From this Tuesday, the personal data of Europeans can again be transferred to the United States. This is useful for technology companies such as Meta, Google and Amazon. But privacy campaigners say they are challenging the European Commission’s decision because EU citizens could still be tailed by US intelligence services. The European Commission believes that the United States has withdrawn …
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Commodities: Corn falls after improved US crop conditions, wheat holds up
Chicago corn futures lost ground on Tuesday after a weekly U.S. government report showed improving crop conditions following rains in the Midwest grain belt, while soybeans rose. Wheat prices rose for the first time in four sessions, led by concerns over tight global supplies. “The weather in the United States in the coming weeks is critical in determining soybean and …
Read More »New Zealand on pissing after Oranje Leeuwinnen’s haka: “No respect, go home!”
The Orange Lionesses are in Australia, because this country and New Zealand are hosting the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The Dutch women’s team (or rather the KNVB) posted an Instagram story in which 2 players perform a haka. The video was later deleted. A little explanation: haka is a ceremonial dance of the New Zealand Maori. Maori were the first …
Read More »Orange Lionesses have yet to swerve in Sydney: ‘This pitch looks like a carpet’ | Women’s World Cup
The grounds in preparation for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are not yet very favorable for the Orange Lionesses. In Sydney, the selection of national coach Andries Jonker has again moved to another field. “Certainly not the area we are used to.” The Orange Lionesses arrived in Sydney at the weekend in preparation for the World Cup …
Read More »Joran van der Sloot on his way to extradition to the United States
Joran van der Sloot is under tight security overnight from Friday to Saturday to release to the Peruvian capital Lima. He was held in the tall and freezing Challapalca prison in the south of the country and will be extradited to the US state of Alabama for up to two years for a criminal trial. $25,000 Van der Sloot will …
Read More »Van Gerwen gives his first interview after dental surgery: ”Talking is a bit difficult, but that’s how it is”
Michael van Gerwen qualified for the second round of the Poland Darts Masters in Warsaw on Friday night by beating Adam Gawlas in the first round. ‘Mighty Mike’ started the match against the Czech Republic darts player with difficulty and even fell behind 3-1. After that, however, Van Gerwen rode five straight rounds to take the win. “I think I …
Read More »Megan Rapinoe will give up soon
Megan Rapinoe is one of the hottest faces in women’s football, but soon the 38-year-old USA international will be quitting. She will finish the current season at OL Reign, but after that it’s over. Megan Rapinoe will soon retire from football international soccer writes: “USA international Megan Rapinoe (38) announced on Saturday night that she will be ending her career …
Read More »Den Helder Suns find deceased Van Noord’s successor in Nelson
Basketball club Den Helder Suns today announced their new coach for next season. Daniel Nelson, 39, succeeds Peter van Noord, who has said goodbye to the Eredivisionist after six years. Despite his young age, Nelson, who comes from Ireland, has already held many positions in international basketball. Last season, Nelson was ultimately in charge of KB Rahoveci in Kosovo and …
Read More »‘TeamNL Rowing’ on day one of World Cup III
Something you don’t often see in an international tournament, let alone a World Cup: time trials as a pre-match. Seven of TeamNL’s twelve boats qualified for Saturday’s semi-final or Sunday’s A-final in Lucerne today. Karolien in the single sculls, Stef and Melvin in the doubles and the men in the single sculls did it with the best time in their …
Read More »Team USA sends some non-stars to the Basketball World Cup
The World Basketball Championship will take place in Asia from August 25 to September 11. Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia are the host countries. The record holder Team USA (5 world titles) is also present, although the absolute stars shine in their absence. National coach Steve Kerr, normally coach of the Golden State Warriors, announced his selection for the World …
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