On Saturday, April 27, from 11 am until 4 pm, we welcome important people of the book, poets, prose writers and illustrators, to the Polyhedron area, for a discussion with the public, young and old bibliophiles. A meeting on the theme “Meet the writers of our city”. Beloved authors, fellow citizens, present each other’s work … Read more
Despite their significant raw material potential and a growing young working population, more than half of the 75 poorest countries saw their GDP per capita grow at a slower rate than rich countries in 2023/24, widening inequalities between countries, according to the World Bank. For a third of them, GDP per capita is now lower … Read more
At number 1496 on the Forbes list is the only Estonian billionaire – Kristo Käärmann. He is a co-owner of the British international transfer service Wise and was included in the Forbes list back in 2021 – after his company entered the London Stock Exchange. 43-year-old Käärmann, according to the ranking compilers, has a fortune … Read more
On Tuesday, short-term precipitation, mostly rain, is expected in many places; the air temperature will not yet exceed +10 degrees. Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly dry and sunny. The wind will be south, southeast at times, gusting up to 9-14 meters per second. At night in some places in the eastern part of the … Read more
The scientist’s calculations showed that the outflow of meltwater from the pole to the equator has slowed down and will continue to slow down the speed of rotation of our planet. But there is also good news. They concern regular time correction, which leads to program failures. According to satellite data, enough water from melting … Read more
Only seven countries in the world have recorded safe levels of air pollution in 2023, says a new report Swiss company IQAir, specializing in air quality control technologies. Published this week, the World Air Quality Report is based on data from more than 30,000 monitoring stations in 134 countries, territories and regions. Of these, 124 … Read more
Uranium prices have increased “three, four, five times” over the year, said Kirill Komarov, First Deputy General Director, Director of the Development and International Business Unit of Rosatom. As a representative of the Russian state corporation noted, prices increased “due to the fact that during the year there were many rumors and speculations that, perhaps, … Read more
Facebook and Instagram, Meta’s two star social networks, are causing problems this afternoon for their users, who have reported difficulties accessing these platforms. According to the DownDetector website, specialized in detecting mishaps in internet-connected services in real time, users cannot access the platforms. The Facebook Messenger service also had problems. The aforementioned Meta applications have … Read more