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AI takes over jobs at Dutch tech company: 1 in 5 employees must leave

May 12, 2026 10:50

On Monday, May 11, Bird's ceo Vis informed all employees that the European workforce is shrinking by 20 percent. He also posted the internal message on LinkedIn. In it, he indicates that the "employee base" is moving closer to customers in the United States. According to Vis, Bird's customer base is increasingly no longer in the Amsterdam time zone. And in addition, AI also plays a big role in this drastic decision. The company made the decision to lay off many employees to adapt to the changing technological landscape.

Olympic Games in the Netherlands: dream becomes increasingly realistic

May 12, 2026 09:04

There is a growing likelihood that 102 years after the Amsterdam Summer Olympics, Olympic games will once again take place on Dutch soil.

Man who stormed media gala with weapons "had no intention of killing Trump'

May 11, 2026 18:40

The 31-year-old Cole Allen who tried to storm President Donald Trump's media gala at the Washington Hilton last month armed, denies any intent to assassinate the US president. He also dismisses the three other charges of firearm possession and use.

Drone full of explosives found in water near popular Greek holiday island

May 11, 2026 16:45

Last Thursday, a fisherman suddenly found an attack drone loaded with explosives in the water off the Greek holiday island of Lefkas. For now, how the kamikaze drone ended up in the Ionian Sea remains a mystery.

Tunnel between Africa and Europe becomes increasingly realistic

May 11, 2026 15:45

A new feasibility study has shown that a tunnel between Spain and Morocco is not impossible after all. Will the continents of Africa and Europe soon be connected via a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar?

EU imposes Russia sanctions for kidnapping 20,000 Ukrainian children

May 11, 2026 15:20

The European Union has imposed new sanctions on 16 individuals and seven institutions for their role in Russia's forced deportation of Ukrainian children. Nearly 20,500 children are estimated to have been unlawfully transferred to Russia since the war began in 2022. The abductions of the children are structurally done by Russia with the aim of erasing their Ukrainian identity through indoctrination and forced adoption.

'Hantavirus is not a new covid-19'

May 11, 2026 14:20

All passengers and crew were able to leave the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife in a controlled manner and after a health check. The ship was en route from Argentina to Cape Verde when several people on board fell ill.

Pétanque now also has its own influencer

May 11, 2026 11:45

Giving pétanque (French boules sport) a new image as a cool, accessible sport for younger generations: that's the goal of Tanguy Penin, a 26-year-old Frenchman, and the first "pétanque influencer".

EU foreign policy chief against appointing Schroeder as mediator with Putin

May 11, 2026 10:45

Last weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the idea of the European Union mediating peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He named former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as a possible EU mediator.

Spanish police officers killed in pursuit of drug smugglers at sea

May 11, 2026 10:30

Drug smugglers are increasingly moving away from major ports such as Antwerp, Rotterdam or Hamburg and are increasingly bringing drugs ashore in Spain and Portugal by speedboats.

AI takes over jobs at Dutch tech company: 1 in 5 employees must leave

Olympic Games in the Netherlands: dream becomes increasingly realistic

Man who stormed media gala with weapons "had no intention of killing Trump'

Drone full of explosives found in water near popular Greek holiday island

Tunnel between Africa and Europe becomes increasingly realistic

EU imposes Russia sanctions for kidnapping 20,000 Ukrainian children

'Hantavirus is not a new covid-19'

Pétanque now also has its own influencer

EU foreign policy chief against appointing Schroeder as mediator with Putin

Spanish police officers killed in pursuit of drug smugglers at sea

Dog accidentally shoots woman at traffic light

Sweden and France argue over nicotine pouches: "As if we would ban French baguettes"

Outcry over lenient sentence for teenage rapists in Britain: 'You don't want a society where girls have to grow up like that'

Switzerland votes on population cap: 10 million and no more

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