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Infrastructure for alternative fuels: €352 million in EU funding for low- or zero-emission transport projects

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

The Commission has announced the 26 projects from 12 member states that will receive funding for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). This funding amounts to around €352 million in the form of EU grants under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF), under the umbrella of the Connecting Facility in Europe (MIE) (Connecting Europe Facility), with additional capital from financial institutions to increase the impact of investments. These projects will accelerate the creation of the comprehensive network of alternative fueling infrastructure necessary for the widespread use of low- or zero-emission vehicles in all modes of transportation. Today's decision constitutes the second round of AFIF funding for 2023; in March 2023, 189 million euros had already been allocated. Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean said: “The numerous applications for AFIF funding we have received highlight the transport sector's intere...

Single-family residence in Danville sells for $1.9 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

245 Aptos Place – Google Street ViewA 2,422-square-foot house built in 1975 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 200 block of Aptos Place in Danville was sold on Aug. 16, 2023, for $1,860,000, or $768 per square foot. This single-story home offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the house provides an attached two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes. The property’s backyard also boasts a pool.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:In June 2022, a 2,660-square-foot home on Alicante Drive in Danville sold for $2,165,000, a price per square foot of $814. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,660-square-foot home on the 1000 block of El Capitan Drive in Danville sold in September 2022, for $1,712,000, a price per square foot of $644. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Alviso Way, Danville, in June 2022, a 2,423-square-foot home was sold for $2,210,000, a pr...

Word Game: Sept. 13, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — PARALEGAL (PARALEGAL: par-uh-LEE-gul: A lawyer’s assistant.)Average mark 30 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 36 or more words in PARALEGAL? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — RAPIDLY raid rail rapid airy arid paid pail pair plaid play pray idly daily dairy dial diary dray drily drip lady laid lair lard liar lidar yardTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Bridge: Sept. 13, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

“Did you ever join the Society of Procrastinators?” I asked Cy the Cynic in the club lounge.“Heard from them last week,” Cy said. “They wished me a Happy 2022.”Cy is skilled in the art of keeping up with yesterday. When he played at today’s 3NT, West led a low spade: jack, king. Cy knew he could get two spade tricks by taking his ace immediately, but he had his reputation as a procrastinator to protect; he let the king win and ducked the spade return.The Cynic won the third spade, forced out East’s ace of diamonds, won the diamond exit and lost a club to East’s ace. Later Cy finessed in hearts for nine tricks.EIGHT TRICKSCy fails if he wins the first spade. If he leads a diamond next, East wins and returns a spade, and West ducks. Cy will have only eight tricks, and when East takes the ace of clubs, he leads his last spade, and West takes three spades.Cy’s play was indicated: West probably had five spades, and East’s ...

The Biden Administration Is Keeping Thousands of Afghans in Limbo Abroad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

Thousands of Afghans who fled their homes two years ago are stuck at processing sites in the Middle East and the Balkans that are “coordinated, facilitated, or under the control of the U.S. government” — yet the Biden administration refuses to disclose basic information about their status, according to human rights advocates who sued the administration last month.As the U.S. and its allies airlifted people out of Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, they helped set up what were supposed to be temporary processing sites in third countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kosovo. Two years later, thousands of Afghans are in effective detention at those sites, which are largely closed off to visitors, according to human rights lawyers, amid deteriorating conditions and with no updates about their refugee, humanitarian parole, or other pending applications for entry to the U.S.“It’s extremely concerning that people have just been w...

The flood death toll in eastern Libya’s city of Derna has surpassed 5,100, a health official says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

DERNA, Libya (AP) — A local health official in eastern Libya says the flood death toll in the city of Derna has risen to more than 5,100. Ossama Ali, a spokesman for the Ambulance and Emergency Center in eastern Libya, said the toll for the entire region is at least 5,202. Ali told The Associated Press by phone on Wednesday that more than 7,000 people were injured in Derna and most of them received treatment at field hospitals that authorities and aid agencies set up there. He says the number of deaths is likely to increase in the coastal city since search and rescue teams are still collecting bodies from the streets, buildings and the sea.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.DERNA, Libya (AP) — Rescuers have found more than 2,000 bodies as of Wednesday in the wreckage of a Libyan city where floodwaters broke dams and washed away neighborhoods. Officials fear the death toll could exceed 5,000 in the nation made vulnerable by years of turmoil and neglect.T...

North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Russia’s ‘just fight’ after viewing launch pads with Putin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia’s “just fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.After touring launch pads with Putin at a remote space base in Russia’s Far East, Kim expressed “full and unconditional support” and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the “anti-imperialist” front.The leaders met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome for a summit that underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of their countries’ separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States. The talks lasted four to five hours, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Putin told Russian state TV that the North Korean will visit two more cities in Russia’s Far East after the summit.North Korea may have tens of millions of aging artillery shells and rockets based on Soviet designs that could give a huge boost to...

The flood death toll in Libya’s city of Derna has risen to more than 5,100, a health official says.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

DERNA, Libya (AP) — The flood death toll in Libya’s city of Derna has risen to more than 5,100, a health official says.Source

President Vladimir Putin says Kim Jong Un’s trip will continue with stops in two more Russian cities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Kim Jong Un’s trip will continue with stops in two more Russian cities.Source

Germany needs to search for a new coach, and fast. Here are some potential candidates.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:10 GMT

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Germany needs to act fast in its search for a new coach for its troubled men’s national soccer team.The new coach is expected to be in charge by Oct. 14 when Germany will face the United States in a friendly in Connecticut. And after that there is only eight months to put his stamp on the team before Germany opens the European Championship as host in front of 70,000 spectators in Munich on June 14 next year.Germany’s awful recent form — no wins in five games and a group-stage exit at the World Cup — forced out Hansi Flick following Saturday’s 4-1 loss to Japan. Rudi Völler oversaw a 2-1 win over France on Tuesday but is due to return to his post as sporting director. Without an obvious successor to Flick, the post of Germany coach appears wide open.That could result in Germany’s youngest coach in nearly a century. Or its oldest ever. Or the first foreign coach. Here is a look at some possible candidates:JULIAN NAGELSMANNAt 36 years...