These would be documents from the CIA, NSA and FBI, among others. The US Department of Justice has not previously announced that 150 confidential documents the former president had to hand over when he left the White House a year earlier have been found in the 15 boxes Trump turned over to the National Archives. of the United States in …
Read More »The Australian Rabbit Plague began in 1859 with just 24 animals
Some fifty years after the first rabbit was imported in 1859, the animals have spread across Australia. This emerges from new research where the British newspaper The Guardian written on. In 1788 already five rabbits Rabbits are estimated to cost Australian farmers nearly $140 million a year because they eat agricultural crops. Additionally, there are many more predators such as …
Read More »Bloomberg: VW secures access to battery raw materials in Canada
Photo: ANP German automaker Volkswagen has signed a deal with Canada to access raw materials such as nickel, cobalt and lithium for battery production, insiders told Bloomberg News. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is in Canada for energy talks, is expected to sign the deal during his visit. It’s not just easier access to raw materials for VW factories in …
Read More »Don’t Make Me Go – Filmkrant
Don’t make me go by Hannah Marks is a modest and likeable film, with John Cho and newbie Mia Isaac as father and daughter who go on a journey when he turns out to be terminally ill. Unlike a dime to the dozen tearful leave Don’t let me go no doubt about the result. Her daughter Wally (Mia Asaac), who …
Read More »More built-up areas have been added in Fryslân, but proportionally the province still has the least built-up area in the Netherlands
Between 2000 and 2017, the built-up area in Fryslân increased from 7.2% to 8.1% of the total land area. This means that Fryslân has relatively the least built-up area in the Netherlands. South Holland is in the lead: the built-up area there fell from 26.3% to 29.1%. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports on this in a new national land use survey. …
Read More »rivers dry up in China due to record drought
APE ONS News•yesterday, 9:08 p.m. China also faces extreme drought and heat. The ongoing drought is already breaking records and no rain is forecast at this time. High temperatures are expected to continue through September. The Yangtze, the third largest river in the world, has dried up in some places. Due to the low water level, hardly any electricity can …
Read More »US rejects Ukraine’s request for a total visa ban on Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy first pushed for the visa ban in an interview with The Washington Post earlier this month, saying Russians ‘must live in their own world until they change their philosophy’ . Zelenskiy then made another call a few weeks ago for European Union countries to ban visas for Russian nationals, to prevent the bloc from becoming a …
Read More »The US has rejected Ukraine’s request for a total visa ban on Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky first pushed for the visa ban, saying in an interview with the Washington Post earlier this month that Russians should “live in their own world until they change their philosophy.” Zelensky made another call a few weeks ago for EU countries to ban visas for Russian citizens, in order to prevent the bloc from becoming a …
Read More »New on Netflix: ‘The Walking Dead’ season 11
The first eight episodes of the eleventh season are now available to stream… Fans of the series The Walking Dead can begin with the eleventh season of the series from today. The first eight episodes of the eleventh season are now available to stream on Netflix. Season 11 sees everyone in Alexandria rebuild after the Whisperers create a bloodbath. Meanwhile, …
Read More »The lowlands were also a big hit for Utrecht University research; more than a thousand visitors for Color Cross
After two years without Lowlands, the University of Utrecht was also able to do a lot of research on the festival site last weekend. Because it’s not just about performance and dance, science plays an important role at the festival. For example, over a thousand people visited the Cross of Colors and started a conversation about psychological fragility. “An intense …
Read More »Ron and Job sold at Cornhole, the American balls
From August 19 to 21, 2022, the ACL Europe Open Cornhole took place at Topsportcentrum Rotterdam. Cornhole is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. All you need is a plank of wood and some bags. The sport is the biggest in the United States and together with a Dutch partner they organize the first international event in …
Read More »Qatar arrests 60 protesting workers who have been waiting for their salaries for months | Abroad
Qatar recently arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested that they had not been paid for months. Some of them have been expelled, according to an interest group. The World Cup will take place in the oil state in three months. The protest took place on August 14. Video footage posted online shows around 60 workers angry at their …
Read More »Free tampons and pads now compulsory in Scotland
PA ONS News•Monday, August 15, 9:45 a.m. Scotland today introduced a law which makes tampons and pads free for those who cannot afford the products. It is the first country in the world to have such a law against menstrual poverty. In practice, the law means that educational institutions and local governments must provide free menstrual products. This has been …
Read More »The euro briefly re-values the dollar | Now
The euro was back on par with the dollar on Monday. The euro has been falling against the US currency for some time, and the currencies were flat before 10am. The dollar’s recent rise in value has been linked to fears of a recession in Europe. It is feared due to high inflation and gas shortages, among others. Higher interest …
Read More »Floating artificial leaves generate sustainable energy
Floating artificial leaves can generate clean energy from sunlight and water. The researchers developing the leaves hope they can eventually be used on a large scale at sea, where they can produce a sustainable alternative to oil. The sheets were developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. They are very thin and flexible devices based on photosynthesis. It is …
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