Starting teachers lack perspective: “Only this week did I receive certainty that my assignment will continue after the Easter holidays”

Starting teachers lack perspective: “Only this week did I receive certainty that my assignment will continue after the Easter holidays”

“Why is there not more appreciation for young teachers?” asks Willem Konings. He is 29 years old and teaches business organization and business sciences in the fifth year of secondary school at the Minimen Institute in Leuven. “It’s a great job. And I work at a super school. But still something is nagging.” Konings’ assignment … Read more

Babies receive microplastics through an IV

Babies receive microplastics through an IV

IVs save lives. This way, patients receive vital food, fluids or medication. But unfortunately, tiny plastic particles also end up in the patient’s body via the plastic bags and tubes, according to a study by researchers from Ghent University and Antwerp University Hospital. In a first exploratory study, they simulated a setup with IVs used … Read more

Antwerp and Ghent receive the lion’s share of Flemish subsidies

Antwerp and Ghent receive the lion’s share of Flemish subsidies

Antwerp and Ghent are the big consumers of municipal subsidies. Of the 5.1 billion euros that flowed to local authorities in 2022, they received a third, according to an analysis made by the newspaper De Tijd based on figures from Flemish MP Brecht Warnez (CD&V). The two major cities receive as many subsidies as 244 … Read more

Did you receive an email with a QR code in the middle of the night? Then be on your guard

Did you receive an email with a QR code in the middle of the night?  Then be on your guard

Today is Safer Internet Day, a day on which extra warnings are issued about internet scams. Because last year, perpetrators again stole 2.4 million euros. Yet there is also good news: the number of victims is decreasing year after year. And the loot has also fallen sharply. From 10.3 million euros in 2020 to 2.4 … Read more

Biosafety Protocol for Schools: Mandatory Mask Use and Social Distancing

Biosafety Protocol for Schools: Mandatory Mask Use and Social Distancing

From the first day of classes, next February 5, the biosafety protocol will be applied to prevent respiratory infections, such as covid-19, in educational units, which includes the mandatory use of a mask and social distancing, among other measures. . 11 days before the start of school activities, the Ministers of Education, Edgar Pary, and … Read more

National Men’s Volleyball League Comes to Santa Fe: Details and Excitement for the Upcoming Matches

National Men’s Volleyball League Comes to Santa Fe: Details and Excitement for the Upcoming Matches

With the Setbal lagoon as the characteristic setting of the city and in a conference led by Mayor Juan Pablo Poletti and sports leaders, details were given about the volleyball matches that will be played in the provincial capital. And that is because the new season of the National Men’s Volleyball League (LNVM) will be … Read more

Israeli Army Drops Warning Leaflets Over Town of Kafar Shuba Amid Hezbollah Operations

Israeli Army Drops Warning Leaflets Over Town of Kafar Shuba Amid Hezbollah Operations

In a remarkable security development, the people of the town of Kafar Shuba in the Arqoub area woke up this morning to Israeli warning leaflets dropped by a drone over the town and the neighbourhood, warning the people of the “dangers” of Hezbollah operations. The leaflets bearing the flags of Hezbollah and Lebanon stated: “To … Read more

Al-Mudaifer asks a prosecutor’s investigator, “When should we be afraid of receiving cash?” See the latter’s response

Al-Mudaifer asks a prosecutor’s investigator, “When should we be afraid of receiving cash?” See the latter’s response

Al-Marsad newspaper: The investigator for the Public Prosecution, “Ahmed Al-Muqahm,” revealed the most important problems of dealing with “cash,” and the difference between it and banks. Al-Muqahim explained, during an interview with the “In the Picture” program: The cash is always far away from the regulatory authorities. When there is a financial institution, the beneficiary … Read more

How to get an urgent disability assessment? Waiting times can exceed one year in Galicia

How to get an urgent disability assessment? Waiting times can exceed one year in Galicia

More than six months waiting to receive an urgent disability assessment Jose Manuel Castuera, a resident of Xinzo de Limia (Ourense), has been waiting for a year for the regional administration to recognize his disability, after his left leg had to be amputated in February of last year. “I submitted the application for the disability … Read more

Hipra Covid-19 Vaccine: Falling Short of Health Impact and Uncertain Future

Hipra Covid-19 Vaccine: Falling Short of Health Impact and Uncertain Future

When it comes down to it, when it’s time to roll up your sleeves to receive the jab, the Hipra vaccine against Covid-19 has fallen far short of achieving the health impact that the Government had anticipated. The delay of the European Union in approving the compound, almost a year on the exit ramp until … Read more