Orange will meet the winner of the match between Argentina and Australia in the quarter-finals on Friday. The Argentinians eliminated the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup on penalties. No beauty prize The Netherlands did not apply for the beauty award. The 71-year-old national coach, Louis van Gaal, proclaimed the sacred result at the end of a …
Read More »IMF gives green light to $3 billion loan to Pakistan | Abroad
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a $3 billion loan to Pakistan after months of talks. The loan was already announced at the end of June. The aid is intended to support immediate efforts to stabilize the economy while creating room for social and development spending to help the people of Pakistan, the IMF said. …
Read More »Hopeful Orange Lionesses in Scary Days – Voetbal International
Tackle! Orange moved to Australia to prepare for the World Cup opener against Portugal in New Zealand during a final training camp. This story comes from Weekly VI. Look here what else is in the latest edition! vFootball analyst Claudia van den Heiligenberg is sure: “I will put them in the top four.” And she is not the only fan …
Read More »Bank of America settles for a quarter of a billion dollars
Bank of America settles for $250 million in wrongful customer payment lawsuit The second largest bank in the United States has been accused of systematically overcharging customers for loans. Of that amount, $150 million is a ‘penalty’ and the remaining $100 million – repayment to defrauded account holders. The case is somewhat reminiscent of the compensation plans Dutch banks have …
Read More »Megalodon is not a fast swimmer, but a very hungry one
About the episode It has been found all over the world, the basking shark megalodon, which died out 3.6 million years ago. We don’t know much about huge shark species because researchers have few usable fossils to work with. A few teeth, a few vertebrae. It’s not a lot. Still, there are certainly ideas. About its size – it is …
Read More »Dutch footballers’ ‘Haka video’ causes sensation in New Zealand
Sherida Spitse, Shanice van de Sanden, Jill Roord and Merel van Dongen during a training session ahead of the World Cup.Image Koen van Weel / ANP Denial and disbelief are often recurrent reflexes when there is cultural confusion of languages. The KNVB and national coach Andries Jonker are also responding to criticism the Dutch women’s team is receiving from New …
Read More »the american infrastructure is very outdated
Vermont residents have been kayaking through swirling waterways that have taken over the streets in recent days. Extreme rainfall in a short time has caused severe flooding in the northeastern US state. More than a hundred people had to be rescued and thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed, according to The Washington Post. Only panic really set in when …
Read More »Chinese envoy to US visits Pentagon for rare security talks
China’s ambassador to the United States had a rare meeting at the Pentagon on Wednesday with the top US defense official for Asia, the Pentagon said, during talks following US criticism of China’s restraint in the military communications. According to a brief statement from the Pentagon, Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng discussed defense relations and “a range of international and regional …
Read More »Biden: Putin Thought NATO Was ‘Exploding’ But He Was Wrong
AB Productions | Source: AP Tonight at 8:41 PM Vilnius “NATO is stronger, more dynamic and more united than ever,” said US President Joe Biden, speaking at Vilnius University. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hope that NATO would “break up” in 2022 has not come true, he says. “Putin thought democratic leaders were weak. But he was wrong.” Biden said Putin …
Read More »‘Quarterback’: A documentary about three important NFL quarterbacks is now on Netflix
by Joke Vereeckenpublished on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 For 12:48 • 3 read less Netflix has another richer sports documentary. From now on, you can access the streaming service for Strategist. This series follows three National Football League quarterbacks in the United States. They are Patrick Mahomes …
Read More »Cities fight against “car ownership”: SUVs pay more parking fees in France and Germany
‘Autobesitas’: this is the new term with which Paris engages in the fight against the big sport utility vehicles (SUV). In a city council plan, overweight cars will pay more parking fees. New tariffs are set to come into effect from January 2024 to “halt the rampant growth in car weight and size”, according to a press release. Figures from …
Read More »Messi’s contract with Inter Miami is the start of an empire
By the editorsJul 12, 2023, 7:59 PMRead 2 minutes It’s the most controversial transfer decision this summer: Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi prefers a stay at Inter Miami in the US to a return to his second home in Barcelona or the hundreds of million petrodollars in Saudi Arabia. It raises many eyebrows that perhaps the greatest footballer of …
Read More »Are holidays in Southern Europe less attractive because of climate change? This is the result of today’s statement
In Southern Europe, it is currently raining only one thing: red numbers. The Spanish meteorological service announced code red in part of the country after several heat waves. In Italy, the mercury is currently rising towards the old heat record: 48 degrees Celsius. Temperatures are also increasingly extreme in the rest of Europe. Where you used to look for a …
Read More »Robustness Nothing Phone (2) tested: excellent does not make noise
The Nothing Phone (2) has only just been unveiled, but the famous YouTuber JerryRigAll already owns it. In his latest video, he exposes the device to a Stanley knife, fire, and brute force. Are you watching?
Read More »Italy extradites Tiësto and Dutch Afrojack tax adviser to US
ONS News•today, 12:40 A Dutch tax adviser is extradited from Italy to the United States. This was judged by the court of Perugia, reports The Financial Times (FD). He is suspected in the United States of having organized tax evasion. The man was taken yesterday by the police to his vacation home in Italy, confirms his wife to the newspaper. …
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