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☆ Norges Bank: Norway's $1.4 trillion investment fund is shutting its China office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The firm, which manages Norway’s $1.4 trillion government pension fund, is the world’s biggest single investor in the stock market. The decision to close its Shanghai office was driven by “operational considerations” and doesn’t affect the fund’s investments or its investment strategy in China, NBIM said in a statement on Thursday. There are currently eight people in the Shanghai office, the firm said. Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, one of the world’s largest pension funds, closed its Hong Kong-based China equity investment team earlier this year.

Persons: NBIM, Odin Jaeger Organizations: Hong Kong CNN — Norges Bank Investment Management, Norges Bank, Bloomberg, Getty, Ontario, CNN, Forrester Research, Consulting Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Asia, Singapore, Oslo, Norway, Norwegian

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the country's gold find of the century. The rare find was made this summer by 51-year-old Erlend Bore on the southern island of Rennesoey, near the city of Stavanger. In August, Bore began walking around the mountainous island with his metal detector. The plan is to exhibit the find at the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger, about 300 kilometers (200 miles) southwest of Oslo.

Persons: Ole Madsen, ” Madsen, Håkon, Sigmund Oehrl, Odin, ” Oehrl, ” Organizations: —, Archaeological, University of Stavanger Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Norwegian, Rennesoey, Stavanger, Norway, Europe, “, Sweden, Oslo

☆ A 51-year-old man stumbled across the 'gold find of the century' with a metal detector after his doctor told him to get outside more often
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bore bought a metal detector earlier this year as a hobby and stumbled across an archeological marvel. He discovered gold pearls, rings, and pendants. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the country's gold find of the century. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn August, Bore began walking around the mountainous island with his metal detector. On the Rennesoey ones, the horse's tongue hangs out on the gold pendants, and "its slumped posture and twisted legs show that it is injured," Oehrl said.

Persons: It's, Ole Madsen, " Madsen, Håkon, Sigmund Oehrl, Odin, Oehrl Organizations: Service, —, Archaeological, University of Stavanger Locations: Wall, Silicon, COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Norwegian, Rennesoey, Stavanger, Norway, Europe, Sweden, Oslo

☆ Americans are building natural disaster-proof homes shaped like domes that cost roughly the same as the average US house
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The dome homes can cost just $350,000. The domes are designed to resist extreme weather events, which displaced 3.3 million Americans last year. They are constructed from fire-proof materials and their shape allows them to withstand extreme wind, architects say. Johnson told the Times he expects to sell 40 dome homes by the end of the year, doubling his company's sales from 2022, the Times reports. The homes are often built out of fire-resistant materials like steel, and the dome shape provides resistance against extreme winds that standard square homes do not.

Persons: That's, Dennis Odin Johnson, Johnston, Johnson Organizations: Service, New York Times, Guardian, Times Locations: Minnesota

☆ The history of the swastika: From a sign of luck and fortune to a symbol of evil
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The statue was discovered alongside a range of "phallic objects," suggesting the swastika was used as a good luck symbol to invite fertility. Swastika in EuropeWorshipers of the Norse religion used the swastika symbol as early as 401 AD. US art director Steven Heller, author of "Swastika: Symbol Beyond Redemption?" Co-opted by the NazisSome researchers believe that people of Aryan culture used the symbol as a sign of luck and prosperity. Sheetal Deo and her husband, Sanmeet Deo, hold a Hindu swastika symbol in their home in Syosset, N.Y., on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.

☆ A solid gold swastika disc is the oldest-known reference to Odin of Valhalla, the Norse god of war and death, say archaeologists
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Danish scientists have found the oldest-known reference to the Norse god Odin. It is the first piece of evidence that Odin was worshipped as early as the 5th century. Odin was also the god of war and death who ruled over Valhalla, a majestic hall dedicated to those killed in battle, according to Nordic religion. He was predominantly worshipped by Norse and later Viking kings, warrior chieftains, and their men, according to the National Museum of Denmark. It included 2.2 pounds of gold medallions the size of saucers and Roman coins made into jewelry.

☆ The Year in Pictures 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +57 min

Every year, starting in early fall, photo editors at The New York Times begin sifting through the year’s work in an effort to pick out the most startling, most moving, most memorable pictures. But 2022 undoubtedly belongs to the war in Ukraine, a conflict now settling into a worryingly predictable rhythm. Erin Schaff/The New York Times “When you’re standing on the ground, you can’t visualize the scope of the destruction. Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25. We see the same images over and over, and it’s really hard to make anything different.” Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 26.

☆ Manila braces for Tropical Storm Nalgae that has hit the Philippines, killing dozens and causing devastation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Hannah Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

45 people are reported dead after storm Nalgae hit the Philippines. The tropical storm is expected to hit the capital of Manila on Saturday, a BBC report says. A man walks along a flooded street in Manila on October 29, 2022, following heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Nalgae. A resident walks past a destroyed house in the landslide-hit village of Kusiong in Datu Odin Sinsuat in the southern Philippines' Maguindanao province on October 29, 2022. Residents with their belongings arrive at a school that serves as an evacuation centre in Marikina on October 29, 2022, following widespread flooding from heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Nalgae.

☆ At least 31 dead in floods, landslides in south Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

At least 31 people died and nine others were missing in flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains that swamped a southern Philippine province overnight and trapped some residents on their roofs, officials said Friday. “The amount of rainwater that came down overnight was unusually (heavy) and flowed down mountainsides and swelled rivers,” Sinarimbo told The Associated Press by telephone. Five people were missing in Datu Blah Sinsuat, according to the town’s mayor, Marshall Sinsuat, and Sinarimbo said four others were reported missing elsewhere. Heavy rain from an approaching storm lashed the southern Philippines, with some residents stranded on rooftops. He added that many areas, which have not been flooded for years, like Cotabato city where he lives, were swamped overnight.

☆ Philippines' death toll from Tropical Storm Nalgae climbs to 72
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Flood waters surround a building following a heavy storm in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, Philippines October 28, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. The tropical storm, which has maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometres (59 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 160 kph (99.4 mph), made landfall in the eastern Catanduanes province early on Saturday. On Friday, search and rescue teams pulled bodies from water and thick mud after Nalgae triggered flooding and landslides. "We are now gathering all rescue teams and will conduct a briefing before deployment," Nasrullah Imam, disaster agency official at Maguindanao province, said. An average of 20 tropical storms hit the Philippines annually.

☆ Ukraine troops say Russian woes could preface pullback in south
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian forces began moving in August to reclaim Kherson, a strategically important ship-building centre on the sprawling Dnipro River. In recent weeks, they have driven the Russians back 20-30 kms (13-20 miles) on parts of the battlefront. Russian-appointed occupation authorities this week began evacuating thousands of civilians from Kherson to the southern bank, denounced by Kyiv as forced deportations. The troops said that they would not allow the Russians to retreat without a fight. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jonathan Landay, Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

pe locul 19 în lume și locul 3 în Europa de Est după disponibilitatea și deschiderea datelor statisticilor oficiale. Republica Moldova s-a clasatdupădatelor statisticilor oficiale. Aceste rezultate au fost făcute publice de către Organizațiacare, începând cu anul 2015, realizează anual o evaluare a gradului de disponibilitate și deschidere a statisticilor oficiale din întreaga lume. Acești indicatori sunt evaluați după disponibilitatea dezagregărilor (inclusiv în profil teritorial) și a seriilor de timp disponibile. Scopul ODIN este de a oferi o evaluare obiectivă a disponibilității statisticilor naționale și a corespunderii acesteia la standardele datelor deschise.

Persons: ODIN Organizations: Organizația Open Data, Open Data, Banca Locations: Europa de Est, Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Singapore, Polonia, Finlanda, Danemarca, Suedia, România, Rusia, Ucraina

☆ Республика Молдова занимает 3-е место в Восточной Европе по наличию официальной статистики
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Республика Молдова заняла 19-е место в мире и 3-е место в Восточной Европе по доступности и открытости данных официальной статистики. Эти результаты были обнародованы организацией Open Data Watch - Open Data Inventory (ODIN), которая с 2015 года ежегодно проводит оценку доступности и открытости официальной статистики по всему миру. В Республикe Молдова была проведена оценка официального веб-сайта Национального бюро статистики и банка данных, которые в целом набрали 73 балла из 100. Реестр открытых данных (ODIN) оценивает доступность и открытость данных, производимых национальными статистическими системами. Согласно ODIN, термин «открытые данные» определяется следующим образом: данные открыты, если кто-либо имеет свободный доступ для их использования, изменения и распространения.

Persons: ODIN Organizations: Национальное бюро статистики Locations: Республика Молдова, Восточная Европа, Республик Молдова

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