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Australia enters Visa Ye after release of number about Hitler

Australië heeft een visum voor Ye ingetrokken na de release van zijn nummer Heil Hitler. Volgens immigratieminister Tony Burke was het visum al toegekend, maar weer ingetrokken vanwege de “antisemitische tekst” van het nummer. “Het visum was niet bedoeld voor concerten, hij heeft familie hier. De functionarissen hebben naar de wet gekeken en staan er […]

Media & Culture

Former Huis & Tuinklusser Nico Zwinkels (80) died

Former television presenter and architectural expert Nico Zwinkels has passed away at the age of 80. Zwinkels became known in the early 1990s as a co-presenter of the popular RTL 4 program Eigen Huis & Tuin (Own Home & Garden). “On a beautiful summer day, my dearest husband and companion, our caring father, father-in-law, and

General

Dalai Lama plans to designate the successor, but China also has plans

The Dalai Lama has confirmed that a successor will be appointed after his death. Previously, it was unclear whether the position would continue to exist. But China also claims the right to appoint a next Buddhist leader. A few days before his ninetieth birthday, the Dalai Lama spoke for the first time about his succession.

Economics

Cabinet wants to pause CO2 levy, but warns of financial blow

The cabinet will likely pause the CO2 levy that the industry has to pay from 2026. However, compensation still needs to be found for the revenues that the government will miss as a result, and possibly also for EU subsidies that are related to the introduction of the climate tax. Outgoing Climate Minister Sophie Hermans

General

Now+ schools are burdened by heat: ‘Children cannot escape’

It is tropical warm in the Netherlands, and schools are also struggling with this. Heat problems will further increase in the coming years due to climate change. A primary school in a stony neighborhood in The Hague is trying to make the best of it, but the problems are persistent. On Monday afternoon around 4:00

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