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CDA wants to build smaller nuclear power plants

CDA wants to build smaller nuclear power plants

The CDA wants the cabinet to work on setting up small modular nuclear reactors to expedite the removal of fossil fuels. According to the party, the construction and operation of such nuclear power plants is easy and quick. Henry Pontenbal, a CDA parliamentarian and energy expert, views the mini nuclear power plants as ‘a promising development that could play a …

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Natural disasters will cause $ 270 billion in damage worldwide by 2021

Natural disasters will cause $ 270 billion in damage worldwide by 2021

Natural disasters will cause $ 270 billion in damage worldwide by 2021. Of that, $ 111 billion is under insurance. More than 50 severe floods have occurred, with economic losses of more than $ 80 billion alone. In Europe, the July floods caused an unprecedented natural disaster on the continent. As a result, the damage caused by natural …

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US: Russian President Putin is being misinformed

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US: Misinformation by Russian President Putin His top advisers have been misinforming Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian military’s poor performance in Ukraine. He was not told how Western sanctions were crippling Russia’s economy because his advisers were “too scared to tell him the truth,” a U.S. official told CNN. Putin would have realized by now that he was …

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Suriname eliminates visa requirements for five countries

Suriname abolishes visa requirement for five countries

Travelers from the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Canada will soon be able to travel to Suriname without a visa. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and International Cooperation (BIBIS) Albert Ramdin at a press conference yesterday. Naturally, passengers have to pay the entrance fee at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. The Minister …

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“Vranckx and the Nomads” to former boarding schools for Native Americans: “Kill the Indians, save the man”

"Vranckx and the Nomads" to former boarding schools for Native Americans: "Kill the Indians, save the man"

Today it is very quiet on the campus of Siloko Indian Agricultural School. Limestone buildings with more than 17,000 students at one time. Today the roofs are crumbling, the doors are locked, the walls are covered with barriers, and the windows are smashed. Jim Baker, a former Chiloco student who worked as a supervisor for many years before the school …

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UN calls for $ 4.4 billion in emergency aid to Afghanistan, but raises $ 2.4 billion

UN calls for $ 4.4 billion in emergency aid to Afghanistan, but raises $ 2.4 billion

Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan last year, the humanitarian situation has worsened, with some “selling their children and their organs” for money to buy food. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today painted a grim picture of life under the Taliban at the Digital Donors Conference for Afghanistan. The aim of the conference is to raise $ 4.4 billion …

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The Russian space agency wants to end ISS cooperation on sanctions

The Russian space agency wants to end ISS cooperation on sanctions

The Russian space agency Roskosmos wants to withdraw from the ISS space station due to international sanctions. That is the boss of Roscosmos Dmitry Rokos Said Saturdayஇணைந்து Working together on the “International Space Station and other joint projects” is possible only if the “illegal sanctions” against Russia are lifted, Rokosin said. According to Rokosin, the purpose of the sanctions is …

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Queen Maxima steals Brooch’s show while working in Washington and New York

Queen Maxima steals Brooch's show while working in Washington and New York

As Special Advocate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Majesty did not sit idly by. For example, he recently attended ING to talk about equality in financial services, and last week he traveled to Washington DC and New York. He was here to talk about financial health, digital financial services and financial education. She does it in style …

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Russia’s European Parliament Speaker meets with Zhelensky to strengthen military presence on the western border

Russia's European Parliament Speaker meets with Zhelensky to strengthen military presence on the western border

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) researchers will monitor three Ukrainian-owned nuclear power plants. The CEO of the Ukrainian nuclear company Energodom told the Ukrainian media. These are the Rivne, Kmelnitsky and Yushnukrinsk power stations. “Investigators will be everywhere and will look into the security situation,” said CEO Petro Codin. The presence of IAEA inspectors is also important, he says, to …

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