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01 aug 2022 om 10:03Update: 5 uur geleden Debris from a Chinese missile crashed into the Indian Ocean last weekend, confirms US Space Command. He wasn’t quite sure in advance where the debris would land. By: our technical writers Parts of the Chinese missile landed near Borneo. Most parts of the rocket burned out on its return to Earth, according …

Reuters ONS News•today, 02:54 At least 2,000 people have been evacuated in the US state of California due to a wildfire that broke out last Friday. In two days, the fire, on the border with the State of Oregon, has spread to more than 207 square kilometers. That makes it the biggest wildfire this year in the western state. There …

A wildfire in the US state of California has quickly become the biggest blaze of the year so far. The McKinney Fire, near the Oregon border, started Friday and grew to more than 20,000 acres in 48 hours. At least 2,000 people were evacuated. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared an emergency for the region. Evacuations also included at least 60 …

Due to warm temperatures in the Alps, which are bringing little snow and melting glaciers at an alarming rate, some of the mountain range’s popular hiking routes have been banned this summer. Routes that are normally safe at this time of year are now dangerous due to the risk of falling rocks coming off the ice, for example. “At the …

A boat with Afghan refugees approaches the Greek island of Lesvos, in a file image from 2020.Image Dutch Height / AFP OLAF’s 129-page report is top secret, but the German weekly of the mirror and the French daily The world managed to obtain a copy and quoted the damning conclusions extensively. The report “reveals the full extent of the Frontex …

Pope Francis wants to slow down because of his health problems. The 85-year-old church leader shared this on his way back from his special trip to Canada. It is time, he said, “to think about the possibility of withdrawing”. The pope mentioned the trip to Canada, where he impressed with his apologies to the natives, ‘a challenge’. The Pope has …

AFP ONS News•today, 11:19•Amended today, 14:14 Pope Francis is taking it easy due to his age and health issues. He told reporters that after a six-day visit to Canada. “I don’t think I can make as many trips as before,” the 85-year-old prelate said aboard the papal plane. The trip was “a bit of a test” for him. The 85-year-old …

Alexander’s Historical Auctions ONS News•today, 03:11 A watch believed to have belonged to Adolf Hitler has sold at auction in the United States for $1.1 million. On the Huber brand clock a swastika and the initials AH are engraved. The buyer of the watch has not been disclosed. According to Maryland auction house Alexander Historical Auctions, the clock may have …

Smoke is released due to damage to the locomotive. For safety reasons, the train had to be completely stopped and the electricity cut off. This means, among other things, that the approximately 350 passengers no longer have air conditioning. “The train doors were opened and water was dispensed,” the spokeswoman said. Firefighters are on the scene, she added. The railway …

Buying a house in the UK was not possible for British couple Paul Mappley and Yip Ward. The prices were too high. In the region where they lived, they had to pay at least 300,000 pounds (358,000 euros) for a very small house. This option was never really on the table for them. “We had always rented and lived in …