The Italian coastguard responds to 1300 boat people | Abroad

The Italian coastguard responds to 1300 boat people |  Abroad

Almost two weeks after the sinking in southern Italy, the Italian coast guard came to the rescue of three migrant boats. According to the Italian media, there would be around 1300 boat people. On Friday morning, the Italian coastguard received a report of a fishing boat in trouble about 70 nautical miles south of Crotone, the town where a vessel …

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“Tackling nitrogen from abroad is going too slowly” | Zeeland News

“Tackling nitrogen from abroad is going too slowly” |  Zeeland News

The province is disappointed with the pace at which the government is tackling nitrogen emissions overseas and from shipping. “This approach is very important for us as a coastal province,” said provincial administrator Anita Pijpelink. On the other hand, the provincial executive warned on Friday that tackling nitrogen sources outside its own borders is not a quick-acting panacea that solves …

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The European Commission temporarily allows more ‘green’ subsidies

The European Commission temporarily allows more ‘green’ subsidies

Photo: ANP The European Commission makes it easier for EU countries to support key sectors for the transition to a net-zero-carbon economy. It wants to stimulate investments in the development of clean technologies. A more favorable subsidy climate should deter companies from moving to the US, for example, where billions in ‘green’ subsidies are available. The new measures are temporary …

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A Chinese “spy balloon” shot down by the United States

A Chinese “spy balloon” shot down by the United States

It was therefore decided to wait until the balloon was above the sea. The Ministry of Defense in Washington describes as unacceptable the Chinese action, which would aim to spy on “strategic places”. Biden praised the pilots who got the job done. A fighter jet fired a missile, which a defense official said caused no further damage. This is when …

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Will Starfield and Spider-Man 2 face off in September 2023?

Will Starfield and Spider-Man 2 face off in September 2023?

On Wednesday, Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard addressed the world and told viewers that his game, star field, which hits stores on September 6 this year. A nice message for many players, but with a dark side. The release of the long-awaited RPG was originally scheduled for the first half of 2023. And so they don’t understand. Which means …

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Judge Canada: Raising the middle finger is a fundamental right | Abroad

Judge Canada: Raising the middle finger is a fundamental right |  Abroad

Raising the middle finger “is part of the freedom of expression” and is therefore a fundamental right. This was determined by a judge in the Canadian province of Quebec. The court’s decision is dated February 24. 45-year-old teacher Neall Epstein of Montreal, who was arrested at his home in May 2021 and charged with harassing and threatening his neighbor Michael …

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Covra must better justify the risk of flooding of new nuclear storage | Zeeland

Covra must better justify the risk of flooding of new nuclear storage |  Zeeland

The specialist company COVRA, which stores radioactive waste in the port area near Vlissingen, must pay more attention to the risks of flooding and earthquakes in the environmental report of a new building. The Environmental Impact Assessment Committee issues this opinion. The independent committee believes that with the current information, it is not possible to determine whether natural disasters have …

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PHOTOS/ Retrospective Le Ballon d’Argent, victory for Voskamp and Murakami

PHOTOS/ Retrospective Le Ballon d’Argent, victory for Voskamp and Murakami

LEEUWARDEN – Dione Voskamp and Yuma Murakami won the De Zilveren Bal on Wednesday night, the conclusion of the skating season. In the Leeuwarder Elfstedenhal they were the fastest in a 100 meter sprint during the skating show. Femke Kok, Dione Voskamp and American Erin Jackson were among the women in the final. Voskamp was the fastest with 10.51. She …

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Spotify suddenly looks like TikTok on your iPhone due to a new update

Spotify suddenly looks like TikTok on your iPhone due to a new update

That’s what you’re looking at. (Picture: Apple) Spotify has announced that they are going to give the homepage a major overhaul. The iPhone app is said to adopt a kind of style similar to the popular social media platform TikTok. The company unveiled these changes during its “Stream in 2023event with more information in a number of posts about it …

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Horner sees Netflix success: ‘Sometimes just like the Kardashians on wheels’

Horner sees Netflix success: ‘Sometimes just like the Kardashians on wheels’

The popularity of Formula 1 has increased significantly in recent years, especially in the United States, many new fans have joined. It seems that the Netflix series “Drive to Survive” has a big influence on this. However, Christian Horner sometimes has the idea similar to the Kardashians. For several years, the teams and drivers have been closely followed throughout the …

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“We don’t want to kill all the men”

“We don’t want to kill all the men”

Although women are doing very well in science, there are still too few female teachers. And in fact, no one believes that this will change soon, as it turned out at a meeting on International Women’s Day. “Half of the students of the VU are women, half of the teachers as well, but in the upper regions the percentage of …

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