Business IONITY network of fast charges gets a boost from major car manufacturers Car manufacturers BMW, Hyundai, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen want to significantly expand their European network of fast chargers for electric cars. After all, the many electric cars they expect to se… Read More
Politics Belgium sends troops to barracks: their mission is over Heavily armed soldiers have been guarding metro stations, airports and other vulnerable buildings and places in Belgium since the 2015 terrorist attacks, but after six years they hand over this task t… Read More
Tropical diseases go North, and Europe should reinforce the defenses 2 Mar 2021 Tropical diseases such as the West Nile Virus are becoming more common in Europe. Last summer there were first infections with this virus as far as the Netherlands. The European Commission is concerned and therefore explicitly addresses the rise of Tropical Diseases in a new climate plan. One of the recommendations is that more knowledge should be shared, not only …
Apple will keep the proprietary Lightning port in new models of iPhones 2 Mar 2021 According to TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is not switching to USB-C for iPhones, as revenue from accessories is decreasing by the step. Also, Touch ID in the Power button is not included for the time being. Apple is now making money with its Made for iPhone program of accessories that use the Lightning port and that would reduce …
IONITY network of fast charges gets a boost from major car manufacturers 2 Mar 2021 Car manufacturers BMW, Hyundai, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen want to significantly expand their European network of fast chargers for electric cars. After all, the many electric cars they expect to sell in the coming years will also have to be recharged somewhere. The groups have already set up the IONITY partnership for this purpose. In recent years, car manufacturers have …
Some Italian islands are exempt from the boring pandemic 26 Feb 2021 Few places in the world have escaped the Covid-19 pandemic, even Antarctica has reported some cases. It seemed like the whole world was being targeted by the coronavirus. But there are still places where the virus did not set foot on shore. No masks, no social distancing and no risk of infection: the coronavirus pandemic never raged on these Italian …
Belgium sends troops to barracks: their mission is over 25 Feb 2021 Heavily armed soldiers have been guarding metro stations, airports and other vulnerable buildings and places in Belgium since the 2015 terrorist attacks, but after six years they hand over this task to the police. The military have already left Brussels-Charleroi airport and the European quarter of Brussels, says Minister Annelies Verlinden (Home Affairs) in the newspaper Le Soir. “On 1 …
Accor hotel group is in bad shape after the pandemic year 24 Feb 2021 The major French hotel group Accor, known from chains such as Ibis, Sofitel, Novotel and Mercure, was hit hard last year by the coronavirus outbreak and the pandemic’s malaise in the travel and tourism sector. As a result, Accor’s hotels, which also has dozens of offices in the Netherlands, had fewer visitors. The company saw revenue plummet by about 60 …
