The United States and its allies, including Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, have criticized the actions of the Hong Kong authorities against the outspoken Apple Daily and its employees. In a joint statement released on Saturday by the 21-nation Media Freedom Alliance, governments condemned the use of China’s national security law in Hong Kong to shut down the newspaper …
Read More »Lost your wallet? You get it back more often if there is a lot of money in it – Wel.nl
It sounds contradictory, but it’s true: if you’ve lost your wallet, you’re more likely to find it if it has a lot of money in it. Research by scientists at the University of Zurich found that people were more likely to hand over a wallet with a lot of money to the police than a purse with only cards. They …
Read More »Grizzly bear shot dead after fatal drama with sleeping camper (65) | Abroad
Wildlife officials in the U.S. state of Montana shot dead a grizzly bear suspected of causing fatal tragedy at a campsite near Ovando. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, a sleeping woman was surprised by a bear who dragged her out of her tent and killed her. The grizzly bear was shot within 2 miles of Ovando. This happened …
Read More »US and allies condemn crackdown on Apple Daily in Hong Kong National
The United States and its allies, including Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, have criticized the actions of the Hong Kong authorities against the outspoken Apple Daily and its employees. In a joint statement released on Saturday by the 21-nation Media Freedom Alliance, governments condemned the use of China’s national security law in Hong Kong to shut down the newspaper …
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Read More »You can now apply through TikTok and large companies are already participating
TikTok influencer Yusuf Panseri (Photo: AFP) TikTok is currently testing an application tool in the United States that allows users to apply to large companies such as NASCAR, Target, and Shopify via a video CV. Serious content, and especially career-related content, is getting better and better on TikTok. Companies see it as an opportunity to reach a new generation. What …
Read More »Sea of Flowers for Peter R. Gets More Space | Interior
The criminal journalist was shot dead on Tuesday evening in the Lange Leidsedwarsstraat and is still fighting for his life. Since Wednesday morning, people are still laying flowers, messages, candles and cards in front of the 64-year-old journalist. Several residents of the Lange Leidsedwarsstraat in central Amsterdam could not even leave their homes because of the sea of flowers due …
Read More »Gmail is undergoing minor but important changes
(Image: ANP. Photo by: Fabian Sommer / dpa) You may have noticed that something has changed in Gmail. We tell you what is different and what it means for you. Almost everyone has a Gmail account these days. It’s convenient because you can easily access your email from anywhere in the world. Moreover, with a Google account, you can also …
Read More »Goedele Liekens single again: “You are not a good partner if you have cancer” gossip
“I was in a relationship when I was sick,” Liekens tells the Newspaper. “But you are not a good partner if you have cancer. You don’t look, you have to throw up, you lie exhausted on the couch. Psychologically, it’s hard. Skin cancer forced Liekens to undergo surgery and chemotherapy, among other things. It affected his relationship. “It certainly didn’t …
Read More »US and its allies condemn repression of “Apple Daily” and “US News & Top Stories” in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) – The United States and its allies, including Germany, Japan and Britain, have openly criticized the Hong Kong authorities’ crackdown on Apple Daily and its employees. In a joint statement issued on Saturday (July 10) by the 21-nation Media Freedom Alliance, governments condemned the closure of China’s National Security Act newspaper in Hong Kong and the arrest of …
Read More »Natural North Holland: nature finds space in the Heemskerk overhoeks
Most of the hectares of Noord-Holland nature are found in little nooks and crannies: between roads, neighborhoods and industrial areas. All those little bits of roadside, parkland, and brush work. Under the high Heemskerk windmill, ranger Evert-Jan Woudsma manages to find orchids. And on the roof of a company, we see one nest after another. Natural North Holland: nature finds …
Read More »Han Urban (1927-2021): baseball pioneer
Han Urban reached first base.ANP. Photo Han Urban was born in Rotterdam in 1927, but moved to Amsterdam at the age of seven. When Urbanus was eleven years old, he accompanied his older brother to a training session for OVVO Baseball Club in Amsterdam East. He put on a baseball glove and threw a few balls. A love for baseball …
Read More »Results and ranking: Bauke Mollema wins solo, Guillaume Martin takes a leap | Tour de France
The 34-year-old Groninger from Trek-Segafredo arrived solo in Quillan after 183.7 kilometers. Mollema gave his team the first stage victory of this Tour. This is the second Dutch stage victory, after that of Mathieu van der Poel during the second stage. See here the step result and the in the general classification. Overview Our columnists Erik Breukink and Michael Boogerd …
Read More »US coach Ellis doesn’t rule out Wiegman’s succession in advance
November 27, 2020 – Jill Ellis, the former US national women’s coach, is not unfriendly in advance to a period with the Dutch team. The coach who led the United States to two world titles is looking for a new challenge and is open to all options. “I’m looking for a challenge, to develop myself and to run to the …
Read More »Facing tax evasion by international companies
Negotiators from 131 countries have agreed to reconsider taxing the world’s largest multinational corporations. It is an attempt to thwart complex international evasion plans that cost governments billions in revenue. Globalization and the growing digital economy are big plans to better deal with the world by making it easier to move profits from one jurisdiction to another. The agreement reached …
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