2015年1月29日 星期四

2015-01-30 U.K. Spotlight


Financial Times
   
The stand-off that may sink the euro   
Financial Times
he euro has become the prisoner of a playground game of “you-go-first”. Everyone — almost — knows what needs to be done, even if some resile from admitting it. The necessary ingredients are growth, competitiveness and sustainable debt and deficits.

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International Business Times UK
   
Sierra Leone lifts Ebola quarantine measures amid progress   
International Business Times UK
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday (January 22) removed Ebola district quarantine measures intended to curb the spread of the disease, declaring "victory is in sight" after a sharp drop in transmission. Since the worst outbreak in history ...


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The Guardian
   
Swedish school sheds light on dark days of winter   
The Guardian
The glass door of classroom C151 at Dragonskolan, an upper-secondary school in Umeå in Sweden's far north, emits an eerie metallic glow. “When you look inside it seems weird, there's a strange sterile light – as if it's some sort of an experiment,” says Sara ...


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BBC News
   
Challenge Cup: London Welsh losing streak now 21 games   
BBC News
London Welsh lost for the 21st game in a row as they ended their European Challenge Cup campaign with a 17-12 defeat to Lyon Olympique. The Premiership's bottom club conceded tries to Thibaut Regard and Lachie Munro in the opening 12 minutes.

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Fast Company
   
Sending A Handwritten Letter Is Now As Easy As Using Gmail   
Fast Company
But does a note in your handwriting done by a bot look like it's sent from uncanny valley? We test out letter-writing company Bond to see. By Rebecca Greenfield. Sitting on my desk is a lovely note, written on thick, customized stationery with my name scrawled ...


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Financial Times
   
Uncertainty on oil unsettles investors   
Financial Times
ower energy prices continue to reverberate across markets. There is a pass-through effect on confidence as investors debate whether what is happening in the energy complex is more about a fight for market share or a signal that global growth is tumbling.

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BBC News
   
In Pictures   
BBC News
Our selection of some of the best news photographs taken around the world this week. US President Barack Obama blows a kiss to his wife US President Barack Obama declared an end to the financial crisis and pledged economic policies to benefit all ...


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International Business Times UK
   
Davos: Emma Watson launches new HeForShe gender equality campaign at ...   
International Business Times UK
Actress Emma Watson has repeated her calls for gender equality while announcing a new initiative aimed at advancing women's empowerment at World Economic Forum in Davos. Watson, a UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, spoke of how the world ...


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Financial Times
   
The corporate miscreants who keep rock 'n' roll excess aloft   
Financial Times
he skies over Davos were said to have darkened last week as 1,700 private jets delivered the world's elite to its annual convocation. You can picture the moment: a shepherd's child on an Alpine mountain pointing at one, then two, then a vast fleet of hawk-like ...


   


BBC News
   
Bedtime 'has huge impact on sport'   
BBC News
Our internal body clock has such a dramatic impact on sporting ability that it could alter the chances of Olympic gold, say researchers. The team, at the University of Birmingham, showed performance times varied by 26% throughout the day. Early risers ...


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