The French cycling team Cofidis has once again fallen victim to theft. After a number of bikes were stolen from the men’s team earlier in the Tour de France, this time it was the women’s team’s turn. “Once again, bikes have been stolen from our riders,” said team leader Arthur Quilliec on Wednesday in Bruges. […]
Japan has welcomed more foreign tourists in the first half of 2025 than ever before. Only tourists from Hong Kong stayed home more often. According to the Japanese tourism agency, this may be due to false rumors that a mega-earthquake would take place on July 5. The tourism agency counted 21.5 million foreign visitors in
De prijzen voor een ritje met een NS-trein gaan volgend jaar waarschijnlijk met 6 tot 9 procent omhoog. Ook is de kans op een zitplaats minder groot in 2026, vooral in de Randstad tijdens de spits. Dat meldt staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur Thierry Aartsen woensdag in een brief aan de Tweede Kamer. De exacte verhoging van
The network of the notorious hacker group NoName05716 has been taken offline by an international action of police and justice. In recent years, the group has carried out cyberattacks on allies of Ukraine, including the Netherlands. Europol, Eurojust, and the police announced on Wednesday that they have disrupted the group’s infrastructure. Dutch authorities were also
The municipality of Zandvoort warns road users to turn off their navigation systems on access roads to the seaside resort. Residents of the Parkbuurt have had their streets closed off in navigation apps to prevent visitors from parking there. In navigation apps such as Google Maps, users can report accidents or road closures themselves. If
The Israeli army attacked the gate of the Syrian military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday. Israel is intervening in a conflict between the Syrian government army and Druze in the southern city of Suwayda with the attack. Fighting broke out there on Sunday. Israel says it wants to protect the Druze and has previously carried
Josip Sutalo will not be in action for Ajax for the time being. The defender suffered an ankle injury on Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks. The 25-year-old Sutalo joined Ajax’s training camp in Zeist last week. The Croatian immediately made his first minutes in preparation for the new season
Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months, reports The Independent. The 35-year-old actress was given the driving ban by the court for committing a speeding offense. Watson was driving over 61 kilometers per hour in a place where 48 kilometers per hour is allowed last year. Due to that speeding offense, she
The Americans are threatening to impose high import duties on European goods on August 1. Some companies may certainly be affected by this. But the damage to the Dutch economy is likely to remain limited, economists tell NU.nl. This is mainly because exports to the United States are not such a large part of the
The little grey kiwi has been sighted on the mainland of New Zealand for the first time in nearly fifty years. The rare bird species was last seen in the wild in 1978 and was thought to be lost. The bird is locally known as the kiwi pukupuku, which means the swollen kiwi. Despite the