Swimmer Toussaint will train in Spain under a Canadian coach

Swimmer Toussaint will train in Spain under a Canadian coach

Swimmer Kira Toussaint leaves the United States for Spain. The 28-year-old back specialist joins Canadian coach Ben Titley’s training squad in Catalonia. Toussaint left the national training center in Amsterdam last year, where she had enjoyed five successful years under current national coach Mark Faber, and moved to the United States. “I was ready for new incentives. In fact, I …

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Australian PM Albanese meets Biden in US after trip to India

Australian PM Albanese meets Biden in US after trip to India

“I look forward to continuing the contacts I have with the US government,” Albanese told reporters before leaving for India, without specifying a date for the US trip. SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that after his trip to India this week he would travel to the United States for a bilateral meeting with President …

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Arnold Schwarzenegger warns against anti-Semitism and hatred

Arnold Schwarzenegger warns against anti-Semitism and hatred

In the video, Arnold talks about his recent visit to the German extermination camp of Auschwitz. “How can we prevent this from happening again? ” he is asking himself. The actor addresses the group of people sensitive to the theories of hate speech or who may have already fallen out of it. “I don’t want to preach in my own …

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I want to go back to school with this textbook

I want to go back to school with this textbook

Kirsten Poortier, Erik Myin and Peter-Paul VerbeekWhat makes man? Our physicality in relation to science and technologyBoom Editor; 272 pages. €34.90★★★★★ Tjesse RiemersmaMarch 8, 202301:00 The writers Kirsten Poortier teaches philosophy and art. Erik Myin is a professor of philosophy at the University of Antwerp, specializing in perception, cognition and consciousness. Peter-Paul Verbeek is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of …

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Column | Folk music from around the world

Column |  Folk music from around the world

In the Radio House, on the couch opposite the dining table, on which eggplant and cheese sandwiches are placed in a cardboard box for studio guests, I found a man with an accordion. A gray lady with a guitar flew around him. I don’t know what I thought of it, probably not: “good live music”, because I only really like …

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Column | Proud Farmer – NRC

Column |  Proud Farmer – NRC

Four years ago we had Thierry Baudet, now we have Caroline van der Plas. She will have great success in the Provincial Council elections next week, as Baudet triumphed in previous elections. Talk shows run away with her, populism can have a new face. “You helped Baudet get into the saddle,” Jeroen Pauw, host of Sjuul Paradijs’ talk show, said …

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With what awareness do we make selfish choices?

With what awareness do we make selfish choices?

About the episode Some choices we make are good for us, but not so good for others. And some are worse for us, but better for others. How do we manage these choices? Are we perhaps learning to ignore the negative consequences when we make selfish choices? Or do we make these choices very consciously? To find out, Dutch researchers …

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Severe weather causes tornadoes in southern US states

Severe weather causes tornadoes in southern US states

Downed trees after a tornado in Alabama in January 2023. Photo: ANP/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER In the United States, an area of ​​large-scale precipitation is active and moving northeast across the country. The system causes severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, especially on the south side. In recent hours, several tornadoes have been observed in the state of Texas and have caused considerable …

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