It appears that the omikron variants BA.4 and BA.5 are rapidly becoming the dominant variants of the coronavirus in the Netherlands. This is evidenced by the latest figures from the Amsterdam Regional Center for Genomic Epidemiology and Outbreak Surveillance (ARGOS), a partnership between UMC and GGD Amsterdam. The survey is based on a sample of […]
Employees were sick at home in the first quarter for a record number of days | Currently
Never before have so many people come into contact with the disease as in the first quarter of this year. On Friday, Statistics Netherlands reported that absenteeism due to illness rose to 6.3 percent. This means that for every thousand working days, 63 days were absent. This is the largest number ever measured by the […]
Google introduces an online tool to monitor land cover on Earth – IT Pro – News
Google introduced Dynamic World, an online tool that provides detailed and up-to-date information about Earth’s land cover. With Dynamic World, ecosystems and changes in the Earth’s surface must be better monitored. Online Tool Developed by Google Earth Engine and Google’s AI Platform, it provides scientists with the ability to take a closer look and observe […]
Cabinet wants to help poor workers cut taxes
Cabinet is considering introducing a tax credit to workers next year. It is a measure to accommodate the growing group of Dutch who do not have enough to make ends meet. This is what the sources say to NOS. The tax credit is meant to give low- and middle-income people more room, because they have […]
Activision: 425 million Call of Duty games sold, Warzone 125 million players – Games – News
Activision said it has sold a total of 425 million copies since the Call of Duty series began in 2003. Total revenue is more than $30 billion. The company also announced that the free game Warzone has “more than 125 million” players. Call of Duty games have been designed by several Activision studios and more […]
Hybrid heat pump is the future heating boiler
Last month Cabinet announced It indicates that from 2026, the hybrid heat pump will become the new standard. This announcement immediately caused an uproar. Susan Van Soelcomb Comment on this site With a number of important questions about the proposal. As a Member of Parliament, I also received several emails. In this article I answer […]
James Webb’s Mirror Telescope damaged after contact with micrometeorites | Currently
The space agency reported that the James Webb Telescope was hit by a small, larger than usual meteor in late May NASA Wednesday. This damaged one of the telescope’s 18 mirrors. NASA confirms that the telescope has been hit by at least four different micrometeorites since its December launch. They are usually small fragments of […]
The number of young homebuyers is increasing, also in Randstad | Currently
The number of mortgage applications from home buyers under the age of 35 rose 17 percent in the first five months of this year compared to the last five months of last year. De Hypotheker concluded this Thursday based on its own numbers. This is a clear change from previous periods, when the number of […]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Coming to Steam and Consoles – Games – News
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has been released for PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles, and PC. PC versions will be available on Steam and Battle.net. It is not yet clear on which platforms the game will be launched. An open beta test will be available later this year to those who have pre-ordered the game. […]
The Netherlands refuses to take asylum seekers from other countries: agreements not fulfilled Politics
symbiosisThe Netherlands will not accept asylum seekers from countries such as Italy and Greece at the moment. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eric van der Burg (Asylum) said in the House of Representatives that the Netherlands cannot and will not comply with this European Solidarity Agreement to redistribute asylum seekers. Van der Burg says that […]