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Economics

Sunny spring yielded so much power that solar panels went out more often

The past three months were very sunny and at times windy, resulting in more renewable energy being generated than the year before. However, due to a lack of storage space, a lot of electricity is being wasted. On June 21, the sun provided a record amount of solar power, according to figures from Energieopwek.nl, which […]

Media & Culture

A $ AP Rocky says performance Lowlands, festival looking for new headliner

A$AP Rocky has canceled his show at Lowlands. The American rapper was scheduled to headline the festival in Biddinghuizen on August 16. “Unfortunately, A$AP Rocky cancels Lowlands 2025. Replacement is currently being worked on,” the organization writes on Instagram on Wednesday. It is not known why the 36-year-old rapper cannot come. A$AP Rocky and Rihanna

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Australia enters Visa Ye after release of number about Hitler

AustraliĆ« 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

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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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