Meet the Eclipse Chasers Traveling Thousands of Miles for the Astronomical Event
Among ancient civilizations who regarded solar eclipses as an evil omen, the sight of the cosmic phenomenon would have been cause for despair. But for many enthusiasts traveling thousands of miles to see the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, the opposite is true.
“I’m not in any way religious at all. But [the eclipse is] almost as close to a religious moment as I think you can get,” says Sarah Marwick, a 51-year-old doctor based in the U.K. “It makes you feel enormous and tiny at the same time.”
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Marwick—who has seen six eclipses in the...
Source: TIME: Science - April 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Solcyré Burga Tags: Uncategorized feature News Desk Solar Eclipse 2024 Source Type: news
A new methodology for treating problems in the field of traffic safety: case study of Libyan cities - Badi I, Stevi ć, Radović D, Ristić B, Cakić A, Sremac S.
Traffic safety is an area of great importance, since there are many traffic accidents every day in which a significant number of people are killed. Defining certain strategies and identifying potentially the most dangerous towns and cities regarding this a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Where Water Stress Will Be Highest by 2050
Water is not only the basis of life for animals and plants, but is also likely to become a contested resource in parts of the world in the coming decades. According to UN figures, global water stress, i.e. the proportion of water withdrawn for use in…#martinarmstrong #wri #arabianpeninsula #iran #northafrican #algeria #egypt #libya #southerneuropean #portugal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Oil And Gas Companies Profits Skyrocket As The US Becomes The Energy Supplier Of Choice
Despite the Biden administration's ambitious climate goals, the oil and gas industry in the United States has seen unprecedented growth and profitability. The top 10 listed oil and gas producers in the US have reported a combined net income of $313 billion in the first three years of President…#gulfofmexico #lng #qatar #opeccartel #iran #venezuela #iraq #libya #saudiarabia #republicans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Matteo Garrone On The Right “To Look For A Better Life” As His Oscar Nominated ‘Io Capitano’ Kicks Off U.S. Theatrical Run
Italy’s Best International Feature Oscar-nominated Io Capitano starts its U.S. run today in ten market on 21 screens, a bit wider than usual for Cohen Media Group but with Academy final voting just started, reviews are gold for the odyssey that director Matteo Garrone calls “a movie about human…#cohenmediagroup #academy #matteogarrone #seydouseydousarr #senegal #bestemergingactor #venice #africans #libya #tunisia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regional Director opening remarks at EMRO press briefing
22 February 2024
Dear colleagues, ladies, and gentlemen,
Good afternoon from WHO's Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt. I am honored to address you today as the newly appointed Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean.
As I begin my tenure, I'm deeply aware of the profound challenges our Region is facing.
In Gaza, an entire population continues to face unimaginable violence and loss with nowhere left to flee, while levels of lifesaving-aid remain grossly insufficient. In Sudan, we are witnessing the world’s largest displacement crisis, as millions of people flee in search of safety within and outside the country. ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - February 22, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Libya: Death, Despair and Destitution - the Human Costs of the EU's Migration Policies
[MSF] In the last years, a policy-made crisis has been unfolding across Europe, at its borders, and beyond, which has resulted in a surge in deaths, despair and destitution among people attempting to seek safety and protection within the European Union (EU). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Libya Migration NGOs and Civil Society North Africa Source Type: news
Hisham Matar's 6 favorite books that are part of a collection
When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. Novelist Hisham Matar is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the memoir "The Return." In his new novel, "My Friends," a Libyan man living in London looks…#hishammatar #pulitzerprize #libyan #jeanrhys #goodmorning #robertlouisstevenson #amateuremigrant #josephconrad #conradnovellas #secretsharer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Returning sea migrants to Libya is illegal, Italy's top court says
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russia's Wagner Group expands into Africa's Sahel with a new brand
Wagner Group has been replaced by a new entity known as Russia's Africa Corps across its key strongholds in the continent, its new leader has confirmed. The infamous mercenary organization's founders, Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, were killed in a plane crash in August 2023, two months after…#wagnergroup #africacorps #yevgenyprigozhin #wagner #moscow #african #libya #sudan #burkinafaso #prigozhinandutkin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘We all lost. That’s where hatred leads us’: Diane Foley 10 years after her son’s murder by Islamic State
The last time Diane Foley spoke to her son Jim was in November 2012, when he called her at work in New Hampshire. Foley, a nurse practitioner at the clinic where her husband, John, was a doctor, was relieved to hear her son’s voice. A few months earlier, Jim had left the US for Syria to work as a…#dianefoley #newhampshire #syria #libya #islamicstate #jamesfoley #colummccann #americanmother #gaza #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Three surprises that could inflame commodity markets in 2024
As Russia continues to pound Kyiv, Western sanctions are beginning to cripple Arctic LNG 2, the aggressor’s largest gas-export project. In the Red Sea, through which 10% of the world’s seaborne oil travels, American forces are doing their best to repel drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. On…#arcticlng2 #redsea #yemen #libyan #amazon #brazil #bloombergcommodity #guyana #rystadenergy #europeancommissions (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Foreign Policy Is a Far Cry from the Founders Intent
In July 2021, the Watson Institute of Public Affairs at Brown University reported that since September 11, 2001, 7,057 US military personnel have been killed in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan alone. Civilian contractor deaths reached 8,000, although the institute admits this is an…#brownuniversity #iraq #afghanistan #watsoninstitute #syria #islamicstateofiraq #isis #libya #muammargaddafi #yemen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oil prices gain amid steep drop in inventories as gasoline stockpiles rise
Oil futures rallied amid the largest crude inventory drop since July, which was offset by an increase in gasoline stockpiles. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) gained almost 1% to settle at $75.09 a barrel. Brent (BZ=F), the international benchmark price, rose fractionally to close at $80.04 per…#denniskissler #bokfinancial #refineries #eia #northdakota #houston #freeport #middleeast #libya #russian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
