The United States beat Iran and their next opponent Orange at the World Cup

The United States beat Iran and their next opponent Orange at the World Cup

Football OUR•Tuesday, November 29, 10:02 p.m. See the Iran – United States summary here The United States have qualified for the Round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar. Thanks to a 1-0 victory over Iran, the United States finished in second place in Group B behind England group winner. The team of national coach Gregg Berhalter is therefore …

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A tyranny of the majority threatens to emerge in Israel

A tyranny of the majority threatens to emerge in Israel

Reuters Protesters fear that the reforms the cabinet wants to implement will harm democracy and harm public opinion ultra-right make it easier for the government to implement controversial plans. To what extent are these concerns justified? Supreme Court offside The most criticized reform concerns the rule of law. A majority of parliament should soon be able to pass laws that …

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Washington now refers to Turkey as ‘Turkey’

Washington now refers to Turkey as ‘Turkey’

The US State Department on Thursday accepted Turkey’s request that the country be called “Türkiye” henceforth. Henceforth, in official documents about Turkey, Washington will refer to ‘Türkiye’ and will no longer use ‘Turkey’. Ankara has long been angered by cartoons and other references associating the country with turkeys — ‘turkey’ being the English word for turkey. The US State Department …

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Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has cancer

Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has cancer

Duran Duran will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday along with Eminem, Lionel Richie and Dolly Parton, among others. Taylor was absent from the ceremony in Los Angeles. It had to do with his illness, he explained in a letter that singer Simon Le Bon read on stage. The 61-year-old musician was diagnosed with …

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Reviews | Care does not need insurers for quality

Reviews |  Care does not need insurers for quality

In the discussion of the impending unaffordability and shutdown of our healthcare system, Marjolein Smidt and Mathieu Weggeman suggested the idea of ​​removing insurers from our healthcare system (“Getting insurers out of the health system”, 8/12). They could be replaced by a National Office for the Administration of Care and thus reduce the heavy administrative burden for care providers, while …

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“Very fanatical and sharp on the ball”

“Very fanatical and sharp on the ball”

PA Football OUR•Tuesday, November 29, 10:29 PM Louis van Gaal believes the Dutch national team will face a tough match against the United States in the Round of 16 of the World Cup. The match between the Netherlands and the United States is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. Dutch time. “I haven’t seen them yet, only in the …

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Early Birds goes around the world!

Early Birds goes around the world!

We are going to the other side of the world, to the south of New Zealand. Lisa van Beek lives here. For several years, she has been involved in the protection of a very rare New Zealand bird: the takahe. The takahe is a kind of rail-like bird and is relatively unknown, with only a few hundred left on earth. …

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IFFR 2023 Featured Programs

IFFR 2023 Featured Programs

Vanja Kaludjercic, Festival Director: “Our Focus programs give us the opportunity to celebrate the remarkable work and careers of filmmakers who don’t always get the attention they deserve. We continue our search for the improbable, be it Hungarian documentaries in the countryside of the seventies, performative’extended cinemaor Japanese anime. IFFR is where the unexpected shines.” Focus: Judit Elek IFFR is …

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Evacuations due to ‘record’ flooding in Australia’s northwest

Evacuations due to ‘record’ flooding in Australia’s northwest

Reuters ONS News•today, 08:53 Hundreds of people have been evacuated from areas cut off by flooding in northwestern Australia. The Kimberley, a sparsely populated region in the state of Western Australia, has been ravaged by the aftermath of Hurricane Ellie, which brought heavy rain. “People in the Kimberley experience flooding once every 100 years, the worst flood Western Australia has …

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extremely cold in America, “up to 45 degrees below zero”

extremely cold in America, “up to 45 degrees below zero”

Large parts of America are currently suffering from extreme cold: “It’s not just a snowy day, it’s serious business,” clarifies President Joe Biden on the seriousness of the situation. In some places, the wind chill can drop to around 45 degrees below zero and heavy snowstorms are also expected, with all the associated traffic problems. Watch the excerpt from RTL …

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Why it’s so nice to live next door to Germany

Why it’s so nice to live next door to Germany

Economy•8 Jan ’23 at 14:14Author of the book: Mark VanHarveldt With an area of ​​357,580 square kilometers, a population of 83 million and a GDP of 3.346 billion euros, the Federal Republic of Germany is the fourth largest economy in the world. After USA, China and Japan. Germany is the world’s largest exporter of goods and services, after China and …

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