Iran accused the United States of attempting to confiscate an Iranian tanker. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said soldiers foiled a US Navy attempt in the Gulf of Oman. The incident allegedly took place south of the port city of Chabahar; Iran does not say when. Anonymous U.S. government officials oppose Iran’s reading to Reuters news agency. They say that …

The Australian national team could be forced into a one-sided match for the World Cup due to a reported change in the qualifying format for the quadrennial event. Of New Zealand HeraldThe report FIFA favors a new format that would move the qualifying phase between the confederations from a two-way round-trip to two single matches played in a neutral stadium. …

The Zimbabwean women will play against the Netherlands on Friday in the fourth qualifying match for the Women’s World Cup, which takes place at the country club in Harare. Three top teams from the qualifying tournament will compete in the Women’s Eight-Side Cricket World Cup in February and March 2022, with the host nation New Zealand as well as Australia, …

Veterinarians attended to a special turtle on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, America. The diamond back, about the size of a chicken nugget, has two heads and six legs. “No, you don’t see double,” writes the New England Wildlife Center, a local animal organization Facebook. “This diamondback turtle really has two heads.” The young animal was found at a protected Massachusetts nesting …

Saturday November 27 is National Day Donate Seedlings. On this day, but in fact until March, the seedlings are collected from private gardens, parks and nature reserves across the Netherlands. The goal is to give a million cuttings or trees half to two meters – for which there is no room in the yard or park or which have no …

Franca Overtoom (29) couldn’t hold back tears when she learned from her coach on Monday that she would become the Eredivisie’s first female assistant referee. “When he said I would be on the line on Sunday in the Go Ahead Eagles game between Go Ahead Eagles and FC Groningen, I was speechless at first. Debut at the top level is …

The highlight according to the brothers: the Dutch championship in Emmen in mid-June. Mick won the time trial and Tim won the road race three days later. “It’s only after that you realize how special it is to achieve this with your twin brother,” says Mick. “Everything has to happen at the right time.” He crossed the finish line a …

The US Department of Justice on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Texas, seeking to overturn the controversial abortion law introduced in the state. The law is “clearly unconstitutional,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a press conference, according to international news agencies. Abortion is only allowed in Texas from September 1 until six weeks after conception. The law is clearly …

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Reimerswaal has a total of 26 church buildings, six of which are national monuments; four of them have a monumental tower. The Heritage Zeeland knowledge center wants the stock of churches in Zeeland to stand the test of time. “In the past, churches were demolished and this led to social resistance,” explains Jan van de Voorde. He drafts the vision …