Documentary on Enschede’s preacher airs worldwide

Herbert Zwartz spreekt het slotgedicht in het Engels in voor de Amerikaanse versie van de documentaire (Foto: RTV Oost)

Enschede Overduin’s preacher saved hundreds of Jews from the hands of the Germans during the war years. He never spoke about it himself and also refused any form of recognition. The documentary “Leendert Overduin, the conscience of a city” talks about the pastor’s vast network, thanks to which he managed to save hundreds of Jews from transport to Germany. At …

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Deadly spiders flee into homes after flooding Sydney | Abroad

Deadly spiders flee into homes after flooding Sydney |  Abroad

Continued rainfall has caused massive flooding in New South Wales, which is home to around a third of all Australians. Some Sydney suburbs are still underwater. The weather appears to be improving in the Australian state on Wednesday and the sun is shining for the first time after days of rain. However, relief was short-lived for some after receiving an …

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US wants to improve relations with NATO after difficult Trump years | Now

United States wants to improve relations with NATO after difficult years with Trump |  NOW

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken attended the NATO meeting on Tuesday and spoke in a moderate and conciliatory tone. This contradicts former President Donald Trump’s attitude towards NATO. Former President Trump considered NATO an outdated, divided and crisis club. On Tuesday, Blinken spoke in Brussels about rebuilding and reviving the Atlantic military alliance. He came to “ask and consult.” …

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Prince Harry to work as senior executive at Silicon Valley start-up

Prince Harry to work as senior executive at Silicon Valley start-up

Now that Prince Harry no longer has royal duties, he has used his free time to find a new job in the United States (US). He found this at the BetterUp start-up, where he will work as Chief Impact Officer (CIO). The Wall Street Journal announced it. BetterUp is a San Francisco-based start-up. The company was founded in 2013 and …

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Airbus commits to a global concept of sustainable aircraft construction

Airbus commits to a global concept of sustainable aircraft construction

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus wants a global concept for the aircraft construction of the future. The objective of this “green operation for the aviation of the future” is the development of hydrogen systems and fuel cell technologies for the aircraft of the future. The necessary infrastructure must also be designed. A first site that can be developed as such …

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‘I like to challenge myself’

'I like to challenge myself'

From the moment you walk into Drutense Molco’s office, you don’t have to be an Einstein to see what director Sjors van Heertum is passionate about. On the walls, action photos on various rally motorcycles. Pontifically parked on the floor of the workshop the green motorcycle with which he drove his last Dakar in 2019. However, the quadruple participant in …

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Biden’s border policy confuses the border with Mexico | NOW

Biden's border policy confuses the border with Mexico |  NOW

President Joe Biden advises migrants who are considering coming to the United States to stay at home. But since Donald Trump left the White House, the number of migrants arriving across the Mexican border has been on the rise. Is a new political crisis threatening Biden here? Biden has a more generous migration policy than his predecessor Trump. This increases …

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Shell victim of large-scale data theft

Shell victim of large-scale data theft

The attackers managed to gain access to the supposedly Accellion FTA server of the energy company. Large files of information shared with the companies it works with have been stolen, according to a Shell spokesperson. “You can think of the entrepreneurs who work for Shell, but also of the marketing agencies.” Shell is still investigating the information that has been …

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Bulgaria expels Russian diplomats for engaging in intelligence

Bulgaria expels Russian diplomats for engaging in intelligence

Bulgaria has given two Russian ambassadors 72 hours to leave the country, claiming they were involved in a rolled-up spy network. Last week, 6 (former) employees of the Military Intelligence Service were arrested for leaking classified information to Russia. A former Bulgarian official was the head of a secret organization. His wife is Russian He maintained contact with the Russian …

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