The fact that Epke Zonderland had extra space to combine his medical studies with obtaining an Olympic gold medal seems the most natural thing in the world, but it is not so obvious to students with exceptional talent for entrepreneurship. See the video. Text continues below. “data-revoke =”“> TOR Status Along with four other talents from HAN, Gerjan received a …
Read More »Long prison sentences for conspiracy against football club Fenerbahçe
A Turkish media mogul and a former police chief were sentenced to 1,406 and 2,170 years respectively for conspiring against the Fenerbahçe football club. The club were accused of match fixing ten years ago and the then president was sentenced to six years in prison. In 2016, the Turkish prosecutor declared the allegations to be a conspiracy. Supporters of the …
Read More »EU bans Belarusian planes from airspace and airports
As of this evening, planes from Belarus are no longer allowed to fly over the airspace of the European Union and therefore no longer land at airports in EU member states. The Brussels decision is a reaction to the stopover in Minsk of a Ryanair plane forced by Belarus on May 23. On board was critical journalist Roman Protasevich, who …
Read More »The group of seven countries almost agrees to tackle corporate tax evasion
Bermuda knows how to sell itself. It attracts tourists with the appeal of open water and with the promise that international companies will not tax their profits. Bermuda is a multinational tax savings fund that is in a completely legal way, but now there is great pressure to change. Rishi Sunak It hosted a meeting of G7 finance ministers today. …
Read More »Friends: Reunion: take everything out of the closet
Photo credit: Warner Media / HBO Max Friends fans who had been hoping for a real reunion, with new episodes, as they did with Will & Grace a few years ago, will come back from a rude awakening in Friends: The Reunion. Rather, the one-off reunion can best be described as a talk show, with the annoying James Corden (host …
Read More »American Dr. Fauci wants sick medical records from science …
As White House medical adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday called on China to release the medical records of some people suspected of having contracted a similar illness before the coronavirus pandemic. This could help determine if the virus may have come from a lab. The theory long considered probable of a laboratory leak has resurfaced in recent weeks after …
Read More »[cricket]VCC’er Logan van Beek signs professional contract with Derbyshire
Voorburg CC all-rounder and international Logan van Beek accepted an offer from the English county of Derbyshire to participate in Vitality Blast, a small game of cricket (Twenty20), for more than a month. Van Beek is no stranger to the Derbys; he will play there in 2019. He finds it annoying to have to leave VCC temporarily, but is very …
Read More »Track schedule and results with these apps
The 2021 European Football Championship is about to explode and the schedule is right on your smartphone. With these apps, you can easily and quickly check who is playing and the results afterwards.
Read More »Scientists burst into tears as they see the consequences of the climate crisis
New June 4, 2021 Last update 10:25 No video? click here. People don’t often appear in Sir David Attenborough documentaries, but in his latest Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet some specimens can be seen with behavior rarely seen in public. The famous British documentary filmmaker examines the consequences of the climate crisis with scientists. Some of them become …
Read More »MEP PvdA: Must be a necklace in tax reform development
The light is on Member states, the Commission and the European Parliament agreed last night: Every company with an annual revenue of 750 million or more will soon be obliged to report how much it pays in taxes to a country. “It’s not about companies, it’s about construction,” Paul Tong says. Those currencies need to become transparent so that you …
Read More »Talented artists are given space and opportunities in Amstelveen’s new studio policy
AMETELVEEN The municipality of Amstelveen is renewing its studio policy. A dynamic climate will be created for local artists in which opportunities for development and innovation are central. Artists, studio users, and the Visual Arts Advisory Committee (ABK) have provided input into a widely supported studio policy. The municipality wants artists to have the opportunity to develop as well as …
Read More »Dream final for the CONCACAF Nations League Premier
© ProShots Dream final for the CONCACAF Nations League Premier The CONCACAF Nations League Premier final is played on Sunday between the two strongest countries in the federation: the United States and Mexico. On the night of Thursday to Friday, the favorites cleared the last hurdle, even though both countries crawled through the eye of the needle. With Sergiño Dest …
Read More »Mapping the history of the still mysterious Oort cloud for the first time
Astronomers in Leiden have succeeded in calculating the first 100 million years of the history of the Oort Cloud. And this leads to some interesting discoveries. New comets regularly roam the inner solar system, disappearing from view for thousands, if not tens of thousands of years. These space rocks would come from the still hypothetical Oort cloud: a huge collection …
Read More »United States: no evidence that UFOs come from aliens
U.S. intelligence has found no evidence that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) sighted over the past two decades have come from aliens. But that still cannot be ruled out, say senior officials who have already learned of a long-awaited UFO report. The New York Times. Researchers have not been able to find an explanation for the phenomenon. It has become clear …
Read More »Provincetown is the first cycling city in the United States
Provincetown has been recognized as America’s most bike-friendly small town for 2021, and the fourth most bike-friendly city in the world, according to a ranking based on data released Thursday by PeopleForBikes. The group mentioned which city has led in the past, but this year it has expanded to over 750 cities and towns around the world to showcase the …
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