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Quincy Promes and how Amsterdam’s criminal underworld preys on footballers
3Dec By adminNo Comments
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Quincy Promes and how Amsterdam’s criminal underworld preys on footballers

When Marylio V was escorted from his cell in Amsterdam’s district court on October 31, his alleged accomplice in a drugs bust involving 1,363kg (3,005lbs) of cocaine with a street value estimated at £65million ($82m) was nowhere to be seen.There was no expectation, however, that Quincy Promes, a Dutch international footballer with 50 caps, would show up.He did not appear at his previous criminal case either. That was in June 2023, when he was found guilty of stabbing his cousin in the knee at a family party where, the court heard, “the Hennessy flowed freely.”The 18-month sentence for that offence is yet to start because Promes, 31, has remained out of reach of the Dutch justice system, having stayed in Russia throughout the trial, playing for Spartak Moscow.Separately, according to the D...
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As Migration to Europe Rises, a Backlash Grows
25Nov By adminNo Comments
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As Migration to Europe Rises, a Backlash Grows

Rising migration across Europe, including the biggest surge in asylum seekers since a 2015-2016 migrant crisis, is fueling support for far-right and anti-immigration parties, potentially reshaping European politics for years.Nationalist parties that champion a harder line against immigration are surging in polls and have entered governments in countries from Italy to Finland, as anxiety rises about sluggish economic growth and crises from Ukraine to the Middle East. The far right is polling strongly in the continent’s two largest countries, Germany and France. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Wilders Message From the Netherlands
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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The Wilders Message From the Netherlands

Dutch elections rarely stir much excitement abroad, but the voting in the Netherlands Wednesday marks an exception. The big winner was Geert Wilders, a veteran right-wing campaigner, and the freakout his victory has triggered across Europe is something to behold. Mr. Wilders’s Freedom Party (PVV) won a plurality of 37 seats in the 150-seat legislature. His next nearest competitor, a Labor-Green coalition led by Frans Timmermans, won 25 seats. Politicians will now negotiate to form a governing coalition, a process that often takes months in the Netherlands’ highly fragmented electoral system, and Mr. Wilders may not emerge as prime minister. But voters have sent a clear message.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Anti-Immigration Politician Geert Wilders Scores Major Victory in Dutch Election
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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Anti-Immigration Politician Geert Wilders Scores Major Victory in Dutch Election

Dutch anti-Islamic populist Geert Wilders was on course for a major election victory Thursday, marking a stark lurch to the right for a country known for its tolerance and progressive politics.Projections tallied by Dutch news agency ANP showed Wilders’ Freedom Party, or PVV, which has promised to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, was set to win 37 out of 150 seats in the country’s parliament. The PVV’s closest rival, former EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans’ Labor/Green Left coalition, was projected to secure 25 seats.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The ‘City That Fun Forgot’ Is Hiring a Nightlife Czar
14Nov By adminNo Comments
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The ‘City That Fun Forgot’ Is Hiring a Nightlife Czar

Nov. 14, 2023 10:03 am ETOTTAWA—Canada’s capital wants to shed its image as a party pooper. Canadians know Ottawa as the home of government, where roughly a quarter of the metropolitan area’s 1.5 million residents work in the public sector. They also know Ottawa, fairly or not, as “the city that fun forgot,” a moniker penned over four decades ago by the late Canadian political commentator and satirist Allan Fotheringham. The label has stuck. YouTube celebrities have traveled here to document whether Ottawa is as drab as advertised.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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India’s outward FDI falls 12.14% to $1.88 bn in October: RBI data
13Nov By adminNo Comments
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India’s outward FDI falls 12.14% to $1.88 bn in October: RBI data

Reflecting slack in global economic growth, India’s outward foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments fell by 12.14 per cent sequentially to $1.88 billion in October, compared to over $2.14 billion in September. They also saw over $2.66 billion in October 2022, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. Outbound FDI, expressed as a financial commitment, comprises three components: equity, loans, and guarantees. A slowdown in economic and business activities, especially in developed markets, has impacted direct investment flows, both inbound and outbound. Most investments (outward FDI) are in subsidiaries or stakes in foreign companies. A slowdown in the developed markets means fewer opportunities, according to bankers. Just like the weak outbound FDI numb...
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Match Preview – England vs Netherlands, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023/24, 40th Match
7Nov By adminNo Comments
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Match Preview – England vs Netherlands, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023/24, 40th Match

Big picture - Total Cricket meets Total Wipeout"Champions of Europe… you'll never sing that!"That's right, here's one in the eye for all those glory-seekers in the upper echelons of the World Cup table, queuing up for their invite to the big dance in Ahmedabad in two weeks' time. There's a punier title up for grabs in Pune on Wednesday - so puny, in fact, that it's not even an official title, unlike the one that an England amateur team claimed at European Cricket Championships in Malaga last month. And look who they beat by eight wickets in the final… none other than the defending champions, Netherlands! Call off this farce! Cricket's come home already!In all seriousness, England would be all too happy to walk away from this miserable campaign right now. Saturday's 33-run loss to Australi...
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CVC Drops Planned IPO
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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CVC Drops Planned IPO

The buyout giant was planning to list its shares in Amsterdam, in a deal aiming to value the firm at more than $12 billion.
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