WASHINGTON (ANP) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump dreigt met sancties tegen landen die met Iran handelen. "Met onmiddellijke ingang zal elk land dat zaken doet met de Islamitische Republiek Iran een heffing van 25 procent betalen op alle handel en alle andere zakelijke activiteiten met de Verenigde Staten", aldus Trump op zijn platform Truth Social.
DE BILT (ANP) - In het noorden van het land kan het maandagavond en dinsdagochtend plaatselijk erg mistig zijn. Het KNMI heeft voor Friesland, de Waddeneilanden en het IJsselmeergebied code geel afgegeven. Volgens het weerinstituut kan het zicht lokaal afnemen tot minder dan 200 meter.
De waarschuwing is om 22.00 uur ingegaan en geldt vooralsnog tot het middaguur op dinsdag.
NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York zijn maandag met kleine winsten gesloten. Beleggers deden het rustig aan na de stappen van het Amerikaanse ministerie van Justitie tegen de Federal Reserve. Daardoor zijn opnieuw zorgen ontstaan over de onafhankelijkheid van de Amerikaanse centrale bank.
Fed-voorzitter Jerome Powell maakte zondag bekend dat de Amerikaanse centrale bank is gedagvaard vanwege Powells getuigenis voor het Congres. Die verklaring ging over de renovatie van het hoofdkantoor van de Fed, waarvan president Donald Trump vindt dat de kosten te hoog zijn. Volgens Powell gaat het echter om een "voorwendsel" om druk uit te oefenen op de centrale bank om de rente te verlagen. Witte Huis-woordvoerder Karoline Leavitt zei maandag dat Trump geen opdracht heeft gegeven tot een onderzoek naar Powell.
De Dow-Jonesindex steeg 0,2 procent tot 49.590,20 punten. De brede S&P 500-index klom 0,2 procent naar 6977,27 punten. Techgraadmeter Nasdaq eindigde 0,3 procent hoger op 23.733,91 punten.
Just insert a disk and the TV starts playing three-year-old’s favorite shows
Smart TV UIs are hard enough for adults to navigate, let alone preschoolers. When his three-year-old couldn't learn to navigate with a remote, one Danish computer scientist did what any enterprising creator would do: He turned an old floppy disk drive into a kid-friendly content controller that starts streams based on what disk you insert. …
An anonymous reader shares a report: Deserts are hard to reclaim because plants cannot survive on shifting sand, but scientists in northwest China are changing that -- by dropping vast amounts of blue-green algae onto the dry terrain. These specially selected strains of cyanobacteria can survive extreme heat and drought for long periods, according to China Science Daily on Thursday. When rain finally comes, they spring to life, spreading rapidly and forming a tough, biomass-rich crust over the sand. This living layer stabilises the dunes and creates the perfect foundation for future plant growth.
This is the first time in human history that microbes are being used on a massive scale to reshape natural landscapes. As the "Great Green Wall" -- China's massive multi-decade initiative to plant trees and fight desertification -- expands to include efforts in Africa and Mongolia, the unprecedented geoengineering technology could one day transform the face of our planet. This artificial "crusting" technique was developed by scientists at a research station in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, located in northwest China on the edge of the Tengger Desert, according to China Science Daily.
This is the first time in human history that microbes are being used on a massive scale to reshape natural landscapes. As the "Great Green Wall" -- China's massive multi-decade initiative to plant trees and fight desertification -- expands to include efforts in Africa and Mongolia, the unprecedented geoengineering technology could one day transform the face of our planet. This artificial "crusting" technique was developed by scientists at a research station in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, located in northwest China on the edge of the Tengger Desert, according to China Science Daily.
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Norway has released its December and full year 2025 automotive sales numbers and the world's leading EV haven has broken records once again. The country had previously targeted an end to fossil car sales in 2025, and it basically got there. From a report: In 2017, Norway set a formal non-binding target to end fossil car sales in the country by 2025 -- a target earlier than any other country in the world by several years. Norway was already well ahead of the world in EV adoption, with about a third of new cars being electric at the time -- but it wanted to schedule the final blow for just 8 years later, fairly short as far as automotive timelines go.
At the time, many (though not us at Electrek) considered this to be an optimistic goal, and figured that it might get pushed back. But Norway did not budge in its target (unlike more cowardly nations). And it turns out, when you set a realistic goal, craft policy around it, and don't act all wishy-washy or change your mind every few years, you can actually get things done. (In fact, Europe currently has around the same EV sales level as Norway did 10 years ahead of its 100% goal -- which means Europe's former 100% 2035 goal is still eminently achievable)
At the time, many (though not us at Electrek) considered this to be an optimistic goal, and figured that it might get pushed back. But Norway did not budge in its target (unlike more cowardly nations). And it turns out, when you set a realistic goal, craft policy around it, and don't act all wishy-washy or change your mind every few years, you can actually get things done. (In fact, Europe currently has around the same EV sales level as Norway did 10 years ahead of its 100% goal -- which means Europe's former 100% 2035 goal is still eminently achievable)
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