Two environmental protesters in Britain stuck to the frame of a painting by Vincent van Gogh on display in a London art gallery on Thursday. The duo wanted to make a statement against oil and gas extraction and asked the museum to join their resistance. In this stunt, the ‘Just Stop Oil’ band duo stuck their fingers to the Dutch …
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Court ruling gives Biden less power to cut emissions | NOW
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s environmental agency cannot set limits on the amount of greenhouse gases that businesses and factories can emit. The move means President Joe Biden has limited powers to fight climate change. Six of nine chief justices voted against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions limits. The main objective was to reduce greenhouse …
Read More »Putin: Western leaders would look ‘awful’ topless | NOW
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a curious sneer to Western leaders on Thursday. Putin said these leaders would look “awful” if they went shirtless in public like him. Putin made the statement on Thursday during a visit to the Central Asian country Turkmenistan. He was responding to earlier comments by some Western leaders who had ridiculed him at the G7 …
Read More »Indonesia stays behind Russia: “Putin desperately needs his country”
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Putin in Moscow today. The two countries enjoy good relations and Indonesia does not want to prevent Russia from participating in the G20 summit later this year. Putin in Bali? The G20 summit is a summit that brings together the nineteen richest countries in the world and the European Union. The chair of the …
Read More »The disappearance of Arjen Kamphuis remains a mystery: “It is only too fortuitous”
to listen Spotify† Apple podcast† Google Podcasts and ART19† Arjen Kamphuis disappeared in August 2018 in the news† In 2019, the Norwegian police concluded that it was a canoe fatality went, but Kamphuis’ body was never found. Friends of the cybersecurity expert still have big question marks and unanswered questions. They tell their story in the Videoland series They know …
Read More »“Russia’s soft power in Central Asia under pressure”
International†29 June ’22 14:09Author† BNR Web Editors Russian President Putin is on his first foreign trip since invading Ukraine. He visits Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and attends a summit of the countries bordering the Caspian Sea. “Everyone is watching Russia. Russia’s soft power in Central Asian countries is under pressure. This is the opinion of European journalist Geert Jan Hahn. The …
Read More »Marijke prepares for tropical storm Curaçao: “It will be exciting”
Marijke Pelders prepares for Tropical Storm Bonnie in Curacao. It is expected to reach the ABC Islands next night and could become a hurricane. Marijke is originally from Rijen but now lives in Willemstad. “I have now removed all the loose things and stuff lying around in my garden,” Marijke said Wednesday morning on the radio program “Wakker!” on Omroep …
Read More »Scottish Prime Minister sets date for new independence referendum
AFP ONS News†yesterday, 9:04 p.m. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set the date for a new independence referendum on October 19, 2023. If it is up to the Prime Minister, the people will decide on that date whether or not Scotland should secede from the UK. United. It is a non-binding referendum. In a plebiscite in 2014, Scots voted …
Read More »Here’s how to make a beautiful bun as beautiful as Máxima’s in 30 seconds
Queen Máxima often wears hats. When she wears a hat, she often wears her hair in a bun. This was also the case on the second day of the state visit to Austria. She paired a blue lace hat (which again matched her blue dress perfectly) with a cute classic low bun. A simple hairstyle that makes her outfit extra …
Read More »The Queen of Scotland talks to the Prime Minister who wants independence | Abroad
Sturgeon will announce plans on Tuesday to hold another referendum on Scottish independence in October 2023. In September 2014, 55% of voters voted against independence in a referendum. But because of Brexit, a number of Scots now regret it. In Scotland, 62% of voters voted to join the European Union in 2016. In 2014, the referendum was held in Scotland …
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