NZ News
Technology:
Starlink: Why is Elon Musk launching thousands of satellites?
Starlink provides internet services via a huge network of satellites. It is aimed at people who live in remote areas who cannot get high-speed internet. "There are people in the UK in that category, but more across the world, in places like Africa," says Dr Lucinda King...read more...
Technology:
Space debris: How do we solve the problem of dead satellites?
With an increasing number of governments and private companies capable of launching
satellites, the space around the planet is beginning to get congested. Some estimates
say that fewer than half of the satellites currently in orbit are working.So what can be done to
stop these broken machines becoming a threat to those that we
still rely on? BBCs LJ Rich reports. Read more...
Sports:
Commonwealth Games: England's women take team gymnastics gold
England won women's team gymnastics gold at the Commonwealth Games by edging out Australia in a tense final. Ondine Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Claudia Fragapane, Alice Kinsella and Kelly Simm held their nerve to top the scoreboard by just three points. Victory meant the squad emulated their male counterparts, who won team gold on Friday - their third successive Commonwealth Games victory. Wales and Scotland finished fifth and sixth respectively...ReadMore
Sports:
Commonwealth Games 2022: Jersey's Daniel Lee finishes sixth in all-around gymnastics
Jersey gymnast Daniel Lee says finishing sixth in the men's all-around final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games is a "dream come true". Lee became the first Jersey gymnast to make an all-around final after finishing 11th in qualifying on Friday. His score of 79.450 saw him finish 2.3 marks off bronze and four behind England's gold medallist Jake Jarman, who beat compatriot James Hall. "I couldn't have asked for much more than that," Lee told BBC Radio Jersey."The gymnasts out there were incredible, to place in the top six is a dream come true. "I knew that I had to go out there and just do my routines the best I could and then see what happens, but I didn't expect a top six, I'm speechless." Lee made up five places on his qualification placing on Friday at his second Commonwealth Games. "The standard of gymnasts out there was absolutely spectacular, there's Olympians, world medallists, so I wasn't expecting a medal, but top six, I couldn't be happier," he added, "The atmosphere was incredible, the support was fantastic, it really spurs you on to do better....ReadMore
Travel:
Hungary: Electrical Engineering Museum
This place might not sound like everyone's cup of tea, but some of the exhibits are unusual (and quirky) enough to warrant a visit. The staff will also show you how the alarm system of the barbed-wire fence between Hungary and Austria worked before the fall of communism, and there's also an exhibit on the nesting platforms that the electricity company kindly builds for storks throughout the country, so they won't interfere with the wires and electrocute themselves...Read More
Travel:
7 unmissable things to do in Romania
Situated in the southeastern corner of Europe, on the shores of the Black Sea, Romania has so far largely missed out on the global tourism boom. Tenuous associations with Bram Stoker’s fictional Dracula have long lured travellers to Transylvania, but much of the rest of the country, with its beautiful mountains and river valleys, rustic villages, and vibrant cities, has only recently begun to attract visitors. Before word gets out, here are seven exciting experiences awaiting you in Romania. Read More
Middle East:
Turkish school preserving culture of young Uighurs
in exile
Istanbul, Turkey – Abdullah Abduzayir has not heard from his family for nearly seven years. The 14-year-old is one of the hundreds of Uighur children in Istanbul whose parents are caught up in the growing repression of the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region, in the far northwest of China. Many Uighurs refer to this area as East Turkestan.Read More
Middle East:
Iran deploys more centrifuges as it proposes new
round of talks
Tehran, Iran – Iran has begun the process of feeding gas into cascades of new centrifuges as its top diplomat proposed a new round of negotiations in Vienna to restore the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), told state television Monday night that an order was given to begin feeding gas into “hundreds” of both first-generation IR-1 and advanced IR-6 machines...Read More
Middle East:
Morocco king favours restoration of diplomatic ties
with Algeria
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has called for a restoration of diplomatic ties with neighbouring Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Rabat last year. During the traditional speech marking the 22nd anniversary of the king’s accession to the throne on Saturday, Mohammed said he aspires to establish with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune normal relations between the “two brotherly peoples”...Read More
Business:
M&S stops selling disposable barbecues across UK
Marks & Spencer has stopped selling disposable barbecues in its stores across the UK. The supermarket said it wanted "to help protect open spaces and reduce the risk of fires". London Fire Brigade, which has been calling for a ban on the sale of disposable barbecues, said the move was "good news". It comes after the UK experienced its hottest day ever, with 40C exceeded for the first time...Read More
Business:
Robinhood cuts nearly a quarter of staff as crypto dives
Trading platform Robinhood is cutting nearly a quarter of its staff due to high inflation and the falling cryptocurrency market.The company's aid the economic climate had reduced trading activity, which had boomed at the height of the pandemic. The move comes after the firm reported quarterly revenues of $318m (£260m), 44% down on $565m a year earlier. In April, the firm slashed 9% of its workforce, which its boss Vlad Tenev said "did not go far enough".The latest cuts will affect 780 members of staff, and come in addition to the cuts announced earlier this year. Read More
Business:
Milford Opportunities Project director named
Black Swan Consultancy New Zealand director Chris Goddard had been working in the role since May but this was the first time it had been publicly announced. Project board chair Keith Turner said Chris Goddard had an extensive business background and would bring mana and experience to the role. "The delay in finding someone for this job has been worth it to get Chris in the role. He will drive this project forward, and I am sure he will build a strong team around him to do that," Turner said Read More
