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Flemish Universities want improvements in research databases

Flemish Universities want improvements in research databases

Who uses your data and who does not like it? If it were up to three Flemish universities, this would be possible in the future. Together imec, A research center for nanoelectronics and digital technology, where they explore the possibilities of data repositories. The Flemish government is allocating 7 million euros for research. The extent to which data repositories can …

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The Chinese government is helping coal-fired power plants run at full capacity

The Chinese government is helping coal-fired power plants run at full capacity

Photo: ANP China will enable coal-fired power plants to run at full capacity. It should prevent energy shortages like last year, but the move raises warning bells about Beijing’s climate targets. China has previously said that its greenhouse gas emissions should reach its peak by 2030 and that it wants to be carbon neutral by 2060. Last year, parts of …

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Prevent the value of your savings from declining

Prevent the value of your savings from declining

Rise and fall in upper savings rates This week, interest rates on free-for-all savings accounts plummeted. Instead of 0.3% you will now get 0.22% of your bank savings at Big Bank. The highest savings rate is now in the hands of Renault Bank from France. Now you get 0.25%. At the same time, many European banks have raised interest rates …

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Disney to create residential areas in the United States

Photo: ANP An entertainment group called Walt Disney is planning to build residential areas in the United States. For example, the US company plans to build gardens, single-family homes and residential apartments in the desert near Rancho Mirage in California. There will be facilities like hotel and a kind of oasis where you can swim. Disney wants to organize leisure …

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Samsung stops pre-orders for Galaxy Tab S8: this is very popular

Samsung stopt met pre-orders voor Galaxy Tab S8: veel te populair

Samsung has recently announced the new Galaxy Tab S8 series. Pre-orders are fired through the roof; That’s why the company has stopped taking pre-orders in the US. Pre-orders for Galaxy Tab S8 Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy S22 series last week. In addition, the manufacturer has provided the Galaxy Tab S8 series. New tablets are also coming to the Netherlands; …

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Putin: Nord Stream 2 will strengthen European energy security

Putin: Nord Stream 2 will strengthen European energy security

Photo: ANP The operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea will strengthen Europe’s energy security. Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks after consulting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholes on the crisis surrounding Ukraine. According to Putin, Nord Stream 2 is purely a business plan. The pipeline has already been completed, …

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Moves US embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv, Russia wants to continue talks with Western countries

Moves US embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv, Russia wants to continue talks with Western countries

Tomorrow Sholes will travel to the Russian capital Moscow, where he will meet with Putin. For now, this is the last round of talks planned at the highest diplomatic level. It is not yet clear what will happen tomorrow. Will diplomatic consultations continue, as Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov advises President Putin, or does Putin have other (military) plans in the …

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Sven Kramer with orange on team purse: ‘It’s not comfortable’ | Olympic

Sven Kramer with orange on team purse: 'It's not comfortable' |  Olympic

“Each lap was very slow at two, three tenths. This is a shame and because of that we have a tough semifinal now, ”Kramer said of the next opponent. The Orange trio will compete against Olympic champions Norway on Tuesday, which was the fastest with an Olympic record of 3.37.47. “It’s not that we’re all over the abyss, but it’s …

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