with videoRescuers moved en masse on Thursday for an explosion at the corner of Christinastraat and Ooststraat in Ostend. A large gas explosion occurred around 11:30 a.m., police said. A firefighter and a policeman, among others, were seriously injured. The police officer is said to be in critical condition. “I heard people screaming in panic,” said a witness who saw …

The ANWB has received reports of Dutch people from almost all of France, with the exception of the Brittany region and the southern border area near Spain. Not always tow trucks The ANWB now only sends a tow truck in the event of a dangerous situation, for example with a car stuck along the highway. Anyone without fuel in a …

Slovenian scientists are the first in the world to find microplastic in hailstones. According to the researchers, microplastics may also have contributed to the formation of large balls or clumps of ice. The Kolpa river region in southeastern Slovenia was hit by a severe hailstorm in June 2019. The hailstones measured up to 13 centimeters. The huge hailstones formed 11 …

The ANWB received around 350 requests for help from Dutch people stranded in France. Gas stations across the country are running out of fuel due to strikes. As a result, tourists can no longer drive back. The ANWB advises Dutch people traveling to France to refuel at the Belgian or Luxembourg border. “Consider in advance if you can handle the …

The kakapo has won the annual New Zealand Bird of the Year competition in 2008 and 2020. Never before had a bird won the election twice. New Zealanders will be able to vote for their favorite bird for the 17th time from next week. But the kakapo is absent from the electoral lists, which according to The Guardian aroused amazement …

Romanian Eveline Cismaru was part of a ransomware gang that infected thousands of computers between 2014 and 2016. The ransomware was hidden in emails that appeared to come from KPN. Unpaid bill If you clicked on the link and opened the file – which would be an unpaid bill – the computer has been locked with CTB Locker ransomware. The …

Tropical Storm Julia has killed at least 25 people in Central America. Heavy rainfall is causing life-threatening situations, especially in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Five people have been killed in Guatemala after the house they were sheltering collapsed, the news agency reported. PA. And in the province of Huehuetenango near Mexico, nine people died, including a soldier who was …

A 32-year-old British nurse is suspected of killing seven babies by poisoning them. The nurse, Lucy Letby, is said to have injected 17 newborn babies with insulin, air and milk. The poisonings are believed to have taken place between June 2015 and June 2016 in a hospital in northern England. According to the prosecutor, the nurse present in the incubation …

Thai police have arrested two reporters from the US news channel CNN who filmed after the nursery school massacre. Journalists are said to have entered without authorization while covering the aftermath of the tragedy, which killed 37 people on Thursday, including 24 children. A Thai reporter posted a photo on social media of CNN reporters exiting the nursery and climbing …

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen was re-elected on Sunday, local media report based on predictions of the outcome. He obtained an absolute majority with more than 54% of the votes. A second round is therefore no longer necessary. The former leader of Die Grünen was already a big favorite before the elections. Van der Bellen, 78, beat, among others, …