AP NOS News†yesterday, 21:09 Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has put an end to the plans for a large data center in Zeewolde. Those plans had been on hold since the end of March, when a majority in the House of Representatives called on the cabinet to stop construction for the time being. The…
Month: June 2022
Volleyball players after stunt against Japan no chance against Turkey in Nations League | NOW
The Dutch volleyball players were unable to give a good follow-up to the stunt against Japan in the Nations League. The team of national coach Avital Selinger lost no chance against Turkey on Thursday. The Orange squad, which had lost the previous five meetings with Turkey, lost in three sets in Calgary: 23-25, 11-25 and…
Win: 2×2 weekend tickets Welcome to The Village 2022 | News on Festival info
Through chlutzintzoglou on June 30, 2022 – 12:33 PM Welcome to The Village will take place this year from Friday 15 July to Sunday 17 July in Leeuwarden. The festival is building the most beautiful festival village in the Netherlands, in the middle of summer. The tenth anniversary will take place this year in the…
German energy giant Uniper in trouble; ensure gas supply in winter
AFP NOS News†today, 21:30 The German energy giant Uniper has run into such serious problems due to the reduced Russian gas supplies that the company has to apply for state aid. Minister Habeck of Economic Affairs says that Uniper is discussing “stabilization measures”. The group issued a profit warning today and needs state support to…
Amazon removes LGBTI search results in the Emirates
Reuters NOS News†today, 14:30 Online shopping giant Amazon restricts search results for LGBTI products on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company has decided to do this because it has been pressured by the authorities in the Gulf state. Sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal in the Emirates….
Sanne and Lieke Wevers will train with father Vincent outside the gymnastics association | NOW
Sanne and Lieke Wevers will train with their father and coach Vincent Wevers in Varsseveld. Naomi Visser and Sara van Disseldorp also commit themselves to Top Turn Academy Achterhoek (TTA), outside the KNGU gymnastics association. Sanne Wevers announced earlier this week that she would leave the national team due to a “persistent, unworkable situation” that…
Festivalinfo is looking for intern(s) for the upcoming concert season! † News on Festival info
Through RobZ on June 30, 2022 – 3:17 PM Festivalinfo is by far the largest website about live music in the Netherlands and Belgium. With the titles Festivalinfo.nl, Podiuminfo.nl (about concerts) and Cabaretinfo.nl (about cabaret), we provide around 30,000 visitors with the latest (live) music news every day. After an explainable corona dip, more than…
Shell found the Huizinge earthquake a ‘game changer’, but continued to extract gas
AP NOS News†today, 14:06 After the major earthquake near Huizinge in 2012, the Dutch Petroleum Company (NAM) did not really consider scaling back the extraction of Groningen gas, because, according to the company, it would not contribute to reducing the risk of such major earthquakes. This is what Pieter Dekker, former Shell CEO, said to…
Van Rijthoven also surprises at Wimbledon: ‘Mentally I have everything in order’ | NOW
After his surprising overall victory in Rosmalen, Tim van Rijthoven is working on a new success story at Wimbledon. The number 104 in the world stunted in the second round against Reilly Opelka on Wednesday and also feels at ease at the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. “It’s funny, because at Wimbledon you…
Former football players and other celebrities from now on from gambling advertisements
ANP / Dutch height / Peter Hilz NOS News†today, 06:31 Andy van der Meijde, Sjaak Swart, Rafael van der Vaart, Ellie Lust and Dick Advocaat can no longer be seen in gambling advertisements. As of today, former football players or other well-known Dutch people may no longer be used for gambling advertisements. This measure is…