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French can surf again to porn sites Pornhub and Youporn

French people can visit porn sites Youporn, Pornhub, and Redtube again after the owner temporarily blocked access. They were protesting against age verification rules using credit cards or identity documents. Earlier this month, parent company Aylo ensured that French people could no longer view erotic videos in protest against a new age verification system. Visitors

Economics

Diesel price at the pump up considerably due to conflict Middle East

The diesel price has risen sharply in recent days due to the conflict in the Middle East. At the pump, people are now paying more than 1.88 euros per liter. The gasoline price has also risen slightly. According to Paul van Selms of UnitedConsumers, this may be related to certain oil that is less available.

Economics

Call do you have a Citroën with airbag problems? Share your story

More than 33,000 Citroëns in the Netherlands may have airbag problems. The manufacturer has therefore recalled the cars. Does this also apply to your Citroën? It concerns the types of Citroën C3 (second generation) and DS3 (first generation), which were produced between 2009 and 2019 and have a Takata-airbag. The manufacturer asks the owners of

Economics

Brussels and China argue about importing medical products

EU member states are no longer allowed to purchase medical goods from China if the value of the purchase exceeds 5 million euros. This has been decided by the European Commission in response to China’s exclusion of European medical products. The restriction now imposed by the EU applies to government purchases and covers all medical

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Trump posts Tiktok ban even three months

The American President Donald Trump is postponing the forced sale of TikTok for the third time. The Chinese parent company ByteDance gets another ninety days for a deal with the United States. It is the third time he has done that. The first time was on January 20. TikTok had then just been briefly offline

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In prison of two years for extortion former Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd

The 38-year-old Olaf H., who attempted to blackmail Frits van Eerd two years ago, was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday. A friend of H., who helped with the attempt to blackmail the former Jumbo boss, received a one-year prison sentence, among other things. That was the verdict of the court in Den

Economics

More and more employees are failing due to bore-out

Steeds meer werknemers ervaren een gebrek aan voldoening of uitdaging. Het verzuim vanwege een zogeheten bore-out is sinds 2021 zo’n vijf keer zo hoog geworden. In 2024 telde Arbo Unie 5,5 keer zoveel verzuimdagen door bore-outklachten als in 2021, meldt de dienst. Bij een bore-out is er sprake van een langdurig gebrek aan stimulatie op

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