Judge Indonesia: President must do much more against air pollution Jakarta
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, three ministers and three regional directors have to take much harder action against the massive air pollution in Jakarta. A court decided …
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Numerous arrests in French protest against corona pass
Demonstrations in French cities against the corona pass and the coronavirus rules have picked up at least 76 people, local media reports. A total of around 121,000 people …
Researchers TU Eindhoven receive Ig Nobel Prize for ‘Collision Research’
Scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology have received the Ig Nobel Prize for a study of pedestrian behaviour in crowds. The two researchers found that people …
New Defense trucks a few inches too high, should not be on the road
The Department of Defense is not allowed to hit the road with newly purchased trucks. They turn out to be a few inches higher than the …
Wake-up service 9/9: Debate on Tata Steel • King at celebration 50 years Ahoy
Good morning! Today, The Hague talks about the future of steel producer Tata Steel and King Willem-Alexander is celebrating Rotterdam’s 50th anniversary Ahoy.
Today, the …
First scheduled flights from Kabul airport started ‘non-working radar’
Some domestic scheduled flights have resumed from the Afghan capital Kabul airport. On Saturday, aircraft from the Afghan airline Ariana departed to the cities of Herat, …
Three Dutch youngsters killed in traffic accident in the Basque Country
Three young Dutch people died in a traffic accident in the Spanish region of the Basque Country. The accident involved the car with the three occupants …
German operators lay down work, third rail strike in a short time
German operators resign the work due to a wage conflict with their employer, the Deutsche Bahn. It is the third strike of train drivers in a …
Thousands of Californians on the run from forest fire
Thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents, in northern California, had to leave their homes on Monday due to a large forest fire threatening the town of 22,000 …
Rashing Spa is all about Max.
Rain continues to bother Belgium’s Formula 1 Grand Prix. After two floods in June and July that seriously damaged the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, this weekend heavy showers …
Hurricane Ida travels south coast US: hundreds of thousands without power
The eye of hurricane Ida, the peak of the storm, has reached the south coast of the US. Off the coast of Louisiana, wind speeds are …
Brother and sister (1 and 9) on step killed in truck accident in Antwerp city centre
In central Antwerp, two children died in a truck accident on Tuesday morning. That’s what the local police say. It’s about a 9-year-old girl …
USA Investigates Self-Propelled Function Tesla After Rescuer Accidents
The US government has started an investigation into the self-driving function of Tesla’s. Reason is that reports have come in about problems with recognizing parked …
Train traffic in Germany flat by strikes
People travelling through Germany by train today and tomorrow are faced with considerable delays due to a driver union strike. It demands a higher salary and …
Elderly man Belgium died after car bedroom pierces
The resident of a house at a crossing in Putte, Belgium, died on Monday night when a car drove into his side wall. The wall buried …
Biggest holiday crowds on European highways, still crowded in Italy
On Europes roads, the worst holiday crowds seem to be over. It was very busy this morning and this afternoon as expected because of tourists on …
ANWB: big crowds on European roads this weekend
The ANWB expects major traffic on European roads this weekend, as millions of holidaymakers travel to their destination or return home. It is expected to be …
Tourists taken from beach to forest fires in Italian town of Pescara
In the Italian city of Pescara, at least five injured and tourists have been evacuated by forest fires. Italian media report that. Three wounded would have …
ANWB: pressure on European roads due to recurring traffic
It is again busy on the road in Germany, Austria and Switzerland today, the ANWB reports. In France, too, its a bit busier than usual. Yet …
Wakeup service 31/7: Black Saturday • Pride Amsterdam starts
Good morning! It’s black Saturday today and that means crowds on roads south. And the 25th edition of the Pride Amsterdam starts, due to corona, …
Black Saturday: 6 hours delay at peak
The long traffic jams on the French highways are almost resolved, the ANWB reports. At its peak, around 12:00 this afternoon, there was almost 1100 kilometres of holiday …
Traffic jams and delays spread across Europe by Black Saturday
On the holiday routes in Europe, Saturday around noon is very busy. The delays are getting quite a bit. The extra travel time can be a …
Black Saturday tomorrow: maybe even busier on the road than other years
Its a fixed shot every summer: Black Saturday. Tomorrow its so far again. Especially in France, its traditionally getting busy on the road, anwb expects,
How …
France returning to the motorway
France is getting ready for a ‘black saturday’ in traffic due to many people on vacation and many driving back home. French media talk about …