So far in 2017 two companies Beepi and Quixey were among the 10 most funded startups to fail according to Techcrunch. They managed to raise funding in the region of $1.7 billion from venture capitalists and banks. In some cases, their great idea floundered on operational problems. Beepi a used car service that bled cash…
IMG_5742 Chumaichada, is the dance from the amazon region of Peru with strong influences of dance and music. Creole Waltz – a Peruvian adaptation of the European Waltz and Cueca a pan-Andean compound with ¾-6/8 dance rhythm. The most popular dance in Peru is the Marinera Nortena which represents a man’s courting a young…
At the ninth BRICS Summit at Xiamen, China, where the leaders of BRICS nations, decided to support the strengthening of international cooperation against corruption and including the use of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group. Zi Jinping the Chinese president lamenting that “ protectionism and an inward-looking mentality are on the rise, only openness and inclusiveness…
An innovative timber-concrete composite slab is being used in more and more buildings in Switzerland, after these passed the same strict fire safety standards as conventional concrete or steel buildings. The Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK) at ETH Zurich which is globally renowned for conducting large scale fire tests. These fire tests allow researchers to…
British born, Nicola Ann Spaldin, FRS is Professor of Materials Theory at the ETH Zurich, known for her pioneering research on multiferroics has been awarded € 100, 000 and the L’Oreal-UNESCO, For Women in Science prize for Europe for her revolutionary research in the field of material sciences. Nicola, a Cambridge graduate and a PhD…
Investor interest in UK property remains strong despite uncertainly cerated by Brexit The biggest sale deal of a single building in the UK since 2014, when the HSBC tower in Canary Wharf was sold to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund for £1.18bn. The “Cheesegrater” the 224m, tallest building in the City of London, has been sold…
A 36- vehicle pileup which occurred at 7:45 am (10:45GMT) when a trailer truck carrying ink collided with another trailer carrying scrap metal and caught fire, at the motorway bridge 70 feet above, in the City of São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday30th August 2017. However, speeding vehicles clocking 50mph behind could not stop in time…
Student Tution fees protest rally turned nasty as the authorities have to resort to water cannon in Santiago Los Heros in Chile today. Around 1000 students protested´peacefully to demonstrate against college fees.