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KLM and Dutch Ministry of Defence deepen cooperation to boost national resilience
Aviation24.be
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July 7, 2025
KLM and the Dutch Ministry of Defence have signed a new agreement to strengthen civil-military collaboration. The deal allows KLM pilots—particularly those in entry-level roles—to serve voluntarily as reservists, including on F-35 fighter jets,...
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Pallas reactor ready to enter construction phase, minister says
World Nuclear News
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Monday, 7 July 2025 The Netherlands' outgoing Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Daniëlle Jansen has informed the House of Representatives that the project to construct the Pallas research reactor in Petten is ready to enter the next phase. The...
Mid-City Construction Finished, Madrid Is Richer, More Beautiful And Cultural Than Ever, With New Hotels And Fine Restaurants
Forbes
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General view of the city hall of Madrid, on December 6, 2019. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) (Photo ... More by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images As I write this, Madrid is sweltering, but when I visited this spring the...
HGK Shipping and Wattlab pioneer hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel
Offshore Energy
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July 8, 2025
Inland waterway shipping company HGK Shipping has joined forces with the Dutch maritime solar specialist Wattlab for what is claimed to be the world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel. Courtesy of Wattlab To that end, Wattlab...
Lights Out, Europe: The Cost Of Brussels' Energy Fantasy
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Javier Villamor via europeanconservative.com, Spain’s leading energy companies - Iberdrola, Endesa, and EDP - remain stunned. After the nationwide blackout that cut power across Spain on April 28, the government has yet to provide a...
Winter outages may be looming on overloaded Dutch power grid
NL Times
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July 8, 2025
The lack of capacity on the Dutch power grid could lead to outages in the winter, when the demand for electricity is very high, NU.nl reported after speaking to the grid operators. They said that outages would be “very exceptional,” but couldn’t...
On This Day in 1960, 15-Year-Old Brenda Lee Landed Her First No. 1 with One of the Earliest Songs to Feature the Nashville Sound
American Songwriter
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July 18, 2025
On this day (July 17) in 1960, Brenda Lee scored her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I’m Sorry.” The song spent three weeks at the top and performed favorably on other charts as well. More importantly, it was one of the first examples...
Guest director of Dutch opera won't be prosecuted for groping dancer, court confirms
NL Times
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July 8, 2025
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) does not have to prosecute Andriy Zholdak for groping a dancer while guest directing the opera Fidelio for the Dutch National Opera, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled in an Article 12 procedure filed by the...
Are The Dutch Responsible For The Creation Of Modern Scotch Whisky?
Forbes
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The Liquid Antiquarians And Scotch Whisky The thumbnail for the video upending the foundations of the history of Scotch whisky. The Liquid Antiquarian Over two weeks ago YouTube channel The Liquid Antiquarian released a new video. At the time of...
Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035, PwC report says
Yahoo Finance
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By Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Some 32% of global semiconductor production could face climate change related copper supply disruptions by 2035, quadrupling from today's levels, advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in a report...
Flexibility for potatoes: PepsiCo helps stabilise the Dutch power grid
Smart Energy International
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July 7, 2025
Under a flexibility contract with Dutch grid operator Liander, food company PepsiCo will purchase power only when there is sufficient supply and transport capacity available on the grid. The food maker will use a thermal and storage installation,...
German VC fund TechVision Fund II closes €50 million+ to boost DeepTech startups
EU Startups
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July 18, 2025
Aachen-based TechVision Fund (TVF) II announced its closing with a fund volume exceeding €50 million to invest from the pre-Seed and Seed stages in promising tech startups, specifically those based in the Rhineland/NRW region as well as the...
16th Intex: A Resounding Success for the Textile & Apparel Industry of Bangladesh
Textile Focus
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July 8, 2025
The 16th edition of Intex was held from 25 to 27 June 2025 at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), Dhaka, Bangladesh concluded on a high note, marking yet another successful chapter in South Asia’s premier international textile...
Netherlands shows NZ the way in reducing bureaucracy to boost economy – Roger Partridge
The New Zealand Herald
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July 2, 2025
The stark numbers tell the story. Dutch workers produce 51% more output per unit of input than Kiwis. They achieve this while working 300 fewer hours annually than us. We are not losing because we lack effort. We are losing because we lack...
Fossil fuels feed wars, green energy fuels peace | Column
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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While the world rightly views the climate crisis as the most urgent threat posed by our dependence on oil, coal and gas, there’s another, often overlooked consequence: Fossil fuels have long driven conflict, displacement and geopolitical...
Fast Retailing opens $69 million logistics hub in Rotterdam
Inside Retail Asia
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July 8, 2025
Japanese clothing giant Fast Retailing – the parent company of Uniqlo – has opened a new automated warehouse in the Netherlands to streamline its distribution in Europe, reports Nikkei Asia. The 110,000sqm Rotterdam facility costs an estimated...
Two heartbroken clubs and a rivalry like no other — the Phil Walsh Showdown, 10 years on
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 18, 2025
Scott Thompson is an expert on Showdowns, but when it comes to the 39th edition of the biggest game in South Australia, he has seen nothing remotely like it. Thompson has more experience than most in the rivalry game between the Crows and the...
Dutch-Bangla Bank arranges workshop on agricultural research projects
Daily Star
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July 2, 2025
Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC recently organised a workshop on agricultural research projects titled "DBBL-CSR Grant for Technology Incubation in Agriculture", held at a hotel in the capital. Abul Kashem Md Shirin, managing director and CEO of the bank,...
Dutch study uncovers cognitive biases undermining cyber security board decisions
Computer Weekly
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July 2, 2025
The traditional traffic light system used by chief information security officers (CISOs) to report cyber risks to boards is showing signs of strain. After interviewing more than 10 CISOs across Europe, PhD researcher Gulet Barre from the Open...
World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Shipping Vessel
Offshore Source - Florida
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Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. Representing a major technical milestone and step forward for sustainable inland shipping, the vessel’s 192...