The White House welcomed a US judge’s ruling on Monday that Google had illegally claimed a monopoly over online search. Spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre called the ruling “a victory for the American people.” Source link
Amsterdam Suddenly, all the bad news from around the world also hit the stock markets: Monday was the reddest day of the year for the stock market. The proverbial summer slump often occurs when summer really begins and people are on holiday, but on this August day the market experienced a major upheaval. A blow … Read more
Anyone who had thought ten years ago that Dutch basketball would win an Olympic medal would probably have shaken their head in pity. But on Monday it really worked and they won gold at the Olympic Games. In 3×3 basketball, the street version of regular basketball. Dimeo van der Horst, Worthy de Jong, Arvin Slagter … Read more
Before her name is announced at the Stade de France, Sifan Hassan seems a little breathless, but when she is introduced to the public as the reigning champion, she breaks into a smile. She is ready to write a new trilogy, starting with the 5,000 metres. After the starting shot, Hassan looks for a place … Read more
commentAs necessary as a strict immigration policy is, it should not be placed on the shoulders of innocent children, writes our editor-in-chief Rennie Rijpma. Source link
Crowds wave flags and dance on tanks in the streets of Dhaka, now that Hasina has resigned after weeks of bloody protests and fled to neighbouring India. Protesters broke through the fences of her official residence on Monday and ransacked the building. Footage from Bangladesh’s Channel 24 shows people carrying furniture, televisions and books outside … Read more
The Tokyo Stock Exchange, the world’s fifth-largest, posted a drop of more than 12 percent on Monday. Since its peak in July, the Japanese stock market has lost 20 percent of its value. Investors are selling stocks in large numbers. Trading was temporarily suspended in both Japan and South Korea on Monday to limit the … Read more
ohPinie’s colleague Nadia Ezzeroili coined the word “class populism” in X last week. A surprising name for a phenomenon as Dutch as chocolate chips. She came up with it in response to the tasty riots surrounding the departure of columnist Eva Hoeke, who labelled her former colleagues nepotistic canal belt girls, while she herself looked … Read more
Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened and is now heading toward Florida’s northern Gulf Coast as a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) is warning of a potentially life-threatening situation, including expected tsunamis of up to 10 feet (3 meters) high and historic amounts of rain. Source link
