for the first Youth European event of the season The first Youth event of the IFSC Season 2025 took place in Soure welcoming 264 athletes from 30 nations – including four climbers from Australia This competition also marked the introduction of a new quota system as well as updated age categories: U17 and U19 With a strong field of competitors including rising stars and previous European Cup finalists both women’s and men’s events delivered a thrilling start to the season Highlights of the event included an almost perfect score for Spain’s Julia Benach Zubero in the women’s U19 final and a gold-bronze combo for Israel in the men’s U17 event The podiums of the IFSC Youth European Cup Soure 2025 are as follows: The next IFSC Youth European Boulder Cup will take place in Graz as part of a busy month of international and continental events: in fact the first IFSC Youth European Championships will take place in Curno another European Cup will be held in Molde Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed youth European Boulder athletes competed for the first rounds of the season in Curno a record-breaking number of 419 participants competed at the first European Youth Boulder Cup for 2024 With six groups divided into men’s and women’s Curno showed great action by the next generation of climbers in Europe on top of the podium was Rafael Kazbekova of Ukraine followed by Naja Isak of Slovenia in second and Amie Lerondel from France in third Israel dominated the podium with Or Mark and Itamar Harel taking first and second respectively joined by Moreno Ghilardi from Switzerland winning the third medal where the women’s podium awarded Great Britain’s Lucy Garlick the gold France’s Louise Yazid Puech the silver and Slovenia’s Jennifer Eucharia Buckley the bronze Germany's Lucas Trandafir stood on top after a close battle with Czech Republic's Jan Stipek who finished second followed in the third place by France's Camille Claude The action-packed weekend reached its peak with the U20s with strong performances both from men’s and women’s climbers in a very difficult round and setting showing this season is going to rise to new heights The men’s U20 gold medal was awarded to Israel's Yonatan Katz alongside Germany's Yannick Nagel with silver and France's Thomas Lemagner with the bronze Winning gold in the women's event was France’s Lily Abriat followed by Slovakia’s Martina Buršíková and Spain’s Iziar Almendros Martínez Athletes from the continent also gathered for another Boulder Cup again divided into six groups by age and gender on top of the women’s podium stood Jakoba Rauter from Austria with Lou Auclair from France taking second and Rafael Kazbekova from Ukraine The bronze medallist of the U18 women’s event in Curno Jennifer Eucharia Buckley from Slovenia showed a great performance winning a second medal for the season - this time gold two Spanish athletes Gelia Macia Martin was second and Julia Benach Zubero was third Taking gold in the men's U18 Cup was Corentin Laporte of Belgium followed by Adrien Gsell of France taking silver and Camille Claud taking home the bronze medal The peak of the event in Soure came with the Juniors Cup (U20) again showing great performances by the talented and strong athletes First place and winner of the competition was Anna Maria Apel of Germany with Iziar Almendros Martínez of Spain - with her second medal in two weeks - finishing second The third place was awarded to Martina Buršíková of Slovakia Standing on the top of the men's podium was Guillermo Peinando Franganillo of Spain who was joined by Ilja Auersperg of Austria in second and Tomer Yakobovitch of Israel in third The next European Youth Boulder Cup is scheduled for the weekend of the 4-5 May All events were streamed on the IFSC Europe Youtube Channel, which will also stream and cover European events throughout the season. Get our fun 5-minute roundup of happenings in African and global tech Powered by AI and perfected by seasoned editors Every story blends AI speed with human judgment Ifeoma Joy Okorie In September 2023, Catalyst Fund reached its first close raising $8.6 million of the $40 million it hoped to secure for investments in African climate startups assists startups in gaining access to capital This marks the fund’s second round of investments in African startups developing solutions to climate change challenges In January 2023, Catalyst Fund invested $2 million in ten startups developing solutions for Africa’s climate-vulnerable communities this new investment expands its portfolio to 19 companies across eight markets: Kenya The Catalyst Fund team will provide venture building to the startups who will also become extensions of their teams These startups are tackling climate-related challenges in agriculture According to a 2023 survey over 110 million people in Africa were directly affected by weather resulting in over $8.5 billion worth of economic damages acknowledged that the models employed by the startups “directly empower farmers and small and medium businesses to adapt to the changes brought by climate change and drive climate positive economic growth.”  [Catalyst Fund] aims to continue diversifying its portfolio in models In 2022, Catalyst Fund raised $3.5 million from FSD Africa to expand its presence and scale in Africa it aimed to support 40 pre-seed impact ventures in Africa that are building solutions for underserved climate-vulnerable communities and provide venture-building support Whether you’re just starting out or already dealing with co-founder challenges this guide will help you avoid common mistakes MoneyFellows raises $13m to digitise traditional savings and expand beyond Egypt MoneyFellows raises $13m to digitise traditional savings groups and expand beyond Egypt Seven African pharmacy startups to receive up to $225K from i3 Seven African pharmacy startups will receive up to $225,000 in grant funding from the i3 programme which supports the scaling of healthtech innovations across the continent Ghana-based energy startup Kofa secures $8.1m to expand across East and West Africa has raised $8.1 million to expand its AI-powered battery-swapping network across urban Africa This marks a major step for Africa’s renewable energy sector Glovo and Salad Africa partner to provide financing worth ₦100m for SMEs Techstars-backed Salad Africa has signed a new partnership that will see it provide up to ₦100 million in financing for Glovo merchants in Nigeria OmniRetail secures $20m to expand across West Africa OmniRetail has raised $20m in a Series A led by Norfund and Timon Capital and Flour Mills of Nigeria also participating What is Legend Internet, Nigeria’s newest broadband player on the NGX? Access Holdings’ consolidation to boost Access Bank’s digital and retail growth Bankly acquired by investment firm seven months after appointing new MD 160 athletes took part and delivered a strong showing with great event organisation and routesetting The men's podium was dominated by French athletes with an outstanding performance by Leo Favot that finished with a perfect final round - flashing all the problems On top of the women's podium there was a name you already know from the Youth Cups earlier this season the up-and-coming rising Slovenian superstar Jennifer Eucharia Buckley,at 16-years-old,won gold with four tops in the final The second place was also won by a young athlete and the third by Lucile Saurel from France The European Cup in Klagenfurt was streamed on the IFSC Europe YouTube channel The next European event will be the Speed Cup in Mezzolombardo, Italy, on the beginning 25 May. Before that, on the first weekend of May, Austria Climbing will host another event in Graz, with the Youth Boulder Cup - all events will also be covered on the European YouTube Channel. ShareSaveForbes Digital AssetsBitcoin Hits Latest All-Time High Close To $69,000 As Multiple Factors Drive GainsByCharles Lloyd Bovaird II Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights Charles Lloyd Bovaird II is a financial writer focused on investments.Follow AuthorNov 10 12:30pm ESTShareSaveThis article is more than 3 years old.Bitcoin prices reached their latest record as numerous tailwinds fueled gains More by Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Bitcoin prices have reached yet another record flirting with the $69,000 price level as the digital currency benefits from numerous tailwinds Around 9:15 a.m. EST, the digital currency rose to $68,990.90, CoinDesk data shows trading closer to $68,600 at the time of this writing [Ed note: Investing in cryptocoins or tokens is highly speculative and the market is largely unregulated Anyone considering it should be prepared to lose their entire investment.] market analysts cited several developments which ranged from anticipation surrounding the upcoming Taproot upgrade to the latest inflation figures and how they might portend a greater interest in bitcoin "A range of factors continue to function as structural tailwinds for Bitcoin’s price,” said Kay Khemani, managing director at Spectre.ai are limited to just the U.S.; increased clarity on unified and coordinated regulatory reform thereby weaving them into the existing financial fabric; and finally Taproot upgrades that give Bitcoin functional utility within the developer community all of which provide Bitcoin bears with cause for concern.” Other analysts also spoke to the Taproot upgrade, with Armando Aguilar, vice president of Digital Assets Strategy for Fundstrat Global Advisors describing it as bitcoin’s “biggest upgrade in four years.” “Taproot will give greater transaction privacy as well as efficiency,” he stated “But the biggest upgrade will be that it will unlock the potential for smart contracts.” “Investors have become bullish on the latest upgrade pushing the digital asset to new ATH in addition to macroeconomic factors,” said Aguilar Marc Bernegger, a board member of Crypto Finance Group “The Taproot upgrade will have a substantial impact on the future growth and usage of Bitcoin and will increase the adoption rate dramatically,” he stated “This definitely also has an impact on the demand and price of Bitcoin.” Petr Kozyakov, co-founder and CEO of the global payment network Mercuryo but emphasized the importance of a separate development “Bitcoin just surged to yet another All-Time High (ATH) just above $68,700 as the anticipation and build-up around Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade “While the Taproot upgrade marks a major shift in how the Bitcoin network will operate especially in terms of transaction fees and smart contracts integration the main forceful driver of the current run is a whole different fundamental.” He next spoke to U.S. inflation figures, which were released today and showed that the the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers climbed 6.2% over the last year “The inflationary trend is obvious and is bound to continue on its upward surge,” said Kozyakov “Investors are exploring the options that cryptocurrencies provide as a viable hedge against inflation,” he stated “The inflationary factor appeals more to a wider class of investors compared to the Taproot Upgrade and is billed to fuel a continuous rise in BTC at least until the end of this year.” Bernegger also spoke to these latest figures “The publication of the massive US inflation rate today was an additional trigger for the price spike of Bitcoin,” he stated “More and more investors are worried about a permanent and high inflation cycle and are looking for ways to preserve their assets.” Every winter, Cyndi Lauper hosts her all-star Home For The Holiday benefit. The show raises money for True Colors United the nonprofit that Lauper founded in 2008 to battle against LGBTQ youth homelessness Lauper headlined the 2019 edition of the show at the Novo for the event’s first year in Los Angeles Lauper performed alongside people like Marilyn Manson She had Belinda Carlisle and Brandi Carlile; I wonder if those two know each other And she also shared a magical moment onstage with a very different sort of ’80s icon we’ve seen two competing reunited versions of Black Flag both of which have featured ex-members of the beloved LA hardcore institution Henry Rollins hasn’t taken part of any of them Rollins was Black Flag’s fourth singer He’s the most famous and longest-tenured of the band’s frontmen But even though Rollins has the Black Flag bars tattooed on him he doesn’t trade too much on his past in the band these days At last night’s benefit, Rollins sang “Rise Above,” Black Flag’s immortal 1981 hardcore rager Lauper had a mohawk and a leather jacket and a gigantic plaid skirt and he’s gone grey in a dignified way If Henry Rollins sings “Rise Above” while wearing a shirt Does it count if he’s wearing anything other than a tiny black pair of running shorts and nothing else none of the many iterations of Black Flag had a keytar player either.) But it’s still fun as hell to watch these two singing the song together shot a bunch of videos at last night’s benefit Here’s Marilyn Manson and Cyndi Lauper singing “The Beautiful People” together with Manson adding a few bars of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” at the beginning: Here’s Lauper singing “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” with Kesha: And here’s Lauper doing her classic ballad “True Colors” with fellow ’80s pop goddess Belinda Carlisle We’re gonna have a YouTube party tonight The most important stories and least important memes aka Veronica's (Kristen Bell) "epic" love (Shut up Get exclusive scoop on the movie from Rob Thomas! "Jason Dohring is officially on board for the Veronica Mars movie," Thomas wrote on the Kickstarter page "We now have three actors officially cast We're busily working on bringing your favorites into the fold which also teases Percy Daggs' return as Veronica's BFF Wallace The Veronica Mars movie will go into production this summer and is looking at an early 2014 release date Veronica Mars: Where are they now? ELIGE TU PAÍS / ESCOLHA O SEU PAÍS / CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY / WYBIERZ SWÓJ KRAJ / 选择您的国家 The Government of Portugal has authorized the opening of a public tender for the concession part of the National Railway Plan and the National Investment Program 2030 aims to promote decarbonization and improve the capacity of national railway channels The concession contract has a duration of 30 years 12-A/2024 of January 11th authorised the expenditure on the first section of the high-speed railway line between the cities of Oporto and Lisbon As a result, Contract Notice no. 504/2024 was published in the Official Gazette on January 15th, determining the opening of the International Public Tender for the Concession of the first section of the High-Speed Railway Line (LAV), referring to the 71km between Oporto (Campanhã) and Oiã. The respective tender documents have been published on the electronic public procurement platform anoGov an essential project for the implementation of the National Railway Plan and the 2030 National Investment Programme approved by Council of Ministers Resolution 192/2023 of 26 December will be carried out through public-private partnerships (PPP) according to the following phases: the LAV project aims to promote the decarbonisation of the transport sector the performance and capacity of the national railways and to increase territorial cohesion What is the scope of the awarding procedure The scope of the awarding procedure (Procedure) is the award of the Concession Contract regarding the conception maintenance and provision (excluding operation) by the Concessionaire of the Railway Infrastructures of the 1st Section: Oporto (Campanhã)-Oiã (Concession Contract) What is the duration of the Concession Contract The duration of the Concession Contract is 30 years The Procedure takes the form of an International Public Tender in accordance with the provisions of the Portuguese Public Contracts Code The values to be included by the bidders in their proposals must not result in a net present value To this value a maximum amount of EUR 480,000,000.00 corresponding to public funds to be made available by the Grantor during the Development Period of the Concession Contract will be added following the application to the 2023 Call of the Connecting Europe Facility for Transport 2 Programme The Contracting Authority is Infraestruturas de Portugal The award will be made according to the criterion of the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with the tender evaluation model in Annex 11 to the Tender Regulation considering the factors and sub-factors and their respective weighting coefficients set out briefly below: The overall score of each tender (Vp) which will enable them to be ranked according to the award criterion will result from the sum of the partial scores obtained in each factor multiplied by the values of the respective weighting coefficients according to the following mathematical equation: 𝑉𝑝 = 0,7 × 𝑉𝑎 + 0,3 × 𝑉𝑏 What is the deadline for tender submissions Tenders may be submitted via the electronic platform up to 17:00 on the 153rd day following the date on which the contract notice was sent for publication The deadline for submitting tenders will therefore be 17:00 on June 13th Requests for clarification and lists of errors and omissions on the tender documents must be submitted in writing and directly on the electronic platform by the end of the first third of the deadline set for the submission of tenders.        Tenderers are obliged to keep their tenders for a period of 360 days from the end of the deadline for submitting them Lino Torgal Contact Lisbon Paulo Mendonça Duarte Contact Find more professionals Contact [email protected] This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page As many suspected, Vitor Belfort tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone in the random Nevada State Athletic Commission drug test he underwent while in Las Vegas for the World MMA Awards on February 7 I was considering filing for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) from the NSAC," Belfort wrote via a statement on his Instagram account "While I had not made formal application for a TUE the NSAC nonetheless requested I take the test and I willingly complied the widely known fact that I was then presently on TRT and had been for many years leading up to that test and that I had further taken the TRT dosage recommended by my doctors the day prior test indicated that my testosterone level was above the therapeutic range While levels slightly outside the normal therapeutic range are not uncommon for some undergoing a TRT regimen and my doctors immediately modified my therapy to return me to within the therapeutic range (as you can see the 22nd February test results was normal) I do want to acknowledge that the February 7 2014 test indicated my level was above the range and the results of each test indicate my levels were either normal or below normal," Belfort continued the results of all tests noted above and will provide the same to NSCA for their consideration as part of my licensing application I further welcome any additional testing that the NSAC deems appropriate and necessary with respect to being granted the privilege of a license to fight here in the state of Nevada." NSAC Executive Director Bob Bennett previously told MMAFighting.com that Belfort's application will undergo a "comprehensive review" at the NSAC's June 17 hearing and that the commission will likely require Belfort to undergo supplementary drug testing before the commission reviews his license UFC officials released the following statement regarding Belfort's admission on Friday "The UFC organization supports Vitor Belfort's application for a license to compete in Nevada and we respect the Nevada Athletic Commission and its licensing process we look forward to a great fight between Vitor Belfort and Chael Sonnen at UFC 175 on July 5." UFC 175 is expected to take place at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center Belfort's complete statement can be seen here. The released results of his random February 7 test can be seen below, while the released results of his subsequent self-imposed February 22, March 20, April 27 and May 15 tests can be seen here Seattle Weekly CASEY JAYWORK Published on August 16,2016 A couple hundred members of Seattle’s Ethiopian immigrant community marched through downtown’s streets Tuesday afternoon in protest against U.S we have a dictatorial regime which has committed mass crimes against some people,” said attorney Daniel Ajema a marcher who identified himself as an organizer “We’re here in solidarity with the people back home and would like to support them and show our support.” the Economist gave Ethiopia’s government their lowest classification: an authoritarian regime with an “Electoral Process and Pluralism” score of zero out of ten government forces have killed hundreds of largely peaceful protesters and “disappeared” hundreds more Read full story on Seattle Weekly The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is now operating in line with Caretaker Conventions until the resolution of the 2025 federal election Home > ARENAWIRE > Can we use hydrogen as an energy source? Battery storage14 August 2017NationalCan we use hydrogen as an energy source?Can we use hydrogen as an energy source It’s the most abundant element in the universe keeps the sun shining and is central to nuclear fusion helps to refine our transport fuels and is now rapidly emerging as a powerful tool in meeting the contemporary challenges of an increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources in the nation’s electricity mix Hydrogen is what is described as an ‘energy carrier’ This means that once isolated it has serious chemical potential It can either be used as high energy fuel in its own right or act as an ‘intermediary’ molecule that can essentially transfer energy to other fuels of various types hydrogen has been produced for a variety of uses for well over a century largest and cheapest pathway to its delivery is currently through what is known as ‘steam reformation of methane’ or simply ‘SMR’ – a process by which natural gas is cracked with water to produce hydrogen Many people think that hydrogen’s ability to store or carry energy offers an obvious solution to some of the challenges of building a carbon-free energy system are going flat out but most of us are tucked up in bed and energy demand is relatively low an excess of non-synchronous renewable energy causes problems both for the market (causing a low and sometimes negative power price) and the grid itself (frequency fluctuations) This may lead the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to take remedial action to curb generation which is essentially asking wind farms to shut down or switch off temporarily – what is referred to as ‘curtailment’ Electrolysers could help avoid the need for curtailment at such times by acting as a ‘sponge’ that can soak up the excess supply by converting cheap renewables into energy dense hydrogen gas The Energy Networks Association (ENA) sees this as a major opportunity for Australia’s gas utilities who currently have more than 88,000km of distribution pipelines installed throughout the country renewable hydrogen has the effect of decarbonising the gas grid with ‘green gas’ and ‘time-shifting’ renewable energy for storage and/or use at a later time The volumetric capacity of the national gas infrastructure is equivalent to many days worth of energy storage and is able to use a vast transportation network that is already in place and one that could complement the other storage options we now have at our disposal including household and utility-scale batteries and pumped storage hydro systems (each of which has a role to play and is suited to specific operational and commercial contexts) The ‘power-to-gas’ (P2G) value chain is surely worthy of serious investigation as the benefits could be huge Beyond the advantages in terms of grid stability and stabilising supply the changing economics of electrolysis and renewable energy mean that we may not be too far away from also having dedicated stand alone hydrogen farms that pair renewable energy with electrolysers to shift energy to times and/or places of higher demand It’s an idea that is not as radical as it sounds Way back in 1841 at the dawn of the Australian energy industry the Australian Gas Light Company (now AGL) first began piping gas in Sydney to run street lighting This gas supply was referred to as ‘town gas’ an unrefined coal gasification product consisting of a high proportion of varying ratios of hydrogen (<50%) all blended together (along with a random assortment of other impurities) this was the type of gas used until dedicated refining into methane became prevalent in the latter half of the twentieth century to ensure consistency and quality of supply That means hydrogen has been a cornerstone of our gas supply longer than many of us are able to remember A reversion to a somewhat more stable and predictable mix of methane and hydrogen in a modern gas network through P2G is not something that is especially difficult to engineer so it is nothing that should cause alarm or concern So compelling is the P2G story that Germany and the state of California which, like South Australia, are home to some of the highest solar PV and wind penetrated markets in the world, are also pursuing it with gusto. The city of Leeds in northern England is now in the process of switching to run on 100% hydrogen and so a convergence of sorts appears to be well underway With renewable energy dropping in price and increasing in volume, along with electrolyser technology that is now increasing in scale, efficiency and sophistication, we can expect to see more investigation of this solution as a tool to help us manage our transition to a renewable energy future. This article was originally written by Scott Grierson, former ARENA Business Development and Transactions Specialist. 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Singapore as well as online exhibitions hosted by the galleries themselves Culture vultures can now feed their minds without even leaving their couch.  RECOMMENDED: The best local movies to stream online and novels by local authors to read right now Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Photograph: Singapore Art Museum Its physical doors may be temporarily shuttered for now, but Singapore Art Museum brings its art online. Experience SAM's virtual galleries on Google Arts and Culture, discover contemporary Southeast Asian art from the museum's permanent collection, relive SAM's art events through their #MuseumFromHome playlist and more.  The Chinatown Heritage Centre stands as a proud reminder of Chinatown's storied past it is now a replica of a '50s and '60s tailor shop sundry store and crowded living quarters spread across three storeys of a shophouse – with ambient soundscapes and audio conversations that evoke the buzz of those bygone years.  However, you can still find the old exhibit thanks to Haroko Studio's 360-degree virtual tour of the heritage centre pre-revamp. The virtual tour boasts images that were taken in high resolution so you can examine the detail of each photograph or artefact by zooming in or out. What more Simply click on the goggle icon located at the bottom right of the screen choose the appropriate VR mode for your headset, and there you go.  Photograph: Haroko Studio While not exactly an art exhibition, this one's pretty interesting. Learn about the origins of your soya sauce with Haroko Studio's 360-degree virtual tour of Kwong Woh Hing Sauce Factory. The tour of the sauce factory will demonstrate the traditional intricate and laborious fermentation process used to create their artisanal sauces The virtual tour is complete with embedded photos Photograph: IRAS Gallery If you're looking for something more, er, serious, the IRAS Gallery won't disappoint. Learn about the beginnings of tax in Singapore, get interesting facts you never knew, and find out how the administration of tax has transformed over the years at the Virtual Gallery since we've got all the time in the world now Over at Bangkok, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA Bangkok) is a strong advocate for authentic Thai art and culture It houses a large collection of valuable paintings and sculptures created by famous Thai artists. Enter the wild world of Thai surrealist artist Somphong Adulyasaraphan at its online exhibit Transcending The exhibit features artworks such as House under the Sea (1986) and Gazing at the World Through the Gate (2002) – providing us with a glimpse of what goes inside the artist's mind.  If you had your upcoming trip to London cancelled, don't fret. Discover the world's largest natural history collection at London's Natural History Museum – virtually, that is Delve into the fascinating story of our planet from its fiery beginnings through billions of years of transformation And don't forget to keep an eye out for the most famous resident tiktokfacebooktwitteryoutubeAbout us Contact us