165,000 Elderly People to Receive Christmas Cards to Combat Loneliness

165,000 Elderly People to Receive Christmas Cards to Combat Loneliness

About 165,000 elderly people can expect to receive a card on their doorstep this Christmas. The card campaign of the Elderly Fund is intended to combat loneliness among elderly people. Almost half of all cards are made and decorated in schools. “But companies are also increasingly putting the campaign on their radar and are writing … Read more

Positive News Roundup: Promising Medicine for Post-COVID Illness and Cleaner Parcel Delivery

Positive News Roundup: Promising Medicine for Post-COVID Illness and Cleaner Parcel Delivery

17 dec 2023 om 18:19 Because negative news often dominates NU.nl, positive news is sometimes obscured. That is why we list cheerful messages every week. This time, including cleaner parcel delivery and a promising medicine against post-corona disease. Promising medicine can protect vulnerable people against illness after corona The drug bemnifosbuvir can protect vulnerable people … Read more

Initiatives to Combat Loneliness During the Holidays in the Netherlands

Initiatives to Combat Loneliness During the Holidays in the Netherlands

There are campaigns throughout the Netherlands to prevent single people from feeling lonely during the holidays. Christmas dinners, lunches, packages and cards: NU.nl lists some great initiatives for you. A living Advent calendar is organized in Axel. With this Advent calendar, not a box, but a different front door opens every day. Residents of the … Read more

Promising Medicine to Protect Vulnerable People from Severe Corona Illness

Promising Medicine to Protect Vulnerable People from Severe Corona Illness

By Robbert van der Linde 15 dec 2023 om 05:17 A promising medicine may soon be able to protect vulnerable people against serious illness after a corona infection. The drug bemnifosbuvir has yet to be approved. But the researchers are hopeful, research leader Marc Bonten tells NU.nl. In brief The drug bemnifosbuvir can protect vulnerable … Read more

NYC man wins $10M on scratch-off, a year after winning $10M on ticket bought at same shop

NYC man wins $10M on scratch-off, a year after winning $10M on ticket bought at same shop

Some guys have all the luck. A Brooklyn man won the $10,000,000 top prize on a scratch-off game, the New York Lottery said in a release on Tuesday. But that’s not even half the story. Wayne Murray claimed his winnings from the 200X scratch-off game earlier in the week — marking the second straight year … Read more

Liverpool have won 10 of their 10 home games this season

Liverpool have won 10 of their 10 home games this season

In the match of the 5th round of the group stage of the Europa League, Liverpool defeated the Austrian LASK (4:0) at home. This victory allowed the Reds to repeat the club’s 38-year-old record. Getty Images The victory over LASK was the 10th victory for the Reds in 10 opening home matches. Previously, the Merseysiders … Read more

Recovery of Nature in Amsterdam Waterleidingduinen: Environmental Impact of Fallow Deer Grazing Ban

Recovery of Nature in Amsterdam Waterleidingduinen: Environmental Impact of Fallow Deer Grazing Ban

Nov 30, 2023 at 4:27 p.m Nature in the Amsterdam Waterleidingduinen is recovering. The increase in fallow deer in that area put nature under pressure. But after a grazing ban, recovery is progressing, according to the first research results from drinking water company PWN. More plant species grow in the area, the researchers say NH … Read more

Positive News Roundup: Nov 12, 2023 – International Prizes, Medical Breakthroughs, and Amazing Discoveries

Positive News Roundup: Nov 12, 2023 – International Prizes, Medical Breakthroughs, and Amazing Discoveries

Nov 12, 2023 at 10:59 p.m Because negative news often dominates NU.nl, positive news is sometimes obscured. That is why we list cheerful messages every week. This time, among other things, a prize for the approach to malaria in Suriname and the long-beaked echidna has been spotted again. Suriname receives international prize for malaria control … Read more

Best and Newest The Little Things She Needs Shoes and Prices in Indonesia

Best and Newest The Little Things She Needs Shoes and Prices in Indonesia

The Little Things She Needs is a shoe brand that is certainly familiar to women. The Little Things She Needs outlets are easy to find in various malls in Indonesia. Even though it is known for flat shoes, this brand now also offers other shoe products. Are you interested in owning shoes from this brand? … Read more

The Netherlands Leads Europe in Digital Skills: Nearly 80% of Dutch People Proficient in Computers, Internet, and Software

The Netherlands Leads Europe in Digital Skills: Nearly 80% of Dutch People Proficient in Computers, Internet, and Software

10 Nov 2023 at 00:00 Nearly 80 percent of all Dutch people aged twelve or older have basic digital skills. In no other European country do so many people know how to use computers, the Internet or software. According to statistics agency CBS, more and more Dutch people are digitally skilled. Two years ago, 74 … Read more