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Title: 17/02/16
Post by: Maik on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 01:05:02

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Yanis Varoufakis’s star no longer ascendent in troubled Greece

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/yanis-varoufakis-s-star-no-longer-ascendent-in-troubled-greece-1.2537138

Title: Re: 17/02/16
Post by: Maik on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 10:56:24

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'Shocking' sugar levels in High Street hot drinks, warns charity

The recommended maximum intake of added sugar per day for those aged 11 and over is about 30g or seven teaspoons, the NHS says.

Starbucks' venti Grape with Chai, Orange and Cinnamon Hot Mulled Fruit was found to have the highest sugar content of the drinks tested, with 25 teaspoons of sugar per serving, the campaign group said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-35593007

Title: Re: 17/02/16
Post by: TonyD on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 11:45:44

For goodness sake!!!

"Sickly sweet drink found to contain lots of sugar alert!!!"

What next? "we visited a Cafe, and found a sugar bowl containing 27 spoons of sugar"

We now have bread that tastes more like cake because the salt's been taken out.
Soft drinks full of carcinogenic sweetener instead of sugar
Baked beans with neither salt or sugar
Crisps that taste like eating cardboard

All to protect us, of course.

We're on course for a ban on cutlery...mark my words

Title: Re: 17/02/16
Post by: TonyKath on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 13:10:18

Quote from: Maik on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 01:05:02

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Yanis Varoufakis’s star no longer ascendent in troubled Greece

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/yanis-varoufakis-s-star-no-longer-ascendent-in-troubled-greece-1.2537138 (http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/yanis-varoufakis-s-star-no-longer-ascendent-in-troubled-greece-1.2537138)

Interesting article kicked off by Veroufakis' comments on the Irish election.

Tony

Title: Re: 17/02/16
Post by: Maik on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 17:30:41

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Turkey and Greece on brink of war?

http://www.pravdareport.com/video/17-02-2016/133359-greece-0/

Can't see it myself, I don't think Turkey would want to provoke the EU any further, or Russia. JMO but I reckon the skirmishes are unofficial training exerices for both sides.


Vid clip doesn't add anything useful but the commentary takes your breath away:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzCU11-kjCM

Title: Re: 17/02/16
Post by: TonyKath on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 21:05:55

Seems a load of donkey do if you ask me.  Turkey and Russia, possibly.  Turkey and Greece definitely no.  Looks like it's Pravda in cold war mode trying to divert attention from what Russia is getting up to itself.

Tony

Title: Re: 17/02/16
Post by: BeeTee on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 22:19:06

Quote from: TonyKath on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 @ 21:05:55

Seems a load of donkey do if you ask me.  Turkey and Russia, possibly.  Turkey and Greece definitely no.  Looks like it's Pravda in cold war mode trying to divert attention from what Russia is getting up to itself.

Tony

Looks like the Russians have given up on Turkey and trying it on now with the UK...

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RAF Typhoons Scrambled To Intercept Russian Jets Heading Towards UK Airspace

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/17/raf-typhoons-scrambled-to-intercept-russian-jets-uk-airspace_n_9252690.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D431171

Title: Re: 17/02/16
Post by: TonyKath on Thursday, 18 February, 2016 @ 18:22:03

The russkies do it all the time.  Sure we do it too but we just don't get told that!  :unsure:

Tony