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Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and BARIG are partners

FRANKFURT AM MAIN - The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) and the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) are now partners. As BARIG’s first “Academic Partnership,” this cooperation is particularly beneficial to the part-time MBA Aviation and Tourism Management program at Frankfurt UAS. "We are very pleased about the partnership with Frankfurt UAS, which is one of the six largest universities for applied sciences in Germany," BARIG Secretary General Michael Hoppe comments. "It of utmost importance to us

14 Feb 09:51 TravelDailyNews International 1304175788420710227.html
Climate change could cut lifespan of cold-blooded species – study

Scientists say their findings suggest global warming could have a huge impact on the life expectancy of some animals.

14 Feb 08:00 The Irish News 993066805933402.html
Crew, researchers onboard Chinese research vessel found no fever

  Authorities conducted health checks on 59 crew members and researchers onboard on a Chinese research vessel that arrived in Yangon Region on February 12 to do marine science research in cooperation with Myanmar, and no one was found to have a fever, the Ministry of Health and Sports reported.

14 Feb 08:45 Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd 2672168647691136777.html
Antarctica temperatures reach 69 degrees for the first time ever, scientists say

Temperatures in Antarctica were hotter than 68 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time ever last Sunday.

14 Feb 10:42 Fox News 7362823819936509488.html
NASA selects four finalists for next Discovery mission

NASA is considering missions to Venus and two outer solar system moons as the next in its Discovery line of planetary science missions.

14 Feb 11:59 SpaceNews 7631243598990614128.html
Mobile Web Ghana to host Africa Digital Skills Conference in July

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14 Feb 11:46 ghananewsagency.org 5074937609260499175.html
NASA shortlists missions to map the surface of Venus, identify gases in its atmosphere, look for an ocean on Triton, and hunt for magma flows on Io - but only two of them will go to space

The four shortlisted projects will each get a $3 million NASA grant for a 9 month feasibility study before two will become actual missions and go to space.

14 Feb 12:46 Mail Online 124328111636875914.html
Rocket Report: Demo-2 launch this spring, concerns about Firefly’s backer

"You've got to make sure you've done everything you need to do."

14 Feb 12:00 Ars Technica 5028555108061914336.html
The star that could be set to EXPLODE in devastating supernova 700 light-years from Earth: New images show Betelgeuse IS dimming and changing shape

Astronomers used the European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescope array in Chile to capture the unprecedented dimming of the giant star in more detail.

14 Feb 13:33 Mail Online 124328110586300803.html
WSJ: No Sex ‘Spectrum’ Beyond Male and Female

The Wall Street Journal has issued a throwdown to the gender lobby, insisting in an op-ed that sex is binary and there is no “spectrum.”

14 Feb 16:39 Breitbart 3148363492320754544.html
Long wait for transplant surgery brings limb donation into spotlight

A double amputee is urging people to discuss their wishes about donating their bodies to medical science after they die.

14 Feb 15:01 euronews 7318238120732164686.html
Iron Age temple discovered at Tel Motza near Jerusalem calls into question the Biblical claim that Solomon's Temple was the only temple in the ancient Kingdom of Judah

According to the Bible, the Jewish people were prohibited from worshipping outside of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem - and the other 'high places' of worship were destroyed.

14 Feb 17:40 Mail Online 124328111627176705.html