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Greek coastguard employees continued for disaster with refugee boat

An public prosecutor in Greece has charged seventeen employees of the Greek Coast Guard for a shipwreck in 2023. About five hundred refugees died in the disaster. According to crew members, the Coast Guard is responsible for the sinking of the ship. The charges are the result of an investigation into the sinking of the

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Japan wants to get rid of baby names like Pikachu and Devil

Japan is introducing rules to restrict certain baby names. Names like Pikachu (from Pokémon) will be impossible under the new rules. The country is doing this by defining the pronunciation of certain characters in names, reports Japan Today. In Japan, most names are made up of multiple characters. Each character has a common pronunciation, and

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Cryptohandel and AI provide many young multi -millionaires in the Netherlands

Young Dutch entrepreneurs can amass a large fortune if they engage in crypto trading or artificial intelligence (AI). This is evident from the Quote Top 100, a list of the hundred richest people under forty in the country. For example, 38-year-old Douwe Kiela (pictured) is in second place among young rich people with a fortune

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Now+ will Rotterdam get a third Maasvlakte? ‘Take a decision in two years’

Is it twelve years after the opening of the Second Maasvlakte that it is already time for a new expansion of the Port of Rotterdam? South Holland politicians are advocating this, but are encountering resistance from nature groups and fishermen. The discussion broke out at a conference on Monday. Given all the gloomy news about

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ING puts hand in its own bosom after possible discrimination of customers

ING has found that customers with a different ethnic background or nationality may have experienced discrimination in contact with the bank. This happened mainly in investigations into possible money laundering practices and financing of terrorism, according to internal research. “Most cases of experienced discrimination occur in processes that we are required by law to carry

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Middle incomes are more left over despite expensive energy and groceries

Households with a middle income had more money left over in 2023 than four years earlier, while prices rose sharply in the intervening years. This was mainly due to higher wages and effective government measures. However, the differences between households are large. Expenditure on fixed costs rose from 21,000 to over 23,000 euros in four

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Demolition parking garage Nieuwegein can start year after collapse

A year after a part of the parking garage of the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein collapsed, the municipality has given permission to clear the debris. The cause of the incident is still unknown. The hospital reports on Monday that the municipality has approved an amended demolition plan submitted by garage owner Primevest. The hospital

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