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Right-wing broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland linked to the anti-Semitic website 0
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- April 20, 2022
One of the leading members of right-wing broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland (ON) runs a website that has regularly published anti-Semitic propaganda, the NRC has revealed. Taco Dankers is chairman of the supervisory board at ON, which is hoping to start broadcasting on the Dutch public networks in January after passing the threshold of 50,000 paying subscribers.
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New Dutch-based digital bank FIBR launched to help European SMEs thrive post-pandemic: Know more here 0
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- March 2, 2022
A new connected bank dedicated to lending to SMEs across Europe, FIBR, has been launched with its headquarters in the Netherlands. It is the new trade name of Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V. under which the new SME strategy will be rolled out. In its pre-launch phase, the bank has already lent over €20M in loans to
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Dutch climate scientist Geert Jan van Oldenborgh dies at 59 0
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- January 30, 2022
THE HAGUE — Respected Dutch climate scientist Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, co-founder of a group that rapidly analyzes the possible effects of climate change on extreme weather events, has died at age 59, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute said Thursday. Van Oldenborgh’s pioneering work with the World Weather Attribution network led to his recognition last
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China imposes a billion dollar fine on web giant Alibaba 0
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- December 7, 2021
China imposes a billion dollar fine on web store group Alibaba of tech billionaire Jack Ma for monopoly practices. This involves a total of 18.2 billion yuan, which equates to 2.3 billion euros. State media in China report that the Chinese regulator decided on the fine following an investigation launched in December. The fine is
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3D printed steel bridge opens in Amsterdam 0
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- October 25, 2021
An innovative 3D bridge printed from steel has been opened in Amsterdam’s red light district. The MX3D bridge, first proposed in 2015, was opened on Thursday by Dutch queen Máxima and is now open to the public. On Friday morning, curious Dutch and foreign tourists were taking pictures and walking across the swirling structure, which
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Hyperloop prototype, the only of its kind in the world, installed at Zernike 0
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- October 4, 2021
Groningen’s Meerstad is to be home to a Hyperloop testing facility, but yesterday a smaller prototype was installed at the Zernike Campus in Groningen. The images of the prototype have been shared by researcher Piet Zijlstra (@PietZijlstra on Twitter), reports the GIC. The prototype will remain at Zernike for a few years and will be used
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