Researchers assumed for nearly twenty years that the world’s smallest snake was extinct, but it was discovered on Barbados last spring. The Barbadian threadsnake was hiding there under a stone. It’s not surprising that the creature was difficult to find. The threadsnake only grows to be 10 centimeters long and is as thin as a […]
Two skippers involved in the fatal collision on the Wadden Sea in 2022 were sentenced on Friday to community service of 240 hours and suspended prison sentences of three months. Four people died and four were injured in the accident. A twelve-year-old boy was never found. According to the court, both boats were traveling too
Omroep KRO-NCRV and the victims of the Spoorloos program have closed a deal. At the end of 2022, DNA research emerged that former participants were linked to wrong families in Colombia. The broadcaster apologizes. “We have made a trace for 35 years from the conviction that everyone has the right to know where he or
The police arrested a third suspect for the kidnapping of two children in Dalfsen earlier this year. It is a 42-year-old woman from Enschede, who is suspected of complicity. The biological parents of the children were previously arrested. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) confirms this to the ANP news agency after reporting from RTV Oost
The introduction of a law that makes Ukrainian anti-corruption efforts less independent does not deserve an award, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledges. There “probably should have been more dialogue,” he said Friday after days of fierce protests. Zelensky says he has listened to the people who protested against the law. He placed the main anti-corruption
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia could escalate into war, Thailand’s prime minister warns. Hostilities have entered a second day, with more casualties. However, Thailand is not looking for mediation to resolve the armed conflict with Cambodia. “If the situation escalates, the conflict could develop into a war,” caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai told the press
Five women who were forced to leave their plane in Doha to undergo an internal medical examination can still sue Qatar Airways and the airport operator. An Australian judge pulled a line through it last year. The women state that their physical integrity has been violated and that they were wrongly held in the incident
The skippers of the deadly collision on the Wadden Sea in 2022 will hear their sentence today. The accident killed four people and injured as many. A twelve-year-old boy was never found. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) demands community service of 180 hours. The accident happened in the early morning of October 21, 2022. The
Thailand has evacuated more than 100,000 people along the border with Cambodia since the conflict between the two countries flared up on Thursday. Shelling was also reported back and forth on Friday. Tensions over a disputed border area had been rising for some time and escalated into armed conflict on Thursday morning. Both countries blame
In Curaçao, several victims fell within a week after attacks by aggressive bees. A 62-year-old man died after such an attack. A dog and a parrot were also killed after bee stings. The man was attacked when he wanted to clean a site in the east of the island. His colleague survived the attack by