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Marco and Lisette d’Agelo cycle around the world: ‘A man with a crowbar is out, the thief is gone in no time’ | Dinkelland

Marco and Lisette d’Agelo cycle around the world: ‘A man with a crowbar is out, the thief is gone in no time’ |  Dinkelland

Indonesia, Zambia, New Zealand and Pakistan: name a few countries and chances are Marco Meijerink (53) and Lisette Verzijl (50) have cycled there. The adventurers, the sufferers: they secretly came to love him. “There were all dangerous-looking men there, with big beards and Kalashnikovs.” They talk about it candidly at the kitchen table in Agelo, where they have lived since …

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‘Power to the Pieper’: Province investing millions in local food

‘Power to the Pieper’: Province investing millions in local food

Did you know that our food travels an average of 30,000 kilometers before reaching our plates? The province of North Holland therefore wants us to eat closer to home and is investing 2.7 million euros in local food and sustainable agriculture. What does this mean for regional products from North Holland? Pieter Groot from Middenbeemster owns about a hundred cows …

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“Tackling nitrogen from abroad is going too slowly” | Zeeland News

“Tackling nitrogen from abroad is going too slowly” |  Zeeland News

The province is disappointed with the pace at which the government is tackling nitrogen emissions overseas and from shipping. “This approach is very important for us as a coastal province,” said provincial administrator Anita Pijpelink. On the other hand, the provincial executive warned on Friday that tackling nitrogen sources outside its own borders is not a quick-acting panacea that solves …

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Covra must better justify the risk of flooding of new nuclear storage | Zeeland

Covra must better justify the risk of flooding of new nuclear storage |  Zeeland

The specialist company COVRA, which stores radioactive waste in the port area near Vlissingen, must pay more attention to the risks of flooding and earthquakes in the environmental report of a new building. The Environmental Impact Assessment Committee issues this opinion. The independent committee believes that with the current information, it is not possible to determine whether natural disasters have …

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Spotify suddenly looks like TikTok on your iPhone due to a new update

Spotify suddenly looks like TikTok on your iPhone due to a new update

That’s what you’re looking at. (Picture: Apple) Spotify has announced that they are going to give the homepage a major overhaul. The iPhone app is said to adopt a kind of style similar to the popular social media platform TikTok. The company unveiled these changes during its “Stream in 2023event with more information in a number of posts about it …

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Ex-Republican Governor Hogan won’t run for president after all | Abroad

Ex-Republican Governor Hogan won’t run for president after all |  Abroad

05 mrt 2023 om 23:31Update: 3 dagen geleden Larry Hogan does not plan to run for the US presidency on behalf of Republicans. The former governor of the state of Maryland fears his candidacy could unwittingly help former President Donald Trump turn a profit. A long list of Republican candidates for the White House will, according to Logan, lead to …

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The Waterzande construction project can continue: “My day can’t be wrong”

The Waterzande construction project can continue: “My day can’t be wrong”

The seaside village of Waterzande with around 450 houses and apartments, a marina and a restaurant is to be built near Perkpolder. This project was conceived at the time as compensation for the loss of ferry service for the municipality of Hulst. Initially there would also be an international-looking golf course, but this plan proved unworkable in 2021. The designs …

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Australian PM Albanese meets Biden in US after trip to India

Australian PM Albanese meets Biden in US after trip to India

“I look forward to continuing the contacts I have with the US government,” Albanese told reporters before leaving for India, without specifying a date for the US trip. SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that after his trip to India this week he would travel to the United States for a bilateral meeting with President …

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Severe weather causes tornadoes in southern US states

Severe weather causes tornadoes in southern US states

Downed trees after a tornado in Alabama in January 2023. Photo: ANP/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER In the United States, an area of ​​large-scale precipitation is active and moving northeast across the country. The system causes severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, especially on the south side. In recent hours, several tornadoes have been observed in the state of Texas and have caused considerable …

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