Strongest quake of the century leaves 95 dead

Ninety five people have died in Thursday’s 8.1 magnitude devastating earthquake in Mexico, and struck off the coast of Chiapas. Emergency workers are still looking for victims under the rubble. “ They pulled my father out from underneath the rubble after the house collapsed on the top of him. It was difficult to find him…

Unstoppable Sharapova

Maria Sharapova reveals in Unstoppable, her new memoir including how she heard Serena Williams crying. The tears came after their first match, the 2004 Wimbledon Final in which the 17-year-old Russian upsets the defending champion. After the match, Sharapova entered the locker room. “What I heard, When I came in and started to change clothes,…

Beepi most funded startups fails

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…

Peruvian Music

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…

BRICS meet at Xiamen

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…

Innovative timber-concrete composite slab used in buildings

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…

L’Oreal -UNESCO award for Nicola Spaldin

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…

Strong investment interest in UK property despite Brexit

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…