The Danish Government is working on a ban on social media for children under the age of fifteen. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Links The Use of Social Media to Anxiety, Depression and Concentration Problems. The Ban May Take Effect From Next Year. In a speech the opening of the Danish Parliament, Frederiksen cited figures showing […]
The Amsterdam and The Hague regions have over twenty thousand homeless people. More than 1 percent of the cities’ population does not have adequate housing. It increasingly involves women and children. This is according to a new count by the European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (EHTOS) by Hogeschool Utrecht and Kansfonds. Many homeless
The European Parliament has approved a call to stop using meat-related terms like burger and steak for plant-based products. 355 Members of the European Parliament want names like ‘veggie burger’ and ‘soy sausage’ to no longer be allowed; 247 voted against. The MEPs who agreed believe that words like sausage and burger should only be
The anti-immigration demonstration scheduled for Sunday in Amsterdam will be moved from Dam Square to Museumplein. This decision was made for safety reasons, according to the municipality. This is partly due to the crowds in the city at that time. The Amsterdam triangle (mayor, Public Prosecution Service, and police) announced the decision on Wednesday. The
The police have arrested a 23-year-old man from Vlaardingen on suspicion of sexually extorting five women. He threatened to send intimate images to family and friends. He allegedly extorted 10,000 euros with this. The suspect came into contact with the women through online games and social media. He maintained contact with them for months or
The German Government introduced Further Tightening of the Cannabis Law on Wednesday. Among Other Things, The Online Sale of Medicinal Cannabis is Being Restricted. This is intended to reduce the import of cannabis. The New Cannabis Law was passed last year. It Made It Possible for German Adults to Legally Possess or Buy Marijuana For
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. The scientists have found a way to develop entirely new materials. A small amount of this material can store enormous amounts of gas. The scientists have developed entirely new material with a kind of large cavities in it. “A small
In August you may already have seen the announcement at the pumping station: ‘100 percent age control when selling tobacco’. Since 1 October, that measure has to help prevent aggression against employees. But in practice not everyone will have to show their identity certificate. Various organizations are active within the fuels industry that are not
Cees van de Sanden has left the VVD (People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy) faction in the Senate due to dissatisfaction with the party’s direction. He is taking his seat with him and will continue as an independent senator. “In recent years, the VVD has drifted further and further away from its own liberal core
Cees van de Sanden has left the VVD (People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy) faction in the Senate due to dissatisfaction with the party’s direction. He is taking his seat with him and will continue as an independent senator. “In recent years, the VVD has drifted further and further away from its own liberal core