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Columnist and former PvdA minister Ronald Plasterk wins Pim Fortuyn prize

Former PvdA minister and current Telegraph columnist Ronald Plasterk has won the Pim Fortuyn Prize. The jury praises him as a public thinker who speaks out without being influenced by social pressure or ideological movements. Plasterk, who has been a columnist at De Telegraaf since 2020, received the award on Wednesday at press center Nieuwspoort […]

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Robbie Williams announces new album Britpop and Tour

Robbie Williams komt dit najaar met een nieuw album, getiteld Britpop. Dat heeft de Britse zanger aangekondigd op sociale media. Williams heeft metRocket de eerste single van het album uitgebracht. Daarnaast komt hij met een bijbehorende tour. Voor het nummer Rocket werkte de 51-jarige Williams samen met gitarist Tony Iommi van de metalband Black Sabbath.

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Ebu wants to talk to broadcasters about tensions around Songfestival

Eurovisie Songfestival-organisator EBU zegt de zorgen van AVROTROS en de NPO over spanningen tijdens het evenement serieus te nemen. De organisatie blijft in contact met de deelnemende omroepen en wil samen toewerken naar een “bredere discussie”. “Wij blijven voortdurend in contact met alle deelnemende omroepen van het Eurovisie Songfestival en nemen hun bezorgdheid serieus”, laat

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Indian writer and activist Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize

The 77-year-old Indian writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq has won the International Booker Prize with the story collection Heart Lamp. She is the first Kannada-language author to receive the prestigious prize for fiction translated into English. Mushtaq receives a prize of 50,000 British pounds (59,330 euros), which she shares with her translator, Deepa Bhasthi.

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Family Jonnie Boer found attention for his death ‘very special’

The family of Jonnie Boer found the attention for his passing “very special, but also hectic.” The top chef suddenly passed away last month. That Boer’s passing “touched so many people was very special. We didn’t expect that,” said daughter Isabelle. Boer’s family was on the talk show Eva on Tuesday evening. “It’s also a

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Songfestival score Israel causes astonishment: countries match Ebu

Het bleef tot het laatste moment spannend. Nadat de jury Israƫl op een veertiende plek zette, steeg het land naar de top van het scoreboard dankzij de punten van het publiek. De Israƫlische Yuval Raphael kreeg van de kijkers thuis de meeste stemmen en even leek het erop dat ze het Songfestival zou winnen. Dat

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Netflix makes Animation series of Spel Clash of Clans

Netflix is releasing an animated series based on the game Clash of Clans. The story is about a determined barbarian who must bring together a group of misfits to defend their village during a war, entertainment site Variety reports Tuesday. “The game has been a global gaming phenomenon for over a decade with humor, action,

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SALT-N-PEPA drags record label for the judge to get music rights back

Salt-N-Pepa is suing record label Universal Music Group (UMG) to regain the rights to their original music recordings. According to Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton, UMG has violated copyright law. According to the duo, UMG refuses to return the rights to their original music recordings, writes news agency AP. They are invoking a

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