The collapsed Tretten Bridge in Norway. Photo: EPA / Geir Olsen In Norway, a decade-old wooden road bridge suddenly collapsed. As a result, at least one truck and one car ended up in the Lagen River. According to local media, the occupants of these cars were rescued. It is not yet certain whether these were the only cars that ended …
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Water level of Lake Garda historically low | Abroad
Tourists now have to walk a little further before they can cool off somewhat in the – now warm – water of the lake. The water level of the lake has visibly dropped. The reason for this is the persistent drought. rocks The rocks dried up to several meters below the normal waterline. In addition, the water temperature rises rapidly …
Read More »No explanation yet for the massive fish kills in the Oder | NOW
Germany and Poland still do not know the cause of the massive fish kill in the Oder which was discovered last week. German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke spoke on Sunday of an “ecological disaster” in the presence of her Polish counterpart Anna Moskwa. The Oder flows into Poland and Germany. Tens of thousands of dead fish were found last week. …
Read More »‘Finally proof of the theft of Tutankhamun’s treasures’ | Abroad
Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 and has since been suspected by Egyptians of stealing parts of the pharaoh’s treasure before the tomb was officially opened. However, evidence for these claims has not been provided. An unpublished letter is changing that. The letter was written in 1934 by Alan Gardiner, a philologist hired by Carter to translate hieroglyphs. For this, …
Read More »Nocturnal behavior of jumping spiders is very similar to REM sleep | Science
14 aug 2022 om 01:53Update: 2 uur geleden Do spiders fall asleep? That’s what researcher Daniela Roessler, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Konstanz in Germany, and her colleagues wondered. While filming baby jumping spiders at night, they found their eyes blinking and shaking. According to the researchers, this behavior resembles REM sleep. By our news editors REM sleep …
Read More »Trump team tells court that classified documents at Mar-a-Lago have already been turned over | Abroad
One of his lawyers signed a statement in early June saying everything had been handed over. This statement was written after a senior Justice Department official visited Mar-a-Lago in Florida, reports The New York Times citing four sources. There, he spoke with two Trump lawyers about handing over confidential documents the ex-president had brought from the White House. The senior …
Read More »Still pressure on European motorways due to holiday traffic | NOW
It will again be busy on Saturday on the roads to and from European holiday countries, although the roads will not be as congested as a week ago. Crowds are no longer just caused by people going on holiday, but also by returning holidaymakers, reports the ANWB. Traffic jams are remarkably numerous in Croatia. In France, there were 917 kilometers …
Read More »Suspected bank robber rescued from self-dug tunnel in Rome after eight hours | Abroad
with videoA suspected thief was rescued from a self-dug tunnel in the Italian capital Rome yesterday. It may have been a matter of robbing a bank with accomplices. The tunnel collapsed, leaving the man trapped for eight hours. He was released and taken to hospital. This was confirmed by the Italian military police, the Carabinieri. Foreign publishers August 12, 2022 …
Read More »Germany and Poland investigate mass fish kills in the Oder | animals
Germany and Poland are doing everything they can to find out what is causing the massive fish kills in the Oder. Countries suspect the water has been poisoned. Germany is thinking about mercury. The Polish army helps clean up the carcasses. The Oder flows into Poland and Germany. Tens of thousands of dead fish have been found since this week. …
Read More »Germany finds mercury in the Oder after the discovery of thousands of dead fish | Abroad
The Oder flows into Poland and Germany. According to Polish media, the first reports of fishermen finding dead fish on the banks of the river appeared at the end of July. Authorities report that thousands of dead fish have been found so far, first in Lower Silesia but now further north near Lubuskie province. Several tons of dead fish had …
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