Support the National Science Museum of Japan: Help Preserve 5 Million Specimens and Save Dinosaurs!

2023-08-07 10:47:41 Dinosaurs cry with 5 million specimens! Japan’s National Museum of Science and Technology is running out of funds and has raised 22.3 million yuan from the public. (Translated from Livedoor) The National Science Museum of Japan, which has a history of 146 years, issued an “emergency message” today (7th). The curator Kenichi Shinoda … Read more

Extreme Heat Warning: Temperature to Reach 50ºC Across Saudi Arabia This Weekend

2023-08-07 12:12:23 Jeddah: The National Meteorological Center has announced that the temperature will rise to 50 degrees Celsius in various parts of Saudi Arabia till this weekend. The National Center of Meteorology has warned that the temperature will rise to 48 to 50 degrees Celsius in Eastern Province. Authorities have issued a yellow alert in … Read more

Ministry of Climate Protection: €150 million for zero-emission commercial vehicles | FFG

2023-08-07 12:33:09 New ENIN funding call starts on Wednesday, August 9th Vienna (OTS) – The new funding program “Emission-free commercial vehicles and infrastructure” (ENIN) of the Ministry of Climate Protection is a complete success. The first round of tenders this year already resulted in funding commitments of 122 million euros for fleet conversion and charging … Read more

ORF changes the academic degree of the state director Mitterstieler

2023-08-07 12:00:48 The ORF has appointed Tyrol’s regional director Esther Mitterstieler with the academic degree “Dr.” on his homepage and in several mailings. Blogger Markus Wilhelm has criticized this and accused Mitterstieler of a criminal misappropriation of the title. Because her studies at the University of Bologna in Italy should not have included a doctorate. … Read more

Renewed Russian Shelling in Kherson and Kharkiv Region: Latest Updates and Prisoner Exchange

2023-08-07 11:40:00 7.08.2023 13:40 (Akt. 7.08.2023 13:50) Shelling reported from Kherson ©APA/AFP According to information from Kiev, several people were killed in renewed Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region and in the southern Ukrainian city of Cherson. Two people were killed in the village of Kucherivka in the Kupyansk district and three others were injured, … Read more