Abu Dhabi, January 11, The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified three basic elements for dealing with the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is entering its fourth year, which are knowledge and exchange of available information, continued monitoring and investigation operations, and being responsible and aware. In the …
Read More »5.85 million visitors to the Eiffel Tower in 2022, half of them Europeans, whose height rose 6 meters after installing a wireless antenna at its top.
The demand for the Eiffel Tower in France for the year 2022 returned to a level close to what it was in 2019 prior to the health crisis, as is the case with other Parisian landmarks, as the number of its visitors reached 5.85 million, according to what the “Cite” …
Read More »Better weather reduces Germany’s gas consumption by 14% in 2022, 33% of its imports come from Norway
Gas consumption in Germany declined by 14% in 2022, compared to the average that prevailed during the previous four years, which contributed, with mild weather and calls for limiting use, to exclude the hypothesis of a scarcity. The Federal Networks Authority (BNetzA), which publishes this annual tally, said in a …
Read More »The global food price index ends 2022, up 14.3% December, recording the ninth consecutive monthly decline
The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in December, but rose significantly year-on-year. The FAO food price index averaged 132.4 points in December 2022, down by 2.6 points (1.9%) from its level recorded in November, thus witnessing the ninth consecutive monthly decline and recording a value less than 1.3 …
Read More »Putin: Ready for talks with Ukraine, provided it accepts “new realities on the ground”
Moscow – (AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Thursday that Russia is open to dialogue with Ukraine, provided that Kyiv accepts the “new realities on the ground” following the Russian attack. During a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called for a truce in Ukraine, Putin reiterated, …
Read More »“Danori” is South Korea’s first lunar orbiter to enter lunar orbit
Seoul on December 28 The Korea Aerospace Institute announced today, Wednesday, that South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, “Danori”, successfully entered the lunar orbit to carry out the planned mission, two days earlier than expected. And the South Korean news agency “Yonhap” quoted the institute as saying that the Danuri spacecraft …
Read More »Australian Foreign Minister visits China after years of frosty relations
The Australian government announced that Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to China on Tuesday, the first visit of its kind in four years, indicating further improvement in the relationship between Beijing and Canberra. Wong’s visit marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, …
Read More »Russia and China announce joint naval exercises
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced, on Monday, that Russia and China will conduct joint naval exercises between December 21 and December 27. She added that the joint naval exercises, which have been held annually since 2012, will include firing rockets and artillery shells in the East China Sea. She …
Read More »NASA is preparing to conduct the first space survey of water on Earth
Los Angeles on December 14th An international mission led by the US Aeronautics and Space Administration “NASA” is preparing to launch a major scientific mission, the first of its kind, to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers, by installing a radar satellite in space to …
Read More »America intends to impose new sanctions on Russia and China
Two US officials said: The United States intends to impose new sanctions on Russia and China, on Friday. The two officials added that the sanctions will also target about 170 Chinese entities, because of what Washington considers illegal fishing in the Pacific Ocean, amid fears that Beijing is practicing poaching …
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