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Norway is looking to form a stronger partnership with Indonesia and explore investment opportunities in renewable energy such as hydropower and carbon capture and storage (CCS), according to Energy Minister Terje Aasland. “There are many opportunities and some obstacles, but I hope we can build a stronger partnership in the years to come,” Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters on Thursday after meeting his counterpart Arifin Tasrif in Jakarta earlier this week. Norwegian companies can bring their experience in hydropower and carbon capture and storage (CCS) to Indonesia to reduce emissions in the country, Aasland said. Storage capacity at Norway’s…

In Copenhagen, cycling is more popular than driving. Tourists are now encouraged to go there … [+] In.Getty Images With a population that loves cycling and has a close relationship with nature, Copenhagen has long been considered one of the happiest and greenest cities in Europe. Denmark’s capital has several swimming pools in the heart of its harbors, a ski slope atop a power plant, a thriving organic food scene and a rapidly electrifying public transport system. More than two-thirds of the city’s hotels hold an eco-certificate. Today, city leaders want to build on this sustainable foundation and invite tourists…

LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Amid change, Trinity Health is working to raise $5 million to build a new hospital in Brighton, slated to open in 2026.The company’s “Forging our Future” campaign has already raised $1 million since it launched last fall, according to Douglas Ferrick, regional vice president of philanthropy.”We feel really energized and positive to have achieved this result so quickly,” Ferrick said. It’s a time of change for the health care organization, which signed a purchase agreement with Catholic Healthcare International in May to sell Trinity Health Livingston (formerly St. Joseph Mercy) at 620 Byron Road in Howell. The…

On July 4, we celebrated America’s 248th birthday, and many of us also spent time contemplating what’s next in our great country’s future. I know I have.The stakes – as well as the tensions – are extra high this election year, with President Joe Biden visibly deteriorating and his opponent, former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon. Michigan, where I live, will once again play a pivotal role in this election as a battleground state that could very well swing the outcome in November. Trump eked out a victory here in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, and Biden won the state in…

Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. President Joe Biden in 2024, compared to 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, NurPhoto/Getty Images Joe Biden may have taken a cue from Donald Trump when it comes to his tan.The president has appeared very tanned in his recent appearances.He wasn’t always this orange, and he certainly wasn’t during his disastrous CNN debate with Trump. If you think President Joe Biden looks a lot more orange, you’re not alone.Biden’s complexion has changed considerably since he began his term, with his skin now emitting a Trump-like glow.The orange hue appeared even more striking…

A left-wing coalition has won the most seats in France’s second-round legislative elections, dealing a blow to the far right, which had hoped to capitalise on its first-round gains.No one won an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly, but official results put the left-wing New Popular Front group in first place with 180 seats, ahead of the 160 seats of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance, which called the early vote a month ago.An expert on French politics said Newsweek that the elections had “deepened polarization” in France, while another said Macron had been left “weakened.”In third place is the…

Image source, Osenat Auction HouseLegend, Napoleon then gave the pistols to his squire Armand de Caulaincourt, who passed them on to his descendants.Item informationAuthor, Catherine ArmstrongRole, BBC News9 hours agoTwo pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he intended to commit suicide, have been sold at auction for €1.69 million (£1.4 million). The weapons, created by Parisian gunsmith Louis-Marin Gosset, were estimated at between 1.2 and 1.5 million euros. They were sold on Sunday at the Osenat auction house, next to the Château de Fontainebleau where Napoleon attempted suicide after his abdication in 1814.The sale of the…

Bagel’s GPU Resttaking™ will make decentralized AI as efficient and cost-effective as centralized AI infrastructureTORONTO, July 8, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bagel, an AI and cryptography research lab, today announced its collaboration with the Filecoin Foundation, an organization that supports the governance, development, and growth of the Filecoin ecosystem. This collaboration allows AI developers to train and store their models using the Filecoin network’s compute and storage power through Bagel’s GPU Resttaking™ technology. Previously, Filecoin storage providers (SPs) were limited to a binary choice between providing their resources to storage or compute networks, limiting the protocol’s ability to serve AI developers. Bagel pioneered…

JAKARTA, July 8 (Bernama) – Indonesia has vehemently denounced Israel’s attack on the Al-Jaouni school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Nuseirat refugee camp. The attack, which took place on Saturday, was condemned by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on Monday as a flagrant violation of international law. “Israel continues to commit atrocities and violate international law, causing a steady increase in civilian casualties,” the ministry said on its official social media account on Monday. The ministry also questioned the response of the United Nations Security Council and…

Item informationAuthor, Faisal Islam and Charlotte EdwardsRole, BBC NewsJuly 8, 2024, 02:03 BSTUpdated 35 minutes agoRachel Reeves will pledge to make reviving economic growth a “national mission” in her first speech as chancellor.Speaking to Treasury business leaders later, Ms Reeves will set out Labour’s plan for the economy and declare that the era of “chaos and irresponsibility is over”.She is also expected to announce that she will reinstate mandatory housebuilding targets, as part of an overhaul of Britain’s planning rules.And she will say that with the political turmoil in France and the United States, Britain has now once again become…