Day: July 26, 2021

Tokyo 2020: Netherlands rowing team agrees to COVID-19 isolation measures

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Tokyo 2020: Netherlands rowing team agrees to COVID-19 isolation measures

Netherlands rowing coach Josy Verdonkschot tested positive for COVID-19 and went into a 10-day quarantine yesterday after rower Finn Florijn also turned up a positive test on Friday. The Dutch rowing team has agreed to separate itself from other competitors after one of its athletes, a coach and a staff member all tested positive for COVID-19, the team’s performance director told Reuters on Monday. TeamNL rowing coach Josy Verdonkschot tested positive for COVID-19 and went into a 10-day quarantine, the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOCNSF) said on Sunday, after 21-year-old single…

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Donald Tusk has taken over as leader of Poland’s main opposition party

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Donald Tusk has taken over as leader of Poland’s main opposition party

Political comebacks are always a gamble. “Can the soufflé rise twice?” was the withering putdown once delivered by Australia’s then treasurer, Paul Keating, to a re-emergent rival. (It turned out that it couldn’t.) For Donald Tusk, a former prime minister of Poland who returned to domestic politics this month after an international career that took him to the presidency of the eu’s Council, the obstacles are formidable. Since coming to power in 2015, the right-wing populist Law and Justice party has put its stamp on Poland’s institutions and found itself at loggerheads…

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Tokyo Olympics: 6 ‘extra’ swimmers in Poland contingent sent home after blunder from federation

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Tokyo Olympics: 6 ‘extra’ swimmers in Poland contingent sent home after blunder from federation

Poland’s swimming federation had sent 23 participants instead of 17 and that sparked outrage among those who were denied a chance to compete. Six Polish swimmers have returned home from Tokyo Olympics after a massive blunder of sending 23 participants instead of qualified 17, by their national federation The Poland swimming federation (PZP) had sent 23 swimmers to Tokyo but they were forced to cut down the number based on the world swimming body, FINA’s qualification rules. Two-time Olympian Alicja Tchorz was among those sent home. She vented her disappointment…

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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel defends warning systems in wake of deadly floods

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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel defends warning systems in wake of deadly floods

Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended Germany’s warning systems against widespread criticism after deadly floods last week. Speaking during a visit to the country’s flood-hit state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday, Merkel said Germany had a “very good warning system” but pledged a thorough review of “what worked and what didn’t work” in the wake of the natural disaster. It was Merkel’s second visit to the region since the flooding, which killed at least 165 people in Germany and 31 in neighbouring Belgium. She said the government would discuss using cell…

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US, Germany near deal on Russia pipeline,upsetting Ukraine

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US, Germany near deal on Russia pipeline,upsetting Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has reached a preliminary agreement with Germany over a controversial Russia-to-Europe gas pipeline that is vehemently opposed by Ukraine and Poland as well as both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Congressional aides briefed on the outlines of the deal said it would allow the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline without either Germany or Russia facing new US sanctions. In return, the US and Germany will make certain concessions to Ukraine and Poland, although it was not immediately clear if those would be welcomed. Administration…

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Denmark changes Greece, France & Belgium colors in latest update

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Denmark changes Greece, France & Belgium colors in latest update

A number of popular holiday destinations were changed from green to yellow in the latest update to the Danish foreign ministry’s Covid-19 travel guidelines. France was changed from a green to a yellow country in the update on Friday, although 9 of France’s 13 regions will remain green under the regional application of the traffic light system. Like France, Belgium also switches from green to yellow. One Belgian region remains green. Danish residents returning home from travel to a yellow country are required to take a Covid-19 test on their…

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World’s tallest sandcastle constructed in Denmark, with a theme on Covid pandemic

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World’s tallest sandcastle constructed in Denmark, with a theme on Covid pandemic

A sandcastle in Denmark has established a new Guinness World Record of 21.16 metres, which is 3.5m taller than the previous record of 17.66m set in Germany in 2019. The structure is built in the shape of a triangle to avoid collapsing like many others have. A wooden structure was built around it to allow the artist to carve the incredible figures in the sand. This highly decorated monument in the small seaside village of Blokhus, which is reminiscent of a pyramid, is made up of 4,860 tonnes of sand….

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Denmark: 4 million people receive Covid-19 vaccination

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Denmark: 4 million people receive Covid-19 vaccination

More than four million people in Denmark have begun vaccination against Covid-19, according to a latest update from the country’s health authorities. The exact figure of 4,018,508 Denmark residents who have received at least the first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus was released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday. That corresponds to 68.67 percent of the country’s population, according to the ministry. Denmark’s national vaccination programme uses only the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, both of which require two doses. The Johnson & Johnson vaccines, for which a…

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Denmark Is Listed As The Best Country For Business

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Denmark Is Listed As The Best Country For Business

Denmark, the Scandinavian country squished between Germany and Sweden, is ranked the easiest place to do business in the world, according to the recently published Global Business Complexity Index 2021. The report explains: “In Denmark, you can incorporate a company within a day,due to the fact that there is one single entry point for all registrations, and all necessary bodies and organisations are automatically notified.”France came second to worst of the 77 countries ranked. “France’s place as the second most complex jurisdiction is driven by complexities in accounting and tax…

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Eyeing IPO, Volvo cars posts record results, top pre-pandemic levels

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Eyeing IPO, Volvo cars posts record results, top pre-pandemic levels

STOCKHOLM, July 23 – Volvo Cars reported a return to profit in the first half as demand for electric cars pushed earnings above pre-pandemic levels, putting the carmaker on a firmer footing as it considers a possible IPO this year. Sweden-based Volvo, owned by China’s Geely Holding (GEELY.UL), said on Friday it made a first-half profit of 13.24 billion Swedish crowns ($1.52 billion), more than double its profit of 5.52 billion crowns in the corresponding period of 2019, before the coronavirus struck. Like several other automakers Volvo has been forced…

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