News Headlines - 25 August 2015

▽China cuts interest rates after global day of panic - The Independent

This is the fifth time the People's Bank of China has cut rates since November. Jennifer Thompson of the FT has compiled a list of all the changes since then:

▽Islamic State release pictures after 'destroying ancient temple' at Palmyra - Telegraph

Extremists blow up Baalshamin Temple at Palmyra World Heritage site in Syria, according to activists, as Isil release images of their destruction

▽9/11 ‘Dust Lady’ succumbs to cancer | New York Post

The dust-covered 9/11 survivor whose haunting image became an emblem of the tragedy has died after a yearlong battle with stomach cancer, her family said.

▽Booze in space: Japanese company sends alcohol to the ISS - Orlando Sentinel

Japanese company Suntory Global Innovation Center has sent six forms of distilled liquor up to space on board the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's "Kounotori" transfer vehicle to the space station, which launched on Aug. 19 from Japan along with more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and experiments for the Expedition 44/45 crew.

▽Big Ben bongs 'out by up to six seconds' (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)

The bongs of Big Ben have become "temperamental" and can be out by up to six seconds, parliament's clocksmiths have admitted... The Houses of Parliament's three dedicated clocksmiths have tried to deal with the problem by removing weights from the pendulum.
But they have no idea why it has happened, saying that at 156 years old the Great Clock just has "fits every now and then".