Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system. Far beyond Pluto, 2017 OF201 also orbits the sun in a (huge) orbit. The discovery makes it much less likely that a mysterious ninth planet exists in our solar system. 2017 OF201 is in fact a piece of rock 700 kilometers wide. That makes […]
Breast cancer patients no longer need permission from the insurer for breast reconstruction. From now on, the plastic surgeon will always decide on this. As a result, it is expected that hundreds more women can be operated on each year. Currently, women would end up in a “long and non-transparent process.” Annually, about six to
Bij een steekpartij in het Duitse Hamburg zijn vrijdagavond zeker twaalf mensen gewond geraakt, waarvan zeker drie in levensgevaar. De politie heeft een persoon gearresteerd. De steekpartij vond rond 18.00 uur plaats in het centraal station van de stad. Volgens lokale media heeft de verdachte meerdere mensen neergestoken voor een wachtende trein. Drie slachtoffers verkeren
In a stabbing incident in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday evening, at least twelve people were injured. The police have arrested a woman. The stabbing took place around 6:15 PM in the city’s central station. Three victims are in critical condition, according to German police to news medium Bild. Three others were seriously injured, and six
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 390 prisoners on Friday. This is the largest exchange since the beginning of the war. More releases will follow this weekend. The countries will exchange a thousand detainees following the agreements in Istanbul last week. The first phase of the “thousand for thousand” deal has been carried out, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
The cabinet gave the green light on Friday for the expansion plans of the Ministry of Defense. The armed forces want to reuse the site in Budel, which currently houses an asylum center, from 2028. There will also be a large ammunition depot in Staphorst. Due to the geopolitical situation, the Ministry of Defense wants
The Groningen student association Vindicat is severing ties with the TYR fraternity after ten members sustained first-degree burns during a weekend getaway. The member responsible for the ‘branding’ is also no longer welcome at the association. It became clear on Friday that ten members of the TYR fraternity (a sub-society within Vindicat) sustained first-degree burns
The Harvard University is taking legal action because it is no longer allowed to admit foreign students by the American president Donald Trump. The university calls the decision of Trump’s government “a clear violation of the American constitution.” Harvard received a letter from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday stating that it is
Due to flooding in Southeast Australia, five people have died, and 50,000 people are trapped in their homes. The past few days have seen a record amount of rain in the state of New South Wales. The showers are decreasing, but the flood danger has not yet subsided. Emergency services have accommodated almost seven hundred
There is no decision yet on the ten thousand holiday flights that should depart annually from Lelystad Airport. Minister Barry Madlener (Infrastructure) would like it, as does Flevoland. But it is politically sensitive, and therefore no decision has been made yet. This week, Flevoland was very clear: if no holiday flights are allowed to fly