EPA/NEILHALL She is dressed as a banana.. chances are if your TikTok is a bit into Harry Styles’ algorithm you haven’t heard anything but the banana song he sang at his concert in New Zealand the last days. Banana song? Yes really. Styles is often described as “the fruit man” due to his colorful outfits, sweet character, fruity comments and …
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A giant screen in Beijing shows re-elected Chinese President Xi Jinping during the National People’s Congress.Image courtesy REUTERS Previously, Chinese presidents were only allowed to serve two terms, but Xi changed this in 2018. A third term as party leader and army chief could see him in power for life. Xi was elected president at the National People’s Congress, the …
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The reason Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have to leave their royal residence Frogmore Cottage for the summer is much simpler than expected. Because it turns out that Prince Andrew’s royal pavilion has serious moisture problems and the roof needs to be replaced. Andrew has too little money to finance the renovation. This information sheds new light on King …
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The Oranje Heren secured a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup Hall in Pretoria with panache. On Tuesday night, national coach Robert Tigges’ side were 12-0 too strong for New Zealand in the Orange’s 100th game in an international title tournament. The result was the Orange Men’s second-biggest win ever at a World Championship. In 2011 in Poznan, …
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UpdateA special police team put an end to a hostage-taking of more than 4:30 a.m. in a pharmacy in Karlsruhe, in southwestern Germany, on Friday evening. The 20-year-old hostage taker has been arrested. He is known to the police. Members of the SEK (Spezialeinsatzkommando) stormed the pharmacy around 9:10 p.m. According to local media, loud bangs were heard. A male …
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Indonesia, Zambia, New Zealand and Pakistan: name a few countries and chances are Marco Meijerink (53) and Lisette Verzijl (50) have cycled there. The adventurers, the sufferers: they secretly came to love him. “There were all dangerous-looking men there, with big beards and Kalashnikovs.” They talk about it candidly at the kitchen table in Agelo, where they have lived since …
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China strongly opposes new restrictions on exports of Dutch chip technology to the country. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. It was officially announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet will restrict the export of several machines from chip machine maker ASML to China. According to Minister Liesje Schreinemacher (Foreign Trade), this is necessary for ‘(inter)national …
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Avatar: The Waterway is literally and figuratively taking over cinemas. Since its release in December, the ambitious film has been scoring points. Thrilled avatar 2 will soon also be available for home viewing. Many would say that the Avatar sequel (and the entire series) was made for the big screen. However, many people will also want to enjoy the film’s …
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The launch date is still pending formalities, but all signs point to the new Starship making its test flight from its base in Texas later this month. If successful, it will be more than a boost for owner, eccentric billionaire Elon Musk. Starship is also the vehicle that the American space agency Nasa wants to use for its ambitions to …
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Tallon’s Greek track plans to miss the Miami Masters Tournament. The world number 39 chooses to allow himself a period of rest and training after Indian Wells and to prepare for the clay court season. The Indian Wells Masters Tournament begins next week. The Miami tournament follows two weeks later. When players are eliminated early from Indian Wells, they have …
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Did you know that our food travels an average of 30,000 kilometers before reaching our plates? The province of North Holland therefore wants us to eat closer to home and is investing 2.7 million euros in local food and sustainable agriculture. What does this mean for regional products from North Holland? Pieter Groot from Middenbeemster owns about a hundred cows …
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Silicon Valley Bank headquarters, Menlo Park.The film is solid Supervisor FDIC closed the doors to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday. It was the largest bank failure in the United States in more than a decade. The bank was struggling with a massive loss of confidence and was unable to stem the outflow of customer funds as a result. The …
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De Ham, the media campus of the Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Mechelen, served as the backdrop for a veritable wrestling arena on Thursday evening. The students organized ‘Clash at the Campus’ with names from the Netherlands and abroad. Wrestling is big business in the United States. The popularity is mainly due to the fact that wrestling is …
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MOL– Local and supra-local authorities are joining forces to work on the Grote Nete of the future. And that future looks eerily like the Grote Nete of decades ago. There will be more room for water, nature and people. By aligning their ambitions, partners can achieve much more. For example, they dream aloud of new welcoming gates and a great …
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The French Football Federation has sacked the national coach of the women’s team, Corinne Deacon. It happened after trouble ensued because leading players had expressed their displeasure. Captain Wendie Renard (Olympique Lyon) announced last week that she no longer wanted to play for the national team and, according to French media, it had to do with Deacon. The same was …
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