Natacha Blanchart and Séverine’s Ordeal at Van Der Valk in Gosselies: A Harrowing Story of Indifference

2024-04-22 17:21:15 On the eve of an exam, Natacha Blanchart and Séverine, her friend, went to Van Der Valk in Gosselies to study over coffee. Arriving around 6:30 p.m., the two women did not expect to experience a real ordeal for nearly three hours, in almost total public indifference… ************ ******* ****** ***** ********* ** … Read more

Another Soviet tradition will be eradicated from Latvian schools

Currently, the law establishes that Teacher’s Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in October. The commission decided to submit the bill for final reading in the Seimas this week. At the commission meeting, the chairman of the Latvian Union of Education and Science Workers (LPRON), Inga Vanaga, along with support for these amendments, called … Read more

The EU will oversee artificial intelligence

On March 13, the pan-European rules, also known as the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, were approved. The rules also apply to powerful systems such as ChatGPT (a conversational bot specially trained to understand human language). 523 members of the European Parliament voted for the regulations, 46 voted against, 49 abstained. “The EU has achieved something … Read more

More than 30 people died due to floods in Afghanistan

Floods caused by seasonal rains have killed at least 33 people in Afghanistan. Another 27 were injured. Representatives of the radical Islamist Taliban movement reported this on Sunday, April 14. Taliban spokesman for Afghanistan’s disaster management ministry Abdullah Janan Sayek said flash floods were reported on April 12 in the capital Kabul and several provinces … Read more

Latvian scientists have left their mark in space

Previously, this day was honored in our republic, and the streets of Riga were named after Gagarin, Tereshkova and Cosmonautika. They were renamed a long time ago, but on the eve of Cosmonautics Day we talked with the former long-term head. Department of Space Biology and Medicine of the Museum of the History of Medicine … Read more

Thanks to the court decision, the air in Latvia will become better

The CC stated that laws that may have a significant impact on the environment must be comprehensively assessed, balancing public welfare, environmental and economic interests. The chairman of the court, Aldis Lavins, commenting on the decision at a press conference, drew special attention to the fact that the verdict has retroactive effect, since the contested … Read more

Unknown mechanism of cell division revealed

Molecular biologists have identified a complex of proteins in cells that help control the pause or complete stop of DNA replication, ensuring the process runs smoothly. The process of DNA replication involves many protein complexes with highly specialized functions, including participation in the unwinding of the DNA double helix and the copying of both strands … Read more

The human brain has grown by 7% since 1930, scientists find

Scientists at the University of California, Davis found that human brain volume has increased by almost 7% since 1930. This change provides enhanced protection against age-related dementia. The study results were published in JAMA Neurology. Researchers used brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure brain volume in 5,209 men and women aged 30 to 62 … Read more