内容摘要：Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars on crowd control and safety measures, but the mass of participants makes ensuring their safety difficult. One of the greatest challenges at the Hajj in recent years has been the

Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars on crowd control and safety measures, but the mass of participants makes ensuring their safety difficult. One of the greatest challenges at the Hajj in recent years has been the

Japan’s population of about 124 million people is projected to fall to 87 million by 2070, with 40% of the population over 65.SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) —

signed an agreement with Chile on Wednesday to deploy an undersea fiber optic cable connecting South America with Asia and Oceania, a first-of-its-kind project that aims to cement the South American country’s status as a major digital hub.The Humboldt Cable, envisioned for deployment in 2027, is a 14,800-kilometer (9,200-mile) submarine data cable that will connect Chile’s coastal city of Valparaíso with Sydney, Australia through French Polynesia.The initiative is being launched almost a decade after it was first proposed in 2016, and six years after the initial studies to determine its feasibility.

“This is the first submarine cable in the South Pacific, so it’s an important commitment”, Chilean Transport Minister Juan Carlos Muñoz told journalists.Chile, home to one of Google’s largest data centers in Latin America, is currently connected to the United States and the rest of the region via an undersea cable. This cable also provides Chile with a longer route to other continents.

Officials from both Google and the Chilean government hailed the project as critical infrastructure with potential to attract millions of dollars in investment from major tech companies, mining and banking firms in Chile and Australia.

“The idea of building this cable is that it can also be used not only by Google but also by other users, such as technology companies operating in Chile,” said Cristian Ramos, director of telecommunications infrastructure for Latin America at Alphabet, Google’s parent company.“The minor league baseball is made in China. That’s more of an issue,” Manfred said.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Varios científicos desvelaron uno de los muchos secretos del sistema solar a partir de una fuente inesperada: un espectáculo de planetario que se abrirá al público el lunes.En el Museo Estadounidense de Historia Natural, los expertos trabajaban arduamente el otoño pasado en la preparación de “Encuentros en la Vía Láctea”, una inmersión profunda en nuestra galaxia, moldeada por los movimientos de estrellas y otros objetos celestiales.

Estaban afinando una escena que presentaba lo que se conoce como la Nube de Oort, una región mucho más allá de Plutón llena de reliquias heladas de la formación del sistema solar. Los cometas pueden precipitarse hacia la Tierra desde la nube, pero los científicos nunca han vislumbrado su verdadera forma.Una noche, mientras observaban la escena de la Nube de Oort, los científicos notaron algo extraño proyectado en la cúpula del planetario.