Tag Archives: Actualité

Google Docs crashed for several Internet users

Thousands of people around the world have had trouble accessing Google Drive and Google Docs for the past few hours. The word processing application fails to load properly and several users have claimed to have received error messages stating that the system has detected “unusual traffic”, according to the Independent website . Some …

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Only 1 dollar to buy a house in Italy

Yes, you read correctly ! In Sicily, the small town of Bivona, increasingly depopulated, has found the solution to attract new inhabitants. According to CNN Travel, the city is giving tax bonuses to anyone who wants to pay just over a dollar to buy one of the twelve empty and dilapidated homes. …

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Three years in prison for scientist who “changed the genes” of babies

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced the doctor who claimed to be behind the world’s first genetically modified babies to three years in prison for illegal medical practice, official media reported. He Jiankui, who  shocked the scientific community last year  by announcing the birth of twins whose genes have been altered to …

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At 80, she becomes the oldest graduate of the University of Alabama

It’s the pretty story of the day. But it is also the most inspiring. In Alabama, in the United States, an 80-year-old woman has just graduated from university. Age is just a number and that is what 80-year-old Donzella Washington brilliantly recalls. This woman is a real inspiration. She enrolled at the University of …

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A teacher found an inventive way to teach anatomy to students

A third-year school teacher in Spain took the anatomy lesson to a whole new level using a form-fitting bodysuit. Veronica Duque, who has been teaching for 15 years, went viral after her proud husband Michael went on Twitter to share several photos of her wearing a bodysuit that maps human …

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The DNA of a 6000 year old chewing gum allows the portrait of a prehistoric girl

Lola lived 5,700 years ago and loved to chew prehistoric chewing gum. The latter was found, perfectly preserved, by Danish researchers who extracted a myriad of information on the life of Lola. She lived at the present site of Syltholm, on the Island of Lolland, in Denmark, 5,700 years before …

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Lehigh sends congratulatory email to students not admitted to university

Lehigh University inadvertently sent a Congratulations e-mail to 137 unselected applicants for early admission. But within hours, Lehigh officials realized that someone had e-mailed congratulations to all those who had applied for early acceptance instead of those who had been admitted. Students who apply for an early acceptance decision can …

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Algerian researchers create event in Malaysian universities

Many Algerian talents active in Malaysian universities have been able to obtain international and regional scientific prizes in various fields. In the field of engineering, the professor emerged, helped Mkhlif of the University of Malaya by obtaining more than 25 local and international scientific prizes and certificates, as well as obtaining …

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L’Algérie exclue des bourses de stages des étudiants français

Le ministère français des Affaires étrangères a exclu l’ambassade d’Alger des bourses de stages accordées chaque année aux étudiants français. En effet, le ministère stipule dans les courriels envoyés aux candidats aux stages que l’Algérie ne fait pas partie des choix possibles. Cette décision a surpris les étudiants qui ont …

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China: 8-year-old child teaches computer code on the internet

An eight-year-old Chinese boy launched his online tutorial to learn computer programming for young people. Black-rimmed glasses and red jersey, an eight-year-old Chinese computer connects to his computer for an online computer programming course . Small detail: he is the teacher. Vita, its European name, launched in August its own channel of programming tutorials on …

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EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS SELECTS TWENTY-TWO INTERNATIONAL LEADERS AS 2020 EISENHOWER FELLOWS

Eisenhower Fellowships has selected 22 accomplished leaders as 2020 Eisenhower Global Fellows from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and South America. In spring 2020, they will embark on fellowships across the United States focused on diverse fields that include artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, environmental protection, financial literacy and media production. …

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The researchers recorded their sounds. The plants screamed for help when they were exhausted

A recent study by researchers – on tomatoes, tobacco and the vertebral cactus – has shown that plants emit ultrasound when subjected to severe stress conditions In recent years, researchers have discovered that plants are able to see, hear and smell, but no one thought they could make sounds the …

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Switzerland: A 100-year-old physics mystery solved by a Tunisian

A new scientific feat has just been achieved by Tunisians shining under other skies. Wassim Dhaouadi, a young researcher of Tunisian nationality living in Switzerland, has managed to solve a 100-year-old mystery of physics. The announcement was made by the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne where he is registered Wassim Dhaouadi. …

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No, this man is not Michael Jackson!

More than ten years have passed since the death of the pop king, Michael Jackson, but in spite of that he continues to arouse a lot of interest thanks to this double named Sergio Cortés come from Spain. Michael Jackson , international star, has never left anyone indifferent with his music …

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