A large wildfire has been raging in the southeast of the Greek island of Crete since Wednesday. The strong wind makes the fire difficult to fight. Hundreds of residents and tourists have been evacuated. Turkey is also struggling with large wildfires. The fire in Crete started on Wednesday near the coastal town of Agia Fotia, […]
Kiran Badloe became more famous for winning the TV show Expeditie Robinson than for his Olympic title, but the thirty-year-old windsurfer will remain a full-time top athlete in the coming years. On Sunday, he starts at the World Championships on his road to the 2028 Games. Two months before the Paris Games, Badloe is in
The KLM ground staff will strike next Wednesday. There is a high chance that flights will be canceled as a result. What can you do if you are faced with a canceled flight? Imagine: you are at the airport and hear at the last minute that your flight to your holiday destination will not depart.
Almost everyone in the Netherlands has more PFAS in their blood than is safe, according to research by the RIVM. Larger quantities were found in residents near factories, such as in Dordrecht or around the Westerschelde. It is the first national study in which the amount of PFAS in people’s blood has been measured. Previous
A blazing fire destroyed three homes in Papendrecht in the night from Wednesday to Thursday, after an explosion had taken place there. A child was taken to the hospital for a check -up due to smoke inhalation. Around 2.25 pm an explosion took place at the house on Vincent van Goghlaan in Papendrecht in South
The House of Representatives will vote on Thursday about the asylum laws that are part of “the strictest asylum policy ever”. The much -discussed laws already took a bumpy road before they ended up in the room, and that road became even bumpy last week. They must be part of “the strictest asylum policy ever”:
An American judge on Wednesday rejected Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ request to await the verdict in his sex trafficking case in freedom. A jury declared the 55-year-old American rapper largely innocent of human trafficking and extortion earlier on Wednesday. The jury did find the rapper guilty of transporting individuals for the purpose of prostitution. As a
The French star chef Anne-Sophie Pic has developed a menu that the French astronaut Sophie Adenot can take to the International Space Station ISS next year. The menu includes lobster bisque, foie gras and chocolate cream. The menu consists of four appetizers, two main courses and two desserts. In addition to lobster bisque and foie
Switzerland started the European Championship in their own country with a defeat on Wednesday. Due to defensive blunders, the Swiss lost 1-2 to Norway in a packed stadium in Basel. Switzerland had just taken the lead after a short half hour in St. Jakob-Park. Nadine Riesen shot in via the inside of the post, to
Botic van de Zandschulp has to finish his party in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday. The Dutchman’s match against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was stopped on Wednesday in the fourth set due to invading darkness. The 29-year-old Van de Zandschulp looks at a 2-1 deficit in sets: 1-6, 6-4, 3-6 and 5-5. In