The Champions League selections for the new season that starts on Tuesday, count 22 Dutch people in foreign service. Six of them can make their debut in the ball of millions. The six Dutchmen who can hope for their Champions League debut are Karim Rekik (Sevilla), Wesley Hoedt (Lazio), Djavan Anderson (Lazio), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Manchester…
Month: May 2020
Food banks are left with empty shelves due to fewer food donations
Food Bank Netherlands has seen the supply of food decline for several weeks. As a result, more and more food banks are facing shortages and customers are receiving less extensive packages, while the number of people using the food bank is increasing. According to the Food Bank Netherlands, the shortages differ per location, but it…
French government wants to ban Islamic associations ‘that are enemies of the republic’
French President Macron addresses the press at the school where a teacher was beheaded. EPA image These include the Collectif contre l’islamophobie en France ‘(CCIF). According to Darmanin, this association contributed to the spread of ‘a fatwa’ about the murdered teacher in the run-up to the attack. The government will also address social media for…
Light installations during the Amsterdam Dance Event | News at Festivalinfo
During Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), light artists will perform Boris Acket and Vladimir Grafov an ode to night and festival culture. At the invitation of the NDSM-werf Foundation, both makers are developing a site-specific installation on the yard under the name Because the Night. These works enable a collective experience in public space in this…
Fellow leader Dumoulin goes for Vuelta victory at the end of ‘crazy cycling year’ | NOW
Tom Dumoulin and Primoz Roglic will go full for the overall victory in the Vuelta a EspaƱa from Tuesday, although the Jumbo-Visma rider has not been able to prepare optimally for his first Tour of Spain since 2015 due to the busy cycling season. “We have had little time after the Tour,” said Dumoulin, who…
Problems with CoronaMelder: app not always used for positive test
But precisely that GGD part is now sometimes omitted, so that the app cannot be used. “In the end I called the GGD myself and gave my code”, says Stef. “But my girlfriend hasn’t received a notification yet, so I wonder if the code has been entered.” Another positively tested app user was also not…
More profit Philips, orders hit hard by cancellation of US order
It is also clear that the company has been hit hard by the cancellation of a large order by the American government. It would purchase 43,000 respirators from Philips until the end of the year, but at the end of August it became clear that a large part of the delivery was interrupted. According to…
The teacher who fell victim to three videos on the internet
Teacher Samuel Paty didn’t want to offend anyone when he showed a cartoon of Mohammed. It was teaching material, nothing more. But he was immediately portrayed in social media as an Islamophobic villain, and the message reached the 18-year-old Chechen who would behead him. Now he is a martyr. Daan KoolOctober 19, 2020, 21:37 An…
FC Volendam humiliates Young AZ, De Graafschap escapes new damage | NOW
FC Volendam has played a lot in the Kitchen Champion Division on Monday evening. A visit to Young AZ was won 2-6. Earlier in the evening, De Graafschap booked a hard-fought 1-2 victory over Helmond Sport. In Wijdewormer, an unleashed Volendam led 0-3 within 23 minutes by goals from Marco Tol, Francesco Antonucci and Martijn…
The funding ratio of pension funds is increasing, but the chance of a reduction remains realistic
The coverage ratio of most major pension funds has increased in the past quarter. Yet millions of Dutch people are still facing a discount on their pension next year. Pension funds continue to suffer from the persistently low interest rates. Due to the corona crisis and the arrival of the new pension system, Minister Koolmees…