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An avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden on Thursday killed three people from the Netherlands who were on a skiing and hiking trip, authorities said. Another person was rescued and taken to a hospital. Police said a group of 17 people from the Netherlands, accompanied by four Austrian mountain guides, was climbing toward a mountain refuge, the Martin-Busch-Huette, at about 2,500 metres above sea level when the avalanche, which was about 80 metres wide, hit just before 11 am local time. The mountain rescue service said that three members of the Dutch group were killed, the Austria P...
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“I'm building something with purpose and I even get goosebumps when I share it with you,” says solar entrepreneur Wouter Draijer. Born in New York and raised in Amsterdam, the 29-year-old is CEO and co-founder of SolarMente - a company aiming to change the way people consume and distribute energy in Spain. Its subscription service allows homeowners and businesses to install solar panels with no upfront cost - a model that has attracted investment from Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and US technology startup accelerator Y Combinator. Euronews Green spoke to Wouter about his company’s mission ...
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Ministers and officials from dozens of countries gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a conference on restoring justice in Ukraine, as the war sparked by Russia's invasion drags on in its third devastating year. A register for Ukrainians to seek compensation for damage to their homes as a result of Russia’s invasion received more than 100 claims on its first day of opening. “It’s a sign of how high the demand is, but it’s also a sign of how thirsty people are for justice,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. The applications filed Tuesday are the tip of the iceberg. The Counci...
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Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there. Gelderland Police announced the hostage release in a message on X. They gave no further details about whether more hostages remained in the club. Heavily armed police and special arrest teams, some wearing masks, were massed outside the popular club. Video from the scene showed three people walking out of the club with their hands in the air following their release. Police said on X that “at the moment there is no indication of a terrorist motive.” Earlie...
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A 420-mete white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight. The tube is the heart of the new European Hyperloop Center that opens on Tuesday and will be a proving ground in coming years for developers of the evolving technology. Hyperloop, once trumpeted by tech mogul Elon Musk, involves capsules floating on magnetic fields zipping at speeds of arund 700 kph through low-pressure tubes. Paris to Berlin in an hour: Welcome to the future of high-speed rail travel in EuropeIts advocates tou...
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By Richard CARTER Veendam (Pays-Bas) (AFP) - Le plus long tube d'Europe destiné à tester la technologie de train hyperloop est inauguré mercredi aux Pays-Bas, les opérateurs espérant que les passagers pourront un jour être ainsi transportés d'Amsterdam à Barcelone en quelques heures. Dans un centre ferroviaire désaffecté près de Veendam, dans le nord du pays, se trouve un élégant tube blanc en forme de Y de 420 mètres de long, composé de 34 tuyaux interconnectés d'environ 2,5 mètres de large. L'hyperloop, concept de train très rapide à sustentation magnétique, consiste à faire circuler des cap...
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By James Cormack Euro 2024 will see countries don eye-catching new kits, with Nike one of the most prominent manufacturers on display. The iconic sportswear brand has been tasked with making sure the likes of England, France and Portugal among others look sharp at this summer's tournament and the released jerseys have looked pretty sharp so far. Here are all the strips released by Nike for Euro 2024 so far. CroatiaSo, this is what Luka Modric will be donning in what will surely be the 38-year-old's final major tournament. Croatia are synonymous with the chequered shirt and Nike have certainly ...
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Three paintings by the Flemish Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens have been permitted to remain at the Courtauld Gallery in London, after the UK’s Spoliation Advisory Panel rejected a claim from the Koenigs family. ‘St Gregory the Great with Ss Maurus and Papianus and St. Domitilla with Ss Nereus and Achilleus’, ‘The Conversion of St. Paul’ and ‘The Bounty of James 1 Triumphing Over Avarice’ were all painted by Rubens between 1606 and 1632, the period in which some of his most respected works were created. Barcelona exhibition examines the promises and illusions of US suburbs#WhereIsKate: How th...
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If springtime flowers fill you with joy, there is one place in Europe which is an absolute must: Keukenhof. Close to the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, you’ll find vast gardens filled with a staggering seven million - mostly tulip - bulbs. The Lisse-based floral exhibition is set on 32 hectares (or 79 acres) of land and each bulb is painstakingly planted by one of Keukenhof’s 40 gardeners. 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the glorious garden. Here’s everything you need to know about it - and how to make a floral visit a reality, when it officially opens on 21 March. A brief history of Keukenhof...
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Lisse (Pays-Bas) (AFP) - Le jardin de Keukenhof, le plus grand jardin de tulipes du monde près d'Amsterdam, a ouvert ses portes jeudi pour son 75e anniversaire et attend des centaines de milliers de visiteurs venus admirer ses sept millions de bulbes en fleurs. Situé à Lisse (ouest des Pays-Bas), le parc de 32 hectares plantés de millions de tulipes de toutes les couleurs et d'autres fleurs est une attraction populaire du pays, avec quelque 1,4 million de visiteurs l'an dernier. "C'est la première fois que je viens et je suis tellement enthousiaste d'assister au 75e anniversaire", a déclaré à ...
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