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Inspectors say Lisbon's cable car was disconnected before the fatal crash.

Accident inspectors reported on Saturday that a cable connecting two cabins detached shortly before the funicular collapse that killed 16 people in Lisbon this week. This happened several hours after a visual inspection of the cable. This information is contained in a note regarding the incident that occurred on Wednesday, published by the Portuguese Bureau

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Germany launches first European supercomputer: what can it do?

Among other things, the machine is capable of running climate and weather models with kilometer-level resolution, which will allow for more accurate forecasting of extreme events – from heat waves to floods. The JUPITER supercomputer, the first in Europe to break the exascale barrier, has opened in Germany. The system is capable of performing more

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