Discounter Wibra has had a good year. The Dutch retailer achieved a record turnover and opened dozens of new stores. Wibra’s turnover last year amounted to 286 million euros, an increase of 22.7 percent compared to 2023. Operating profit increased by 35.6 percent to 12.7 million euros. Last year, the discounter opened or reopened a […]
The LGBTQIA+ community is having a hard time in Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan harshly criticized them again on Wednesday. The risk of insult, threat, and abuse is high. Hasan and Tavjin felt compelled to leave. Under Erdogan’s leadership, the Turkish LGBTQIA+ community is increasingly being cornered. This group of people is “perverse,” the president
Jonas Vingegaard knows that Tadej Pogacar is almost unbeatable this season. But the Danish rider starts the Tour de France with confidence on Saturday. “Otherwise I should have stayed at home.” Visma-Lease A Bike has made an extensive plan for the Tour every year. But Vingegaard wants to say nothing about this on Friday morning
At least 21 people were injured on Friday morning by an explosion at a gas station in Rome. There are several care providers among the injured people. Nobody is in a critical condition, report Italian media. Firefighters initially pulled out because a truck had hit a pipeline, Italian media report. That happened shortly after 8
Feyenoord has signed a new attacker on Friday. The club welcomes Gaoussou Diarra, who only played at a professional level for the first time last season. The 22-year-old Diarra comes from the Turkish Istanbulspor, which reportedly receives a transfer fee of around 3.5 million euros. Just over a year ago, the Malian was not even
Mathieu van der Poel has defended himself after criticism of his collaboration with a private jet company. Critics say his ambassadorship is irresponsible because, according to them, the cyclist does not take sufficient account of the climate. “Pleased to announce that I am becoming an ambassador for Flying Group,” Van der Poel announced on social
Astronomers have seen evidence for the first time that a star has exploded twice. Exploding stars are not new, but the fact that the same star can explode twice has not yet been established. The researchers speak of the “most important explosions in the universe.” It concerns a so-called type 1a supernova. A supernova is
Ava Max has postponed her scheduled performances in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The American singer feels that the show is not yet good enough. She was scheduled to perform in the Netherlands on November 3. The 31-year-old Max calls postponing the tour “the most difficult decision” she has ever made. “When
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca fully understands if Pedro Neto decides not to play in the Club World Cup after the death of Diogo Jota. The two played together briefly at Wolverhampton and were teammates in the Portuguese national team. Neto is scheduled to play with Chelsea against Palmeiras on Friday night (Dutch time). But he
Dubbelspeler Sander Arends lijkt op Wimbledon door pech achtervolgd te worden. Na zijn vaste partner Luke Johnson uit Engeland liet ook diens vervanger, de Fransman Arthur Rinderknech, verstek gaan. En dus kan hij zonder een bal te slaan in het mannendubbelspel weer naar huis. De 33-jarige Arends keek nog zo uit naar Wimbledon, omdat het