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It has been much warmer than normal in recent days in the Arctic and Antarctica. Weather stations in Antarctica recorded record temperatures: in some areas, it was 40 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Parts of the Arctic were 30 degrees warmer than normal. In the Antarctic city of Vostok, located nearly 3,500 meters above sea level, …

It has been much warmer than normal in recent days in the Arctic and Antarctica. Weather stations in Antarctica recorded record temperatures: in some areas, it was 40 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Parts of the Arctic were 30 degrees warmer than normal. In the Antarctic city of Vostok, located nearly 3,500 meters above sea level, …

On average, people give themselves a 29% chance of landing successfully. This is already a high percentage, according to the researchers. But it becomes even more striking: whoever watched for the first time a four-minute video in which two professional pilots land an airplane in a mountainous environment, gives themselves a 38% chance of landing without being killed. Complicated activity …

A Dutch citizen was tortured by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Arnhem man was detained for at least four years and is believed to have died. This emerges from the testimonies of former cellmates and information from the Red Cross and the Syrian regime. NRC† The Arnhemmer disappeared in Lebanon in May 2013. A year later, he …

In a remarkable twist, the Spanish government expressed support for Moroccan plans with the disputed region of Western Sahara. Under the proposals, which date back to 2007, Morocco will have the final say on foreign policy and defense matters. The region itself will be given a form of extended autonomy. Spanish support for the government’s plans in Rabat is seen …

In a remarkable twist, the Spanish government expressed support for Moroccan plans with the disputed region of Western Sahara. Under the proposals, which date back to 2007, Morocco will have the final say on foreign policy and defense matters. The region itself will be given a form of extended autonomy. Spanish support for the government’s plans in Rabat is seen …

A planned European mission to Mars is canceled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The European Space Agency reports that ESA† After the first Mars mission in 2016, the agency had planned to set up the second part of the ExoMars program this year with the Russian space agency Roscosmos. But according to the ESA, this is no longer …

More Russian money has been frozen than announced by Finance Minister Kaag earlier this week. She wrote in a letter to the House of Representatives that 6 million euros of Russian assets were frozen in the Netherlands. According to the president of De Nederlandsche Bank, Klaas Knot, it now amounts to 200 million euros. He announced that in news time† …

According to the municipality, around 1,200 people were hiding in the bunker under the building at the time of the attack. Among them were many women and children. This information cannot be independently verified. It is not yet known whether there were any casualties in the air-raid shelter and how many people are alive. The port city is under heavy …

Relatives of victims of the 2018 Parkland attack will receive more than $100 million from the US state. The mega-settlement ends all lawsuits against the government for FBI negligence. At least 17 people have been killed by a former student in the attack on a Florida school. Five weeks before the shooting, the FBI received word that the attacker had …