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Yesterday Gilles Denis (29 years old) and Nathan Goffart (28 years old) left for Greenland. The people of Brussels will complete a five-month triathlon on ice using a ski pulka, a sea kayak and they will do a so-called ‘Big Wall’ ascent. Along the way, they will collect all kinds of scientific data. The people of Brussels are convinced that …

PSV won the cup final. Roger Schmidt’s team managed to beat Ajax 2-1 at De Kuip. The final unfolded as a tactical battle between Roger Schmidt and his colleague Erik ten Hag. Where Schmidt and Ten Hag’s plan was mainly upset by refereeing and VAR: VoetbalPrimeur looks back on the thrilling final battle. By Evert van Zoelen Plan-VeermanUnder …

Defense and trade is what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will discuss with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday as the former makes a long-delayed trip to India. It will be Johnson’s first major trip to India as prime minister, after previous visits were postponed due to Covid. ANP/Associated Press/Matt Dunham In addition to tightening ties, the UK is …

Together with Green nets and Naturalis is city work on the development of infrastructure measures, in order to contribute to the large-scale restoration of biodiversity in the Netherlands. Groene Netten is a partnership between eight major infrastructure managers in the Netherlands: Alliander, Enexis, Gasunie, KPN, ProRail, Rijkswaterstaat, Stedin and Tennet. Together, these parts manage a land and water area of …

A group of leading climate scientists call on the United Nations Climate Panel to provide annual updates on climate change and climate action. This would be more effective in keeping the issue high on the political agenda, they say. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published last week the third part of its sixth report on the causes, consequences …

Three Chinese taikonauts have landed on Earth after a record stay in space. The capsule containing astronaut Wang Yaping and his two male colleagues Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu arrived in the Gobi Desert in northwest China on Saturday morning (local time). The landing was broadcast live on Chinese state television. The taikonauts, as Chinese astronauts are called, spent six …

Image by Frans Berkelaar Any request for new industrial spaces in Utrecht fits into existing industrial areas. This is at least the conclusion of a study by the Provincial Spatial Quality Advisor (PARC). In order to free up the necessary space and achieve maximum social benefit, it is necessary to scale up at the cluster level. Intervening at plot level …

Space is full of satellites, but also full of debris. With thousands more launches planned in the coming years, space could become crowded. With all its consequences. “Soon there will be so much rubble that we won’t be able to launch anything and then you will go back in time,” journalist Marjolijn van Heemstra tells Op1 on NPO 1. Man …

(Picture: Unsplash) Losing weight is not rocket science, although you may sometimes think so. Of course, the fight against the extra pounds is a different process for everyone, but if you stick to the basic rules, it goes quickly. To be clear: losing weight isn’t something we want to shove down your throat (with these nutrition tips). Do not compare …

Hoofddorp- Story is the first and leading weekly magazine in the Netherlands about showbiz, royalty and society. We are looking for an experienced editor for our editorial team in Hoofddorp at short notice. As editor-in-chief, you define the editorial lines with the editor-in-chief and you are in charge of the day-to-day management of the team of permanent and freelance reporters, …