Stock markets in New York started the new trading day on a positive note. Bargain hunters rallied after five days of losses on Wall Street, fueled by fears of a recession and further rate hikes. High inflation and significant interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks have left equity markets reeling. High interest rates are …
Read More »West Flanders lifeguards in Riccione for the World Cup
More than two months after the World Games, where our country won a bronze medal in the 4×25 meter dummy relay (a swimming relay with 4 people carrying a diving dummy), the World Lifesaving Championship or Swimming Rescue is on the program, which will take place in Italian Riccione, south of Rimini.
Read More »NASA space probe successfully collides with asteroid: ‘A new era for humanity’ | NOW
A US spacecraft successfully collided with the asteroid Dimorphos at 1:14 a.m. Monday night. The collision was part of an experiment broadcast live by the space agency Nasa. Dimorphos, the space rock that was struck 11 million kilometers from Earth, posed no danger to our planet. NASA wants to use the experiment to see if it’s possible to push an …
Read More »Venezuela-Colombia border open for trade again
AFP ONS News•yesterday, 22:58 After a seven-year shutdown, cargo traffic between Colombia and Venezuela resumed today. The festive reopening of an important border crossing is part of the rapprochement between the two South American countries. For years, relations between neighboring countries have been strained. But since leftist Gustavo Petro took power in Colombia, diplomatic ties have grown stronger with Venezuelan …
Read More »Should we grant rights to nature? “It is an effective remedy”
Pollution, climate change, buildings – nature often struggles because of human intervention. Some countries therefore grant rights to nature. How does it work exactly? And is it a good idea? Monday evening, Radboud Reflects organized a conference on the subject. Five questions for legal philosopher and lecturer Sophia de Vries. In 2017, New Zealand’s Whanganui became the first river in …
Read More »Key advantages of acquiring services by Walletto in the eCommerce segment
The total volume of the global trade acquiring market in 2021 reached $27.80 trillion. According to numerous experts, it will reach $41.75 trillion by 2026. This information can be found in the Global Merchant Acquiring Market report. Providers of merchant acquiring services allow sellers to accept card payments, acting as a bridge between sellers, issuers, and payment systems, while offering …
Read More »Are you also coming to the Scientific Weekend?
BEST CAR GAME – The Public Observatory of Orion is one of the organizations where you are welcome on the first weekend of October on October 1 and 2 and learn all about the stars, space travel, physics and much more Again ! The ‘Science Weekend’ is a national event for science and technology. Research institutes, universities, museums, observatories and …
Read More »Check the program and results of the Women’s Volleyball World Cup | NOW
The Women’s Volleyball World Cup will take place for the first time in the Netherlands from September 23 to October 15. An overview of the program, results and possible route that the Avital Selinger team awaits. Group stage In Group A, the Netherlands will meet Italy, number six in the world rankings and losing finalists of the World Cup in …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT can be overclocked to Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti level
A named user Youri Bubliy managed to overclock an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT to the level of an Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti, he claims. He achieved this by creating his own application called Radeon Monster Profile (RMP). This allows Bubliy to boost the performance of AMD RDNA 2 GPUs by adjusting the curve of frequencies and voltages. Bubliy says …
Read More »Five dead, power outage and flooding caused by a typhoon in the Philippines | NOW
Typhoon Noru killed at least five people in the Philippines. The storm also left about 2.5 million residents without power. President Ferdinand Marcos has ordered emergency relief and rescue materials to be delivered by air to the worst affected areas. Noru, a category three tropical storm, lost some strength over land on Sunday. Despite this, wind speeds of 185 kilometers …
Read More »How much money do you need to be in the top 1%?
(Image: Universal Images) A report from real estate consultancy Knight Frank shows how much money you need to be among the top 1% in several countries. Are you curious if you have enough wealth to belong to the richest 1%? It probably depends on the country in which you call your home. We can already say that these amounts are …
Read More »Amazon announces new discount days on October 11 and 12
MADRID – On October 11 and 12, the “Prime Exclusive Deals” discount days will take place for the first time in the large online store Amazon. It’s two extra days with millions off up to 80% but only for Prime subscribers. These days can therefore be compared to the popular Prime Days which took place in 2021 on July 12 …
Read More »Dutch quads win world title, silver for IJsbrand Chardon
AFP OUR Sports•yesterday, 5:53 p.m. The four-handed Dutch pilots won the Nations Cup gold medal at the World Championships in Italy. The team consisted of father and son IJsbrand and Bram Chardon and Koos de Ronde. With a total of 313.93 penalty points, the team finished ahead of Germany (second) and Belgium (third). Individual gold passed the Netherlands to Pratoni …
Read More »“We will never see him as handsome again”
AFP ONS News•today, 14:19 The planet Jupiter is closer to Earth tonight than at any time since 1951, making the planet appear larger and easier to see. An added benefit is that Jupiter is in opposition tonight. This means that Jupiter and the Sun are on opposite sides of Earth. It makes it more visible. This happens every 13 months, …
Read More »why the headscarf is removed in Iran
daisy mohr ONS News•today, 14:39 During a trip to Iran in June, NOS correspondent Daisy Mohr had already noticed this: every day she saw dozens of women who wore their headscarves very loosely or not at all. In the more than 15 years she has been in Iran, she has never seen anything like it. The women had had enough, …
Read More »