Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday night approved a bill to significantly change the country’s electoral law. The reform is presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as an austerity operation, but its detractors speak of an attack on democracy. This would fit into a broader trend of casting doubt on electoral integrity in the Americas, as recently seen by Presidents Trump …
Read More »Tholen can continue with the intersection, RUD should not have stopped work because of the natterjack toad
Alderman Peter Hoek – who replaces his colleague Corniel van Leeuwen due to vacation – is satisfied with the verdict. “You don’t go to court for nothing. There are major interests here. We really went there to get clarification on this as soon as possible.” Because the third access is important for Tholen. Due to the growth of the business …
Read More »Biden nominates former MasterCard CEO to head World Bank
Photo: ANP US President Joe Biden has nominated Ajay Banga, the former CEO of credit card giant MasterCard, as the new president of the World Bank. Last week, current World Bank President David Malpass unexpectedly announced his resignation. “Banga has built and operated successful global job-creating companies for more than three decades. He has driven investments in emerging economies and …
Read More »Visit De Nieuwe Vermeer’s online museum
Would you like to see all the works from De Nieuwe Vermeer’s shows up close, or find out more about the master painter from Delft? You can, in De Nieuwe Vermeer’s online museum! Visit Johannes Vermeer’s study, look around and learn more about Vermeer. Vermeer’s workshop Who was the world famous artist from Delft? How did he work? What makes …
Read More »“It quickly went from zero to a hundred”
Daphne van Domselaar.ImageGetty Images Daphne van Domselaar (22) recently saw a post on Facebook in which she was mentioned. It was a list of the top 100 players in the world The Guardian. “Later someone asked if it affected me,” she says. Smile: “I didn’t even know what it was.” But then, after some research, she discovered that The Guardian …
Read More »Winter sports traffic jams expected due to snowfall, but then “spring” in the Alps | To travel
Winter sports enthusiasts heading to the Alps this weekend or returning from a week in the snow should expect traffic jams along the way. Lots of snow is expected, which can lead to further delays, warns Weeronline. The first week of spring break has been mild in the Alps, but the weather is turning. The mercury will drop and 5 …
Read More »“The Chinese century is already over”
China’s policy was based on the assumption of a young and emerging East and an aging and therefore declining West. But the country is already past its peak, argues Yi Fuxian in an opinion piece Project union. The gap between its declining demographic and economic power and its growing strategic ambitions represents a major geopolitical risk, according to the scientist. …
Read More »Should Dutch football become as spectacular as the American Super Bowl? This is the result of today’s statement
The Super Bowl was replayed in the United States overnight from Sunday to Monday; the centerpiece for winning the American football season. In this competition, entertainment is at least as important as sport. Should the Netherlands copy this success, for example by playing an artist during half-time in the KNVB Cup final? No, let’s say 86% of participants in the …
Read More »Open Access is increasingly profitable for Elsevier
News | by Frans van Heest February 22, 2023 | Scientists provide millions of hours of unpaid labor on a massive scale. This will benefit Relx, the parent company of Elsevier, according to operating results for 2022. Last year, the company published more articles than in previous years, especially in the area of Open Access. …
Read More »Dutch footballers open World Cup against debutant Portugal
Dutch footballers will start the World Cup in New Zealand and Australia next summer with a game against Portugal. The women of the world number 22 beat the lowest-ranked Cameroonians in the play-off final 2-1. The opening match for Orange will take place on July 23 in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. The Portuguese team owed their historic victory …
Read More »Spotify launches a virtual DJ with a “very realistic voice”
The new function dj has according to Spotify a ‘surprisingly realistic’ computer voice, commenting on the songs. It only plays songs that the streaming service thinks the user will like. For example, the virtual DJ can say something about an artist or how a song came about. The feature combines the latest music with old user favorites. “Maybe even that …
Read More »Europeans shot bows and arrows thousands of years earlier than expected | Abroad
23 feb 2023 om 07:25Update: 34 minuten geleden Scientists have found evidence in a cave in southern France that Homo sapiens in Europe used bows and arrows as early as 54,000 years ago. This is thousands of years earlier than previously believed. The new discovery was made in Grotte Mandrin, a cave on the Rhone. Neanderthals and Homo sapiens lived …
Read More »Trump’s daughter and son-in-law subpoenaed to testify about Capitol storming
Former President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law both worked for him in the White House during his presidency. Kushner as a consultant who, among other things, dealt with international relations. Ivanka Trump also served as an advisor, with a focus on education. Smith was appointed last November to take charge of two Trump-related investigations. The first investigation involves keeping classified …
Read More »Searching for Ancient Galaxies with a James Webb Telescope: “First Chapter of the Universe”
We expect galaxies to grow from small to large, and according to theory it’s quite gradual,” says researcher Ivo Labbé, an astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. “It takes a while to collect 100 billion stars. collect.” Baby systems The idea was that if they looked at the early universe – “the nursery of the universe” – you …
Read More »Feyenoord will cooperate with the American club
Feyenoord will collaborate with Orange County SC, a California soccer club that plays in the second tier in the United States. The Rotterdam club reports it on its website. The two clubs will share knowledge in areas such as talent development, scouting and innovation. “I know Orange County SC very well from my time in the United States,” said Feyenoord …
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