The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in sixteen cities, including eleven in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada. FIFA announced this on Thursday evening (Dutch time) during a TV broadcast from New York. The United States will host matches in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco …
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Too sweet! Piglets are born again at Kinderboerderij De Goudse Hofsteden
They are here again! Eight orange Kune Kune piglets were born at children’s farm De Goudse Hofsteden. Mom Evaline is doing well and this week the mini-farm is also expecting piglets from the sow Lisa. The ad is loading… Kune Kune piglets are always popular to visit at the petting zoo. This breed was originally kept by the Maori of …
Read More »US hospitals send sensitive information to Facebook
Many hospitals have a so-called Metapixel on their site, which collects data for Meta, Facebook’s parent company. This writing tech site The Markup based on its own research into the top hundred hospitals in the United States. When patients pressed a button to book an appointment with their doctor, the site sent information to Meta. This information was in turn …
Read More »Japan and US join forces for 2nm chips to fight TSMC
Japan and the United States are joining forces to counterbalance the next era of 2nm computer chips, according to reports Notable Nikkei Asia† Private companies from both countries will work together to provide a factory in Japan with the knowledge to be able to produce the advanced chips. Like TSMC, this partnership also wants to offer the first 2nm chips …
Read More »“Apple imports will change due to lower shipments to Russia”
The global apple harvest is expected to rise by 1 million tonnes to 81.6 million tonnes in 2021-22 as yields in China increase and some EU member states recover from weather damage from last year. Imports are expected to shift due to lower shipments to Russia. China’s apple harvest will increase by nearly 1 million tonnes to 45 million tonnes …
Read More »Indonesia hit hard by mkz
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has hit Indonesia hard over the past month. To date, nearly 4 million infected animals have been reported. New Zealand and Australia were notified of the first infection on May 7. After this first infection, it went quickly. A total of 3.9 million cattle were reportedly affected in 15 provinces up to and including May 17, VOI …
Read More »Van der Vorst gets CAS right in boxing soap: Presidential election must be over | NOW
Boris van der Vorst has successfully challenged the decision not to run for president of the international boxing federation IBA. The Dutchman was recognized in law by the CAS sports court in his appeal on Tuesday. Van der Vorst had applied for outgoing Russian President Umar Kremlev. However, just before the IBA congress in Istanbul, he was informed that his …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth is as of Sunday the second oldest monarch of all time | NOW
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is set to break the ‘world record’ for longest-serving sovereign monarch of all time. On Sunday, she will be exactly 70 years and 126 days as queen. This puts her on a par with King Bhumibol of Thailand, who died in 2016. Elizabeth only has one name left in front of her. The “Sun King” Louis XIV …
Read More »Australian bus company acquires London double decker buses | NOW
Australian bus company Kinetic, together with a number of other investors, is acquiring Go-Ahead Group. They are £648m (€754m) the biggest operator of London’s iconic red double-decker buses, according to a report by Kinetic on Tuesday. Bloomberg about the message. Go-Ahead operates nearly a quarter of London’s buses, including part of the city’s zero-emissions fleet. The company also owns Govia …
Read More »Van der Vorst gets CAS right in boxing soap: Presidential election must be over | NOW
Boris van der Vorst has successfully challenged the decision not to run for president of the international boxing federation IBA. The Dutchman was recognized in law by the CAS sports court in his appeal on Tuesday. Van der Vorst had applied for outgoing Russian President Umar Kremlev. However, just before the IBA congress in Istanbul, he was informed that his …
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