The magma from the eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row differs significantly from its predecessors. It is more similar to the magma from the Geldingadalir eruption during the first days of the eruption in March 2021, going by the first analyses made.

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Backup approaches to computation of official currency rate in case of absence of currency trading were provided for in the relevant guidance of the Central Bank, the regulator noted

Explaining why Viktor Orban will not go to the conference in Switzerland, Gergely Gulyas said one should not expect much from «peace conferences without warring parties or when only one of them is present»

«We are thinking about actions that will best serve our interests,» Dmitry Peskov added

The Central Bank also emphasized that currency exchange trading is not a necessary condition for the convertibility of the national currency, the free circulation of foreign currency, and the formation of market exchange rates

According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, a man was injured in the village of Golovchino as a result of a drone attack

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

Trump is headed to Capitol Hill on Thursday, where he will meet with House and Senate Republicans and rally behind a political and policy agenda for the campaign. It’s a gamble for the Hill GOP.

The Japan Training Squadron, JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, will make a friendly port call at Victoria in Seychelles from June 17 to 20 as part of its overseas training and promotion of friendship and goodwill. In a press conference on Wednesday,  the Japanese counsellor and chargé d'affaires, Ono Tomoyuki, said that the visit is part of a larger training cruise visit that started in May 2024 and is expected to end in November this year. The vessels will visit different countries over a total of 35,000 nautical miles. «Their last port call was Brunei at Muara port and now the ships will come here in Victoria next week. The Commander of the training squadron is Real Admiral Nishiyama Takahiro. The ships are composed of 570 people of which 330 are crew members and 190 are trainees,» he said. «These visits are meant to give the trainees hands-on training to acquire basic knowledge and skills required for their service. They develop their global awareness through the joint exercise and other activities,» added Tomoyuki. The second secretary from the Embassy of Japan, Ishizu Tomotaka, said the training squadron will be in Seychelles for about four days and will participate in several activities. «The squadron will be entering the port in the morning of the 17th of June, so we will have a welcome event joined by Japanese nationals and residents. We also have the School for the Deaf that we financially supported in the past and some students will be joining the occasion. Of course, the Seychelles Coast Guard and the Ports Authority will also be joining us on that day we have a reception for dignitaries and also Seychelles Defence Forces in the evening, which is a closed session this time,» Tomotaka. He said on June 18, there will be an open day and the ships will be open to the public from 10 am to 11.30 am. «Thanks to the support of the National Celebrations Committee, our Commander will be attending the flag-raising ceremony in the morning. On the 19th we will have public events; a musical performance starting with our Japanese drums and martial arts demonstrations, kendo and judo, joined by Seychelles Judo Federation. So, it's kind of a cultural exchange programme. The last item is our brass band concert which will be held at the National Museum,» said Tomotaka. He added that the trainees on board the squadron will be separated into groups and visit different facilities such as the Seychelles Defence Forces. This is the second visit of a Japanese Training Squadron to Seychelles. The first one was in August 2012.

The first hybrid cruiser to sail in the Arctic and the only icebreaker to have been built as a passenger ship is regularly docked at Skarfabakki harbor in Reykjavík.

NSA Ajit Doval gets third term in Modi Government

Academic freedom is a fundamental principle of any university and research system or institution, and is essential for a healthy democracy. The concept can be traced back to the birth of the Humboldtian research university model in Germany in the early 1800s. Despite international declarations and constitutional and legal protections, in recent years there has been renewed interest in academic freedom around the world owing to major challenges and threats from governments, industry and civil society. This study complements existing efforts to monitor academic freedom, by screening and assessing possible policy options to strengthen and improve implementation of Recital 72 in Horizon Europe, identifying opportunities and bottlenecks and proposing applicable solutions. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

A Durham police officer will face a one-year demotion after he was convicted of impaired driving in an incident in which he hit another officer with his vehicle.

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, June 13th

At the Paris Olympics, the men’s tournament will be held from July 24 to August 9

Rosoboronexport presented the latest light multirole 305E guided missile and the upgraded option of Ka-52 Alligator helicopter gunships

«We hope that in any case we will stick to partnership and alliance relations,» Dmitry Peskov noted

«In fulfilling their objectives, mobile formations of the Russian Defense Ministry’s 12th Main Department delivered practice nuclear munitions to field storage sites of a missile brigade’s positioning area and an attack aircraft operational airfield,» the statement says

A Grab driver was forced to call the police on a verbally abusive passenger, who swore at him for refusing to take a longer route to his destination.  The driver, surnamed Wu, told Shin Min Daily News that he picked up the male passenger from Block 626 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 8am on June 7. He had booked a ride to the  SP Group building in MacPherson.  When the man boarded, he requested that Wu drive to his destination by going past Bishan, Braddell and Serangoon — a different route from what the GPS suggested.  «The original route was to go by CTE. My guess is that he wanted to avoid the ERP charges. But he suggested a roundabout route, which would take an extra 10 minutes,» said the 52-year-old driver. ERP rates along the CTE from 8am to 9am range from $4.50 to $5.  Since he became a private-hire driver in 2016, Wu said he would try to help passengers avoid ERP costs if possible.  «I'll help whenever I can, but I found his request too unreasonable, so I refused.»  When Wu informed the passenger that the route he wanted was too long, the latter told him it «didn't matter» and that he wanted to «kill time». 

SINGAPORE - Eligible families waiting for their Build-To-Order (BTO) units can apply to tap $300 a month in rental vouchers to offset rent for an HDB flat or bedroom on the open market from July 1. The voucher under the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS), which provides interim rental housing for families with an unfinished flat from HDB's sale exercises, will run from July 2024 to June 2025. To qualify for the full year of support, which amounts to $3,600, applicants' tenancies must start on or before July 31, 2024, and they must submit their application to HDB by Aug 31. «This gives eligible households who are planning to apply for the PPHS voucher sufficient time to secure a suitable tenancy and apply for the voucher,» HDB said on June 13. The initiative provides these families with more support as HDB works to double its supply of interim rental flats under the scheme from 2,000 units now to 4,000 by 2025.

Rhiannon, now 34, was an early victim of internet 'sextortion', where someone sets up a fake identity to trick, scam or exploit an innocent user into sending explicit photos of themselves.

Rishi Sunak has become a meme sensation after he left D-Day early to do an interview with ITV in which he claimed he understood what it is like to go without because his family didn't have Sky TV.

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A Calgary father fighting through the courts to keep his 27-year-old daughter from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) has abandoned his appeal, 14 days after she stopped eating and drinking.