Abdicated King Juan Carlos who secretly left Spain in 2020 has after almost two years first visited his family in Madrid. He spent 11 hours at Zarzuela Palace in the north of the Spanish capital, Spanish media reported. There, Juan Carlos saw his son, King Felipe VI, and his wife Sofia. The palace spoke in a press release of a …
Read More »China after Biden’s promise to Taiwan: “The United States is playing with fire” | NOW
The United States is playing with fire, China warns in response to the unusually strong US message that Washington is ready to use force to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression. The Americans are “pulling the map of Taiwan to contain China”, but they will get burned, the government in Beijing has said. US President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that …
Read More »China’s play with fire ‘after Biden’s promise to Taiwan | Now
The United States is playing with fire, and China warns in response to the unusually strong US message that Washington is ready to use force to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression. The Americans are “pulling the Taiwanese card to control China,” but the government in Beijing said they would burn themselves out. On Monday, US President Joe Biden reiterated that …
Read More »Fairy tales don’t always come true at Disney Parade auditions
“I just have a ‘normal job’, but it’s always been my dream to work at Disneyland,” explains Germaine (27). She sits in the canteen of the Chassé Dansstudios in Amsterdam, where the auditions for Disneyland Paris take place. “I’ve always had so much energy. And then you have weird looks at school. Disneyland was an escape, we used to go …
Read More »When will robots be able to transform into cars – and vice versa – like in Transformers?
Science writer George van Hal discusses the desirable inventions of sci-fi movies and series and finds out if they can become reality. Today: robots that can transform into vehicles, and vice versa. How close are we? George de HalMay 23, 202217:26 What is it about? Robots that can transform into cars, planes or sometimes even mechanical dinosaurs. Where seen? In …
Read More »WhatsApp will soon stop working on some older iPhones
WhatsApp plans to end support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 this fall, reports WABetaInfo, which more often discovers new functions and plans in the code of WhatsApp. As of October 24, 2022, the app will no longer work on iPhone 5 or iPhone 5C. Therefore, at least iOS 12 is required. The iPhone 5 appeared in 2012 and the …
Read More »Former King Juan Carlos back in Spain wants to return to his homeland more often | NOW
Former King of Spain Juan Carlos is back in Madrid after 21 months away. The 84-year-old retired monarch said he has returned to “normalize everything” and hopes to hug his loved ones. Juan Carlos wants to visit Spain more often. In the summer of 2020, he suddenly disappeared from Spain after being discredited by financial dealings. It took some time …
Read More »Yvette and Sander floated at sea for more than three weeks without a mast: “Traumatic experience”
The dream trip around the world turned out to be a doubly traumatic experience for sailors Yvette Oeben from Roden and Sander Droog from Heerenveen. Firstly because they floated without a mast on the Pacific Ocean for 26 days, but also because the insurer – as it stands – refuses to reimburse damages between 60,000 and 100,000 euros. “It’s another …
Read More »Suriname and the United States assess the relationship during the second bilateral dialogue
Almost a year after their first bilateral conversation, Suriname and the United States re-evaluated their relationship during the second edition of this annual consultation. The second bilateral meeting between the two countries’ representatives was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and International Cooperation (BIBIS). Minister Albert Ramdin looks back with satisfaction. According …
Read More »Residents and entrepreneurs sign up for the city ring
Residents, entrepreneurs, but also representatives of the cultural cluster around Willemsplein, schools around the Noordhoekring and other stakeholders will participate in the design of the new Cityring. This “Parking ring” should be ready at the end of 2026. At the end of 2021, the city council decided to ban through traffic from the city ring road. This is necessary to …
Read More »Japanese Study: Cats Can Remember Their Friends’ Names | Home & Garden
A team of Japanese researchers, whose principal researcher is affiliated with Kyoto University, already claimed in 2019 in the journal Scientific Reports that cats know their own name and certain spoken words. The same team now claims, based on a new study, that cats also know the names of their feline friends. For the study, the scientists examined the behavior …
Read More »More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in 12 countries, including the United States
Confirmed cases have been identified in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States – which counted between one and five confirmed cases of monkeypox on Saturday. This is reported by the World Health Organization. “The situation is evolving and WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to be identified as …
Read More »Including India and Japan in the US Economic Community Asia
Photo: ANP The United States has launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Building for Prosperity (IPEF) with thirteen countries, including India and Japan. U.S. Trade Secretary Gina Raymondo said. The economic meeting should balance China in the region. Australia, South Korea and New Zealand are also part of this block. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Raymondo said, “I hope American companies will …
Read More »Cepheids: predictable measuring instruments in an enigmatic universe
In a universe where a lot of things are unclear, it’s good if we have a few measuring instruments that behave in predictable ways. The Cepheids – variable stars – are such a measuring instrument. In the constellation Cepheus, just above Cassiopeia, about 887 light years away is the star Delta Cephei. It has been known since 1784 that it …
Read More »Surprising victory for the Greek track of Tallon in the first round of Roland Garros | Tennis
The victory of the Greek track can safely be called a resounding surprise. The Spaniard placed 25th at Roland Garros. Moreover, Davidovich Fokina is excellent on clay, as evidenced by his last place in Monte Carlo last month and his place in the quarter-finals last year in Paris. After the Greek track returned the first set, they began to play. …
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