Colton Herda has suddenly been named the AlphaTauri team since the race weekend in Belgium. To make that possible, the American driver must first obtain an exemption from the FIA ββto obtain his super license. The motorsport body will now examine whether this is possible. The whole silly season for 2023 got a new chapter last weekend. Unprecedented musical chairs …
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Iran is enriching uranium with IR-6 centrifuges at Natans
VIENNA/TEHRAN (AP/RDR) β Iran has begun enriching uranium in the second of three stacks, or clusters, of advanced IR-6 centrifuges recently installed at an underground plant in Natans, in the center of the country. This is according to a report by the IAEA Atomic Energy Organization seen by Reuters news agency. Like the first of those three layers, each containing …
Read More »Sand Preview – A song can have value
Third-person survival horror games are experiencing a real renaissance. Horror Song, Tormented Souls, The Medium… they’re all trying to bring back the heyday of the old Resident Evil games and Silent Hill. The Sand Fits well into that list. During a preview at Gamescom 2022, I briefly caught a glimpse of the game’s third chapter. Canadian developer Brass Token takes …
Read More »Papua New Guinea wants defense deal with Australia – Defense Minister Marles
PNG’s Foreign Secretary Justin Tkachenko told ABC television he had discussed the defense deal with his Australian counterpart Benny Wong during a visit to Port Moresby on Tuesday. The Solomon Islands have had tense relations with the United States and its Pacific allies since signing a defense pact with China in April. Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific Island nations …
Read More »Biden approval slips, close to presidency, Reuters/Ipsos sees
A two-day national poll found 38% of Americans approved of Biden’s performance. Although Biden’s approval rating reached 41% last week, it has remained mostly below 40% since mid-June, despite a string of Democratic legislative victories that Biden’s allies hope will help them preserve their narrow congressional majorities in November. Democrats are expected to lose control of the US House of …
Read More »We brew more and more non-alcoholic beer in Europe, and the Netherlands is a major producer Now
The popularity of non-alcoholic beer continues to grow in Europe. In 2020, production was about 20 percent higher than the previous year. The Netherlands is the third largest producer of non-alcoholic beer after Germany and Spain. According to figures from the Statistics Office, the total production of non-alcoholic beer in the EU in 2021 was less than 1.7 billion litres. …
Read More »Water problems cost the world $5,000 billion
Severe droughts, storms and torrential rains in some of the world’s largest economies could cost the global economy $5,600 billion by mid-century. This is according to a study by consultancy GHD Group, which examined the risks of the problem in seven countries with different economic and climatic conditions. This year, heavy rains have flooded cities in China and South Korea …
Read More »Steve Jobs’ signature brings tons
Was Steve Jobs always right? (Image: AFP / Robin Beck) Want an autograph from Steve Jobs? Then you have to dig deep into the bag. A scribble from the Apple founder flies into the counter for tons. OMT editor Jeroen Krak tells you about it. Steve Jobs, of course, is a true legend. He completely changed the landscape with his …
Read More »Elon Musk: ‘The world needs gas and oil’
You’re unlikely to hear a butcher tell you to stop eating meat. He cuts himself with it. But you wouldn’t expect Tesla CEO Elon Musk to tell the world that the world still needs gas and oil. Musk made the groundbreaking announcement during an energy conference in Norway. “We really need to use oil and gas in the short term.” …
Read More »‘Monster Monsoon’ ravages Pakistan, killing over a thousand
Water flowing from the mountains in the north to the south via the Indus River, Sindh province is also badly affected.Image by ANP / EPA The government of Pakistan has asked for international assistance as the disaster is beyond the country’s capacity. The United States, the United Kingdom, Iran and the United Emirates have already provided aid, but it is …
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