Queen Máxima arrives in California, without Willem-Alexander

Queen Máxima arrives in California, without Willem-Alexander

Last week, the Government Information Service reported that King Willem-Alexander had decided, on medical advice, to cancel his trip to the United States. He has pneumonia. “Air travel can hamper full recovery from pneumonia,” wrote the RVD in a press release. California and Texas Queen Máxima has decided to travel. She visits California and Texas and is away for four …

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Pets emit at least 50% less CO2 if you give them dry food | Science

Pets emit at least 50% less CO2 if you give them dry food |  Science

Dog and cat owners can significantly reduce the environmental impact of their pets by feeding them dry foods such as kibble instead of foods with higher water content. This is evident from a Brazilian research which was released on Friday. A 10 kilo dog eats an average of 534 calories per day and emits about 828 kilos of CO2 per …

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Bloemendaal hockey club, main supplier of the World Cup in India: “But as unobjective as I am, I would have preferred to see Maurits Visser in goal”

Bloemendaal hockey club, main supplier of the World Cup in India: "But as unobjective as I am, I would have preferred to see Maurits Visser in goal"

National coach Jeroen Delmee of Dutch men’s hockey has announced his final selection for the world championship in India, which begins in January. Hockey club Bloemendaal are the main supplier with five players, but if it had been up to coach Rick Mathijssen, goalkeeper Maurits Visser would have been chosen as the first goalkeeper and not, again, as the second …

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Real estate group Unibail drops on Damrak after selling advice

Real estate group Unibail drops on Damrak after selling advice

Real estate group Unipile-Rodamco-Westfield was the biggest loser on Friday, down minus 5 percent on Tamrock. Analysts at U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs cut a recommendation to sell the owner of the Netherlands’ Westfield Mall in Leeds due to a poor economic outlook. The mood in equity markets remained cautious. After last week’s optimism about slowing US inflation, interest rate …

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Rugby player Conway, who had his finger amputated for the All Blacks, has died

Rugby player Conway, who had his finger amputated for the All Blacks, has died

OUR Sports•Friday, May 27, 2022, 1:27 p.m. “Take it out then,” 24-year-old Richard Conway told doctors in 1960 about his middle finger. Shortly before this decision, the rugby player made his debut for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. But a persistent injury to this finger bothers. When young Conway learns that if he keeps playing rugby his …

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Pelosi steps down as Democratic leader after House Abroad loss

Pelosi steps down as Democratic leader after House Abroad loss

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi resigns as Democratic leader. The 82-year-old politician announced on Thursday that she was not seeking re-election as party leader. Democrats lost the day before the majority in the House to Republicans in the midterm elections. Pelosi says she will remain as a delegate to continue representing the interests of her …

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Blue verification for new Twitter accounts only after three months

Blue verification for new Twitter accounts only after three months

Photo: ANP If Twitter makes it possible to close the Twitter Blue subscription service again, this will not apply to new accounts yet. They will have to wait 90 days for the service, which also provides the blue check mark previously reserved for accounts controlled by Twitter. This can be read on the modified Twitter Blue product page discovered by …

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These seven rookies go into action at FP1 in Abu Dhabi

Deze zeven rookies komen in actie tijdens VT1 in Abu Dhabi

Lars Leftink Thursday, November 17, 2022 5:54 PM – Last update: 5:56 PM It will be loaded with rookies during the first free practice session in Abu Dhabi on Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. Dutch time. During the last VT1 of the season, no less than eight replacement drivers will be in action, including seven rookies. First explain the situation. …

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British government cuts tens of billions and raises taxes | Economy

British government cuts tens of billions and raises taxes |  Economy

The British government is making drastic cuts in spending. The country is cutting spending by more than 30 billion pounds (34 billion euros) and also raising taxes by around 24 billion pounds. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must restore financial markets’ confidence in the UK government. Sunak’s predecessor, Liz Truss, presented plans …

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EU opens door to ‘loss and damage’ if China pays

EU opens door to 'loss and damage' if China pays

At the UN climate summit in Egypt, the European Union nevertheless showed its willingness to discuss a new climate aid mechanism for developing countries. But then big economies like China will have to pay. Loss and damage, aid to countries severely affected by the impacts of climate change, was one of the main contentious issues at the Egyptian climate summit. …

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