266 of 338 members of the Canadian lower house voted in favor of the opposition motion. Several members of the coalition also voted in favor. Other MPs, including Trudeau and government ministers, abstained. The motion recognizes that “Uyghurs past and present in China were victims of genocide”. According to the deputies, Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region have suffered, among other …
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Facebook decides to revoke news ban in Australia
Australian Facebook users and pages will soon be able to share news again via Facebook. On Tuesday afternoon, a statement was released by the country’s Federal Treasurer and Minister of Communications. In consultation with the government The government has made it clear that the News Media Bargaining Code will be amended. Facebook has probably also signed an agreement with the …
Read More »Grosjean shows off special helmet design in first IndyCar test
Romain Grosjean is now leading his first official test in the IndyCar Series. In addition, he wears a special helmet: the helmet his children designed for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last season. The Frenchman must have missed the last part of the Formula 1 year because of his terrible crash in Bahrain two weeks earlier. Grosjean hit the security …
Read More »The number of different nationalities on PDC Tour has increased further
This season, players from 24 different countries have a PDC Tour card, one more than last year. Another proof that the globalization of sport is increasing. For the first time there is also a Russian dart in possession of a PDC Tour card, as Boris Koltsov was one of the winners at Q-School. There is also finally another American on …
Read More »Water polosters avoid defending US Games group stage champion | NOW
The Dutch polosters have been assigned to the Spanish European champions in the draw for the Tokyo Olympic tournament next summer on Sunday. The other group is the United States, the reigning Olympic and world champions. The Netherlands, ninth in the world rankings, will compete in the group stage in addition to Spain (third in the world) also against Canada …
Read More »Dortmund’s talent Reyna also chooses Team USA after Dest | sport
US national coach Gregg Berhalter has another talent. After Ajax defender Sergiño already chose Dest Team USA at Orange last year, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna has now chosen the USA team. “It’s now clear to me. I’m going to play for the United States, it’s my home country, ”Reyna, 17, told Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper. Where Dest had a choice …
Read More »Meerssen plane crash coincides with incident in the United States | 1Limburg
Not only did debris from a plane fall in Meerssen on Saturday, but villagers in Colorado in the United States also escaped disaster when an airliner lost an engine. It concerned the town of Broomfield where parts of a Boeing 777-200 landed over a length of over 1,600 meters. Landed safelyIt was a passenger plane with 231 passengers and 10 …
Read More »Goalkeeper Jorn-Jan van de Beld moves from HHC Hardenberg to Hoogeveen
Jorn-Jan van de Beld Photo: Ron Jonker Jorn-Jan van de Beld will be one of the goalkeepers for the Hoogeveen High Division next season. The 22-year-old comes from second divisionist HHC Hardenberg, where he was the third goalkeeper behind Ramon Nijland and Nick Borgman. Hoogeveen has thus filled the place that Enver Spijodic leaves behind him. The keeper leaves for …
Read More »Chinese drone maker DJI added to ‘blacklist’ United States | NOW
Chinese drone maker DJI has been added to a “ blacklist ” by the U.S. Department of Commerce, making trading with U.S. companies more difficult. Who pays DroneDJ after a ministry press conference. This is the so-called “entity list” of the US Department. According to the United States, the companies on this list are potential risks that cannot be traded …
Read More »Breakdancing will be Olympic in 2024: “I have never approached it as a sport” | NOW
It’s not the most obvious sport, but in 2024 breakdance will really be part of the Olympic program in Paris. Three-time world champion Menno van Gorp hopes to try for gold in 3.5 years, even though he has to see the dance style as a sport for the first time in his life. “I never dreamed of participating in the …
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