NU.nl provides you with an ongoing overview of the situation in Ukraine. This time: Russian troops shelled residential areas in Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown of Kriviy Rih on Saturday morning. The Ukrainian president visited the city on Friday, where he visited the front line. At the same time, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on the Chinese secretary to speak …
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Luc van Bree spent two long years at ZZ Leiden
(Photo: ZZ Leiden Basketball). Leiden, 9 July 2022, 10:27 am By authors Luuk van Bree will play for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball for the next two seasons. The 2.03m forward has spent the last two seasons at Leiden. Luuk van Bree moved to America in 2015 via the Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain). There he played four years for Bradley’s …
Read More »Cabinet response on fluorinated greenhouse gases
July 8, 2022 On June 16, the Standing Parliamentary Committees for Economic Affairs and Climate/Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (EZK/LNV) and Infrastructure, Environment and Water Management (IWO) put questions to Minister Jeton for Climate and Energy and the European Commission. In the context of the political debate over the proposal for regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases. On June 30, the …
Read More »Prince Harry’s lawyer says royal officials should have recused themselves from security decisions
Harry, who moved to the US two years ago to live an independent life with his wife Meghan, is challenging the decision to stop receiving police protection, even though he will cover the costs himself. Prince Harry’s lawyer, Shaheed Fatima, told the High Court hearing that the Queen’s private secretary, Edward Young, was part of a system that decided Harry …
Read More »Volkswagen begins building its first battery factory in Europe
Photo: ANP German car group Volkswagen on Thursday started building its first home factory for batteries for electric cars in Europe. The factory is being built near Salzgitter, Germany. The company also has plans for European battery factories. It involves investments of more than 20 billion euros. The factories are being built by PowerCo, a new Volkswagen subsidiary. Construction began …
Read More »Iranian TV says several foreigners and British embassy officials have been arrested for alleged espionage
It did not elaborate on when they were arrested and whether they are still under arrest. Britain said the reports were completely false. “The spies were taking soil samples in Iran’s central desert, where the Revolutionary Guards conduct anti-aircraft missile exercises,” state television said. Iranian state television showed footage of Giles Whittaker and his family in central Iran, where the …
Read More »European stock markets rebound, Just Eat takeaway shines at Tamrock
European stock markets showed a strong recovery on Wednesday after losses the previous day. Food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway caught the eye at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Thuisbezorgd’s parent company hiked prices by more than 15 percent after announcing a joint deal with online store group Amazon. Oil prices fell again, causing Shell to finish below the AEX index. …
Read More »Recession fears cause the euro to fall sharply
Economy†5 Jul ’22 at 12:15Author of the book† BNR Web Editors Fears of a recession have sent the euro to a 20-year low against the dollar. Fears of recession and the depreciation of the euro are further fueling speculation about a more cautious rate hike by the European Central Bank. Also Read | Cock’s criticism of the ECB shows courage …
Read More »US wants ASML not to supply old chip machines to China
Photo: ANP The US government wants chip machine maker ASML to stop supplying its older generation machines to Chinese companies. This was reported by Bloomberg news agency based on insiders. The US is pressuring the Netherlands to extend the export ban, which currently only applies to the latest generation of chip machines. For example, China’s plans to become a leading …
Read More »The Lions are defending their European Championship title, but the Orange madness is yet to emerge
Women’s soccer has been on the rise for years, thanks to the Orange girls’ successes. For example, 5.5 million Dutch people watched how the women lost to the USA in the World Cup final in 2019. This is still only slightly behind the record set by the men in 2014, when 9.1 million Dutch people watched the World Cup semi-final …
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