For the first time in the age of social media, a war is raging in Europe. It places a heavy responsibility on the shoulders of platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The political pressure to intervene strongly is growing rapidly. Companies find the approach to disinformation in particular complicated, which is something they have…
Month: February 2022
Inspectorate investigates role of youth protection in out-of-home placements
According to the inspectorate spokesperson, the allowance affair also plays a role in the decision to conduct this investigation.Statue Arie Kievit The Inspectorate will examine about fifty files of out-of-home placements from last year. In doing so, the inspectors check, for example, whether youth protection clearly separates facts and opinions in the reports. And also…
Destroyed the world’s largest plane: was sometimes indispensable in an emergency
The plane was unique. Developed for the Soviet Union’s space program and the transport of the Russian space shuttle Buran, the An-225 was converted into a commercial cargo aircraft at the beginning of this century. A second aircraft has been under construction for years, but its development is plagued by money problems. According to the…
See: this superyacht is like Monaco in miniature
The Streets of Monaco, actually Monaco in miniature on a yacht, was designed by Yacht Island Design and intended for the richest of the earth. The first design drawings clearly show how spectacular it will look. The yacht will have several swimming pools and casinos and a go-kart track where guests can race against each…
Many European countries spend less than NATO standard on defense, Germany is going to significantly increase spending
Howitzers of the Bundeswehr go on transport to Lithuania on February 14.Image AFP From 2024, Germany will spend at least 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense. Since 1991, German military spending has ceased to be such a large part of the economy. In recent years, spending on defense in Germany, just…
PostNL delivered record number of parcels in 2021
PostNL delivered a record number of parcels last year and increased its gross profit. Last year, the postal and parcel company was given more work in the processing and delivery of mail and parcels due to the corona pandemic. Employees, partners and retailers also benefit from the results. In an explanation of the annual figures,…
Here you really eat at a high level (literally then)
Heavenly Jin can call itself the world’s tallest restaurant in a building. The case has received an honorable mention in the Guinness World Record Book. The restaurant is located on the 120th floor of J Hotel Shanghai Tower. Here, among other things, a mix of Western, Chinese and Japanese dishes are served at an altitude…
How Putin is selling the war to the Russians
‘For the motherland! For Russia! For Donbas!’ is on this propaganda poster at a public transport stop in Donetsk.Statue Nikolai Trishin / TASS / Getty “The invasion has begun,” presenter Yevgeny Popov told Russian television viewers on Monday, February 21. But it is not Putin who invaded Ukraine. On the contrary: Ukraine has declared war…
Ruble in nosedive, and three Russian banks in Europe about to collapse
The ruble is losing ground against the euro and dollar. This morning, the Russian currency lost more than 20 percent of its value against the euro; it is now worth less than a cent. The price decline follows a weekend in which several sanctions against Russia were announced by the European Union, the United States,…
Recipe of the day: Tender stew with honey and sriracha
But you can also put stew on a sandwich, Donna Hay proves in her book One Pan Perfect (Spectrum). Place a large pan over medium-high heat. Season the meat with salt and pepper and sear in the skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove it from the pan and set it aside….