Due to the bad news that usually dominates the front page of NU.nl, the good news sometimes gets snowed under. That is why we make an overview of the positive and cheerful news.
Young people come up with 1,500 ideas against problems during the corona crisis
About two thousand young people have come up with fifteen hundred possible solutions to problems they encounter in the corona crisis, the Jongeren Think Tank Corona Crisis (JDC) reports. They submitted their ideas via a special JDC app. This app was created after Prime Minister Mark Rutte called on young people to tell them what is bothering them and what can be done about it.
Jihadists release 75-year-old hostage after four years in Mali
A 75-year-old woman who provided humanitarian aid in Mali has been released after four years in prison. In addition to Sophie Pétronin, the last French hostage in the world, the Malian top politician Soumaïla Cissé and two Italians are also free again.
Nobel Peace Prize goes to World Food Program
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Program (WFP). The UN organization is awarded the prize for, among other things, the fight against hunger and improving the conditions for peace in conflict areas. In addition, the organization, which last year helped almost 100 million people in 88 countries, is trying to prevent hunger from being used as a weapon.
White rhino born in Beekse Bergen Safari Park
A white rhino in Safari Park Beekse Bergen has given birth to a young. White rhinoceroses, also known as broad-lipped rhinoceroses, are critically endangered by poachers who hunt the animals because of the horn. Beekse Bergen is the European coordinator of a breeding program with broad-lipped rhinoceroses.
Norwegian king (83) is doing well after surgery
Norwegian King Harald is doing well after he was operated on on his heart on Friday morning. The Norwegian royal family has announced that the operation has been successful. The 83-year-old king had to go under the knife to have a heart valve replaced. In 2005 he got an artificial heart valve, which usually does not last longer than ten to fifteen years.
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