Photo: ANP / REMKO DE WAAL Spaniards are currently experiencing high temperatures for this time of year. But according to new research, more countries are facing heat waves. And yes, the Netherlands is also on this list. You can hardly imagine it with the weather forecast for today and King’s Day. But he scientific journal Nature really brings those search …
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Drama in the Vosges: a girl (5 years old) found dead in a garbage bag, a teenager arrested | Abroad
In Rambervillers, France, the naked body of a 5-year-old girl was found in a trash bag in an apartment on Tuesday afternoon. According to local media, police arrested a 15-year-old boy. He is known to the police and suffers from psychiatric disorders. The girl’s parents, according to the Romanian-born AFP news agency, reported their daughter’s disappearance to the police in …
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The European Union and Japan oppose a proposal by the United States to the G7 countries to ban all exports to Russia. This brings the FinancialTimes based on conversations with anonymous sources. International media previously reported that a comprehensive ban on exports to Russia was on the table at the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima in May. According to the …
Read More »‘Selfie ban’ in Italian attraction Portofino, fines up to 275 euros | Abroad
In the picturesque Italian coastal town of Portofino, people are no longer allowed to stand still or loiter in certain areas, according to new regulations. Critics say it’s a selfie ban, but that’s denied by Mayor Matteo Viacava. The village on the Italian Riviera, in the province of Genoa, attracts crowds of tourists every year. Under the new rules, anyone …
Read More »Evacuations continue, third Dutch flight from Sudan en route to Jordan
The first Dutch evacuees flew with a French evacuation flight.Image access point Minister Wopke Hoekstra previously announced that sixty Dutch people had now been evacuated from Sudan. They left the country with the Defense C130 Hercules transport plane and with other flights from international partners. Minister Kajsa Ollongren (Defence) announced on Twitter that the second evacuation flight with the Air …
Read More »Evacuations continue, Defense takes around 60 Dutch people from Sudan
The first Dutch evacuees flew with a French evacuation flight.Image access point On Monday morning, the first Dutch evacuation flight from Sudan landed in Jordan, with 32 evacuees on board. There were 15 Dutch people on this flight. The flight was not full, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “At the time of departure, there were no more people present …
Read More »Evacuations continue, Defense takes Dutch people from Sudan with a Hercules transport plane | Abroad
A Defense C130 Hercules transport plane with Dutch nationals and evacuees from other countries on board left Sudan overnight from Sunday to Monday. The plane is en route to Jordan, the foreign ministry said. The evacuation to Sudan was carried out by Dutch marines. In recent days, the possibilities of evacuating the Dutch have been explored, according to the Ministry …
Read More »A couple takes revenge on the owner of Airbnb: lights on and taps open for 25 days | Abroad
A South Korean Airbnb host has to pay a bill of 1,418 euros after two Chinese tourists left the taps open and the lights on for 25 days, local media report. The couple probably got ‘revenge’ because they weren’t allowed to cancel their booking four days in advance. A husband and wife had rented a villa on Airbnb for their …
Read More »“Taiwan is indeed a European problem”
International•22 April ’23 08:07Author: Mark Van Harreveld Europe must set its own course on China and not, as French President Macron said, blindly follow the United States. So says Han ten Broeke, former VVD deputy and director of political affairs at the Center for Strategic Studies in The Hague, in the BNR’s De Wereld. “We are wrong about the extent …
Read More »Climate change: is southern Europe becoming a desert?
Tabernas, a desert area in Andalusia, southern Spain. Photo: Adobe Stock/PhotoGranary Partly due to climate change, drought is a recurring problem in southern European countries. Desertification is already underway in some areas. However, it is not just about increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. In this article, you will learn more about why deserts threaten to appear in southern Europe, …
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