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WIJK AAN ZEE (ANP) - Schaker Jorden van Foreest heeft op het Tata Steel Chess Tournament remise gespeeld tegen de Oezbeek Javokhir Sindarov. Hij blijft door dat resultaat gedeeld tweede, samen met Sindarov en de Duitser Matthias Bluebaum, die woensdag van Anish Giri won.
Van Foreest heeft 6 punten. De leider in de stand van het schaaktoernooi in Wijk aan Zee blijft Nodirbek Abdusattorov met 6,5 punten. De Oezbeek speelde woensdag ook remise. In de volgende ronde, op vrijdag, treffen Van Foreest en Abdusattorov elkaar. De Nederlandse grootmeester wist het toernooi in 2021 op zijn naam te schrijven.
De andere Nederlandse deelnemer, Anish Giri, blijft door zijn verliespartij tegen Bluebaum op 4,5 punten staan. Giri, die het toernooi in 2023 won, staat tiende van de veertien deelnemers.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - De drinkwaterbedrijven en branchevereniging Vewin waarschuwen jongeren online voor desinformatie over de veiligheid van drinkwater. Uit onderzoek van bureau Motivaction, waaraan bijna 3500 mensen meededen, is naar voren gekomen dat het vertrouwen in de kwaliteit van kraanwater onder jongeren lager is dan onder andere inwoners van Nederland.
De drinkwaterbedrijven melden dat ze "feitelijke, toegankelijke informatie over de kwaliteit van kraanwater, het zuiveringsproces en het toezicht daarop" gaan verspreiden. Daarvoor zijn onder meer video's gemaakt die online worden gedeeld. "We laten de jongeren weten dat we ons kraanwater zeer goed zuiveren, je het dus niet zelf hoeft te filteren, en dat kraanwater goede stoffen zoals mineralen bevat", zegt Annika Gillissen van drinkwaterbedrijf PWN.
Volgens een door Vewin als representatief beoordeeld onderzoek van Motivaction maken zes op de tien jongeren van 18 tot 24 jaar zich soms zorgen over de veiligheid en gezondheid van kraanwater. Dat percentage ligt een stuk hoger dan in andere leeftijdsgroepen. Van die groep maakt 40 procent zich zorgen over de veiligheid van kraanwater. Voor 7 procent van de jongeren geldt dat ze zich grote zorgen maken. Verder vertrouwt ongeveer zeven op de tien jongeren erop dat hun drinkwaterbedrijf open en eerlijk communiceert over de herkomst en kwaliteit van kraanwater. Bij de andere Nederlanders geldt dat voor bijna acht op de tien mensen.
"Ook maakt driekwart van de jongeren zich wel eens zorgen over de beschikbaarheid van kraanwater en ervaren zij de drinkwaterbedrijven als minder transparant", stellen de bedrijven en Vewin. "Tegelijkertijd speelt informatie van sociale media bij deze doelgroep een grote rol in hun beeldvorming. En juist daar zie je de afgelopen jaren video's die suggereren dat kraanwater onveilig is of eerst gefilterd moet worden."
WASHINGTON (ANP) - De Amerikaanse centrale bank laat de rente in de Verenigde Staten onveranderd, zoals algemeen was verwacht op de financiële markten. In december kwam de Federal Reserve nog met de derde renteverlaging op rij om zo de economie en arbeidsmarkt te stimuleren.
Het belangrijkste rentetarief in de VS blijft nu op een niveau tussen 3,50 en 3,75 procent. De Fed begon dinsdag aan de tweedaagse beleidsvergadering. Het besluit om de rente ongewijzigd te laten zal waarschijnlijk tot kritiek van president Donald Trump leiden. Hij wil dat de Fed de rente verder verlaagt om zo de economie vooruit te helpen.
Het rentebesluit komt te midden van zorgen over de onafhankelijkheid van de Fed, nadat het ministerie van Justitie voorzitter Jerome Powell dagvaardde vanwege de renovatiekosten van het hoofdkantoor van de centrale bank. Volgens Powell wil de regering-Trump echter druk uitoefenen op de centrale bank om de rente te verlagen.
Fed voted to pause interest rate cuts, which currently sit between 3.5% to 3.75%, after slashing it three times in the fall
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its first rate-setting meeting of the year on Wednesday, resisting enormous pressure from the White House to lower rates.
A majority of members in the Fed’s federal open market committee (FOMC) voted to pause interest rate cuts after slashing rates three times in the fall. Rates currently sit at a range of 3.5% to 3.75%.
Continue reading...Starmer’s team is wary of spies but such fears are not new – with Theresa May once warned to get dressed under duvet
When prime ministers travel to China, heightened security arrangements are a given – as is the quiet game of cat and mouse that takes place behind the scenes as each country tests out each other’s tradecraft and capabilities.
Keir Starmer’s team has been issued with burner phones and fresh Sim cards, and is using temporary email addresses, to prevent devices being loaded with spyware or UK government servers being hacked into.
Continue reading...⚽️ Updates from the 8pm (GMT) kick-off in Naples
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For Chelsea, Reece James looks to be playing centre-back, while Napoli have only named five subs. Antonio Conte has selected Leonardo Spinazzola on the the right flank, with Mathías Olivera on the left of the traditional Conte 3-5-2. It looks as though Chelsea have matched them man for man.
A reminder that Napoli, despite their travails in this competition, have not lost at home for a year.
Continue reading...Production company asked for full review after broadcaster ‘completely unaware’ of Levi Hodgetts-Hague’s comments
Over 20 seasons, the Apprentice boardroom has not been short on drama – but one recurrent theme is the UK show’s penchant for problematic contestants.
This season, which airs its first episode on Thursday, is no different. Offensive tweets posted by contestant Levi Hodgetts-Hague from a decade ago have been unearthed since filming, prompting the BBC to urge the show’s production company to carry out stricter background checks on contestants.
Continue reading...Antiheroine, a new film about the musician’s tumultuous life and career, premiered at the festival with some frank admissions but the star not present
A new documentary about the gen X icon and “queen of grunge” Courtney Love caused a stir at the Sundance film festival – without the legendary Hole frontwoman in attendance.
The musician and actor, now 61, was supposed to attend the premiere of Antiheroine, a new retrospective documentary by Edward Lovelace and James Hall that traces her storied life and career, but did not make it for undisclosed reasons. “We’re really gutted that Courtney couldn’t make it tonight to celebrate this moment with us all,” said Lovelace in his introduction for the film’s premiere in Park City, Utah, calling Love “so unfiltered, so truthful”.
Continue reading...Singer says song is in response to ‘state terror’ visiting city, painting image of unrest due to ‘King Trump’s private army’
Bruce Springsteen has released a new song dedicated to Minnesota’s largest city as a response to “the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis” and the recent killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in the city.
In a message shared on social media, Springsteen explained: “I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free.”
Continue reading...Russians, Chinese spies, run-of-the-mill crims …
Come one, come all. Everyone from Russian and Chinese government goons to financially motivated miscreants is exploiting a long-since-patched WinRAR vuln to bring you infostealers and Remote Access Trojans (RATs).…
Femicide, straatintimidatie en onveiligheid stonden centraal in een drukbezochte bijeenkomst op het stadhuis. Wetenschappers en activisten deelden hun kennis en ervaringen met de gemeenteraad. Het uiteindelijke doel: een stad die beter is ingericht voor iedereen.
China’s medieval Tang Dynasty, which spanned 618 to 907 C.E., was something of a golden age in the nation’s long and storied history. The realm’s territory expanded while governmental stability helped to ensure relative peace, and trade routes like the Silk Road were kept relatively safe. And as people enjoyed more exposure to materials and styles from other parts of the world, the arts of this era reflected curiosity about new techniques and forms.
The advent of modern paper can be traced to China a little more than 2,000 years ago, so it’s fitting that a unique archaeological discovery in the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang contained some strikingly well-preserved paper artifacts. The area is also often referred to as the Valley of the Thousand Buddhas, where overland trade between China and the West via the Silk Road led to a commercial and cultural intersection.
Among the Mogao Caves’ nearly 500 surviving chambers and temples, which are filled with statuary and wall paintings spanning a millennia of Buddhist art, one particular space known as Cave 17 revealed some extraordinary objects. It was excavated in the early 1900s by an archaeologist named Marc Aurel Stein.
Some 50,000 documents, textiles, and other objects emerged from the cavern, which had been sealed up some time during the 11th century. Among these were a series of cut and folded paper flowers, several of which are part of The Stein Textile Collection, stored at the British Museum and the V&A in London.
Loosely based on a square format, similar to other architectural rosettes of the period, the paper flowers were likely attached to a wall or some other substrate, as they still have a dab of glue on their reverse sides. And their characteristics vary greatly, from a relatively simple painted composition to layered floral designs made with a range of paper thicknesses.
While the sheer number of Buddhist artworks, relics, and environments in Dunhuang is remarkable unto itself, the existence of the delicate florets, manuscripts, paintings, and other items created with organic materials marked an incredibly rare find. And while the flowers at the British Museum are not currently on display, if you want to take a look yourself, the piece below comprising nine flowers attached to a textile backing can be viewed by appointment at the V&A’s state-of-the-art East Storehouse.
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Onder jongeren is het vertrouwen in kraanwater significant lager dan onder andere Nederlanders. Drinkwaterbedrijven starten een campagne tegen desinformatie. „Je moet in de wereld heel lang zoeken om beter drinkwater te vinden dan hier.”
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Bruce Springstein wrote & recorded a song about Minnesota’s battle against tyranny: Streets Of Minneapolis. “Our city’s heart and soul persists / Through broken glass and bloody tears / On the streets of Minneapolis.”