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“I’m very satisfied,” she said on Saturday after qualifying for the second World Cup. “I really got back to my level from Rio, the level from my first Olympics,” Thorsdottir referred to Rio 2016, where she finished ninth in the all-around final. “Of course, there are still things here and there that could be improved. But at least I have …

On January 6, 2021, outraged Trump supporters stormed into the House of Representatives in Washington DC to block Congress from confirming Joe Biden’s election victory. Five people were killed and hundreds were injured. Here’s how it went that day: Was it a preconceived plan? The big question after that was: how could it have gone so wrong? But also: was …

The goal of International Repair Day and Repair Café Middelburg is to reduce the ever-growing mountain of waste by not throwing away broken appliances and utensils, but by making them again and reusing them. It’s better for the environment, but for the Repair Café in Middelburg, the second objective is just as important: to help people who are in financial …

Photo: ANP Once again, employees of an Apple Store in the United States have chosen to unionize. Employees at an Oklahoma City store voted to join the union, becoming the second Apple Store to have a union. In June, a store in Townson, Maryland preceded them. Apple discourages union membership in the United States The company said in a statement …

The United States further restricts ASML’s freedom of trade. The Americans have regulations in place that prevent American ASML employees from working with Chinese clients. This is stated in an internal ASML memo that appeared on social media. “The US government has passed a number of new regulations that prohibit it from providing support to certain factories in China. Accordingly, …

In 2018 De Rede and Zeldenrust College merged. The merger was necessary because secondary education in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen was on the verge of collapsing. Two school buildings for one school is far from ideal and we have been talking about a new building for years. The location of the Vliegende Vaart sports park offers more opportunities and possibilities than the option …

Ticket fares on US airlines rose 33% in the last measured month of August, far outpacing US inflation. According to the Rueters news agency, the air ticket is “one of the main drivers of the rise in consumer prices”. American Airlines, meanwhile, says it made more profit in the third quarter because it was able to offset rising costs with …

PA Soccer OUR•today, 15:56 The Orange Women are not group leaders in the 2023 World Cup draw in Australia and New Zealand. After the recent international match, in which a game against Zambia was canceled and lost to Norway, the Netherlands fell from sixth to eighth place in the world rankings. National coach Andries Jonker’s team was due to play …

In the UK, Australia and New Zealand: Microsoft uses a complex structure to evade tax on billions of dollars in countries where the US tech giant has lucrative government contracts. That’s according to a study released Thursday. “In many cases, Microsoft has failed to pay taxes in recent years by transferring profits to companies based in Bermuda and other tax …

Half of the poorest countries have cut health budgets despite the coronavirus pandemic and 95% of all countries have frozen or even lowered tax rates on the wealthy and corporations. This has further aggravated economic inequalities around the world. The Netherlands drops to 30th place on the list of 161 countries. Half of the poorest countries have cut health budgets …