Since his remarkable debut novel “The Loneliness of Prime Numbers”, Paolo Giordano has been a resounding name in Italian literature (and beyond). The beautiful HBO series ‘We Are Who We Are’ shows that he also excels as a screenwriter, with the help of director Luca Guadagnino (‘Call Me by Your Name’). You had the original idea of “We are who …
Read More »American asteroid explorer on the way home | Science
US asteroid explorer OSIRIS-REx is on its way home, the US space agency NASA has announced. The probe left the orbit of its target, the asteroid Bennu on Monday. Landing on Earth is scheduled for September 2023. This will be done via parachutes in the state of Utah. In a complex maneuver that took several hours, NASA landed the probe …
Read More »A student reading the constitution of Russian agents sentenced to two years in detention
July 27, 2019. Olga Misik in Moscow in front of an army riot police.AP Image Misik, now 19, was sentenced on Tuesday, along with two activists, for hanging a protest poster and applying a pink watercolor to the entrance to the prosecution in August 2020. For the next 2 years and 2 months, she will be allowed to leave her …
Read More »US military clashes with Iranian ships in Persian Gulf again | Abroad
“A large group of Iranian Revolutionary Guard ships have been maneuvering in a dangerous and unprofessional manner, in disregard of the safety of the US armed forces,” said John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary. Kirby says Iranian ships were approaching a group of six US Navy ships “at high speed.” They would have come about 135 meters away. “As per …
Read More »Titanic the Musical is more than Jack and Rose’s love story
“It’s incredibly interesting to look into this,” says protagonist René van Kooten, who plays ship designer Thomas Andrews, in a conversation with the ANP. “So the people are the story and the ship is the setting.” The performance premiered on Broadway 25 years ago, and musical success will return to the Netherlands in the fall. Musical Titanic tells the story …
Read More »Rutte wants a new administrative culture, but the ideas of the leader of the VVD are not so new
VVD leader and outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte admits that he made mistakes that led to the crisis of political confidence in The Hague. Political journalist Xander van der Wulp talks about it News OUR Radio 1 Rutte’s ideas for a new administrative culture. Rutte pleaded with Nieuwsuur, who was the guest, for a thinner coalition deal in which not …
Read More »US spacecraft took off from asteroid back to Earth
An American space probe that has collected material from an asteroid has started its journey back to Earth. NASA’s Osirix-Rex probe released in October Last year landed on asteroid Bennu, has absorbed around 200-400 grams of debris and, if all goes well, will return to Earth in September 2023. Scientists hope to learn more about the origin of the solar …
Read More »Now also an inquiry into British Prime Minister Johnson’s vacation | Abroad
Independent parliamentary regulator Kathryn Stone confirmed on Monday that she was investigating whether the parliamentary code of conduct had been violated. Johnson had ditched the holiday with his partner Carrie Symonds as a gift worth £ 15,000 (over £ 17,000) from businessman David Ross, who financially supports the Prime Minister’s Conservative Party. Ross initially contradicted the vacation payment. He said …
Read More »Japan practices with the United States and France
Today, the Japanese army exercises alongside France and the United States. This is the first time that large-scale military exercises have been organized in Japan with ground troops from these three countries. “Japan is looking for allies outside the United States,” says Radboud Molijn, director of Japanwatcher and Global-Bridges. Flickr? Mick thomson Listen | A stricter Dutch strategy for China …
Read More »How a worm is helping Alzheimer’s disease research
Thanks to a small transparent worm, researchers were able to study which bacteria in our digestive tract could play a role in the development of diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. How a worm is helping Alzheimer’s disease research Yes, there is a lot of research on diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, but we still don’t know a lot. In the meantime, …
Read More »Formula 1 actively seeking American driver (s)
Liberty Media has been trying to put Formula 1 back on the map of the United States for years. For example, he recently added a second American F1 race to the 2022 calendar with the Miami Grand Prix. In a conversation (about Liberty Media’s quarterly figures) with stock analysts on Wall Street, Domenicali said finding an American pilot would be …
Read More »Space Rock Grit Probe Undertakes Long Journey Back to Earth | Abroad
The OSIRIS-REx had sucked about 60 grams of pebbles and dust from the surface of the potato-shaped asteroid Bennu in October. This happened almost 333 million kilometers from Earth. The asteroid samples are collected in a container on board the probe. Scientists want to study sand under their microscopes on Earth to get a better picture of the origin of …
Read More »“ A major US pipeline has probably still been down for days ”
Colonial’s main east coast gas pipeline runs from the Gulf of Mexico coast to Linden, New Jersey, near New York. The pipe accounts for almost half of all fuel destined for this part of the country. On the way, for example, the Atlanta airport, one of the busiest in the world, is also visited. If the pipeline remains closed for …
Read More »‘Important US oil pipeline down for a few more days’
The main oil pipeline to the US East Coast is still a few days away from reactivation. The Colonial Pipelines Company was hacked last weekend and precautionarily disabled several systems. As a result, the oil supply came to a standstill. The company expects most systems to be operational by this weekend. The main pipeline from the colony to the East …
Read More »Titanic the Musical is more than Jack and Rose’s love story
With “Titanic” most people think of Jack and Rose’s love story. But everyone on the ship had personal dramas, choices and dreams. This is what “Titanic the Musical” is, which can be seen at the theater from November. “The film is actually the romantic version of the story” “It’s incredibly interesting to look into this,” says protagonist René van Kooten, …
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