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In the coming days, comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) will be visible in the sky for the first time in a few years with 160,000 people. It was so bright that a so-called comet touched the sun from its orbit. On Monday night, the comet will reach perihelion, which means it will be closest to the Sun. Even at its brightest, it is not easy to observe and can prove dangerous to equipment and vision. It’s worth waiting a few days until the risk is reduced. A rare comet seen for the first time in 160,000 years. year Dr Shyam Balaji,…
First, two bystanders – paramedics, then a paramedic, a crew of an ambulance and an air ambulance helicopter, and police officers joined this action to save the life of a skier who fainted on the slopes of Shirk on Monday.Tens of minutes later, a 70-year-old man was able to regain his vital functions and was airlifted to the hospital. According to the representatives of the Beskidzka GOPR group, before noon, the rescuers of the Shchirk headquarters received a message from the operator number 112 that one of the users of the Shirk mountain resort has passed out. This information was…
He was promised a high salary by Cuban standards and a Russian passport. situation? He has to sign a one-year contract with the Russian army. “Now they are telling us that we are Russian citizens and must fight until the end of the war,” says Jorge, who, like many Cubans, is currently living in the Kursk region. I’m in there. Russia is exploiting foreigners forced or tricked into the front lines in Ukraine, writes Politico. In an interview with Portal, Cuban Jorge said that if he signed a one-year contract with the Russian military, he was promised a high salary…
BBCLindsey Hopkins believes former miners were “thrown to the scrapheap”Former Welsh miners are urging the UK government to release £2.3bn of pension reserves so they can pay them out.The government released the equivalent of the Miners’ Pension Scheme (MPS) in the October Budget, but money is still frozen for those on the alternative pension scheme, the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS).Lindsey Hopkins, 75, is one of more than 3,000 former miners who could be affected and said the government had “thrown us to the wolves” by not treating the two projects the same.The Department of Energy and Net Zero…
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management announced a meteorological warning. Freezing rain will be the biggest threat Tuesday, the statement said. Orange alerts have been issued for 16 voivodeships. A severe wind warning is also in force in the northern regions.Meteorologists of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued first and second level weather warnings on a three-level scale.IMWM Level 2 Warning – Freezing Precipitation Orange alerts have been issued for the following provinces:West Pomeranian Voivodeship (where warnings are in effect Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (where Pomeranian Voivodeship is in effect from 8 a.m. to…
South Korea’s Constitutional Court held its first hearing to decide whether suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his shock attempt at martial law last month.It ended in four minutes due to Yoon’s absence – his lawyers had earlier said he would not show up for his own safety, as there is a warrant for his arrest on separate charges. ‘insurrection. In December, Yoon was suspended after members of his own party voted with the opposition to impeach him.However, he will only be officially removed from office if at least six of the eight members of…
Starbucks says it is rolling back rules for its cafes in North America that allowed people to use their facilities even if they hadn’t purchased anything.The changes, set to take effect on January 27, are a reversal from a policy introduced six years ago that allowed people to linger in Starbucks outlets and use their restrooms without performing a check-in. purchase.The move is part of the “return to Starbucks” strategy, a plan announced by the company’s new boss as he tries to combat declining sales.The world’s largest coffee chain says its new code of conduct – which also addresses harassment…
On Monday, mediators handed over to Israel and Hamas the final draft of the agreement to end the war in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing an official involved in the negotiations. A truce is likely to follow progress talks with envoys from US President Joe Biden and US President-elect Donald Trump.A meeting of negotiators will be held in Doha on Tuesday, after which the war in Gaza could end. On Monday, mediators handed over the final draft of the agreement to Israel and Hamas, Reuters reported.Israeli officials reported on Monday, citing the Times of Israel newspaper, that progress has…
TikTok has dismissed a report that China is considering allowing the sale of the social media company’s U.S. operations to Elon Musk as “pure fiction.”The company’s comments follow a Bloomberg report that Chinese officials are considering an option that could see its operations in America sold to the world’s richest person if the US Supreme Court upholds the ban on the application.Supreme Court justices are expected to rule on legislation that would either see TikTok banned in the United States or sell its operations in the country to an American investor. TikTok has repeatedly said it will not sell its…
BBCDean Carpenter says he found patches of damp or discolored tile, accumulations of moss and mold growing in the attic of his home.There are dark stains on the exterior walls of Dean Carpenter’s new house, and when it rains, he says, sheets of water cascade down the masonry.Since buying his Bellway property in Bedfordshire a year ago, he has discovered patches of damp or discolored tiles, build-ups of moss and mold growing in the attic.Dean is one of several owners of two Bellway estates who say they have endured long battles with leaking roofs – and time is running out…