A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country’s disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape. In a hall in Portnoo students at the Donegal Thatching School clamber over practice roofs under the watchful eye of Brian Lafferty, one of Ireland’s … Read more
Running late and vastly over budget, a mammoth rail project stands as a monument to what critics say is Germany’s glaring failure to tackle long-standing infrastructure woes. “Stuttgart 21” is envisaged as a major, futuristic rail hub in the southwestern city, a fitting gateway to a region home to the headquarters of corporate heavyweights such … Read more
Delhi news: Delhi was blanketed by dense fog early on January 7 (Tuesday), which reduced visibility and delayed at least 25 trains in the national capital, according to a report by PTI. The minimum temperature recorded was 10.5 degrees Celsius, it added. “Minimum visibility of 150 metres in dense fog with northwesterly winds at 11-13 … Read more