The armed man who entered the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer) in February wanted to be shot dead by the military police (marechaussee), according to his lawyer. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) finds that motive doubtful. The 19-year-old man from Nijmegen appeared for the first time before the judge during a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. He […]
People who come alive in the evening and go to bed late decline faster in terms of thinking, learning, and perception than morning people. You can partly influence this by eating healthily, among other things. But working against your sleep rhythm? According to researchers, that’s no use. Evening people decline cognitively faster than morning people,
LGBTQIA+couples have multiple options to have a child. Woman-wife couples often opt for a donor, says Sara Coster, spokesperson at the foundation for rainbow parenting more than desired. That can be a well -known donor or via a sperm bank. Furthermore, lesbian couples can opt for intentional co-parenting, in which two or more parents who
Here’s the extracted and translated content: The cabinet is allocating 15 million euros for a trial to combat the teacher shortage. A bonus should persuade teachers to work more. The education union is critical: “It’s just a Band-Aid.” In primary education, approximately seven in ten teachers work part-time. A quarter of them are willing to
Another five young people were arrested for the riots in Scheveningen from the beginning of May. In total, nine suspects have now been arrested. On Wednesday, a sixteen -year -old boy from Leidschendam and a fifteen -year -old boy from The Hague were arrested. They are still being interrogated and are still stuck. The police
Singer Jamai Loman and his partner have had a desire for children for a long time. The search for a child can be a big challenge for LGBTQIA+sets. Two couples tell their story. LGBTQIA+couples have multiple options to have a child. Woman-wife couples often opt for a donor, says Sara Coster, spokesperson at the foundation
In Gaza, 47 people were injured by gunfire while trying to collect food aid from the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). A UN official speaks of “shocking images of hungry people, desperately seeking food.” The shots were fired by the Israeli army, said Ajith Sunghay at a press conference in Geneva. Sunghay is the UN
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia to prepare a major attack on the Sumy region, in northern Ukraine. According to Zelensky, Russia has gathered 50,000 soldiers near the border. Zelensky believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to create a so-called buffer zone near the border with an offensive. Last week, it was already
Ministers Fleur Agema (Public Health) and Eelco Heinen (Finance) reached an agreement on Tuesday regarding the financing of the supplementary healthcare agreement. This agreement contains arrangements to keep healthcare affordable and to make it more efficient. Sources in The Hague report to the press agency ANP that the ministers have reached an agreement. Now that
The European Union is almost on track to meet the joint climate target for 2030. If EU countries stick to their plans, CO2 emissions will have fallen by 54 percent, while 55 percent is the target. The use of renewable energy will also continue to rise rapidly in the coming years, according to the national