International•May 23. ’23 13:26Author: Bram van Eijndhoven According to European Commission foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, the training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots in Europe has begun. Especially in Poland there is a lot of training. According to European journalist Geert Jan Hahn, this means that the fighter jets will almost certainly be delivered. “Of course you don’t train so you …
Read More »Lely › “They can eat when they want, they can lie down and get milked” | Dairy.nl
The Van Leeuwen family from the Canterbury region of New Zealand currently milks 890 cows with 16 Lely Astronauts. They farm in a sustainable, profitable and pleasant way, keeping the cows under the roof and with milking robots. “We farm a bit differently from the traditional New Zealand farm, because we keep our cows indoors, we treat them with the …
Read More »IMF chief hopes US debt ceiling deal will come before ’11th hour’
Kristalina Georgieva, director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Tuesday that she hoped the global economy would not have to wait until the 11th hour to deal with the US debt ceiling. Negotiators from the White House and Republican Congress are trying to resolve a months-long impasse over raising the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. Georgieva told a …
Read More »The documentary “Victim/Suspect” is now on Netflix
by Ulrike Vandammepublished on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 For 13:38• 2 read less Starting today, you can watch a brand new documentary on Netflix. It’s about the movie victim/suspect which will follow the story that journalist Rae de Leon uncovered. She discovered a remarkable and scandalous model in the United …
Read More »EU ministers want free access to scientific work
Photo: ANP All scientific publications of the European Union must become freely accessible to all as soon as possible. EU education ministers unanimously agreed in Brussels. According to Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science), the conclusion to make “open science” the standard for scientific literature across the EU is “very important”. The Netherlands is at the forefront and has …
Read More »Golfer Luiten is fit for the KLM Open
Golfer Joost Luiten will start the 103rd edition of the KLM Open on Thursday in top form. The two-time tournament winner isn’t sure if that says anything about his chances of securing a third overall win. “Sometimes it’s good to go into the week with a lot of confidence. But sometimes it’s also good to do it with little confidence,” …
Read More »Media: Former British Deputy Prime Minister Raab also leaves the House of Commons | Abroad
Former British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab will leave the House of Commons after the next general election. The British newspaper The Telegraph saw letters from Raab to the president of his local Conservative association. The former Deputy Prime Minister writes there that he resigns because of the pressure that his work exerts on his family. The British channel Sky …
Read More »A Republican senator running for the U.S. presidential election
International•22 May ’23 22:09Author: Remy Cook Republican Senator Tim Scott, 57, today announced his candidacy for the 2024 US presidential election. But his chances are not great, thinks US geek Raymond Mens. “There are only two big horses in the race for the Republican nomination.” Republican Senator Tim Scott, 57, today announced his candidacy for the 2024 US presidential election. …
Read More »Review White Men Can’t Jump [Disney+]
Direction: Calmatic | Script: Kenya Harris, Doug Hall, Ron Shelton| discard: Sinqua Walls (Kamal), Jack Harlow (Jeremy), Teyana Taylor (Imani), Laura Harrier (Tatiana) and others | Playtime: 101 minutes | Year: 2023 In 1992, we saw Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in the movie about basketball The white man can’t jump, a sports comedy that took a closer look at …
Read More »Solar Magazine – Utrecht: space for a 40 hectare solar park in Ockhuizen
In addition, the biodiversity in the area is increased and new nature is preserved for the future. The municipality states that it cherishes the view of the nationally protected village of Haarzuilens in all of this. Lock patternThe municipality has realized a concept in which nature, recreation, sustainable energy and the characteristic cultural and historical landscape of the region come …
Read More »International Boxing Federation Suspends Dutch Federation, America Cancels Membership | Martial Arts
The international boxing federation IBA has suspended the federations of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany and Sweden for their participation in rival organization World Boxing. This union was founded last month, with Dutchman Boris van der Vorst as provisional leader. The United States has already canceled its membership of the IBA. The International Boxing Federation says the Netherlands, New Zealand, …
Read More »But *WHY* are so many companies participating so aggressively in this transgender stuff? This is the @BlackRock ESG Corporate Equality Index
The hamQuestion with a capital V for a question mark ? ? Unilever, Adidas, BudLite, Ford, MillerLite, Transformers, disneyNATO and D66 family businesses, Target and so on for a while. What catches them? Is it really just wanting to sovereignly navigate the social contagion that is almost entirely responsible for the astronomical rise in trans cases? Is it really just …
Read More »more time for pension funds to switch to the new system
The specialists needed to transfer participants’ pension rights in an orderly manner are scarce. And because the parliamentary review of the new pension law has taken much longer than expected, many funds will have to wait until the last minute with what is known in the jargon as “entering”. Left-wing factions CDA Senator Ria Oomen is not yet reassured by …
Read More »Devastating El Niño damages trillions of euros. And we may have to deal with it again this year
El Niño and its cooler sister, La Niña, alternate every few years. A ‘Super El Nino’ is expected to occur this year. This warm Gulf Stream has enormous consequences for climate, nature, and society. El Niño’s economic damage runs into the trillions. The flow of unusually warm ocean water around the equator, stretching from South America to Asia, causes weather …
Read More »Scientists see brain signals of chronic pain for the first time | Science
Scientists have captured brain signals of chronic pain for the first time. The results are a first step towards a new treatment for people with chronic pain. The study included four patients with chronic pain caused by stroke or amputation (also known as phantom limb pain). Doctors inserted electrodes into participants’ brains. Patients also received a device with a button …
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