An earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java killed at least 46 people on Monday. Hundreds more were reportedly injured. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.6 and was felt in the capital Jakarta, among other places. The National Disaster Relief Service is currently trying to pinpoint the exact number of victims. Authorities are also still assessing the exact damage. …
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Where should you be able to hold your pee the longest? These regional municipalities are the most hostile to toilets | Drûten
Anyone who has bowel, stomach or bladder problems often wants to go to the bathroom as quickly as possible. At home it’s readily available, but in town it’s often a different story. To change this, the Maag Lever Darm Stichting (MLDS) has again published a list with the most toilet-friendly municipality in the Netherlands. The most notable faller on the …
Read More »Joe Biden, 80 today, will never become the oldest Western leader of all time
PA ONS News•today, 11:40 a.m. President Biden turned 80, but there’s no lavish party today. Biden’s predecessors, Reagan and Eisenhower, celebrated their 70 years in the White House as a big moment, but for Biden, his age is a sore point he prefers to downplay. “I can’t even pronounce that number,” he recently said in a radio interview, also suggesting …
Read More »Australian driver avoids hefty fine because his iPhone is ‘not a cellphone’ | Car
Konrad Gordon Gallaher escaped a heavy fine of 1,078 Australian dollars (700 euros) because he was able to prove in court that his iPhone could not be considered a mobile phone at the time of the traffic violation. Queensland’s transport minister called the verdict “unusual”. Gallaher was caught driving with an iPhone 6 in his hand. In the Australian state …
Read More »Turkey bombs villages in Syria ‘in retaliation’ for Istanbul attack | Abroad
Turkey shelled communities near the northern Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday night. They point to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and an NGO. Turkey announced on Tuesday that it would carry out strikes against targets linked to the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) following the recent attack in Istanbul. Six people were killed and more than eighty injured. According to …
Read More »Princess Charlene again first lady, but Prince Albert’s ex raises tensions | Tell me
19 nov 2022 om 14:19 Princess Charlene of Monaco, wife of Prince Albert, retired from advertising for a long time due to fatigue. She is now frequently seen again in public life. Most likely, she will also be present on Saturday at the Fête du Prince, the Monegasque national holiday. However, there would still be a lot of tension within …
Read More »“Better no deal than a bad deal”
LIT ONS News•today, 09:35•Amended today, 11:08 After more than two weeks of negotiations, an agreement at the climate summit in Egypt is not yet in sight. European Climate Commissioner Frans Timmermans is worried about the result. “All EU ministers are ready to leave if we don’t get a good result.” The climate summit in the seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh …
Read More »Russian air provides winter sting: First (wet) snow spotted in Drenthe | Interior
Cold, dry continental air from Russia will reach our country tonight via Poland and Germany, causing a “pinprick of wintry weather” this weekend, meteorologists from Square weather. “In the south and southwest it will remain mild, but in the rest of the country the temperature will drop below zero tonight,” Wouter van Bernebeek said earlier today. ,, Tomorrow morning it …
Read More »Supposedly extinct black-necked pheasant pigeon spotted again after 140 years | Animals
The black-necked pheasant pigeon appeared in Papua New Guinea. Everyone thought the exotic pigeon species was extinct, but for the first time since 1882, images of the bird have been made again. Three researchers spent a month looking for the birds on Fergusson Island in September. They almost gave up when they got a tip from local residents. They claimed …
Read More »Pelosi steps down as Democratic leader after House Abroad loss
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi resigns as Democratic leader. The 82-year-old politician announced on Thursday that she was not seeking re-election as party leader. Democrats lost the day before the majority in the House to Republicans in the midterm elections. Pelosi says she will remain as a delegate to continue representing the interests of her …
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