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1 month ago

Haarlem named cryptocurrency hub as Noord-Holland leads in crypto

NL Times

Haarlem has emerged as the cryptocurrency capital of the Netherlands, with over half of its residents actively following crypto-related news, according to a recent study by Crypto Insiders, the largest crypto news platform in the Netherlands. The study revealed Noord-Holland as the most crypto-engaged province in the country, with 116 active readers of cryptocurrency news per 1,000 inhabitants. “Haarlem’s high …

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1 month, 1 week ago

F1 drivers told to mind their own business and focus on racing by FIA president

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

F1: Who’s getting fired next? Russell expresses F1 drivers’ concern

The Hindu

Mercedes driver George Russell expressed concern about further departures from Formula One’s governing body on Thursday and wondered who was next for the sack after two senior figures left. Mayer also said he was “incredulous” at the departure of deputy Formula Two race director Janette Tan, which leaves new Formula One race director Rui Marques handling both series in Qatar …

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1 month, 1 week ago

F1’s lead steward ‘sacked’ by FIA boss – just weeks after race director dismissed

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Unsafe fat bikes smuggled from China through Rotterdam port on large scale: report

NL Times

Tens of thousands of unsafe fat bikes are being smuggled from China to Rotterdam and other European ports, AD reports based on its own research. The newspaper spoke to multiple sellers on Bol.com and Makrtplaats, among others, offering no-name fat bikes at prices as low as 599 euros. Legal manufacturers and e-bike experts are dismayed, warning that these Chinese fat …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sifan Hassan beats Femke Bol in Dutch athlete of the year election

NL Times

Sifan Hassan has been voted the best Dutch athlete of the year. The Olympic marathon champion beat Femke Bol and para-athlete Joël de Jong, the other two candidates on the shortlist. The 31-year-old long-distance specialist was the first woman ever to combine the 5,000 and 10,000-meter track distances with the marathon at the Olympic Games in Paris. At the Games …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

F1 race director claims he was ‘fired’ – just hours after FIA state he ‘stepped down’

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

F1 race director Wittich to be replaced in a surprise move with 3 races to go

Associated Press

Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich will be replaced in a surprise move with three races to go and the title yet to be decided. The series’ governing body, the FIA, said on Tuesday that Wittich had “stepped down” and would be replaced starting from next week’s Las Vegas Grand Prix by Rui Marques, who had been race director for …

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LEGO expands presence with Chinese cultural elements debuts at CIIE

China Daily

The LEGO Group has launched over 20 globally-debuted products during its seven consecutive participation to the China International Import Expo. The LEGO Group has leveraged the China International Import Expo to strengthen its presence in China, launching over 20 globally debuted products during its seven consecutive participation in the event. Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of the LEGO Group, said China …

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LEGO expands presence with Chinese cultural elements debuts at CIIE

China Daily

The LEGO Group has launched over 20 globally-debuted products during its seven consecutive participation to the China International Import Expo. The LEGO Group has leveraged the China International Import Expo to strengthen its presence in China, launching over 20 globally debuted products during its seven consecutive participation in the event. Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of the LEGO Group, said China …

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2 months ago

Books explore ancient Greek influences on Asia and emerging Silk Road

China Daily

The signing ceremony between the Zhonghua Book Company and Springer Nature at Frankfurt Book Fair on Oct 17. "They, and that story, are emblematic of the fascinating filaments that run through all the periods and places explored in this publication," Stewart says, speaking of the six-volume publication of From Mediterranean to the Yellow River: Hellenistic Civilization and the Silk Road, …

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4 months ago

2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 4: Can Italian fencer Bebe Vio defend her title yet again?

Associated Press

PARIS — Paralympians will compete for medals in a host of sports on the seventh day of competition at the Paralympic Games on Wednesday. Italian fencing star Bebe Vio will be vying for her third consecutive gold medal in wheelchair fencing. One of the best-known Paralympic champions, Bebe Vio is defending her gold medal in women’s foil category B for …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Danish court rejects extradition to India of an arms smuggling suspect

The Hindu

A Danish court on Thursday rejected the extradition request from India of a Danish national accused of being involved in an arms smuggling case 29 years ago, going against Denmark's top prosecuting authority which had given the green light to sending Niels Holck abroad. The Hilleroed District Court said that despite “the additional diplomatic guarantees” given by India “there is …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Danish arms smuggler can’t be extradited to India because of ’real risk’, says court

Live Mint

A Danish court rejected India's request for the extradition of a Danish national who was allegedly involved in a 1995 arms smuggling case. The court ruled that sending Holck to India would violate Denmark's extradition act due to a risk that he would be subjected to treatment in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, AFP …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lego's CEO on the business case for play

BBC

Lego's CEO on the business case for play BBC/ Klawe Rzeczy As digital innovation reshapes the toy market, the BBC's Executive Lounge meets with Lego's Chief Executive, Niels B Christiansen, to discuss why playing around is good for children, adults and business. The Lego Group The Lego Campus The company has also successfully courted grownups, with its "18+" range of …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Former gold and silver medal-winning short-track star Yara van Kerkhof retires

NL Times

Short track star Yara van Kerkhof has retired from top-level sport. "I look back at my career with pride as I felt I got everything out of it that I could," the 34-year-old Van Kerkhof wrote in a statement released by the skating association KSNB. Van Kerkhof moved to Heerenveen from Zoetermeer in 2009, where she first became a member …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Diede de Groot wins Wimbledon women’s wheelchair final for 15th straight major title

Associated Press

LONDON — Diede de Groot secured her 15th consecutive Grand Slam title by winning the women’s wheelchair final at Wimbledon for her sixth singles trophy at the All England Club on Saturday. 1 Court, sealing the victory with a backhand service return to extend her record streak of consecutive major titles and take her overall tally to 23 — also …

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6 months ago

AI is bringing revolutionary changes to publishing

China Daily

Niels Peter Thomas, managing director of Books, Springer Nature, during the 2024 Beijing International Book Fair in June. As digital technology, especially artificial intelligence, quickly advances, it poses great challenges to the worldwide publishing industry while providing new methods, tools and paths for its development. At the 2024 Beijing International Book Fair last month, domestic and foreign publishers gathered to …

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6 months ago

AI is bringing revolutionary changes to publishing

China Daily

A kid "reads" a touchable book on a screen during the book fair. CHINA DAILY However, Niels Peter Thomas, managing director of Books, Springer Nature, says although publishing is going digital, printed books sometimes do help students study more efficiently. Other trends in educational publishing, he says, include more personalized content to reflect the complex reality with trans-disciplinary publications and …

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6 months ago

AI is bringing revolutionary changes to publishing

China Daily

Niels Peter Thomas, managing director of Books, Springer Nature, during the 2024 Beijing International Book Fair in June. As digital technology, especially artificial intelligence, quickly advances, it poses great challenges to the worldwide publishing industry while providing new methods, tools and paths for its development. At the 2024 Beijing International Book Fair last month, domestic and foreign publishers gathered to …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

maker Novo Nordisk to spend $4.1 bln to boost US manufacturing

Live Mint

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN/LONDON June 24 - Obesity drug-maker Novo Nordisk will spend $4.1 billion to build a U.S. facility to fill injection pens for its hugely popular weight-loss treatment Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic, it said on Monday. Construction of the plant at Novo's existing main U.S. manufacturing site in Clayton, North Carolina, will be …

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7 months ago

French Open 2024, June 8 schedule: Swiatek faces Paolini in women’s final, Bolelli-Vavassori pair eyes men’s doubles crown

The Hindu

Iga Swiatek takes on Jasmine Paolini in the women’s singles final of French Open 2024 at Roland Garros, Paris on Saturday. In men’s doubles final, the ninth-seeded Croatian-Salvadorian duo of Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo faces the 11th-seeded Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori for the title. Here’s the full list of fixtures for day 14 of French Open …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade

Al Jazeera

Rocks are still falling as search continues in Enga province for an estimated 2,000 people buried by a mountain. Hopes are fading that an estimated 2,000 people buried by a landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Enga province will be found alive, a United Nations official has said. “It is not a rescue mission, it is a recovery mission,” UNICEF Papua …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

What Man United midfielder Christian Eriksen did when he saw Jurgen Klopp's viral post-match interview after Liverpool's dramatic defeat in FA Cup clash

Daily Mail

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen admits he 'chuckled' at Jurgen Klopp's viral post-match interview following Sunday's FA Cup thriller. Liverpool were defeated 4-3 after extra time as Amad Diallo netted a 121st-minute winner to secure an impressive comeback victory for United, with Klopp's side having led 2-1 and 3-2 at points of the match. Christian Eriksen admits he 'chuckled' at …

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Haarlem named cryptocurrency hub as Noord-Holland leads in crypto

F1 drivers told to mind their own business and focus on racing by FIA president

F1: Who’s getting fired next? Russell expresses F1 drivers’ concern

F1’s lead steward ‘sacked’ by FIA boss – just weeks after race director dismissed

Unsafe fat bikes smuggled from China through Rotterdam port on large scale: report

Sifan Hassan beats Femke Bol in Dutch athlete of the year election

F1 race director claims he was ‘fired’ – just hours after FIA state he ‘stepped down’

F1 race director Wittich to be replaced in a surprise move with 3 races to go

LEGO expands presence with Chinese cultural elements debuts at CIIE

LEGO expands presence with Chinese cultural elements debuts at CIIE

Books explore ancient Greek influences on Asia and emerging Silk Road

2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 4: Can Italian fencer Bebe Vio defend her title yet again?

Danish court rejects extradition to India of an arms smuggling suspect

Danish arms smuggler can’t be extradited to India because of ’real risk’, says court

Lego's CEO on the business case for play

Former gold and silver medal-winning short-track star Yara van Kerkhof retires

Diede de Groot wins Wimbledon women’s wheelchair final for 15th straight major title

AI is bringing revolutionary changes to publishing

AI is bringing revolutionary changes to publishing

AI is bringing revolutionary changes to publishing

maker Novo Nordisk to spend $4.1 bln to boost US manufacturing

French Open 2024, June 8 schedule: Swiatek faces Paolini in women’s final, Bolelli-Vavassori pair eyes men’s doubles crown

Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade

What Man United midfielder Christian Eriksen did when he saw Jurgen Klopp's viral post-match interview after Liverpool's dramatic defeat in FA Cup clash