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ASML stock drops as Dutch chipmaking giant faces uncertain future
Cryptopolitan
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July 16, 2025
ASML stock plummeted 6.5% during the European markets’ open trading session, hitting $823 at the time of publication. The company argued that the drop stemmed from its warning Wednesday of economic growth uncertainty in 2026. Ben Barringer, global...
F1 penalty points: 5 biggest delinquents after the 2025 Hungarian GP
Sportskeeda
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August 3, 2025
The F1 penalty points system is used to keep the driving standards in check. If a driver ends up reaching the dreaded 12-point threshold, he gets banned. Early in the year, Max Verstappen was close to being banned, as he had accumulated 11 points....
FG to commercialise pasture production, address conflicts
Punch
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July 16, 2025
The National Project Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, Sanusi Abubakar, has announced bold steps to commercialise pasture production in Nigeria as part of a broader strategy to address two major drivers of...
Revolutionising farming: Experts call for adoption of precision agriculture
The Business Standard
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July 16, 2025
At a seminar held today (16 July) in Dhaka, experts highlighted the critical need for precision agriculture in Bangladesh to safeguard the environment by applying fertilisers, water, pesticides, and other inputs precisely according to the land's...
8 Innovative Ways We Can Use Thermal Energy & Thermal Energy Storage
Energy, Oil & Gas magazine - Florida
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July 16, 2025
As the global push for clean energy accelerates, thermal energy is emerging as a critical and versatile solution in the decarbonization toolkit. Unlike electricity, thermal energy heat stored in liquids, solids, or gases can be retained and...
Opening date confirmed for popular luxury beauty store to open in St Albans
The St Albans and Harpenden Review
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On August 27, Rituals will mark its first store in the city, launching in The Maltings Shopping centre. The new space, spanning across 128.5 sqm, will offer shoppers an immersive experience into Rituals’ signature range of luxurious bath, body,...
Work for new Medical Campus at New Amsterdam underway
News Room
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July 16, 2025
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government and the University of the West Indies (UWI) to establish a medical campus in New Amsterdam, Region Six, was signed in January. This is a major venture that will help transform healthcare...
Von Dutch enters F&B market with new liquor, soda, and water ranges; cafés to come
FashionNetwork India
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July 16, 2025
American fashion brand Von Dutch is entering the food and beverage market with its debut liquor collection, healthy sodas and mocktails, as well as a new water range, ahead of the opening of Von Dutch-branded cafés. Image courtesy of Von Dutch The...
Innovative company develops groundbreaking solution to major problem with fashion industry: 'Technologies have evolved'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
Aside from thrifting clothes, recycling fashion waste is one of the most impactful ways to tackle the mounting piles of discarded clothing and textiles that the fast fashion industry creates each year. Brightfiber Textiles, an Amsterdam-based...
Guyana to get its first Occupational Safety and Health Centre in New Amsterdam
Stabroek News
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July 17, 2025
Turning of the sod for the Occupational Safety and Health Centre of Excellence by project stakeholders. From left to right are Alistair Routledge, President of ExxonMobil Guyana; Patrick Chinedu, Director of CTVET; Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior...
Freewheeling family fun in the Netherlands: a cycling and camping trip along the Maas river
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
As early as I can remember, I’ve always got a thrill out of poring over a map, tracing wavy river lines with my fingers, roads that connect and borders that divide – all the routes I could take. The freedom of heading out on my bike and not...
Historic Dutch barge on Woodbridge quay is put on the market
East Anglian Daily Times
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Tijdstroom, which means 'timestream' in Dutch, is a traditional 23m luxe motor Dutch barge currently on the market with Suffolk Coastal. The barge is moored on the historic Tide Mill quay in Woodbridge (Image: Suffolk Coastal) It was originally...
Tata Steel eyes hydrogen-ready steelmaking at Netherlands plant in green push
The Hindu Business Line
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July 16, 2025
Plans need to be cleared by the Tata Steel board and by the Dutch government, those in the know said. Tata Steel plans to phase out a major blast furnace at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands as part of its ambitious decarbonisation drive. The...
The race to the next generation in solar manufacturing – perovskites
Solar Power World
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July 16, 2025
The solar industry has always moved in waves – periods of steady progress punctuated by sudden leaps in technology. While it can take years or even decades for an innovation to fully mature, once it does, the shift is often swift, as manufacturers...
RWE names CTO for offshore wind to help deliver under-construction projects
Recharge
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July 16, 2025
RWE has appointed former Voith Hydro CEO Tobias Keitel to the newly created position of chief technical officer (CTO) for offshore wind to place a greater management focus on the successful delivery of large projects at sea currently under...
World Bank, Israel support Nigeria to boost pasture production
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
The World Bank, through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, has secured support from the Israeli government to boost pasture production for livestock feeds in Nigeria. The World Bank Task Team Leader for the L-PRES...
Dutch F-35s to guard Polish airspace in NATO move against Russian threat
NL Times
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July 7, 2025
Dutch F-35 fighter jets will patrol the skies over Poland from September through December as part of a NATO operation aimed at deterring Russian aggression along the alliance’s eastern flank. Outgoing Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans (VVD)...
The Netherlands explores turning rail wagons into hospitals for wounded soldiers
Politico Europe
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July 14, 2025
Dutch railway spokesperson Erik Kroeze told POLITICO that the Ministry of Defense recently reached out to the national railway company, Nederlandse Spoorweg, and that exploratory talks have begun. “The process is still in an early stage,” he said....
Where Was ‘Almost Cops’ Filmed? Turn In Your Badge In Rotterdam, Netherlands
Travel Noire
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July 16, 2025
If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you may have already tuned in to the platform’s latest foreign-language comedy “Almost Cops.” The film, which premiered on July 11, has already begun turning heads, thanks to a few notable gags, hilarious jokes and...
Caretaker Dutch government scales back offshore wind farms
DutchNews
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July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025 The caretaker Dutch government says it plans to scale back its plans to build wind turbines in the North Sea over the next 15 years, because earlier targets for offshore wind energy are no longer realistic. Demand for green...