Indonesia’s Tsunami and earthquake disaster death toll has risen to 832 according to the national disaster mitigation agency and warned the figure could climb higher as the affected area on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is bigger than initially thought. Several people were reported trapped in the rubble of buildings brought down bin the 7.5…
George Magnus and economist questions whether China can continue to keep all its balls in the air as it tries to reconcile the needs of a market economy with the criticisms of a one-party state. His book Red Flag looks at the four traps that the party is trying to avoid –currency ( renminbi),…
California-born Nafisa Thompson-Spires reveals what it means to be a black American today in her debut short-story collection, and refers to sketches and character profiles of a section of black subjects –of mid-19th century by James McCune Smith, the first African American Physician to hold a medical degree. Thompson-Spires narrates the black life from the…
A strong tsunami triggered an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 and waves up to 10feet high swept through Palu on Sulawesi Island. Indonesia’s disaster agency said at least 384 people had been killed, but the number is expected to rise and 540 injured. Last month, a series of deadly earthquakes struck the Indonesian island…
Review of A Crimson Star at Raindance 26th London Film Festival. Young lady auteur:- Japanese Aya Igashi – who directed this poignant film was at 21 the youngest ever director to be nominated at Cannes for the best international feature film. She is now 22. Debut direct Aya Igashi reveals the bond between two lonely…
Japanese carmaker Toyota has been granted a patent that describes a car that is capable of flying. The car is described to have wheels with rotor blades, which would allow it to take off vertically. Each of the wheels will have an electric motor fed by a system that would generate enough electric power to drive…
Air Niugini plane Boeing 737-800 from Papua New Guinea, carrying 35 passengers and 12 crew has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia after it overshot the runaway by 160 yards. All were rescued and none of them suffered serious injuries. The cause of the crash is unclear and an investigation…
Bees expert safely removed the estimated 20,000 bees from the engine of a low budget Mango Airlines plane at the main airport in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban. The bees populated the engine in less than 25 minutes and delayed three passenger flights at King Shaka International Airport. According Mango Airlines spokesman…
From 26th September to 7th October, the Raindance Film Festival is on in London. Google www.RaindanceFestival.com. Raindance Film festival is the largest independent film festival in the UK founded in 1992 by Elliot Grove to be the voice of British filmmaking. Raindance showcases features and shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of…
Michael Kors is buying the Italian fashion house Gianni Versace in a £1.64bn ($2.1bn) deal. Versace is a family-owned European brand, founded by the designer Gianni Versace 40 years ago and built its reputation by dressing some of the world’s most glamorous women including Princes Diana, Demi Moore and Elizabeth Hurley, is being snapped by…