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Drake is in July with two concerts in Ziggo Dome

The Canadian rapper Drake will give two shows in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on July 30 and 31. Fellow rapper PARTYNEXTDOOR will also perform. This was announced by organizer MOJO. The $ome $pecial $hows 4 EU tour kicks off in Birmingham and goes via Manchester to Amsterdam. After that, the two artists will also […]

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Extinction Rebellion will block A12 in The Hague during NATO top

Extinction Rebellion is going to block the A12 near The Hague during the NATO summit. The activist group is protesting against genocide, racism, and climate change on Wednesday, June 25. The demonstration may affect the accessibility of the city. According to XR, the NATO summit is a “perfect moment to demand bigger changes.” Therefore, the

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Street racers caught at 176 kilometers per hour during speed control in Tilburg

Police officers in Tilburg confiscated the driver’s licenses of four street racers on Monday evening. The drivers were simultaneously speeding past a speed control at speeds of up to 176 kilometers per hour. The street racers were caught during a police check on Burgemeester Letschertweg, the Tilburg police reported on Instagram. They were driving between

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UWV also made mistakes with sickness benefits

The UWV (Employee Insurance Agency) has again made errors in calculating benefits. This time, it went wrong with sickness benefits. The benefit agency is investigating approximately three thousand files in which additional income may have been incorrectly accounted for. Recipients must report their additional income to the UWV. Previously, errors had already occurred with WIA

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Again many deaths in shelling around queue for food point in Gaza

At shelling around a food point of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, more than twenty Palestinians were killed on Tuesday. According to Palestinian media, the Israeli army opened fire. At least 24 Palestinians would have been killed, including Al Jazeera and Reuters news agency based on medical care providers. That happened as they were in

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200 -year -old condom to be seen in Rijksmuseum: ‘probably not used’

From Tuesday, the Rijksmuseum will display a condom from around 1830, believed to be made from the blind gut of a sheep. The contraceptive features an erotic image of a nun and three male clerics. The image shows the nun sitting with her legs spread before the three clerics, who are displaying their genitals. The

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Belgian writer Griet Op de Beeck is new presenter Zomergasten

The Belgian writer Griet Op de Beeck will present Zomergasten this year. The first episode of the VPRO program will be broadcast in the last week of July, the broadcaster announced on Tuesday. “I think it is an insane honor to be able to present a program with such a track record,” says the 51-year-old

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