At the Dutch open long course championships for the masters, the Zeeland swimmers made an excellent appearance with 36 places of honour. Additionally, they swam a Dutch record in Amersfoort and many Zeeland records were broken. Linda van de Ree (60+) of De Ganze de Goes won the national title in the 50 meter breaststroke with a Dutch record 43.06. …
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Canada is looking for agricultural immigrants to keep the sector up to date
More than 40% of Canadian farmers are expected to retire within ten years. This will result in a shortage of 24,000 skilled workers in Canadian agriculture and horticulture. Another consequence is that the country could face a food shortage. A study by the University of Guelph, the Boston Consulting Group and the Royal Bank of Canada warns against this. Research …
Read More »AI Albert learns to walk on his own – TechGirl
An AI robot that learns to walk, without data sets and/or visual examples: that’s Albert. And you can see how it works in this fun video. In the video, which has been on YouTube for two weeks, you can see Albert. Albert is an AI robot that learns to walk. He does this by coming from five rooms, a kind …
Read More »New Zealanders want to go to the Eurovision Song Contest
New Zealand comedy duo Two Hearts have released a fun single with a message. They want their country to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. Australia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2015, but New Zealand has never participated. Couple Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore, who together form comedy duo Two Hearts, think that should change. Together with …
Read More »The US state of Montana passes a law prohibiting the downloading of TikTok | Technology
The legislature of the US state of Montana in the northwestern United States on Friday passed a law that will ban TikTok from 2024. The law urges Apple and Google to no longer allow downloads of the app from Chinese social media via their app stores, as TikTok would allow China to manipulate and spy on users. The company behind …
Read More »Mother’s Day or Día de la Madre on May 7 in Spain
Spanish mothers will be pampered on Sunday May 7 (2023) during Mother’s Day or ‘Día de la Madre’. In Spain, Mother’s Day is always celebrated on the first Sunday in May, which differs, for example, from the Netherlands and Belgium, where Mother’s Day takes place on the second Sunday in May, except in Antwerp, where it is celebrated on August …
Read More »Frances Shoemack of Abel Odor:
Abel Odor Wearing a delicious scent makes the day and ensures that you come out completely complete. You probably have a lot of perfumes in your closet from well-known top brands. But, these fragrances are also produced with chemicals. That’s why they stay on your skin for so long, for example, it’s not really good for you. We chat with …
Read More »Macron: Europe must not follow America or China
International•Apr 9, 23 5:09 PMAuthor: PA French President Emmanuel Macron believes Europe should not be a “follower” of the United States or China now that there are tensions between the two superpowers over Taiwan’s position. He says this in a conversation with the French business magazine Les Echos. He also stressed that the European Union risked being caught up in …
Read More »The Zeeland formation is exhausted, the negotiations in Utrecht have failed
Not a quiet holiday in the Zeeland provincial house. The BBB hoped to have finished discussions with the VVD, the SGP and the CDA before the May holidays, but the negotiations are taking longer than expected. The Zeelanders can still be first in the training race, as the end is not yet in sight in the other provinces either. In …
Read More »What a party? More and more Commonwealth countries want to get rid of King Charles
Just yesterday, a Jamaican minister said it was time for the country to become a republic. Although Jamaica has been independent since 1962, it is still part of the Commonwealth, so King Charles is the head of state. New impetus His coronation is not cause for celebration in Jamaica, the minister said, but rather a new impetus to separate from …
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