This ends the large wildfires after nearly two weeks. All evacuated residents can return home. The firefighters of the affected department of Gironde speak of an “exceptional crisis” now resolved. Because the fires started almost simultaneously, it was difficult to extinguish the fire. No less than 3,000 firefighters were deployed simultaneously to fight the flames. About 21,000 hectares of forest …
Read More »US triples reforestation spending for wildfire devastation
Funding for reforestation by the US Forest Service has soared to more than $100 million this year as part of moves to plant more than a billion trees in a decade under President Joe’s infrastructure program Biden, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a statement. . Wildfires in the United States are now so severe that they are burning …
Read More »Church pews and chairs from the Jacobskerk for sale
21 minutes ago To read aloud Company Anneke Stans: “The possibilities only increase” By Han van de Laar WINTERSWIJK – It’s not an everyday occurrence, but the Jacobskerk’s wicker benches and chairs are for sale. The sale will continue until August 10. Anneke Stans, chairwoman of the board of stewards of the Protestant municipality of Winterswijk, explains …
Read More »The Netherlands equal the record of four medals at the World Championships in Athletics: “The ambition was five” | NOW
The Athletics Union is reasonably pleased with the performance of Dutch athletes at the World Cup in Eugene, although the ambition has not been met. The orange team won four medals, equaling the record at the 2017 World Cup in London. “The ambition was five medals and twelve places in the final. It became four medals and nine finals”, explains …
Read More »Bordeaux forest fires under control after two weeks, people go home | NOW
Large forest fires on the southwest coast of France are under control, local government announced on Monday. On Saturday, it became clear that the fire at Dune de Pilat beach Thames used to be. Now, this is also the case with the forest fire in Landiras. This puts an end to the major forest fires south of Bordeaux after almost …
Read More »Microsoft now also sells its own Windows 11 licenses
Windows 11 is now also available from Microsoft itself to be bought. The operating system has been available in OEM form from all major retailers since October last year, but Microsoft only offered it as a free update or in combination with a computer from one of its partners. The “How do I get Windows 11?” on Microsoft’s website is …
Read More »A Spanish couple books a cruise around the world for 152,000 euros
SEVILLE – A Spanish couple from Andalusia bought a ticket for the cruise around the world worth 152,000 euros. The couple will get something for that, a sea-view balcony stateroom and all the luxuries on Royal Caribbean’s “Serenade of the Seas,” which will sail around the world from December 10, 2023 to September 10, 2024. The 152,000 euro cruise trip …
Read More »Brunswijk did not want ABOP, VHP, NPS and PL members to participate in the protest
During his visit to Kwattamarkt, Ronnie Brunswijk, Vice-President and President of ABOP, called on members of ABOP, VHP, NPS and PL not to participate in the organic movement’s protest action. Vice President says politicians will protest. The message was clear to coalition members. “Mek an no go argi sma sa wan government kwa ozo. Mek den gi un a kan …
Read More »People Are Leaving Streaming Services. But Where on the Web will They Go?
No matter how you look at it, we have entered a new era of accessing media. Whether we are watching movies, falling in love with our favorite TV shows, or jamming to the latest tunes, more and more of our media is streamed. However, after some big boom years, it seems the steam may be leaving this caboose. With some …
Read More »Vloon disappoints in pole vault World Cup final, world record for Duplantis | NOW
Pole vaulter Menno Vloon’s first World Cup final of his career proved disappointing. The Dutchman did not exceed the starting height of 5.55 meters on the night of Sunday to Monday and with that he was eliminated in Eugene. Armand Duplantis won gold on the final day and broke his own world record by one inch at 6.21 meters. Vloon, …
Read More »World Athletics Championships: Belgian Tornados win bronze in the 4×400 meters – Other sports
On the last day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugène, the Belgian Tornados won the bronze medal in the 4×400 meters final. The Belgian Cheetahs finished sixth in their final. This is the third medal of honor of this World Cup for the Belgian team, after Nafi Thiam’s gold in the heptathlon and Bashir Abdi’s bronze in the marathon. …
Read More »Windows 11 will soon lock your account after 10 wrong passwords
On Windows 11, your account will soon be locked for 10 minutes if you entered the wrong password more than 10 times. Microsoft wants to use it to counter the growing number of brute force attacks. In a brute force attack, someone tries to log in with all possible password combinations using a script, until they succeed. The number of …
Read More »People stuck for hours in a stifling Thalys blocked for the second time this week | NOW
For the second time this week, train passengers have been trapped for hours in a blocked Thalys with out-of-service air conditioning. At least three people have fallen ill, local French media reported. After waiting nearly three hours on the sweltering high-speed train, the approximately 270 passengers were able to continue their journey on a new train. The Thalys between Disneyland …
Read More »Beijing plans three-tier data strategy to avoid US surges
China is setting up a system to filter Chinese companies listed in the United States into groups based on the sensitivity of the data they hold, in a possible concession from Beijing to try to prevent US regulators from targeting hundreds of groups to delete the list. The system is designed to get some Chinese companies to comply with US …
Read More »“Finance minister should pack up and leave” – Suriname Herald
Finance and Planning Minister Armand Achaipursingh should pack up and go. “We can’t trust him with our money,” NDP MP Melvin Bouva said during the party’s executive meeting in Ozer. In the receipt fraud case, the Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) explained that the Ministry of Finance and Planning receives a report of all transactions on a daily basis. This …
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