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The imposing roller coaster, which reaches a speed of 180 kilometers per hour in just two seconds, is said to have left traces on four passengers between December 2020 and August 2021. When accelerating, the passengers would have to withstand forces of up to 3g. Fractures of the neck and spine have mainly been identified. The flagship attraction at the …

The Taliban no longer want to allow Afghans to go to Kabul airport to be evacuated. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said this at a press conference. The road to the airport is closed. Foreigners are still allowed to go to the airport, but in principle the evacuation of foreigners must also end after August 31. Thus, the Taliban no longer want …

The Taliban no longer want to allow Afghans to go to Kabul airport to be evacuated. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said this at a press conference. The road to the airport is closed. Foreigners are still allowed to go to the airport, but in principle the evacuation of foreigners must also end after August 31. Thus, the Taliban no longer want …

A slumber party for five Belgian teenage girls turned into a nightmare on the night from Saturday to Sunday. About eight armed men wearing balaclavas raided Boom’s house (near Antwerp). A shot was fired during the raid. The Antwerp prosecutor’s office confirms the tragedy. “The girls’ parents were not at home during the raid,” justice spokeswoman Kristof Aerts said. Gunshot …

One more week. As it stands, the Western military accompanying the evacuation of the Afghan capital, Kabul, have so far. Taliban spokespersons said on Monday that there was no question of expanding the international military presence after August 31. The question is whether Western countries will be able to evacuate all those they wish to remove from the country before …

At an international summit in Kiev, Ukrainian President Zelensky stressed that the Crimean peninsula belongs to Ukraine. Now “the countdown to the end of the occupation begins,” he said on the so-called Crimean platform. Representatives from around 40 countries will attend the summit, including European ministers and heads of government and a delegation from the United States. The summit will …

The number of migrants killed during the overseas trip between Libya and Europe has tripled in one year, the Red Cross reported. At least 792 people died in the first half of this year, three times more than the same period last year. According to the humanitarian organization, the real number of victims is probably higher, as many people are …

Daniëlle van Rootselaar, 22, is from Utrecht but is currently studying at Brown University in Rhode Island. “The center of the storm is expected to invade us,” she told RTL Nieuws. The necessary measures have been taken in his neighborhood: ‘”Almost all public places are now closed. The university has distributed emergency packages with food, so that we do not …

The Taliban say they want to rule Afghanistan under strict sharia rules. What does that mean? We asked two experts; Laila al-Zwaini and Anne Kwakkenbos. Laila al-Zwaini is a lawyer and Arabist and was head of the United Nations rule of law mission in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2009. Anne Kwakkenbos is Gender, Peace and Security expert at the aid …

The birth was not without complications, writes aviation service Air Mobility Command on Twitter. “So the pilot decided to fly a little lower to increase the air pressure in the plane. This allowed the woman to stabilize and she stayed alive.” The plane eventually landed at Ramstein Military Air Base in Germany, an air base owned by the US Air …