After extreme drought, it started raining again today. But especially on the weekend there may be a lot of rain. A good time to collect rainwater, according to water boards. A rain barrel is not even necessary. “You can put out buckets, so to speak.” Today, there will be “showers” mainly in the middle and […]
After extreme drought, it started raining again today. But especially on the weekend a lot can fall. A good time to collect rainwater, say water boards. A rain barrel is not even necessary. “You can put down buckets, so to speak.” Today, mainly in the center and north of the country, “showers” occur, says meteorologist
People aged sixty or older will soon be able to get vaccinated against shingles for free. The cabinet wants to include the vaccine in the National Immunisation Programme, sources confirm to press agency ANP after reports from RTL News. The free vaccinations are part of a new healthcare agreement that the cabinet and the healthcare
The South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was surprised on Wednesday by his American counterpart Donald Trump with claims about white farmers. They would be dispossessed, persecuted, and murdered. There is little to no truth to that, nor to claims that South Africa is committing genocide. “Look, cemeteries. Graves. Of more than a thousand white farmers,”
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to establish a buffer zone along the Ukrainian border. According to the Institute for the Study of War, this indicates plans by the Kremlin to illegally annex even more Ukrainian territory. The Russian state press agency Tass reports on Telegram on Thursday that Putin has decided to create a buffer
Olav Kooij has finally secured his stage victory in the Giro d’Italia. The Dutch sprinter from Visma-Lease a Bike was the best in the mass sprint on Thursday after a fine duel with Casper van Uden. After a long lead-out by teammate Wout van Aert in the final kilometer, Kooij was in a prime position
A large container ship rammed the Norwegian coast near the city of Trondheim on Thursday. The ship narrowly missed the house of Johan Helberg, who was sleeping at the time. The ship crashed into the coast of the village of Byneset and ran aground just meters from Helberg’s house, reports Norwegian broadcaster NRK. There were
Meerdere mensen zijn donderdag om het leven gekomen nadat een klein vliegtuig was neergestort in een woonwijk in de Amerikaanse stad San Diego. De dodelijke slachtoffers zaten vermoedelijk in het vliegtuig. Het precieze aantal doden is onbekend. Het ongeluk gebeurde om 3.45 uur lokale tijd. Tien huizen werden geraakt door het vliegtuig, maar daarbij raakte
The father of ten-year-old Jeffrey and eight-year-old Emma drove into the water shortly after abducting his children on Saturday afternoon, according to camera footage. The car and the three bodies were found on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. Police report based on camera footage that the car in which Jeffrey and Emma were abducted
A small plane crashed in a residential area in the West American city of San Diego on Thursday afternoon. The crash caused at least fifteen houses to catch fire. It is unknown if there were any casualties. Several houses were hit by the plane. The fire department is evacuating the affected homes and several streets