarian police said they had arrested a fifth man over the deaths of the 71 people who were found in the abandoned truck in Austria on August 27.
The man is the fourth Bulgarian to be held over the find near the Hungarian border. The other man is Afghan. Authorities believe the men are low-level members of a human trafficking gang.
Officials said the 59 men, eight women and four children – thought to be mainly Syrians – had probably died of suffocation two days earlier.
It is the latest in a series of tragic events as more and more migrants attempt to reach Europe by land or by sea. A record number of 107,500 migrants crossed the EU’s borders last month.
GearBest is more than just a shopping site, it’s designed for gadget lovers by gadget lovers. They have a passion for all kinds of cool and fun gadgets, including smart phones, smart watches, car electronics, RC Quadcopters, LED flashlights, consumer electronics, etc. GearBest not only offers a large selection of the latest gadgets, but also aims to keep the price at the lowest worldwide. If you find identical gadgets elsewhere which are cheaper than the free shipping prices, you can submit a price match request on the product page, and you will get a price match within 48 hours.
Thе M7 iѕ аn Andrоid smartwatch (nоtе: it’s nоt thе ѕаmе as Andrоid Wear) thаt соmеѕ оut in thе hореѕ of соmрlеtеlу rерlасing уоur Android or iOS ѕmаrtрhоnе (аѕ ѕееn аt Gizmо China).
It comes еԛuiрреd with 2G, 3G WCDMA саll аnd browsing funсtiоnѕ аnd hаѕ a 1.6-inсh touch screen display.
Likе thе ѕесоnd-gеn Samsung Gеаr 2, thе wаtсh аlѕо bundled a 5MP саmеrа. Aesthetically ѕреаking, the M7 is quite rеminiѕсеnt оf thе Omаtе Truеѕmаrt, but itѕ аllоу bоdу ѕееmѕ a littlе bit mоrе refined. Even so, it lооkѕ ԛuitе сhunkу and big compared tо current рrоduсtѕ such аѕ the Mоtо 360 оr ASUS ZenWatch.
Aѕ уоu саn ѕее in the pictures, thе wаtсh аlѕо has thrее рhуѕiсаl buttоnѕ, the top оnе bеing thе роwеr button, whilе thе lower one iѕ thе hоmе buttоn. The button in the middle iѕ асtuаllу thе 5MP саmеrа.
The intеrnаl ѕресifiсаtiоnѕ оf the M7 inсludе a 1.2GHz рrосеѕѕоr, 512MB оf RAM, 4GB of internal ѕtоrаgе and a 600mAh bаttеrу рumрing lifе intо thе dеviсе, аlthоugh wе’rе not being tоld hоw muсh it will last.
GV18 Aрluѕ Smаrt Wаtсh Phоnе is a ѕmаrtwаtсh thаt iѕ gооd with juѕt Android Smart Phоnеѕ fоr nоw. It accompanies mоѕt rесеnt innоvаtiоn that lеt smart watch аnd рhоnе to соnvеу intuitively. GV18 Aрluѕ Smаrt Wаtсh hаѕ thе Bluеtооth inѕight innоvаtiоn that gives high dаtа processing аnd mоrе steady business ореrаtiоn рrоfiсiеnсу.
GV 18 Aрluѕ Smаrt Watch расkѕ a decent 1.54 inсh TFT HD LCD fullу touch screen with resolution 240 x 240 рixеlѕ. It соmеѕ with Stainless Steel wаtсh case that оffеrѕ great durability and аwеѕоmе feel оn your wriѕt.
GV18 Aplus hаѕ tурiсаl pin buсklе ѕtriр аnd hаѕ ԛuаlitу rubbеr mаtеriаl thаt mаkеѕ it very соmfоrtаblе tо wеаr. GV18 Aрluѕ mеаѕurеѕ оf 5.31 x 2.87 x 2.28 inches. It iѕ vеrу light in wеight thаt is оnlу 50 grаmѕ.
Aѕ wе mеntiоnеd already, the GV 18 Aplus Smаrt Wаtсh hаѕ nоt a powerful but a 0.3 M pixels оf camera thаt lеtѕ you to frееlу take рiсturеѕ thrоugh it аnd уоu саn rеmоtе соntrоl your ѕmаrtрhоnе аѕ well. It has CPU 533MHz MTK6260A fоr quick processing оf fеаturеѕ whаt thе dеviсе hаѕ got under thе hооd with memory оf 128MB storage + 64MB (ROM) and the bеѕt раrt is, you can also еxtеnd the memory uр to 32 GB viа TF саrd. To kеер the device running longer аnd ѕаfеr, thеrе iѕ a 450 Mа high-capacity polymer bаttеrу.
Thе Smаrtwаtсh ZGPAX S29 iѕ thе sister оf thе ZGPAX S28 but better with a Cаmеrа 2MP оn it. Thiѕ watchphone hаѕ thе ѕаmе fеаturеѕ thаn the S28, whiсh means it саn ассерt a sim саrd GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, a SD Cаrd uр tо 8GB, аnd hаѕ a battery оf 450mAh. Yоu will bе able to synchronise your соntасtѕ, uѕе the реdоmеtеr, thе саmеrа, the ѕlеер monitor, thе ѕеdеntаrу rеmindеr, аnd еvеn rесеivе nоtifiсаtiоnѕ frоm thе mоѕt famous social аррѕ like Fасеbооk, Twittеr, еtс if you download the арр through thе QR Cоdе оn the smartwatch. Thе ZGPAX S29 Watchphone iѕ a great аltеrnаtivе as you can use it indереndеntlу frоm уоur ѕmаrtрhоnе or соnnесtеd to it!
Thai police have charged a suspect, who was named on a fake Turkish passport as Adem Karadag, in connection with the bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok about two weeks ago.
Officers say the suspect, who was charged with illegal possession of weapons, was involved in the attack.
However, they say he is not the man seen on CCTV footage leaving a bag at the Erawan Shrine before the explosion.
The bomb tore through the crowded shrine on August 17, injuring more than 100, mostly tourists.
The man, who was described as a 28-year-old foreigner by police, was arrested in Nong Jok on the outskirts of Bangkok on August 29.
Thai army chief General Udomdej Sitabutr said the man had so far not co-operated with investigators.
“We have to conduct further interrogations and make him better understand so he will be more co-operative – while we have to be careful not to violate the suspect’s rights,” he told the AFP news agency on August 30.
The man’s nationality has not been confirmed but local reports suggest he could be from Turkey. Police said they found a large number of forged Turkish passports at his apartment.
Bomb-making materials also discovered in the property included ball bearings and piping, similar to what was used in the shrine attack, police said.
Police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said the man “is a culprit in the same network” as those behind the blast.
However, national police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang downplayed any suggestion that the suspect was connected to terrorism.
“He is a foreigner, but it’s unlikely he is an international terrorist. It’s a personal feud,” Somyot Pumpanmuang told a televised news conference.
“He got angry on behalf of his friends and family members,” he added without elaborating.
Meanwhile, Thai police have faced criticism for an image of a suicide bomb vest that was shown on television during the national broadcast announcing the suspect’s arrest on August 29.
The image caused a stir on social media and police later said it had nothing to do with the bombing or the suspect. Thailand’s ruling military accused broadcast media of inserting the erroneous picture.
A reward of one million Thai baht ($28,000) has been offered for information related to the Erawan Shrine attack.
Police released a photofit of the man seen leaving a bag at the site shortly before the blast, showing the suspect with dark hair and glasses.
Officials said at the time of the attack that they suspected it had been planned a month or more in advance and involved at least 10 people.
Erawan shrine is a popular destination for Chinese and Thai tourists.
A baseball fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field on August 29 during a game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees.
The man was given emergency medical treatment including CPR at the scene but Atlanta police later confirmed his death.
He fell close to the where the players’ wives and families sit and many could be seen in tears.
Photo Getty Images
Police said the man was in his early 60s but they have not named him.
A security guard said the man appeared to be hanging on to a wire but then fell on to the lower seats during the seventh inning.
An Atlanta Braves statement read: “We have received confirmation that the fan involved in an accident at this evening’s game has passed away. The Atlanta Braves offer their deepest condolences to the family.”
Another fan died in a fall in 2013 at Turner Field that was later ruled to be a suicide.
Hiker Miyuki Harwood, who was missing for nine days in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada, has been found alive after nine days.
Miyuki Harwood, 62, failed to return from a solo hike on August 21 and fellow hikers alerted authorities.
Foot, helicopter and drone searches had failed to find her but she was finally located near Courtright reservoir in Fresno County on August 29.
Rescuers said Miyuki Harwood had suffered broken bones but was conscious and “very grateful” to be found.
California Highway Patrol flight officer Rusty Hotchkiss told reporters: “She was really at the end of the time period when we thought she could survive.”
He said Miyuki Harwood had heard nearby rescuers on Saturday morning.
“She heard them talking, she heard voices and she grabbed a whistle she had with her. That alerted the rescuers to find her,” Rusty Hotchkiss said.
He said she had crawled for two days down to the creek.
Miyuki Harwood, from Orangevale in California’s Sacramento County, has been taken to hospital for treatment.
She had reportedly had no food and had been drinking water from the creek using a water filter.
The rescue effort had been hampered by smoke from a wildfire in the Kings Canyon National Park.
Three people have been shot dead and another wounded after a domestic row near Lisbon, Portugal, media and officials say.
Two of the victims were police officers, officials say.
The incident took place in Quinta do Conde, 18 miles south of the capital Lisbon.
A 77-year-old man is said to have opened fire after a row over a barking dog.
The man reportedly tried to take his own life with a hunting rifle and was arrested and taken to hospital.
A plainclothes officer who lived in the area was shot dead as he ran to investigate the row, and a patrol officer then called to the scene was shot in the head and killed.
The third victim was reportedly the son of the plainclothes officer who was trying to help his father.
The son was seriously injured in crossfire and died of his wounds in hospital.
One neighbor told the Lusa news agency the gunman had threatened to kill a neighbor if the dog did not stop barking “but it never crossed our mind he would try to do it”.
New Orleans marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with multiple events across the city.
At a memorial service, Mayor Mitch Landrieu recalled how residents had turned to each other for support.
Former President Bill Clinton later spoke at a concert in New Orleans.
Hurricane Katrina killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced one million in 2004. It was the most expensive natural disaster in US history and caused destruction along the Gulf coast.
In New Orleans, the failure of the levee system left about 80% of the city under water.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu led a sombre tribute to the 83 unidentified victims whose bodies lie in mausoleums at the city’s Hurricane Katrina Memorial.
Photo Getty Images
“Though they are unnamed, they are not unclaimed because we claim them,” he said.
“We saved each other,” the mayor added.
“New Orleans will be unbowed and unbroken.”
Residents and community activists also gathered at the levee in the Lower Ninth Ward, where storm waters broke through and flooded the district.
After speeches, a parade took place through the neighbourhood, with some participants in colourful Mardi Gras dress.
Throughout the day, thousands took part in traditional musical parades through the city’s streets.
Former President Bill Clinton later spoke at a free concert at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center.
He said the sheer magnitude of what had been accomplished in rebuilding the city should not be underestimated, but that more work needed to be done so that the lines that divided communities – such as race and wealth – could be erased.
A ceremony was also held at the Superdome arena that housed thousands of displaced people after the storm.
President Barack Obama visited the Lower Ninth Ward on August 27, praising “the extraordinary resilience of this city and its people”.
Although New Orleans has largely recovered from the disaster, some – particularly from the African-American community – feel left behind.
On August 28, former President George W. Bush visited the city. His administration was criticized at the time over its slow response and the issue remains a source of deep resentment in New Orleans.
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person ever to play the lead role in Les Miserables on Broadway, has died in a fall, a show spokesman has said.
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, 21, fell from a fire escape after Friday evening’s performance at the Imperial Theatre, said representative Marc Thibodeau.
The actor made history performing the role of ex-convict Jean Valjean in the musical.
A statement described him as a remarkable young talent.
Photo Twitter
The notice placed on Facebook said: “The entire Les Miserables family is shocked and devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of Kyle, a remarkable young talent and tremendous person who made magic — and history — in his Broadway debut. We send our deepest condolences to his family and ask that you respect their privacy in this unimaginably difficult time.”
In May, Kyle Jean-Baptiste announced on Twitter he would be joining Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables as Courfeyrac and understudying Jean Valjean. He first went on stage in that role on July 23.
Kyle Jean-Baptiste told Playbill magazine: “This was my dream since I was a little boy.”
His last performance in the role was on August 27.
The circumstances of Kyle Jean-Baptiste’s death are unclear. Some reports have said he was at his mother’s home at the time.
Thousands of Lebanese people took Beirut streets in protest at a government they say is corrupt and ineffective.
Security was high amid fears the demonstrations could turn violent, as similar protests did last weekend.
Organizers of Saturday’s mostly peaceful rally demanded the environment minister resign within 72 hours.
The government’s failure to solve the crisis over the disposal of rubbish led to the “You Stink” campaign.
The protesters have been calling on the government to hold snap parliamentary elections, and also want the interior minister held to account for excessive force by police at least week’s protests.
They poured into a major square in central Beirut, waving Lebanese flags and shouting anti-government slogans.
Many wore t-shirts with the words “You Stink”. Some were playing music and singing.
The rally was mostly peaceful although a small group of masked youths tried to break through barbed wire to reach the prime minister’s office. They set fire to rubbish and pelted police officers with stones and plastic bottles.
Barricades and barbed wire were installed around government buildings as security was increased ahead of the rally.
Amnesty International urged the security services to show restraint and called for an investigation into last week’s violence.
Rubbish has been piling up on the streets of Beirut since Lebanon’s largest landfill shut down last month with no ready alternative.
This led to the creation of the You Stink movement, which blames political paralysis and corruption for the failure to resolve the crisis.
The cabinet failed to reach agreement on August 25 on a way forward, saying the fees quoted by private waste management companies were too great.
Lebanon has been without a president for more than a year, while members of parliament have extended their own terms until 2017 after failing to agree on a law on fresh elections.
The conflict in neighboring Syria has also exacerbated political and sectarian divisions, and resulted in the arrival of 1.1 million refugees, putting a strain on the economy and public services.
A recent Dutch research suggests that drinking water does not prevent a hangover the next day.
Instead, the study concluded, the only way to prevent a hangover is to drink less alcohol.
More than 800 students were asked how they tried to relieve hangover symptoms, but neither food nor water was found to have any positive effect.
The findings are being presented at a conference in Amsterdam.
A team of international researchers from the Netherlands and Canada surveyed students’ drinking habits to find out whether hangovers could be eased or if some people were immune to them.
Among 826 Dutch students, 54% ate food after drinking alcohol, including fatty food and heavy breakfasts, in the hope of staving off a hangover.
With the same aim, more than two-thirds drank water while drinking alcohol and more than half drank water before going to bed.
Although these groups showed a slight improvement in how they felt compared with those who hadn’t drunk water, there was no real difference in the severity of their hangovers.
Previous research suggests that about 25% of drinkers claim never to get hangovers.
So the researchers questioned 789 Canadian students about their drinking in the previous month and the hangovers they experienced, finding that those who didn’t get a hangover simply consumed “too little alcohol to develop a hangover in the first place”.
Of those students who drank heavily, with an estimated blood alcohol concentration of more than 0.2%, almost no-one was immune to hangovers.
According to lead author Dr. Joris Verster, from Utrecht University, the relationship was pretty straightforward.
“The more you drink, the more likely you are to get a hangover.
“Drinking water may help against thirst and a dry mouth, but it will not take away the misery, the headache and the nausea.”
Dr. Joris Verster said part of the problem was that scientists still do not know what causes a hangover.
“Research has concluded that it’s not simply dehydration – we know the immune system is involved, but before we know what causes it, it’s very unlikely we’ll find an effective cure.”
He said the next step was to carry out more controlled trials on hangovers.
The paper is presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference.
Al-Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, who were convicted in Egypt of “spreading false news”, have been sentenced to three years in prison at their retrial in Cairo.
Australian Peter Greste was deported back to Australia earlier this year and was on trial again in absentia.
Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy were led away from court after the verdict.
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are accused of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood group but they strenuously deny the allegations.
Photo EPA
The three journalists were originally sentenced in July 2014, with Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy receiving 7 years and Baher Mohamed getting 10 years.
However, their convictions were overturned in January 2015 and they were freed in February to await retrial.
Giving the verdict on August 29, Judge Hassan Farid said the three men were not registered journalists and had been operating from a Cairo hotel without a license.
The judge handed three-year sentences to Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy but gave Baher Mohamed an additional six months.
It is unclear how long Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed will now serve. They were in prison for about a year before being freed.
Lawyers for the three journalists are expected to appeal against the decision.
Peter Greste said in a tweet that he was “shocked” and “outraged” while Al-Jazeera said the verdict was “yet another deliberate attack on press freedom”.
Outside the courtroom, Mohamed Fahmy’s lawyer, Amal Clooney, called on Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to issue a pardon to the journalists.
“The verdict today sends a very dangerous message in Egypt,” she told reporters.
“It sends a message that journalists can be locked up for simply doing their job, for telling the truth and reporting the news.”
Amal Clooney said she would push for her client, who has given up his Egyptian citizenship, to be deported to Canada.
A mass protest are being held in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere with protesters calling for PM Najib Razak to step down over a financial scandal.
Protesters are angered by a $700 million payment made to his bank account from unnamed foreign donors.
It was discovered last month during a probe into alleged mismanagement at the debt-laden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
PM Najib Razak has denied any wrongdoing.
The pro-democracy group Bersih has also called for protests in the cities of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching on the Malaysian side of Borneo.
Kuala Lumpur authorities have rejected the group’s application for a permit to protest and Malaysian police have declared the rallies illegal.
Security is tight and access to Kuala Lumpur’s Independence Square has been blocked. Eyes will be focused on any possible army intervention.
At the last big rally in 2012, police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters.
Photo Reuters
Estimates put the number of protesters in Kuala Lumpur at 50,000 to 80,000, though figures issued by the police suggested much lower numbers.
A carnival atmosphere, punctuated by music, vuvuzelas and political speeches, prevailed in the city centre.
The leader of Bersih, Maria Chin, said the protest was not anti-government.
“We don’t want to topple the government but we want to topple corrupt politicians,” she told the Malaysian Insider.
The demonstrations coincide with preparations for National Day on August 31 – the former British colony’s 58th anniversary of self-rule.
Najib Razak said on his blog he did not want a “provocation” to be triggered.
He said: “Whatever the disagreements or misunderstandings between us, National Day should not be a stage of political disputes.”
The main accusation against Najib Razak is that he took $700 million from the indebted 1MDB, which he established in 2009 to try to turn Kuala Lumpur into a financial hub.
Cabinet ministers have said the money transfers were “political donations” from unidentified Middle Eastern sources, and that there was nothing improper. No further details have been given.
1MDB has said it has never given money to Najib Razak and called the accusations “unsubstantiated”.
Najib Razak retains significant support from the long-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and from within his party, the United Malays National Organization.
You’ve thought a lot about pursuing a career in healthcare. You want to help people on a daily basis, have the opportunity to work in a variety of settings and enjoy a stable career in an in-demand field. Now it’s time to decide on how to go about choosing among the best nursing programs in Arizona.In this post, we’ll highlight some of the things you’ll want to explore in order to find the best school for you.
Degrees Offered
Do you want your Associate Degree in Nursing, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Masters of Science in Nursing, what about your Doctorate? The programs you explore may not have all of these options available, and some will only have one. Know the degree you want to obtain and narrow down the list of programs to those offering that degree.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Though the field of nursing is expected to grow 19 percent from 2012-2022 doesn’t mean you shouldn’t concern yourself with scholarships or financial aid. Work with the schools financial aid department to come up with a plan that works for you.
Curriculum Offered
Once you’ve figured out the degree you want and explored financial aid options, check out the nursing program’s curriculum. How many hours of clinical rotation will you experience throughout the program? Is the curriculum more hands-on, lecture-based, or a bit of both? Are there open lab hours? What’s the equipment like that you’ll be using? The more questions you can get answered the more you’ll find certain programs starting to look better than others. Look for nursing programs in Arizona offering a well-rounded curriculum. For example, Arizona College provides a blend of ethics, theory, leadership, critical thinking skills and technology, all in a comprehensive classroom and high-fidelity lab environment.
Desired Work Settings
A big thing to figure out, as you look into nursing programs, is the type of environment you’d like to work in. Schools may offer a curriculum catered to certain specialties, so it’s important to have at least a broad vision of where you’d like to end up — whether it be a full-fledged hospital, senior living home, physician’s office, school, clinic, or even the military. Knowing your desired work settling may help determine the curriculum you need, and the program that offers it.
After Graduation Support
Nursing jobs are available. There’s no question. However, you should still learn about the career services or after graduation support each nursing program offers. A solid career services department will not only try to find you a job, but they’ll try to find you the job that’s right for you. Larger schools will have bigger career service departments, but also more alumni to serve. Smaller nursing programs will have smaller career service teams but much more personalized, one-on-one attention.
Keeping the above things in mind when researching nursing programs will help you to make the best possible decision for your future.
Daniele Watts has been ordered to perform community service after a judge refused to accept her apologies to Los Angeles police she had accused of racial profiling.
The Django Unchained actress and her boyfriend, Brian Lucas, were sentenced on August 26 to 15 hours of community labor.
Last September, police questioned Daniele Watts and Brian Lucas while investigating reports of people having s** in a car. Daniele Watts, who is black, and Brian Lucas, who is white, claimed they were profiled.
Photo Instagram
Daniele Watts and Brian Lucas later pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace and was told to write apology letters.
The Los Angeles Times says in her initial letter, Daniele Watts called a police sergeant sarcastic and dismissive. The judge said: try again.
This week, Daniele Watts apologized for what she called lack of emotional control.
However, the judge called Daniele Watts’ apologies insincere.
Thai police have arrested a man in connection with the Bangkok bomb attack that killed 20 people at Erawan Shrine nearly two weeks ago.
Officers raided an apartment used by the man in northern Bangkok on August 29 and found possible bomb-making materials, a police spokesman said.
The suspect “looks like the one we are looking for”, said the spokesman, Prawut Thavornsiri.
The bomb tore through Bangkok’s crowded Erawan Shrine on August 17.
Prawut Thawornsiri said that the arrested man is a foreigner but refused to say whether he is Turkish, as reported by some Bangkok media.
Police said at the time they suspected the attack had been planned a month or more in advance and involved at least 10 people, but said a connection to international terrorism was unlikely.
An arrest warrant was issued for one unidentified man seen on CCTV footage leaving a backpack at the shrine shortly before the blast, and a photofit image was released.
A reward of one million baht ($28,000) was offered for information but it is not known whether this played a part in today’s arrest.
