Greece wants to pour $2.3 billion into fighting climate change and natural disasters
Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires are already breaking out ahead of fire season, which normally starts in May. The Aegis program is the first of its kind in Greece. According to Panagiotis…#greece #aegis #ppf #athens #europeanunions #kyriakosmitsotakis #rhodes #vasiliskikilias #antineroiii #crete (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How technology helps and harms endangered languages
Technology is accelerating the rate of language disappearance, even while it offers the hope of preserving those that are endangered or extinct. A new crowd-sourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered relation to Greek considered a "linguistic goldmine and a living…#romeyka #greek #turkey #ioannasitaridou #roman #stanforduniversity #tommullaney #eastasian #karthikchidambaram #newsroom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What the World Has Learned From Past Eclipses
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Clouds scudded over the small volcanic island of Principe, off the western coast of Africa, on the afternoon of May 29, 1919. Arthur Eddington, director of the Cambridge Observatory in the U.K., waited for the Sun to emerge. The remains of a morning thunderstorm could ruin everything.
The island was about to experience the rare and overwhelming sight of a total solar eclipse. For six minutes, the longest eclipse since 1416, the Moon would completely block the face of the Sun, pulling a curtain of darkness over a thin stripe of Earth. Eddington traveled into the eclipse p...
Source: TIME: Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Boyle Tags: Uncategorized freelance Solar Eclipse 2024 Source Type: news
Perspective
“I have 10 chapters of a weird and wonderful novel and haven’t done anything with that in months even though it would probably only take a few solid weeks to finish writing it,” he wrote. “I will carry a tiny piece of your intrepid creative spirit with me as I rearrange my priorities in honor of…#nt #kastoria #greece #worldwarii (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Looking for a late-night meal? America ’s closed
Hungry at 3 a.m.? Head home and go to sleep. You’re out of luck. Shift workers, bar-hoppers and night owls don’t have nearly as many late-night dining options as they did during the pre-pandemic heyday of 24-hour diners and restaurants. And it’s not just restaurants. Walmart, four years after…#yelp #hollywood #breakfast #denny #wafflehouse #alexbarakos #greek #denver #hudsonriehle #datassential (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Lack Of Solidarity Within NATO?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is making several countries in Europe reassess their military defenses. Several members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have even said that they will be increasing their numbers of conscripted soldiers, the latest of…#nato #ukraine #denmark #norway #annafleck #statistaforexample #greece #hungary #bulgaria #montenegro (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Saudi Arabia to showcase futuristic, zero-carbon megacity at Hong Kong investor roadshow
A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Get more with my NEWS The man in charge of a showpiece project of Saudi Arabia’s plan to diversify its economy away from oil will bring a roadshow to Hong Kong inviting investors to back the ambitious development. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, the chief…#saudiarabias #hongkong #nadhmialnasr #neom #hongkongs #beltroadoffice #johnleekachiu #greek #crownprince #arabic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California could become first state to give workers a ‘right to disconnect’
California could become the first state in the country to give workers a “right to disconnect” under a new bill. Assembly Bill 2751, introduced by Asm. Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) on Monday, would guarantee workers in the Golden State the ability to have uninterrupted personal and family time by…#assembly #bill2751 #asm #matthaney #goldenstate #haney #argentina #belgium #colombia #greece (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cathie Wood Attributes Bitcoin ’s Surge to “Flight to Safety”
Bitcoin’s bull market seems to be unshakable, as the digital asset continues to stand out as a beacon of financial resilience amid currency devaluation in many countries. This resilience is drawing attention from investors and institutions alike. One such figure, Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest,…#cathiewood #arkinvest #wood #exchangetradedfunds #nigerian #egyptian #greek #bitcoinetfs #cathiewoods #bitcoinssurge (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watch as golden retriever happily hunts socks
This week we've laughed at a "dramatic" labradoodle who refused to go to bed and saw 29 rescued dogs get a second chance after being recovered from a dog fighting ring in South Carolina. We've also been getting readers' pictures and videos of their pets for our weekly Newsweek Pet of the Week…#southcarolina #newsweekpetofweek #petofweek #pecorella #switzerland #greek #italian #fotis #bridgetabernathy #samantha (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The hedge funder who ’s made billions providing ‘insurance’ against market crashes insists he’s no permabear: ‘Cassandras make terrible investors '
Mark Spitznagel has developed a reputation as a pessimist over the years. But it’s a distinction the co-founder and CIO of the private hedge fund Universa Investments has earned for good reason. When you warn, time and again, that the Federal Reserve has helped blow up the “greatest credit bubble…#markspitznagel #cio #universainvestments #federalreserve #nassimtaleb #universa #fortune #goldilocks #greek #troy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Triggers Evacuations
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
None Humans have been studying total solar eclipses for millennia to better understand the cosmos. • None Total eclipses have helped prove Einstein's theory of relativity and led to the discovery of helium. • None Here are seven instances where total solar eclipses have helped advanced our grasp…#nonetotal #bce #ireland #babylonian #edmondhalley #millennia #greek #turkey #hipparchus #alexandria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Attitudes and self-efficacy of swimming coaches towards the inclusion of swimmers with autism spectrum disorder - Kasagianni E, Kokaridas D, Varsamis P, Tsimaras V.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes and self-efficacy of swimming coaches regarding the inclusion of swimmers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sample consisted of 150 Greek swimming coaches with an average age of 29.58 years.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Which OECD Countries Allow Donations To Political Parties?
Less than half of OECD countries ban anonymous donations for political financing, according to data published in the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2024 released by the OECD. The report argues that this leaves these countries…#oecdcountries #oecd #statistaannafleck #greece #denmark #sweden #switzerland #ireland #netherlands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
