Новости за 04.05.2016

Het hoge woord is eruit: Wednesday Night Skate keert na een jaar afwezigheid terug in Rotterdam. Organisator Rob Langenburg laat weten dat het budget rond is voor het skate-evenement, dat vorig jaar niet kon doorgaan door geldgebrek. ,,We zijn absoluut zeer verheugd.'' De eerste datum waarop wordt geskatet is woensdag 6 juli, het festijn telt in totaal vijf avonden.

Bijna 40 procent van het aantal geplande uitzettingen van uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers gaat op het laatste moment niet door. Dit meldt NRC Next op basis van cijfers die de krant bij het ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie heeft opgevraagd.

Germany are set to legalize marijuana by the year 2017, according to the Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe.  The country’s Minister of Health said that full legalization of medical marijuana is just months away so that “seriously ill patients are treated in the best possible way“. Greenrushdaily.com reports: “Without wishing to pre-judge the work of the Bundestag [a lower house of the German government], it is likely that the law will come into force in the spring of 2017.” The legal changes could... Читать дальше...

Tony nomination or not, these actors delivered some of the best performances of the season.

Ace tennis star Sania Mirza has documented her journey to become the World No. 1 in the women's doubles rankings in an autobiography set for release this July, according to publishers Harper Collins.

– The minister of agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe says the only way herdsmen and their cattle can be stopped from moving from place to place is by designating land for cattle ranching – Says most of the herdsmen behind the attacks in the country are from Mali, Chad and some Shua Arabs, all armed with AK […]

ENSCHEDE - De titeldroom was zo goed als vervlogen. De vrouwen van FC Twente stonden acht punten achter op Ajax. Maar door de resultaten van vorige week - ruime winst FC Twente, gelijkspel Ajax - is de hoop teruggekeerd en heeft FC Twente alles in eigen hand. In de voorlaatste speelronde, op maandag 16 mei oftewel tweede pinksterdag, kan de ploeg de koppositie in de topper tegen Ajax overnemen. Er is alleen een probleem: er is geen veld...

Hyde Memorial Observatory on the south side of Holmes Lake will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday for Mercury’s passage, or transit across the face of the sun.

The Preservation Association of Lincoln will host a variety of events appealing to families and preservation buffs to celebrate National Preservation Month in May.

Letters to the Editor

Breakfast in bed is a love language in our home. Anytime there is a special occasion to celebrate — a birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, whatever — the rest of the family follows an unspoken agreement to meet early in…

A quiet prayer will no longer mark the beginning of Vader City Council meetings. The council voted unanimously last week to discontinue invocations, arguing for a sharper separation between church and state.

Bank profits are expected to take a hit from the Reserve Bank's cut to the cash rate on Tuesday, which is likely to wipe out any gains from rate rises in November.

Yes, Sonny Gray surrendered two more home runs. With runners at the corners, Adam Lind hit a popup behind shortstop that left fielder Khris Davis admitted he should have caught. The misplay ended Gray’s night, and Kyle Seager then clubbed a three-run homer off Marc Rzepczynski. The A’s had just six hits, four off starter Hisashi Iwakuma, who pitched seven innings, and couldn’t seem to avoid the defensive vacuum that is Seattle shortstop Ketel Marte. Davis did hit his third homer in two nights (and sixth in 14 games) in the ninth inning. Читать дальше...

Exclusive: Karl and Lisa praise rival Waleed Aly - and insist their Logies "too white" comments were taken out of context.

– The oil-mogul is now the Anambra state football association chairman – Barrister Jude Obikwelu emerged the new vice chairman – Amaju Pinnick has sent his congratulatory message Just two days before the annual general meeting of the Nationwide League One, the League’s patron and club owner, Ifeanyi Ubah has emerged the chairman of the Anambra […]

LEUVEN (ANP) - Bierbrouwer Anheuser-Busch InBev heeft in het eerste kwartaal minder bier verkocht dan een jaar eerder. Het Belgisch-Amerikaanse concern had onder meer last van zware economische omstandigheden in Brazilië. De nettowinst, geschoond voor eenmalige posten, zakte met twee derde tot 844 miljoen euro.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De malaise in de olie- en gassector heeft ook vorig kwartaal de resultaten van detacheerder Brunel zwaar onder druk gezet. De specialist in hoogopgeleid personeel voor de energiesector zag de markt in Nederland en Duitsland wel aantrekken.

SAN DIEGO - Eddie Butler started off strong Tuesday night, retiring the first 11 batters he faced. He couldn't make it last.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In early winter, after most tourists have fled Alaska, another kind of visitor flies in: bald eagles, up to 4,000 of them.