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The kilometerheffing policy currently being drafted by the cabinet will likely see car owners in the Netherlands face a levy of 7 to 8 cents for every kilometre they drive, but…
On Saturday, July 1 the Netherlands once again commemorated the abolition of slavery and celebrated Keti Koti. As part of this year’s ceremonies, King Willem-Alexander made a…
This week, Schiphol Airport Retail (SAR) announced that plastic water bottles would no longer be sold at the 12 stores the group manages at the airport. Dutch retailer no longer…
The Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam announced this week that, from September of this year, it would be known as the H’ART Museum. The change comes after the institution cut ties…
The U.S. wants Mexico’s government to build strong institutions to protect worker rights as companies aiming to avoid supply chain disruptions in far-off production spots bring more jobs to the country, a top U.S. labor official told Reuters. Mexico has begun to benefit from “nearshoring” in which companies seek to move production closer to the […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled Monday that his country is not ready to ratify Sweden’s membership in NATO, saying Stockholm had to work harder on the “homework” it needs to complete. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, Erdogan also renewed his condemnation of a Quran-burning protest that took place in Sweden last week, describing the […]
A new report from France’s Ministry of Interior quantifies the damage done after nearly a week of protests in response to the police killing of a teen of North African heritage. The report, obtained by the French newspaper Le Parisien, recorded 5,662 vehicle fires and more than 1,000 damaged buildings. Since rioting first broke out […]
GOP must decide which amendments will get a vote on the House floor By Peter Kasperowicz | Fox News https://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=6326840205112&w=466&h=263 Pentagon facing mounting scrutiny over Navy’s drag queen recruitment video Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen and former Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy, D., joined ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to discuss the backlash and their reaction to the DNC not […]
The head of Slovakia’s central bank, who is a member of the European Central Bank committee that decides monetary policy for 20 countries, said Monday he won’t step down despite bribery charges against him. Peter Kazimir is accused of paying a bribe of 48,000 euros ($52,000) to the head of the country’s tax office in […]
The U.K. sweltered through its hottest June since records began in 1884, the country’s weather agency said Monday, adding that human-induced climate change means such unusual heat will become more frequent in the next few decades. The average temperature for June in the U.K. hit 60.4 Fahrenheit — 33.6 F hotter than the joint previous […]
