North Korea cancels joint cultural performance with South
From BBC A joint women’s ice hockey team has been one of the agreements for the Games North Korea has abruptly cancelled a cultural event scheduled to be held jointly with the South, Seoul has said. Set for 4 February…
Lava spilling from Philippine volcano, ash coating land
By The Associated Press From Tuscaloo News LEGAZPI, Philippines — More lava was spilling from a Philippine volcano also sending up columns of ash over farmland and towns already coated in gray after a nearly two-week eruption. More than 74,000…
Meta-analysis shows one kind of brain training does work
(SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29, 2018) — A systematic review and meta-analysis has just published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, and concludes that a specific type of computerized brain training – “UFOV® training” – enhances cognitive outcomes and transfers to everyday…
Film documents intra-Caribbean immigration
BY ALEXANDRA SIMON From Caribbean Life The 10th season of the series “AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange” premiered this month on Martin Luther King day. This season is being hosted by actor Nicholas L. Ashe and the series is showing…
US tiniest towns
The tiniest town in every state Part 2 By Sarah Schmalbruch From Insider Often, a state’s largest city is considered its best place to live. But there’s something to be said for rural towns too. We rounded up the least-populated…
How to clean your car like a pro
From Tints2Go Cars are expensive, and as responsible vehicle owners, you should do everything to prolong its life and performance. One simple way of delaying its premature deterioration is regular maintenance and cleaning. Indeed, part of taking care of your…
Protecting a Caribbean wonder from disappearing in Belize
From America CGTN The largest coral reef in the Americas is under siege. Off the coast of the Central American nation Belize, it is one of the world’s great treasures. Just below the surface, a magnificent coral reef spans the…
Glavin: Party time in Davos while the world burns
By Terry Glavin, Special to Postmedia Network From owensound suntimes Against a backdrop of shuddering and implosion in the key institutions of the liberal world order, it wasn’t easy to discern anything encouraging in the 48th annual gathering of the…
Large oil companies head to Guyana’s rich oil, gas basin
BY BERT WILKINSON From Caribbean Life Three of the world’s largest oil and gas companies are preparing to bid for offshore blocks near to where United States oil giant ExxonMobil found large amounts of sweet light crude oil off the…
Puzzles for Jan 30 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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