Greece’s Tallon track failed to surprise the US Open in their second-round match against Novak Djokovic. The Dutchman, world number 121, had to settle for seven games against the 20-time Grand Slam champion. He became 6-2 6-3 6-2 for the world number 1 in one hour and 39 minutes. From the start, the Greek track held firm in the huge …
Read More »Afghan airline resumes flights, mullah Baradar could be head of new government | Abroad
Afghan airline Ariana announced its return to Afghanistan on Friday. Flights with relief supplies and medicine are also on their way to Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar, the UN reports. Ariana is the oldest airline in the country and owns five known planes. According to Ariana’s website, there is a flight from Kabul to Kandahar on Friday. Judging by the site Flight …
Read More »44 dead in northeastern United States by Ida, state of emergency declared | Abroad
23 people were killed in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphey said on Twitter on Thursday. “These were mainly people who drowned in their vehicles because of the floods, we mourn with the relatives.” In New York City, police say 13 people have died from the tropical storm, while three people have died in nearby Westchester. According to the NBC news …
Read More »Red Cross overloaded with clothes for Heumensoord refugees
Yesterday, 3:43 p.m. • 2 minutes to read Sorting of clothes for Heumensoord. © Omroep Gelderland NIJMEGEN – Eva and Lexia are beaming as they sort clothes as if choosing a new outfit themselves in the store. So it’s not the smallest piece of clothing that people left for the Afghan refugees in Heumensoord. “It’s beauty too. There is something …
Read More »L1mburg Central: Máxima on a beer excursion in Gulpen | 1Limburg
Queen Máxima visits the Gulpener beer brewery, free vacation for flood victims, stories about the NK mountain bike course and more news about Limburg. The themes of the L1mburg Centraal show on Thursday, September 2: Queen Máxima visits the Gulpener breweryQueen Máxima was in Limburg. She visited the Gulpener Brewery in Gulpen to see with her own eyes how the …
Read More »Samsung presents the most impressive smartphone to date
Smartphone time (Afbeelding: Unsplash / Anh Nhat) Until now, Samsung has been releasing smartphones with a single fold line, but why not just add a second fold line? This requires additional technical knowledge and solutions. But now the South Korean company’s Display arm has delivered a concept, which can be seen in a YouTube video. The concept of a foldable …
Read More »State of emergency in New York and New Jersey due to heavy rains: 26 dead
A sidewalk is flooded in the New York neighborhood of Queens.EPA Image The unusually heavy rainfall led to dangerous situations on the roads and in cities from Wednesday evening. According to the Associated Press 8 people died in New Jersey, 3 in Pennsylvania and 12 in New York. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called it a “historic weather event”. …
Read More »the United States is not ready
“If we can’t really manage what we’re in, there’s no hope it will improve in a hot climate,” Dahl said. The country’s weakness in the face of bad weather was interrupted by torrential rains that engulfed the country’s largest city. New York City has invested billions of dollars in storm protection since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, investments that appear to …
Read More »Nasdaq rises despite disappointing employment figures | Financial
The disappointing jobs report increases the chances that the Federal Reserve will maintain its support programs longer. The ADP report is a sneak preview of the U.S. government’s jobs report, which will be released on Friday. In addition to tech funds that performed well during the pandemic, utility and real estate companies were in demand. On the other hand, energy …
Read More »Countdown to the day all compasses stop working
The program therefore travels with the geologist from Utrecht to Mount Etna in Sicily. There you can see how our magnetic field was in the past. Against the backdrop of a smoking volcano, De Groot pulls out a solid motorized apple corer. With a crackle, he saw a cylinder from solidified lava flows, containing metallic particles that focused on the …
Read More »Good start for Dick Advocaat with Iraq: draw in South Korea | sport
The second round of the World Cup playoffs in Asia began today. There are two groups of six countries. The two best teams of the two groups qualify directly for the World Cup in Qatar, the number three contest the play-offs for the fifth ticket on behalf of Asia. Iraq and South Korea are in Group A along with Iran, …
Read More »Young Afghan refugee dies in Poland after eating poisonous mushrooms
When the brothers arrived from Afghanistan on August 23, they were transferred to a reception center in the Polish capital, Warsaw. UK broadcaster BBC reports they have the mushrooms ate a day later. Toxic soup A 17-year-old Afghan girl also had to be treated in hospital after eating mushrooms at the same shelter, but she has since recovered. According to …
Read More »These one hundred and sixty poplars along the Kanaaldijk are cut
“data-revoke =”“> A total of 160 trees will be felled. “Poplars are between fifty and sixty years old,” explains Leeftink. “Then they got to an age where branches fall off and cracks appear in trees.” Leeftink sees no other option but to cut down the trees: “At a certain point, they are so old, then it stops. It makes no …
Read More »Beast: the tobacco whitefly is every greenhouse grower’s nightmare – Science
The louse uses genetic techniques to protect itself. The tobacco whitefly is not a fly, but a louse related to aphids. It is originally a subtropical species, native to India and Pakistan. Like many other forms of life, it has benefited from globalization. She has traveled the world for decades, especially with ornamental flowers and leafy vegetables that are moved …
Read More »New Zealand apologizes for 1970s raids and deportations
The name of Dawn Raids refers to the time they took place, often early in the morning or late at night. People from the Pacific Islands have been the target of aggressive raids by authorities seeking visa waivers. They were often sentenced and deported. For example, many people from the island states of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa had come to …
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