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Re:The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish on Sunday September 06, 2026 @10:21AM (#49586796)

Louisiana crayfish are also a problem in France, replacing local species.

First-ever Code Red alert issued for heat in the Netherlands

Posted by bill38 on Thursday June 25, 2026 @12:47PM
from the nltimes.nl dept.

https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/25/first-ever-code-red-alert-issued-heat-netherlands-40degc-tomorrow

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Re:Details of the Daring Airdrop at Tristan Da Cunha on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:29AM (#48146866)

Lobsters. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250915-tristan-da-cunha...

Re:Brazil's Pix Payment System Faces Pressure from Visa and Mastercard on Thursday May 07, 2026 @04:55PM (#48054843)

In India there is 'UPI' system that is similar.

UK's first geothermal power plant has been turned on

Posted by bill38 on Friday February 27, 2026 @07:44AM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewzg77k721o

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China's Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban

Posted by bill38 on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:57AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/china-yangtze-river-recovery-after-fishing-ban

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1257 Samalas Eruption

Posted by bill38 on Sunday January 04, 2026 @04:00PM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Samalas_eruption

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French Winemakers 'Battle for Survival'

Posted by bill38 on Sunday January 04, 2026 @10:38AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/23/french-winemakers-sales-slump-crisis-talks

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Exploring the French January tradition of 'galette des rois' [video]

Posted by bill38 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:39PM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Az-iellcVw

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Decimal Time

Posted by bill38 on Sunday December 28, 2025 @09:18AM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_time

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Re:Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years on Monday December 22, 2025 @04:24AM (#46352521)

In Denmark the physical post offices have been closed since a few years (cost reduction). Even stamps aren't printed anymore (you have to pay online to get a code that you print or write on the letter or parcel).

What is "involution", China's race-to-the-bottom competition trend

Posted by bill38 on Saturday December 13, 2025 @03:42AM
from the reuters.com dept.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/what-is-involution-chinas-race-to-the-bottom-competition-trend-2025-09-14/

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Re:How Did Renaissance Fairs Begin? on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @12:30PM (#45439732)

Does China have something equivalent to "renaissance fairs" ? = re-enactment of things that happened 5 or 6 centuries ago ?

Re:How Did Renaissance Fairs Begin? on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @12:25PM (#45439665)

It seems that history.com is geo-blocked. You can see it if you are in USA, not if you are in Europe or other countries.

Re:Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant –what is it and how ... on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @03:32PM (#45031163)

This french startup has a pilot osmotic plant near Marseille : https://www.sweetch.energy/

Reaction Engines' administrators line up sale of hypersonic technology

Posted by bill38 on Sunday July 20, 2025 @03:19PM
from the flightglobal.com dept.

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/reaction-engines-administrators-line-up-sale-of-hypersonic-technology/163287.article

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Night train startup 'Nox' promises private cabins and reasonable prices

Posted by bill38 on Thursday June 26, 2025 @04:37PM
from the euronews.com dept.

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/06/12/this-new-night-train-is-promising-travel-to-100-european-cities-for-less-than-the-price-of

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Sharp X68000

Posted by bill38 on Saturday May 24, 2025 @05:13PM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X68000

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Re:Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic ... on Saturday April 12, 2025 @01:10PM (#43666208)

There's still a lot of cars driving in Paris. And motor scooters.

Choviva: Chocolate replacement with less CO2 emissions

Posted by bill38 on Monday April 07, 2025 @02:34PM
from the choviva.com dept.

https://choviva.com/details

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Peter F Hamilton on having his work adapted by Netflix

Posted by bill38 on Saturday January 04, 2025 @08:30AM
from the scifinow.co.uk dept.

https://www.scifinow.co.uk/blog/peter-f-hamilton-on-having-his-work-adapted-by-netflix/

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UK hypersonic project setback as Reaction Engines collapses

Posted by bill38 on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @02:34PM
from the ukdefencejournal.org.uk dept.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-hypersonic-project-setback-as-reaction-engines-collapses/

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Sweetch Energy aims to revolutionize Electricity generation from delta water

Posted by bill38 on Sunday November 24, 2024 @04:58PM
from the emag.directindustry.com dept.

https://emag.directindustry.com/2023/07/04/sweetch-energy-aims-to-revolutionize-electricity-generation-from-delta-water/

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Café Joyeux: NYC café dedicated to employing people with cognitive disabilities

Posted by bill38 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:35AM
from the nypost.com dept.

https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/lifestyle/nyc-cafe-dedicated-to-employees-with-mental-disabilities-opens/

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Urbanloop: Small autonomous rapid transit on rails

Posted by bill38 on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @02:48PM
from the urbanloop.fr dept.

https://urbanloop.fr/en/

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Parlez-vous Parisian? How to speak like a local in the French capital

Posted by bill38 on Saturday July 20, 2024 @02:45AM
from the ft.com dept.

https://www.ft.com/content/db9ee538-f844-4d4a-95eb-5429593bea3c

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The Role of Gluten in Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Review

Posted by bill38 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @12:53PM
from the ncbi.nlm.nih.gov dept.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10096482/

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Mars Express animated movie review

Posted by bill38 on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:31AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/24146379/mars-express-review-animated-sci-fi-gkids

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Low carbon cement from Sublime Systems used in first project

Posted by bill38 on Saturday April 20, 2024 @09:22AM
from the enr.com dept.

https://www.enr.com/articles/58381-innovative-low-carbon-cement-from-sublime-systems-used-in-first-project

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Strava art: World record pending for 2,000km Olympic rings

Posted by bill38 on Friday April 19, 2024 @02:36PM
from the globalcyclingnetwork.com dept.

https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/general/news/strava-art-world-record-pending-for-2000km-olympic-rings

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