New Zealand are currently playing the Netherlands and are set to tour Scotland for their one-off T20Is and ODIs in July this year. These two teams faced off at the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last year and New Zealand won the game despite a spirited performance from Scotland. New Zealand are due to travel to Scotland …
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Most of the world does nothing against Russia, but the West can still do a lot too
Containers in the port of Rotterdam. Some of the containers destined for Russia are stuck in the terminals.PNA Picture Outside Europe and the North American continent, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and South Korea are the only countries to support sanctions against Russia. Australia is the only country supporting Ukraine with arms supplies. Russia can thus continue to trade freely …
Read More »South African cats on a sinking ship
South Africa are yet to win an ODI away game under Pafuma and Mark Boucher ©Getty What do the bid for the 2023 World Cup in South Africa and cats have in common? They both have nine lives. But Temba Bavuma was only able to put out five who took the most direct route to the championship. More than that, …
Read More »Petition for the rights of the Meuse to the House of Representatives
On Tuesday, March 29, Maas Cleanup will present the “Maas in Law” petition to the House of Representatives. After the movement of businesses, (nature) organizations and citizens in 2020 and 2021 has already mobilized thousands of volunteers and removed thousands of kilos of waste from the banks of the Meuse in 2020 and 2021, Maas Cleanup is now putting the …
Read More »Rutte after the EU summit: no energy boycott of Russia for the moment, “the United States has understanding”
Biden, who attended the EU summit in Brussels, wants to help the European Union find alternatives faster. The United States itself has launched an oil boycott against Russia. Ahead of his visit to Brussels, Biden insisted that the EU must also get rid of Russian fossil fuels. Biden “understands very well” that it still takes a long time, Rutte said …
Read More »A major gas deal within reach: “the United States will supply Europe with 15 billion cubic meters this year”
According to sources against the Financial Times, the Americans are presenting the final details of this plan in Brussels. Europe consumes more than 400 billion cubic meters of gas per year and imports 350 billion, 45% of which from Russia. Europe wants to cut its dependence on Russian gas by two-thirds this year and then phase it out altogether. In …
Read More »The sailing world championships in the Netherlands required 14 years of preparation
The Watersportverbond then commissioned Edwin in 2010 to submit a bid for the World Cup in 2014, together with the office of Trefpunt and the municipality of The Hague. A bid is a document in which all the plans of the organization are described, c so it’s quite a big document. Also called the specification. Edwin: “After the rejection of …
Read More »The creativity of the Mars helicopter in flight during the 22nd trip to the red planet
NASA’s Mars Helicopter skill She did it again and successfully completed her 22nd flight to the Red Planet. The 4 lb (1.8 kg) dex stayed elevated for 101.4 seconds, reaching a peak height of 33 feet (10 meters) during a lunge on Sunday March 20, according to Monday March 21. Tweet from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, …
Read More »The lights of Máxima: a large citrine ring
Since the wedding in 2002, Máxima has amassed a fine collection of citrines. Once she received a jewel for a birthday, another time for another highlight. Last addition: an impressive ring. The jewel surfaced about six years ago. According to the archives of my jeweler friend Renske, exactly on August 24, 2018, during the ceremony of the Olympic athletes. Coincidence …
Read More »The United States commemorates the storming of the Capitol
ANP Productions † Source: PA Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 4:04 AM Washington The United States will remember the storming of the Capitol on Thursday, exactly a year after supporters of then-President Donald Trump raided the building in Washington. President Joe Biden will deliver a speech and a memorial program will take place in the House of Representatives. In addition …
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