When to tip and when not to tip

When to tip and when not to tip

Getty Images It’s the end of a meal out and you’ve been presented with the bill. Suddenly the pleasure of the food you’ve just eaten is replaced by a faint wave of anxiety as you realise you’ve got to work out how much to tip. If you tip too little will you face the wrath … Read more

Hospitals across the U.S. face IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene

Hospitals across the U.S. face IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene

Several hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with shortages of IV fluid after flooding from Hurricane Helene forced medical fluid manufacturers to halt production.  Baxter International, the leading supplier of IV fluids to hospitals, said its facility in Marion, North Carolina, remains closed for the foreseeable future. In a statement on its website, the company says, … Read more

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger, experts say. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a Baxter International plant in North Cove, North Carolina, that makes much of the country’s supply of sterile intravenous, or IV, fluids. It also makes … Read more

Elephants escape floodwaters in Thailand

Elephants escape floodwaters in Thailand

Video released by The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, shows four elephants wading through flood waters as staff work to evacuate the animals to higher ground. Park founder Saengduean Chailert, said the elephant that trailed behind the others is blind which is why it moved slowly. Severe flooding has inundated northern Thailand in … Read more