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Exhibition of historical maps reflecting Kazakh nationhood opens at European Parliament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

An exhibition of old maps reflecting the Kazakh nationhood was opened at the European Parliament in Brussels.The featured historical documents were created by Dutch, French, English and German cartographers. About 1,500 such maps have been collected by Mukhit-Ardager Sydyknazarov, a Kazakh scholar and Director of the Institute of Modern Political Studies at the Lev Gumilev Eurasia National University in Astana, and published in his book “Uninterrupted Nationhood of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh State on European and American Maps of the XVI–XIX Centuries,” which had been published earlier in Brussels. The place of its publication was chosen because of the special role of Belgian cartographers of that era in the dissemination in Europe of geographical information about Central Asia and other regions of the world.“It is very important to get the knowledge and to learn from each other, to see from historical perspective how Europeans perceived Central Asia and Kazakhstan in different historic...

Nimmo leads Mets against the Giants after 5-hit outing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

New York Mets (12-7, second in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (6-11, fourth in the NL West)San Francisco; Thursday, 9:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Kodai Senga (2-0, 3.38 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Giants: Sean Manaea (0-0, 4.76 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -135, Giants +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets take on the San Francisco Giants after Brandon Nimmo’s five-hit game on Wednesday.San Francisco has a 6-11 record overall and a 2-4 record in home games. The Giants have a 2-10 record in games when they have given up a home run.New York is 12-7 overall and 8-5 on the road. The Mets have gone 7-2 in games when they record eight or more hits.The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Thairo Estrada has three home runs, four walks and six RBI while hitting .323 for the Giants. Wilmer Flores is 12-for-39 with a double, a home run and four RBI over the pa...

Cubs take on the Dodgers in first of 4-game series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (9-10, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (11-6, second in the NL Central)Chicago; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Michael Grove (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (0-2, 3.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cubs -116, Dodgers -103; over/under is 10 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday to begin a four-game series.Chicago has gone 5-4 in home games and 11-6 overall. The Cubs are 6-2 in games when they scored at least five runs.Los Angeles is 3-4 in road games and 9-10 overall. The Dodgers have a 4-8 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.The teams match up Thursday for the fourth time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Patrick Wisdom leads the Cubs with eight home runs while slugging .754. Nico Hoerner is 15-for-42 with three doubles and four RBI over the last 10 games.Max Muncy has seven home runs and 15 RBI while hitting .237 ...

Reds visit the Pirates to start 4-game series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

Cincinnati Reds (7-11, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-7, third in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 6:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Luke Weaver (0-0); Pirates: Roansy Contreras (1-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Pirates -160, Reds +138; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates start a four-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.Pittsburgh is 12-7 overall and 3-3 at home. The Pirates have a 6-3 record in games when they did not allow a home run.Cincinnati has gone 1-5 on the road and 7-11 overall. The Reds have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .328.The teams play Thursday for the fourth time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has three doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Pirates. Connor Joe is 13-for-38 with five doubles, two triples and a home run over the last 10 games.TJ Friedl has four doubles, a triple and two home runs for the Reds. Wil Mye...

Rockies bring 8-game losing streak into matchup against the Phillies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

Colorado Rockies (5-14, fifth in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (8-11, fourth in the NL East)Philadelphia; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (0-2, 8.78 ERA, 1.95 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Phillies: Matt Strahm (1-1, 2.13 ERA, .95 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -227, Rockies +189; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies are looking to break their eight-game losing streak with a win over the Philadelphia Phillies.Philadelphia has a 3-3 record in home games and an 8-11 record overall. The Phillies have a 4-2 record in games when they did not allow a home run.Colorado is 2-7 on the road and 5-14 overall. The Rockies have gone 0-13 in games when they have given up a home run.Thursday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber is third on the Phillies with eight extra base hits (four doubles and four home runs). Brandon Marsh is 14-for-36 with four doubles, a t...

Diamondbacks play the Padres in first of 4-game series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

San Diego Padres (9-11, third in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (11-8, first in the NL West)Phoenix; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Michael Wacha (2-1, 6.06 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (1-0, 3.71 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -140, Diamondbacks +118; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks open a four-game series at home against the San Diego Padres on Thursday.Arizona has gone 5-2 in home games and 11-8 overall. Diamondbacks hitters have a collective .421 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the NL.San Diego has a 9-11 record overall and a 4-3 record in road games. The Padres are 6-2 in games when they out-hit their opponents.The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with four home runs while slugging .554. Ketel Marte is 13-for-41 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBI over th...

La policía cree que la estrella del K-pop Moon Bin se suicidó

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

(CNN) — La policía de Corea del Sur cree que la estrella del K-pop Moon Bin, miembro de la boy band Astro, se quitó la vida, según informó este jueves la policía de Gangnam a CNN.“Se cree que Moon se quitó la vida y no se han encontrado indicios de juego sucio en relación con este caso”, confirmó la policía a CNN por teléfono.Muere Moon Bin, estrella de K-Pop y miembro de Astro, a los 25 añosLa estrella fue encontrada muerta en su casa del sur de Seúl por su mánager sobre las 8:10 de la noche de este miércoles, según un funcionario de la comisaría de Gangnam.Moon Bin era integrante de la boy band Astro y la noticia de su fallecimiento fue dada a conocer por Fanttagio, el sello musical de la agrupación. En un comunicado en Instagram, Fantagio dijo que Moon Bin “de repente nos dejó y se convirtió en una estrella en el cielo”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Electric vehicle charging gets EU competition spotlight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

The European Commission is publishing a study Thursday to analyze the electric vehicle charging market, antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said at a conference in Brussels.“We are publishing an extensive study into the market for electric vehicle charging,” Vestager said, adding that charging networks “will become vital pieces of infrastructure” as the bloc works to attract new electric vehicle manufacturing businesses and reach its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.The study will look into “how infrastructure is being funded, and the stakes for competition enforcement and the protection of incentives to invest,” she said, and help the Commission to “identify potential competition concerns early on.”The EU is aiming for a 2035 ban on new polluting cars and vans that will require far more charging stations for electric cars.Italy’s competition authority last week opened an abuse of dominance probe int...

Russia wants you to think the Black Sea grain deal is dead in the water

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

BRUSSELS — Some 28 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain have been exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative since last July, including to poor countries facing the brunt of the world’s spiraling food crisis.But Russia is threatening to walk away from the pact, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, unless its demands are met. The Kremlin is effectively threatening a return to the full-scale maritime blockade that halted Ukraine’s grain exports in the months after its full-scale invasion in February last year.Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in New York next week to discuss an extension of the deal beyond May 18.The outlook is “not looking good,” the Kremlin has said, sparking speculation that the deal, which allows limited Ukrainian grain volumes to reach foreign buyers, will soon be dead in the water. Ratcheting up the pressure, a letter from Russia to the Joint Coordination Committee of the Black Sea Grain I...

Danes, Dutch to donate Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:58 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark and the Netherlands announced Thursday that they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 14 refurbished German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks, to be supplied from early 2024.Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called it “a significant donation” which came on top of a contribution by Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany, announced in February, to supply at least 100 Leopard 1 A5 tanks. In a joint statement, the Danish and Dutch defense ministers said the estimated cost of 165 million euros “to jointly acquire, refurbish and donate” will be equally divided between the two NATO members. “In this way, we will jointly take part in the ‘Leopard 2 coalition’, supported by many partners and allies,” they said.In January, Germany agreed to send 14 newer Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its military’s current stocks. Acting Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen stressed that the tanks were not Danish but are “bought in collaboration with t...