Traffic accident injures 37 people in southwest England

06:03, October 06, 2019

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  People celebrate 70th National Day with noodles tradition in southwest China

  A grand activity was held in the outer square of the Yunnan Literature and Art Museum in Kunming, southwest China on Monday morning to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Nearly 2,000 people attended the event. (Photos: China.org.cn; Compiled by Zhang Jian)A pattern of a Chinese flag composed of 700 bowls of noodles and a giant cake with the National Day theme attract people.The Chinese people have a tradition of eating noodles on birthdays. These people express their patriotic feelings by commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC.People depict the Chinese words “National Day” and the number “70” with a noodle 700 meters long.Intangible cultural heritage inheritor Zhu Zhiqiu from Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County in southwest China's Yunnan Province provided noodles for the activity. Zhu and her family have a technique of making a bowl of noodles with just one noodle.The noodles used to celebrate National Day were free for citizens and tourists at the event.Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of the PRC and celebrations have been held throughout the country.

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  Argentina's Creevy says England clash 'like a war'

  Argentinas hooker Agustin Creevy has said his sides next Rugby World Cup game against England will be like a war. (Photo: AFP)Argentina hooker Agustin Creevy warned the Rugby World Cup clash with England will be like a "war" on Tuesday as Los Pumas prepare for a thumping battle of the forwards.The former Worcester Warriors player said he was well aware of Englands strengths but added that Argentinas pack has made vast improvements under coach Mario Ledesma, a former hooker himself.Saturdays game in Tokyo could be pivotal for Pool C as England look for their third win and Argentina scrap for their second, following a nail-biting defeat by France."Saturdays going to be like a war, its a final for us," Creevy told reporters."But maybe my experience with Worcester will help me a lot, to see the way that its going to play out."He added: "I think the battles going to be in the forwards. We need to win the scrum, we need to win the lineout, the maul and the breakdown."Creevy, now with the Jaguares in Super Rugby, said he admired Englands structured game, adding: "Sometimes its boring but I think its good for England. It works for them.""We train a lot in scrum skills and our mentality," he said. "I think we are improving a lot in the scrum. We feel really, really good now but we need to continue. The England scrum is really good."Creevy, who will earn a record-extending 88th cap, said Argentina draw strength from their emotional bond, largely forged in the Jaguares which provides the bulk of the national side."When we put this shirt on we feel something different. Its our country, its our family... we love playing together," he said."The group is really bonded, we love each other. I think its different to other teams because we are friends, we are brothers, on the field and off it."

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  Southwest pilots sue Boeing over 737 MAX

  Pilots from Texas-based Southwest Airlines said Monday they had filed a lawsuit against Boeing, accusing it of "deliberately misleading" them over the 737 MAX, which has been grounded after two deadly crashes.Photo: VCGNearly 350 people died in crashes in Indonesia in October 2018 and in Ethiopia in March this year."We have to be able to trust Boeing to truthfully disclose the information we need to safely operate our aircraft," captain Jonathan Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), said."In the case of the 737 MAX, that absolutely did not happen."The grounding of the 737 MAX since March eliminated more than 30,000 scheduled Southwest flights and caused over $100 million in lost wages for pilots, SWAPA said.Southwest is the largest operator of the 737 MAX, and the aircraft may not return to passenger service until 2020.The lawsuit, which was filed in Dallas, Texas, said Boeing had falsely claimed the plane was airworthy.In both crashes, pilots had difficulty controlling the plane once the MCAS anti-stall handling system was activated, according to preliminary investigations.