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good morning! Today, there are strikes in regional transportation and French demonstrations against raising the retirement age to 64 years.
First – the weather: in the south and east it can rain heavily with a chance of snow or sleet. During the morning it will dry up. Today’s maximum is about four degrees. Winter rain may fall in the west tonight.
Are you going on the road? here You will find an overview of the activities. check here Railway schedule.
What do you expect today?
- There will be a strike in regional transportation today and tomorrow. If you travel by train or bus of regional companies such as Connexxion or Arriva, they may not run.
- In France, demonstrations were held against the planned increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. There are strikes too.
- The Dutch handball men will play their first match in the second round of the World Cup in Qatar against Qatar at 3:30 pm.
What did you miss?
Jacinda Arden to stop as Prime Minister of New Zealand. The news comes unexpectedly. She said in a press conference that she no longer had enough energy to lead the country.
Ardern, who has been prime minister since 2017, said she was contemplating her future in politics last summer. Then she came to the conclusion that she did not want to continue as New Zealand’s political leader. “I know what this job takes and I know I’m running out of fuel,” she said. It will probably stop on February 7th.
Other news of the night:
Then this:
Ski lovers can ski for a few hours on the natural snow in Winterswijk yesterday. It froze hard enough for one centimeter of ice, which was just enough according to the Winterswijk Ice Cream Association’s ice master.
Enjoy the natural snow at Winterswijk