A 28-year-old Dutch woman was killed in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps, southeast of Innsbruck, on New Year’s Day. It is already the second fatal skiing accident in more than a week. The woman was in the company of three other Dutchmen, two men and another woman. The quartet had begun descending the […]
Party but also unrest in various European countries during the New Year | abroad
01 jan 2023 at 19:02Update: 4 our generationVeel mensen in Frankrijk kwamen naar de vuurwerkshow op de Champs-Élysées in Parijs. Photo: A.P Ook in Oostende in België namen mensen vanmorgen een nieuwjaarsduik. Photo: Getty Images Beeld: AFP Lees meer over: JaarwisselingBuitenland Daniel Obrien“Infuriatingly humble social media buff. Twitter advocate. Writer. Internet nerd.”
From today, without passport control and in euros to Croatia
Reuters NOS News•Today 07:24 As of today, Croatia is a member of the Euro countries and joins the Schengen Area. This means that travelers from one of the other 26 so-called Schengen countries no longer have to go through passport control and payments can be made in euros. Anyone traveling to Croatia from a Euro […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido, who has been recognized as president by the United States and the European Union, leaves through the side door
Venezuela’s interim president, Juan Guaido.Reuters photo Three of the four main opposition parties on Friday ended the “interim government” that Guaidó has led for the past four years. The parties want to take a new path due to the 2024 presidential elections and are not confident that Guaido can compete successfully against authoritarian President Nicolás […]
Appointed Russia Correspondent Iris de Graaf Language State Master 2022
Ida Albertsbauer NOS News•Today 13:29•Rate Today 13:39 NOS reporter Iris de Graaf through the radio program language status His name is Taalstaatmeester 2022. The award was presented to the Russia correspondent in the studio by the broadcaster Frits Spets. The award is for someone who has excelled in the past year because of their use […]
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds the appeal of a protester sentenced to death
In addition to the protests against the regime in Tehran, there are also expressions of support such as on Saturday in the city of Hamedan in central Iran.AFP photo Iran has so far executed two people for their participation in demonstrations that erupted in late September following the death of 22-year-old Mohsa Amini. She died […]
Pioneering American journalist Barbara Walters dies, 93 The media
31 dec 2022 at 05:52Update: 41 minutes later Beeld: ANP Lees meer over: BuitenlandMedia en Cultuur Daniel Obrien“Infuriatingly humble social media buff. Twitter advocate. Writer. Internet nerd.”
US House of Representatives releases Trump’s tax returns | abroad
On Friday, a committee of the US House of Representatives released former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. It concerns his return from 2015 to 2021, the years he was president. It is customary for presidents and presidential candidates to release their tax returns, but Trump has consistently refused. After years of legal battle, the committee […]
Another 7 years in prison for ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi
Reuters NOS News•Today 11:02 The leader of the ousted Myanmar government, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been convicted of corruption again. This time she was sentenced to seven years in prison by a court in the military-led country. Win Myint, the head of Suu Kyi’s government, was given the same sentence. This was the last […]
China can no longer handle the influx of COVID-19 deaths
The United States, Italy, Japan, India and Taiwan introduce testing requirements for travelers from China as the country reopens its borders. The United States requires Chinese travelers to have a recent negative test result more than 48 hours old, and other countries will test upon arrival. Infected persons must be quarantined. The five countries will […]