Lord Mervyn King calls for general election to provide mandate for either Leave or Remain Via: Brexit stopping Britain resolving deep problems with economy, says former Bank of England chief
L’ex-colonie britannique vit depuis juin sa pire crise politique depuis sa rétrocession à la Chine en 1997, avec des manifestations et actions quasi quotidiennes pour dénoncer un recul des libertés. Via: A Hongkong, la foule défie la police après l’agression de deux militants prodémocratie
Kann man radikal ehrlich sein? Wie viel Wahrheit kann der Mensch ertragen? Der Philosoph Hans Blumenberg hat Jahre darüber nachgedacht und ist auf unser Verhältnis zu den nackten Tatsachen gestoßen. Via: Warum wir die nackte Wahrheit nicht ertragen
Archäologen haben in Ägypten am Ufer des Nils 30 bunt bemalte Särge entdeckt, sie waren übereinander gestapelt. Darin lagen Frauen, Männer und Kinder. Dass sie erst jetzt gefunden wurden, hat einen Grund. Via: 3000 Jahre alte Holzsärge mit Mumien in Luxor entdeckt
The 29-year-old Oscar winning actress wore a Dior dress as she married the 34-year-old art dealer at the Belcourt of Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. Via: Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney tie the knot in intimate ceremony at haunted Rhode Island castle
Kurdish forces reveal plans to being evacuation on Sunday following Turkish president’s ceasefire ultimatum Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president, has said his country would “crush the heads” of Kurdish militants if they did not withdraw from a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria in time.Speaking at an opening ceremony Read more
The first was the letter demanded by the Benn Act, which asks the EU to delay Brexit beyond the October 31 deadline – but not signed by the PM – using the exact wording specified in the legislation. Via: Boris Johnson sends THREE letters to the EU: the one from Read more
The study by Dickinson College in the US and Macquarie University in Australia found that women were found to recall 23 per cent more of the finer points of the day than their grooms. Via: How wives remember much more about their wedding than husbands
By mid-Friday afternoon, ‘#WeLoveYouMeghan’ was the top trending topic on Twitter, with users offering support and positive comments in the wake of recent media scrutiny. Via: #WeLoveYouMeghan: Outpouring of support for Duchess of Sussex
Peter Hargreaves accuses Woodford of running an investment operation ‘probably inadequate for purpose’ and says he invested in unquoted businesses without sufficient knowledge. Via: Fund manager Neil Woodford 'knew he was toast' as he took as much as he could from savers