The bonobo, an ape, escaped and climbed a tree near his residence. Expedition Bonobo has been open for less than three years, but it’s one of the most popular places to visit in Mechelen Zoo. When the bonobo escaped from its enclosure, Planckendael immediately triggered the emergency plan and started cleaning up the park. “Safety is our priority. The guards …

Russia is trying to make a breakthrough near the eastern cities of Izyum (a city in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine) and Shevyerodonetsk (in the Luhansk region). With this he wants to create a passage in the direction of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. The main objective of these efforts is to isolate the Ukrainian armed forces and thus prevent the …

A Tibet Airlines Airbus A319 caught fire on Wednesday evening local time after taking off. The plane was scheduled to take off around 8 a.m. Chinese time. The pilots noticed, according to the Chinese Xinhau deviations during start-up. They then decided to lift-off crash, causing the aircraft to run off the runway and catch fire. Videos and photos of the …

A demonstration in March 2022 against the occupation of the city of Kherson by Russian troops.ImageReuter Kherson was the first major city in Ukraine to be captured by Russian troops after President Putin ordered the invasion in late February. The Russian army has now occupied almost the entire Kherson region and local authorities have been replaced by pro-Russian figures. Initially, …

Gillmore Hoefdraad, former finance minister of Suriname. The lawyer for convicted and fugitive ex-minister Gillmore Hoefdraad, Murwin Dubois, responded on Wednesday to reports that Interpol has decided not to honor the Hoefdraad investigation. Dubois had argued through his American colleagues against the Surinamese police’s request to place Hoefdraad on Interpol’s wanted list. According to the lawyer, Interpol made the decision …

The incident happened at Palm Beach International Airport. “I have a serious problem here,” the passenger reportedly told air traffic control, about 113 kilometers from the intended destination. “Roger, what is your position? came the response from an air traffic controller. “No idea,” he said. “I can see the Florida coast, but I have no idea beyond that.” “Keep your …

Gongrijp advises Dutch nationals currently in Sri Lanka to register with the information service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “So the ministry knows who is in the country and can reach them if necessary.” Going immediately to the Netherlands and not completing the trip is not necessarily necessary, says Gonggerei. “If people still have a short vacation, they can …

Protest against rising costs due to inflation in Athens, Greece, March 2018.Pacific Press/LightRocket image via Getty Although interest rates in the Netherlands and Germany are also rising, they are rising much faster in Greece and Italy. The yield on a 10-year German government bond, the bund, has risen since the start of this year, from negative 0.27% to positive 1.01%. …

The countries that advanced were named in random order after the vote. Because S10 was the last to be discussed, it was always exciting. The singer and her entourage reacted exuberantly to the success: Marius Bear (Switzerland), Rosa Linn (Armenia), Systur (Iceland), Monika Liu (Lithuania), MARO (Portugal), Subwoofer (Norway), Amanda Tenfjord (Greece), Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine) also qualified for the final. …

Defense Minister Ollongren wants to “seriously look” at a new Dutch contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. Germany has unofficially approached our country about this, the minister said during her visit to the West African country. With the departure of the French in September, the UN mission will lose approximately 40% of its combat capability. Mali is a …