The prestigious Harvard University may no longer accept foreign students with immediate effect, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Thursday. This further escalates the dispute between the university and the government of President Donald Trump. “It is a privilege for universities to accept foreign students and profit from their higher tuition fees. This […]
Scientists have developed contact lenses that allow people to see infrared light. The lenses may also help people with color blindness. The lenses are transparent, and when you put them in, you can see all the normal colors and infrared light, scientists write in the scientific journal Cell Journal. It’s a kind of superhuman vision.
The cabinet is pausing five road projects. These are sections of highways that were already at a standstill due to capacity shortages and nitrogen problems. The 1.5 billion euros that had been reserved for the projects will be used for other deficits. That is what Minister Barry Madlener and State Secretary Chris Jansen of Infrastructure
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