It is not entirely clear how many jobs have already been lost at this time. A striking feature is KLM, where some 5,000 employees have already left, and given the poor outlook for 2021, it probably needs to cut deeper into the workforce. In many cases, people with temporary or flexible employment contracts have already…
Month: October 2020
This way you make optimal use of the freezer (and save money)
1. Make sure your freezer is always nice and full, so that it uses the least energy. There is less room for warm air to enter when you open the door. 2. Know what you can freeze. That is often more than we think. For example, you can often store cut vegetables well frozen. Think…
Missing Belgian youtuber found dead in channel
On Monday, the police sent a search report for Przybylski to the world. He was last seen when he left his parental home in Hasselt with his car. In recent days, the police have searched the area surrounding that house, among other things. The bottom of a nearby channel was also explored with sonar boats….
Ziyech after second goal in four days for Chelsea: “I feel at home here” | NOW
Hakim Ziyech is confident after his first league goal for Chelsea. The former Ajax player opened the score for the Londoners on Saturday in the 0-3 away game against Burnley. “You have to play with confidence and not be afraid to make mistakes,” said Ziyech, who also assisted Timo Werner with 0-3. “Otherwise things will…
Suddenly Macron is in many Islamic eyes a kind of Wilders
A Palestinian woman walks past an anti-French mural depicting President Macron in Gaza City last Wednesday.Getty Image There is little chance that Emmanuel Macron has been awake from the insults that have befallen him in the Islamic world in recent days. If anyone is used to being taunted, it is him. Devil-eared Macron, as a…
KLM has not yet reached agreement with unions on wage discount, support remains uncertain
KLM and the trade unions have not yet reached an agreement on the wage sacrifices that must be made to receive government support. The deadline passed around noon. The bottleneck in the negotiations is the length of the period for which wages are being cut. In order to receive the state aid, the unions must…
Lodewijk Hoekstra: ‘The world is under more pressure than ever’
Where the problems used to be far away in Africa or at the North Pole, we are now starting to experience the consequences ourselves. For example, the forests in the Netherlands are dying, 80 percent of all butterflies have already disappeared and we notice that we are dealing with the severe consequences of climate change….
Riders started a tough mountain stage | NOW
Vuelta a España · one minute ago Another 160 km – Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) drives away alone and will take the first three mountain points. Polka dot jersey wearer Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) chases him and takes two points. Vuelta a España · 6 minutes ago 164 km to go – The first climb is…
In addition to fatigue, now also a lot of annoyance: the cranky eating itself into Nieuwegein
In addition to the fatigue and hopelessness due to the corona crisis, the annoyance in Nieuwegein is also increasing, as appears de Volkskrant there for the third time this year. ‘During the first wave, there was always something to look forward to: summer, the holidays. Now there is nothing. ‘ Mark MisérusOctober 30, 2020, 17:34…
Seven countries close their borders for Dutch poultry after bird flu
South Africa, Algeria, Vietnam, South Korea, Kosovo, Bosnia and Macedonia have immediately closed their borders to chicken products from the Netherlands. Cuba will probably do that. This happened after bird flu was diagnosed yesterday at a chicken farm in Altforst, Gelderland. Gert-Jan Oplaat of the Association of the Dutch Poultry Processing Industry was already afraid…