Category: Briefs

Briefs

Calling Germany

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to stand for a fourth term has been covered in media round the world. And much of this coverage

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Sound mind, sound body

Hilary Clinton’s health may have an impact on the forthcoming US Presidential election result. Health is certainly an issue in politics. In 1924, following the

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Calorie Counting

Research suggests that an average person needs to eat 2.446 kCal a day to maintain current weight doing minimal exercise. According to physiological tests conducted

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Leave clean, run fastest

Of the 30 fastest ever 100 metre times, nine – including three top three – have been run by the reigning and three-time Olympic Champion,

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Courtesy Cars

A survey of 1,000 British drivers has found that van drivers, along with drivers of high performance and sports cars, scored lowest, 3 per cent,

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Energy Equations

“The UK’s current ‘industrial strategy’ for energy – to subsidise offshore wind, solar, biomass and nuclear – is responsible for the fact that domestic electricity

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