Boxing star Megan de Cler was knocked out in the second round of the world championship in New Delhi. The 19-year-old boxer, who took part in the tournament without the permission of the Dutch boxing association NBB, lost in the class up to 63 kilograms to second-placed Mexican Guadalupe Solis Acosta. The jury ruled the Mexican won 4-1 on points …
Read More »Riots in France again due to steep increase in retirement age | Abroad
21 mrt 2023 om 21:56Update: 3 uur geleden Riots have erupted again in France following spontaneous demonstrations against the pension reform. This happened this time in Paris, Nantes, Montpellier and Lille, among others, French media report. Police used tear gas in the capital to disperse protesters. Monday’s protests also spiraled out of control. Nearly 300 people were arrested the following …
Read More »A river as a legal entity? Rights for nature are no longer unimaginable
Rights for NatureJessica from outsideLemiscate; 153 pages 17.99★★★★ Flower YoungpierMarch 22, 202301:00 Author Jessica den Outer specializes in environmental law and has notably contributed to UN reports on the rights of nature. She is one of the initiators of the Maas in de Wet campaign. The collection was previously published Rights of nature with six case studies on six continents. …
Read More »New York stocks gain after banking sector relief
Stock markets in New York ended with significant gains on Tuesday, as smaller banks in particular showed a recovery after earlier concerns about their financial stability. For example, First Republic shares rose 30 percent after investor concerns faded somewhat into the background. After the bankruptcy of two medium-sized banks in the United States, First Republic lost a lot of value. …
Read More »Angry Danish prince and princess accused of ‘Megxit’
At the end of September last year, Margrethe announced that her son Joachim’s children would lose their royal titles on January 1, 2023. The reason, she says, is that she wants to ensure that the three children can lead a life normal. However, Prince Joachim disagrees with this and takes it out on his mother at the time. “What did …
Read More »Nijmegen’s super scanner will soon take the sharpest brain photos: what can science do with them?
The Donders Institute will build the world’s most powerful MRI scanner in Nijmegen, together with six other Dutch partners. The super scanner makes brain images of unprecedented precision possible, but can test subjects handle such a strong magnetic field? It was great news that even made the news at 8 p.m.: Nijmegen is getting the most powerful MRI scanner in …
Read More »Return to square one after 16 hours of flight: the flight from New Zealand must turn around
It was Air New Zealand flight NZ2, bound for John F. Kennedy Airport. Most of the passengers discovered that the plane had turned around when they saw the flight route on their screen, the newspaper reports. The New Zealand Herald. Electrical failure The reason was a power outage at New York airport. It was caused by an electrical panel failure, …
Read More »Cabinet calls officials: remove apps like TikTok from work phone | Policy
The firm is calling on public servants to remove apps such as TikTok from their work phones. It has just been announced. Secretary of State Alexandra van Huffelen (Digitalization) is calling on government officials to immediately remove spy-sensitive apps such as TikTok from their work phones. The video app has a Chinese parent company and that country has a “cyber …
Read More »EU countries agree new deals on Northern Ireland
The European Commission, which is negotiating on behalf of the EU, and Britain’s new Sunak government signed a new deal on Northern Ireland three weeks ago. In retrospect, the UK government could not live with previous agreements, which were intended to prevent the UK’s departure from the EU from reducing the physical border between EU country Ireland and Northern Ireland …
Read More »Cabinet calls on officials to remove TikTok from their phones
The urgent call comes from Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Alexandra van Haflen, who does not want spying apps on civil servants’ phones. According to AIVD, China is engaged in an ‘offensive cyber project’ against the Netherlands. Belgium and the European Union have banned their officials from using TikTok, and the U.S. already did so last year. The U.S. …
Read More »Professional storage: the benefits for your business
If you think storage spaces are for personal use, it might be time to take a closer look. Whether you have a small business, a growing business, a nonprofit, or a hobby, there are many benefits to owning storage space. And everything you need Rent a box can help you. valkenswaard24 / Announcement submitted Discover the 7 advantages of storage …
Read More »Defending champions USA meet Japan in World Baseball Classic final
The World Baseball Classic final pits the United States against Japan. The American baseball players were far too strong for Cuba in the semi-finals in Miami (14-2), Japan beat Mexico 6-5 in a real thriller. The unofficial World Cup of Baseball finals will take place Tuesday night at the home stadium of the MLB Miami Marlins. The United States defend …
Read More »Make money with a pedometer for a week: 4 apps tested
It sounds too good to be true: making money doing something you do every day. Online, there are various apps and services that offer you cash and discount cards if you do enough legwork. Does it really work? And if so, how much will it bring you and how much will it cost you?
Read More »French government must ban fishing now for hundreds of dead dolphins stranded | Abroad
20 mrt 2023 om 21:20Update: 12 uur geleden Now that hundreds of dolphins have washed up dead on the French Atlantic coast in a short time, the French government must impose fishing bans. They must protect the animals. The Council of State ordered the French government to fishing bans located in the French parts of the Atlantic Ocean. The court …
Read More »Taiwanese president visits United States and Central America
ANP Productions | Source: PA Today at 09:06 taipeibeijing Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will visit the United States, Guatemala and Belize in a week. Officially, she stops in the United States for official visits to Central American countries. Beijing immediately reacted angrily, saying the layovers in the United States are an excuse to spread nationalist propaganda and that China will …
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