What will Olympic night bring this time? Less than the previous nights, from a Dutch point of view. But still some currants worth opening your eyes and turning on the TV. Ranomi Kromowidjojo, for example. She will swim the final of the 50 meter freestyle at 3:37 am. Kromowidjojo is not the obvious favorite, the Olympic champion of this 2012 …
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The number of migrants killed during the overseas trip between Libya and Europe has tripled in one year, the Red Cross reported. At least 792 people died in the first half of this year, three times more than the same period last year. According to the humanitarian organization, the real number of victims is probably higher, as many people are …
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Saudi producer Red Sea Farms recently completed its final round of funding. The investment target of 8.5 million euros was exceeded. In total, 13 million euros were raised from investors in their own countries, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The increased investment accelerates Red Sea Farms’ ability to expand operations in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East …
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Read More »Orange water polosters fail in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament | sport
The Orange team led several times in the first quarter of the game, but ended up leading 4-3. The Netherlands seemed to put things right in the second quarter, notably thanks to two goals from Nomi Stomphorst, but a long shot from the Hungarians gave Hungary a rest with an 8-7 lead. At the start of the third quarter, the …
Read More »In the United States, the Dutch prepare for Storm Henri
Daniëlle van Rootselaar, 22, is from Utrecht but is currently studying at Brown University in Rhode Island. “The center of the storm is expected to invade us,” she told RTL Nieuws. The necessary measures have been taken in his neighborhood: ‘”Almost all public places are now closed. The university has distributed emergency packages with food, so that we do not …
Read More »Hundreds of thousands of American homes with no power after Storm Henri
The storm made landfall in the US state of Rhode Island, but Henry’s effects are also being felt in the states of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. The Dutch in New York told RTL Nieuws yesterday how they felt prepare for the arrival of the storm. Flooded streets A hurricane was expected, but as Henri …
Read More »Qatar FM discusses continued evictions in Afghanistan
Fox-relationship I discussed with the Qatari Foreign Minister the ongoing exit efforts Afghanistan. On Sunday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim al-Thani discussed Qatar’s role in the current struggle to expel people from the Taliban-controlled country. The Qatari minister announced optimistic figures on the expulsion of foreigners from the country. “In fact, Qatar is involved in the deportation of …
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Consciousness is a tricky puzzle. According to some, it is so special that it should be separated from the body. Yet science generally views it as the result of the activity of the nerve cells in our brain. This elusiveness has led some physicists to use comparably elusive quantum physics to explain it. This was proposed in the 1980s by …
Read More »Basketball players looking for the Dream Team: “But I always put my money on them”
Hammink refers to the fact that American players do not often play together on a team and that the rules of the International Basketball Association FIBA apply during the Olympic tournament. Rules substantially different from the rules of the NBA. In the NBA, for example, a step can be taken before the dribble, but according to FIBA rules this is …
Read More »Arabist: the Taliban call it sharia, but it’s a question of power
The Taliban say they want to rule Afghanistan under strict sharia rules. What does that mean? We asked two experts; Laila al-Zwaini and Anne Kwakkenbos. Laila al-Zwaini is a lawyer and Arabist and was head of the United Nations rule of law mission in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2009. Anne Kwakkenbos is Gender, Peace and Security expert at the aid …
Read More »dr. Jitendra Singh emphasizes Indo-Dutch cooperation in health and agriculture
Federal Secretary of State (independent responsible) for Science and Technology; Secretary of State (independent director) Earth Sciences; dr. Jitendra Singh, PMO, Staff, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, today highlighted Indo-Dutch cooperation on health and agriculture, two of the priority areas of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that since Trinity Health, agriculture and water have …
Read More »It was day 2: the Dutch fight, go down, go up and get fooled
Even before Mathieu van der Poel’s Olympic debut, there is already a lot to do for Dutch sports fans. Arno Kamminga is the first Dutchman to have a chance to win a medal on day three of the Olympic Games. At 4:12 a.m., the swimmer will compete in the 100-meter butterfly with Olympic champion Adam Peaty, among others. If you …
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The birth was not without complications, writes aviation service Air Mobility Command on Twitter. “So the pilot decided to fly a little lower to increase the air pressure in the plane. This allowed the woman to stabilize and she stayed alive.” The plane eventually landed at Ramstein Military Air Base in Germany, an air base owned by the US Air …
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Trump called Biden’s move “the greatest foreign policy humiliation” in US history. “Biden’s failed departure from Afghanistan is the most astonishing display of incompetence by a national leader,” he told supporters at a rally in Cullman, Alabama. Abandonment The Trump administration struck a deal with the Taliban on the withdrawal of US troops during negotiations in Doha, Qatar last year. …
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