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Hockey players know Droomstart van Ek campaign with eight goals against Australia

De Nederlandse hockeysters zijn zaterdag uitstekend begonnen aan de voorbereiding op het EK. Oranje rekende in de Pro League-wedstrijd in Amstelveen overtuigend af met Australië: 8-1. Bij rust stond het ‘slechts’ 2-0 voor Nederland, dankzij twee goals in de eerste drie minuten van de wedstrijd in het Wagener Stadion. Vlak na de pauze vond Australië

Sport

Fulling seizes power in Catalonia and takes advance on a new final victory

Demi Vollering has taken a significant step towards another overall victory in a stage race on Saturday. The Dutch rider seized the leader’s jersey in the Tour of Catalonia by winning a mountain stage. The 28-year-old Vollering made a major impact in the opening stage on Friday, finishing nearly two minutes ahead of the peloton

Tech & Science

Discovered explosions with a hundred supernovas: ‘Biggest since Big Bang’

Scientists have discovered unprecedentedly large explosions in space. The explosions are so large that they form their own category. According to researchers, these are the largest explosions since the Big Bang, which created the universe almost fourteen billion years ago. The scientists studied the remains of these so-called “extreme nuclear transients” (ENTs). These ENTs occur

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Cristiano Ronaldo strikes offers and does not participate in World Cup for clubs

Cristiano Ronaldo will not move to another club this month to participate in the Club World Cup. A new encounter with his rival Lionel Messi will therefore not happen. “It has almost been decided that I will not participate in the Club World Cup, despite having received many invitations and offers,” Ronaldo said Saturday at

General

Now+ these people are running the Roparun: from Paris to Rotterdam in three days

Thousands of people are participating in the Roparun this weekend, a relay race of over 500 kilometers to raise money for people with cancer. Many participants are involved because they have experienced cancer up close. NU.nl spoke to five of them. “I saw firsthand how much impact it had.” Sarah Dikker’s (42) upstairs neighbor was

Sport

New offside technology and bodycams for referees at World Cup Club teams

At the upcoming Club World Cup, referees will wear cameras on their bodies and a new form of offside technology will be introduced. FIFA announced this on Friday. In addition to the so-called bodycams and the new offside technology, fans in the stadium can listen live to the decisions the referee makes when he is

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Safety in Syria differs ‘per week, per area and even per neighborhood’

The security situation in Syria has been unstable and volatile in recent months. That is the conclusion reached by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the official report on the country. The now-fallen coalition wanted to declare parts of Syria safe so that asylum seekers from those areas could be sent back. It

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