Category: Europe
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Dutch Government Takes Control of Chinese-Owned Chipmaker Nexperia
The Dutch government has intervened in the control of the Chinese-owned chip company Nexperia, marking an unusual action and generating diplomatic friction. The information comes from Reuters. Dutch authorities justified the intervention due to fears that critical technology could be improperly transferred to its Chinese parent company, Wingtech. Although the Dutch government does not become…
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Dutch Government Takes Control of Chinese-Owned Chip Maker Nexperia
The Dutch government intervened in the control of the Chinese-owned chip manufacturer Nexperia in an unusual measure that generated diplomatic frictions, according to Reuters. Dutch authorities justified the intervention citing concerns that critical technology could be improperly transferred to the Chinese parent company, Wingtech. Although the Dutch government will not formally own Nexperia, it has…
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Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the scientist whose studies with wild chimpanzees made her famous, died at 91, according to an announcement published by the Jane Goodall Institute. The chimpanzees seemed to accept Goodall as one of them, and the public was fascinated both by her familiarity with the creatures and by her innovative discoveries that showed how…
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Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist, Dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the scientist whose studies of wild chimpanzees made her a household name in homes everywhere, has died at 91, according to an announcement published by the Jane Goodall Institute. Chimpanzees seemed to accept Goodall as one of their own, and the public was fascinated both by her easy familiarity with the creatures and…
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Cinema Legend Claudia Cardinale Dies at 87
Claudia Cardinale, glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who had a long and varied acting career in film and theater, died at 87, according to AFP and other French media outlets. Born in Tunisia to a family of Sicilian origin, Cardinale was introduced to the world of cinema in 1957 after winning a beauty contest…
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What to Know as the UN General Assembly Opens, Marking 80 Years, Facing Deep Crises
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Lula Meets with Global Leaders in the US; Palestine is the Main Topic
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other global leaders are meeting this Monday (22) at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York to discuss the situation in Palestine. The High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution is scheduled to begin at…
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In Michelangelo’s Marble, David Reveals the Strength of the Human
On September 8, 1504, Florence received from Michelangelo the David, a sculpture that transcends marble to symbolize human strength and courage against the giants of oppression.
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In Michelangelo’s Marble, David Reveals the Strength of the Human
On September 8, 1504, in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, Florence received a gift for eternity. A twenty-six-year-old man named Michelangelo Buonarroti delivered to the republic a sculpture that would cease to be mere stone and become a universal language: the David. There stood the human body raised in its maximum moral tension, ready…
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UNICEF: Childhood Obesity Surpasses Malnutrition for the First Time Worldwide
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One in every five children or adolescents worldwide is overweight, representing about 391 million individuals. Nearly half of them—188 million—have obesity. As a result, for the first time in history, severe overweight has surpassed malnutrition as the leading form of child malnutrition. The data comes from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warns of…