The son of dictator Berdimuchamedov becomes the new president of Turkmenistan | Abroad

The son of dictator Berdimuchamedov becomes the new president of Turkmenistan |  Abroad

Turkmenistan has a new leader. The son of dictator Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov won the presidential “elections” and becomes the new foreman of the isolated state. According to the Central Election Commission, Serdar Berdimuchamedov, 40, won 72.97% of the vote. Turkmenistan has been ruled by Gurbanguly Berdimuchamedov since December 2006. He has built a personality cult around himself under the name of …

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At 365 km/h on a Kawasaki H2R on a provincial road!

At 365 km/h on a Kawasaki H2R on a provincial road!

In memory of Burt Munro, events still take place in New Zealand where powerful vehicles race at breakneck speeds. This is the very essence of the events organized by the Landspeed New Zealand association for speed enthusiasts. The record-breaking race began on March 6 at Reporoa on Goudies Road, where Scott Wilkins’ Kawasaki reached a top speed of 364.5 km/h …

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WSJ: Foxconn talks to Saudi Arabia about the chip factory

WSJ: Foxconn talks to Saudi Arabia about the chip factory

Photo: ANP Foxconn talks with Saudi Arabia about a factory that, among other things, could produce computer chips and screens, according to insider The Wall Street Journal. The Taiwanese company that assembles iPhones for Apple also wants to invest $ 9 billion in game consoles for Nintendo and Sony. About 8.2 billion euros were exchanged. Foxconn seeks funding in return …

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Inventing Anna is a success, but Anna risks deportation

Inventing Anna is a success, but Anna risks deportation

© Provided by NU.nl While the Netflix series Invent Anna is one of the most viewed titles on the streaming service for a month, the Anna on which the series is based is less fortunate. Russian Anna Sorokin, posing as wealthy German heiress Anna Delvey, has been held in a detention center for illegal immigrants for more than a year …

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Lots of hidden vacancies in offices due to working from home

Lots of hidden vacancies in offices due to working from home

The question now is whether companies will en masse say goodbye to these superfluous square meters in the near future. The occupancy peak will be decisive for this. “We now see that Tuesday and Thursday are the peak days, when most employees go to the office,” says Colliers researcher Madeline Buijs. “But if you leave that in place, you can’t …

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Cornelis A. ‘Kees’ from Kluyver

Cornelis A. 'Kees' from Kluyver

Cornelis A. ‘Kees’ de Kluyver ’70, MBA ’71, former dean of the Lundquist School of Business, died Monday, March 7 after a six-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Case served as Dean of the College from 2010 to 2015 and was herself a graduate of the University of Oregon, earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the college through …

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‘An escape’: Russian Jews flee to Israel

'An Escape': Jewish Russians flee to Israel

For Russians of Jewish origin, Israel can be a way out. Under a 1950 Israeli law, anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent can become a citizen of Israel. It is estimated that more than half a million Russians are eligible for an Israeli passport. “For me, it’s an escape,” says Natalia Leleka. “My mother was Jewish, so I can …

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New Zealand library accidentally opens but no one steals book

New Zealand library accidentally opens but no one steals book

Due to improper programming of the library’s entrance gates, the gates opened on Waitangi Day early last month. However, because of this national holiday, no one was working in one of the largest libraries in the country. At least 380 visitors Documents released by the municipality show that the library was visited by 380 people that morning. They walked around …

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Protein playing crucial role in DNA damage repair long overlooked

A spider's web as an eardrum |  BNR news radio

Repairing DNA damage in our cells is extremely important to our health. Well, we seem to have overlooked an essential protein in this process for a long time. DNA damage is something we all face on a daily basis. An average person has around 30-40 trillion cells in the body and each of these cells is exposed to 10,000-100,000 DNA …

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Nation Horror USA once again Concacaf Women’s U20 Champion

Nation Horror USA once again Concacaf Women's U20 Champion

As expected, the United States of America once again became U20-Concacaf women’s football champions. The United States extended their title by beating Mexico 2-0 in the final in Santo Domingo on Saturday night. The United States team is not unknown in Suriname. Our U20 women’s national team lost to the defending champion in the round of 16 on March 4 …

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Sailors for Sustainability: Young Scientists

Sailors for Sustainability: Young Scientists

sustainability education; learned young is made old. We are amazed at what is growing in the organic school garden at Riverview School in Kerikeri. Tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, cauliflower, cherries, watermelon, bananas, apples and even apricots. We know that the climate of Northland, New Zealand’s northernmost province, is the perfect place to grow fruit and vegetables. But we didn’t expect ten-year-olds …

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Melting permafrost on the seafloor near the Arctic is creating skyscraper-sized ‘chasms’ and collapsing ground

Melting permafrost on the seafloor near the Arctic is creating skyscraper-sized 'chasms' and collapsing ground

The Beaufort Sea, above Canada.Image ANP / Laif Agentur fuer Photos & Reportagen GmbH Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in the United States spent nine years studying an area of ​​about twenty-six square kilometers in the Beaufort Sea in Canada. During this period – very short – on the scale of geological time, researchers have seen more …

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‘An Escape’: Jewish Russians flee to Israel

'An Escape': Jewish Russians flee to Israel

For Russians of Jewish descent, Israel is a way out. Under Israeli law of 1950, anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent could become an Israeli citizen. It is estimated that more than half a million Russians are eligible for an Israeli passport. “For me this is an escape route,” says Natalia Lelega. “My mother is Jewish, so I can …

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