A 33-year-old Dutchman was seriously injured on Sunday while hiking in the mountains near the Austrian Filzmoos. He descended on an icy snow field and slid about 40 meters. Despite the bad weather, the man had gone with another Dutchman (42) for a mountain hike in the Dachstein massif in the Salzburg Alps. Things went wrong in the high mountain …
Read More »US states of Louisiana and Virginia introduce bitcoin-friendly legislation
The competition for bitcoin in the political arena is getting bigger and bigger. More and more US states are passing bitcoin-friendly legislation to attract capital. Bitcoin has become a world-class asset in thirteen years. Against all odds, governments are fighting less and less against bitcoin and more and more against bitcoin. A bill has been introduced in the state of …
Read More »The U.S. Stock Exchange watchdog has fined Twitter for misusing phone numbers
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Writes Twitter “used fraudulent account security data to serve ads to users.” These are the phone numbers and email addresses that users provide to Twitter to protect their accounts, for example if they forget their password. The social media company used this information for its advertising sales. Using this data, advertisers were able to target their …
Read More »Scientists are working on a new definition of the second
Is the new definition of the second important? Yes, it affects almost everything we do. If we communicate via our phone or if we broadcast via a glass cable, everything happens at the speed of light. And the light goes fast. For example, if you take a millionth of a second, the light is already 300 meters away. So it’s …
Read More »Discover lacrosse, a booming sport in Belgium: “The fastest sport on 2 legs” | various
It’s very big in the United States and Canada, but it’s not very well known here yet: lacrosse. It’s a mix of basketball, rugby, American football and hockey. Lacrosse is played with a stick to which a net is attached. The Belgian play-offs took place last weekend. Sports weekend went to meet. On the new grounds of Lubbeek, we will …
Read More »Wreckage of crashed plane and 20 bodies found in Nepal
Wreckage of the plane of the private airline Tara Air. The bodies of the occupants were also found in the area.ImageAFP “We are busy recovering the bodies of the victims and taking them to Kathmandu,” said a spokesman for the airport in the Nepalese capital. Poor weather conditions and persistent cloud cover make it difficult for rescuers to search for …
Read More »Goes presents a coalition agreement for a powerful society
Goes – PvdA-GroenLinks, Nieuw Goes, SGP-ChristenUnie and Party for goes reached a coalition agreement. It indicates what they want to accomplish together over the next four years. A powerful society The coalition agreement is titled “Goes, A Mighty Society”. The renewed course places greater emphasis on service delivery, participation, collaboration and sustainability. The new council wants to strengthen the Goese …
Read More »Mollema remains in the peloton until the fortieth after contract extension with Trek-Segafredo | NOW
Bauke Mollema extended his contract with Trek-Segafredo by four years on Monday. The 35-year-old rider is now stuck with the team he has been riding for since 2015 until the end of 2026. “I feel very happy here from the start and I still can’t imagine being with another team,” Mollema said in a press release. “I’ve said it before, …
Read More »Tesla is developing a battery that can last 100 years
Tesla has developed a battery that has a “very long life”. The nickel-based battery could last 100 years without losing the benefits of today’s lithium iron phosphate batteries. The battery in question should be placed in a location where a constant ambient temperature of 25 degrees can be maintained. Such conditions are somewhat difficult to imitate in practice. However, a …
Read More »Russian troops enter the crucial city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine | NOW
Russian troops entered the important city of Severodonetsk on Monday. This is reported by the Ukrainian governor of the Luhansk region. Severodonetsk is the largest city of the Donets basin remaining in Ukraine. Heavy fighting has been going on around the town for days. Governor Serhiy Gaidai reported that Russian troops are now on their way to the center of …
Read More »12-year-old’s eardrum ruptured ‘by Amber Alert’ over AirPods, parents sue Apple in US | Abroad
Tech giant Apple has been sued in the US after a 12-year-old boy suffered permanent hearing damage. It is said to have happened when he received an Amber Alert on his AirPods, which were at a very high volume. The boy from Texas was watching a series in 2020. He received sound through his AirPods, at low volume. When the …
Read More »Solar Magazine – US Governors: Stop Inquiries into Violations of Import Taxes on Solar Panels
20 U.S. Governors have called on President Biden and the U.S. Department of Commerce to end their investigation into the avoidance of tariffs on solar panels. Earlier, a panel of 85 members of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senators had already asked Biden to expedite the hearing. Axin SolarFollowing Axin Solar’s request, President Biden’s administration decided in late March …
Read More »How to play at mobile online casinos?
Nowadays, no one can imagine their life without a smartphone. On our devices we have apps for every service — social media, our bank, our favourite food delivery. That’s why online casinos are also developing apps with which to use their services. In this article we talk about the main features of mobile casinos, their strengths and weaknesses, nuances of …
Read More »Johnny Depp surprises fans with UK performance
Those in attendance at rock guitarist Jeff Beck’s concert were shocked at what they saw when Johnny Depp took the stage with his good friend to perform John Lennon’s original song Isolation. Beck and Depp re-released the song in 2020 and have now performed it to a packed house in Sheffield. This is reported by the Daily Mail. In addition …
Read More »Column | Commitment as the leaven of society
About Louise Fresco Louise O. Fresco, scientist, administrator and writer, writes a weekly column in the NRC. See the overview of all its columns. About Louise Fresco Louise O. Fresco, scientist, administrator and writer, writes a weekly column in the NRC. See the overview of all its columns. As a variant of Churchill’s statement on socialism, you could say that …
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