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Health Minister launches €27.5 million strategy to improve women’s health research
Demissionary Health Minister Jansen on Friday launched the National Women’s Health Strategy (Nationale Strategie Vrouwengezondheid), a five-year strategy aimed at expanding knowledge about women’s health conditions and improving how that knowledge...

Mandelson wants the UK to make a tech ‘moonshot’. Can we do it?
I’m standing in a disused bank vault in San Francisco with The right honourable Lord (Peter) Mandelson. He looks me in the eyes and tells me he is about to launch some “moonshots”. It’s not quite what I expected the British ambassador to the...

India Second Most Satisfying Democracy For Citizens: Pew Research
New Delhi: India, the world’s largest democracy, ranks second among nations as 74 per cent of people here feel satisfied about the working of the system of representative governance, according to Pew Research Centre (PRC) in a survey available on...

2025 Netherlands bicycle Huge Prix TT Routine Assen
At the same time one other teams regarding the tournament was ‘non-factory’ and you can referred to as Separate Teams. These teams are usually a stride taken off producer and perform by buying or local rental the brand new cycles on the brands....

Netherlands, Germany Collect ‘Concrete’ Evidence of Russian Chemical Attacks
European media outlets, including bankier.pl, reported that Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans presented the findings of a joint assessment made by the Dutch and German intelligence agencies into the use of chemical agents by Russian forces...

Lab-grown cells offer hope of curing severe type 1 diabetes, Dutch study dinds
A pioneering study has found that laboratory-grown insulin-producing cells may effectively cure severe forms of type 1 diabetes, offering new hope to patients who until now relied on scarce donor organs. The preliminary results, which researchers...

Dutch geothermal expansion threatened by grid overload and nitrogen limits, TNO reports
The Netherlands is unlikely to achieve its national target for geothermal energy production by 2050 because of major challenges with the power grid, nitrogen emissions restrictions and uncertain subsidies, according to a new report from research...

Science news this week: An 'interstellar visitor' and the oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever sequenced
To kick off this week's science news, our solar system received an unexpected "interstellar visitor." On Tuesday (July 1), NASA and the International Astronomical Union confirmed the existence of a mysterious space object, most likely a comet,...

Research highlights an increase in informal use of doxyPEP/PrEP among key populations in the Netherlands
New research analyzing an online survey of 1,633 respondents found 15% recent use of doxycycline post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP/PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender and gender diverse people in the Netherlands...

This 17th-century Dutch book on Indian plants is sparking an international science workshop in Kerala
Hortus Malabaricus Botanical Garden and Research Institute in Kerala’s Thrissur district is set to host an international workshop on the research potential of the 17th-century Hortus Malabaricus, the monumental botanical work commissioned by Dutch...

Netherlands and Germany have evidence that Russia is increasing its use of chemical weapons
Dutch and German intelligence agencies say they have concrete evidence that Russia is increasing its use of banned chemical weapons, which has become almost standard procedure in the Russian military. Reuters writes about this. The head of the...

Science CNN 125,000-year-old ‘fat factory’ run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany
Stone Age humans living by a lake in what’s now Germany systematically processed animal carcasses for fatty nutrients — essentially running what scientists describe as a “fat factory” to boil bones on a vast scale, according to new research....

Dutch Intelligence Uncovers Widespread Russian Use Of Chemical Weapons In Ukraine
Dutch intelligence agencies have obtained evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including incidents where choking agents were dropped from drones to force soldiers out of trenches, making them vulnerable to...

Dutch intelligence collects proof of Russia's use of chemical weapons against Ukraine
Dutch intelligence services have collected evidence of Russia's large-scale use of banned chemical weapons in the war against Ukraine. Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said in a comment to Reuters that his country's intelligence can confirm...

The European Commission has rejected calls from major tech firms to delay its AI Act
The European Commission has dismissed requests from major tech companies to delay implementing its AI law. Artificial intelligence is finally getting a comprehensive regulatory framework despite industry leaders’ insistence that the new European...

Hardly any Dutch people can recognize counterfeit money: DNB
Despite the alleged rarity of counterfeit euros in the Netherlands, authorities are sounding the alarm over a significant rise in fake banknotes circulating in the economy and urging the public to learn how to recognize them, Trouw reports....

Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine ‘widespread’, Dutch defense minister says
Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of trenches so they can be shot, they said on...

Dutch intelligence collects proof of Russia's use of chemical weapons against Ukraine – Reuters
Dutch intelligence services have collected evidence of Russia's large-scale use of banned chemical weapons in the war against Ukraine. Source: European Pravda; Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans in a comment to Reuters Details: Brekelmans...

Dutch Intelligence Confirms Widespread Russian Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
2Dutch and German intelligence services have presented evidence pointing to the widespread and systematic use of banned chemical weapons by Russian forces in Ukraine. According to findings made public on Friday, Russian troops have used choking...

Cyprus University of Technology Hosts Successful Erasmus+ Project “Feel the FemPower Limassol” Multiplier Event
July 4th, 2025 by guest CC-BY, provided by author The “Feel the FemPower Limassol” event successfully brought together academia and industry experts to discuss and address gender inequalities in the sector of clean energy transition. The event...