Netherlands Financial News
07.08 / 18:47
UPS
IPO
Provident
Assurant
NIFTY
Ant
Ant transfers 10.3% in Paytm to Sharma
MUMBAII, NEW DELHI : Ant Group transferred about 44% of its stake in One 97 Communications Ltd, which runs Paytm, to founder and chief executive Vijay Shekhar Sharma, a move seen as an effort to reduce the Chinese company’s ownership in the Indian fintech giant. Paytm said Resilient Asset Management BV, an overseas entity owned by Sharma, will acquire the ownership and voting rights of 10.3% of the stake in the company held by Antfin (Netherlands), a unit of Ant Group, formerly known as Ant Financial. Upon successfully completing this transaction, Sharma’s Paytm holding will increase to 19.42%, making him the company’s largest shareholder.
07.08 / 07:59
COST
UBS
European stocks slip as investors await key inflation readings
European stocks slipped on Monday as investors assessed the likely impact of a mixed U.S. jobs report on the Federal Reserve's future policy moves, while awaiting key inflation figures from across the globe this week.
07.08 / 03:31
stake
Vijay Shekhar Sharma to purchase 10.30% stake in Paytm from Antfin
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma to purchase a 10.30% stake in the company from Antfin (Netherlands) Holding BV. With this, Antfin will cease to be the largest shareholder in Paytm.
06.08 / 19:23
Extreme
Career
Chase
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penalty
Sweden send holders US spinning out of World Cup after penalty drama
Women's World Cup holders was brought to an end in the most dramatic fashion as they were dumped out on penalties by Sweden, who joined the Netherlands in reaching the quarter-finals on Sunday. Sweden face Japan in the last eight as the drama and shocks just kept coming at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The Netherlands beat South Africa 2-0 and meet Spain.
06.08 / 16:01
Aware
Action
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Anthem
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country
social
National
Why did USA Women's Soccer team opt out of singing National Anthem during World Cup?
national anthem, «The Star-Spangled Banner,» prior to their games in the Women's World Cup. The decision has sparked controversy and criticism in the home country of the reigning champions. The majority of USWNT players refrained from singing the national anthem during their Group E matches against Vietnam, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Their actions are a form of protest against racial injustice and police violence in North America. It is not the first time the team has taken such action, as some players kneeled during the anthem back in 2016, aiming to raise awareness about pressing social issues.
06.08 / 08:51
Citi
Fighting
Pride
show
Amsterdam bars cruises from docking in city as tourism increases
Amsterdam will bar cruise ships from docking in the city center as part of a broader effort to curb pollution and reduce the large numbers of tourists who visit the Dutch capital. The City Council passed a proposal Thursday to close a terminal where more than 100 cruise ships dock each year not far from the central train station.
06.08 / 07:29
COST
UPS
Aviat
SUN
Airlines
Indigo soars in Q1, but is it too early to celebrate?
₹1 lakh crore to keep Air India afloat before selling it to the Tatas for ₹2,400 crore and saddling the conglomerate with ₹61,000 crore of legacy debt and liabilities. Dutch carrier KLM, the world’s oldest airline in operation, is still afloat thanks to a merger with another government-backed airline, Air France. Meanwhile, Italian carrier AlItalia shut shop in 2021 after going bust.
06.08 / 04:09
cricket
World Cup 2023: Bengal cricket association request BCCI to reschedule England-Pakistan match at Eden Gardens. Here's why
India vs. Pakistan game on October 15. The high-voltage match was originally set for 15 October, but the security agencies advised the BCCI to consider rescheduling as the Hindu festival of ‘Navratri’ was beginning on the same date.
05.08 / 18:13
UPS
Citi
Waters
Action
awards
country
social
net zero
NOT
Net zero should not be an excuse to not get off fossil fuels, says Spinoza Prize winner Joyeeta Gupta
Joyeeta Gupta, professor of environment and development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam, won the Spinoza Prize, the highest award in Dutch academia, sometimes referred to as the Dutch Nobel prize. Gupta’s work lies at the intersection of climate crisis, governance and justice, and the jury recognised it as “extremely broad and interdisciplinary”: She was also the lead author of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 along with former US vice-president Al Gore.
05.08 / 13:03
UPS
Lowe's
SARS-CoV-2
Inside
social
Stop picking your nose! It can increase risk of Covid, says new study
COVID, according to a study out today. The study was conducted in health workers. This raises two main questions. One, were these health workers washing their hands at work? Two, what does this study mean for the rest of us nose-pickers?
04.08 / 14:27
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2024
Simple Plan 2024 tour: UK and Europe dates, venues, tickets, and other details
Europe in early 2024. The band has announced its 2024 tour, titled ‘Hard As Rock’. What are the exact dates and locations of the Simple Plan tour next year? Let’s take a look at the full list. Simple Plan will tour from January to February 2024, with 20 live shows for fans to choose from. The band announced in a statement that they will play some new songs on the tour from their latest album ‘Harder Than it Looks’, apart from the usual fan-favourite songs. «We might even throw in a few jams we rarely play live to celebrate, as 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the band and the 20th anniversary of our second album, ‘Still Not Getting Any’!” said the band.
04.08 / 13:21
UPS
Strategy
Teachers
Warning
UP develops 'early warning system' to reduce school dropouts; create a single body for teachers jobs
Uttar Pradesh government is planning «early warning system» across schools in the state. Taking inspiration from the Netherlands, the basic education department has initially implemented the new system in Gonda, Bahraich, Balrampur, and Shravasti districts of Uttar Pradesh. As per a ToI report, the primary objective of this system is to ensure that students remain engaged in their education and do not discontinue their schooling.
04.08 / 09:03
Twitter
Man
Platform
Highways
Indian
dutch
20 injured Indian crew members rescued from burning ship off the Dutch coast return home
Netherlands coast have safely returned home while the mortal remains of one sailor who was killed in the incident are being repatriated, Indian authorities have said. An Indian crew member was killed and 20 others were injured in the fire that broke out on July 25 on board the Panama-registered ship Fremantle Highway, which was en route from Germany to Egypt. Several crew members were forced to jump overboard.
04.08 / 05:53
UPS
Bitfinex
Platform
Enterprise
Southern
Bitcoin
New York couple plead guilty to bitcoin laundering
Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, and Heather Morgan, 33, were arrested in February last year after the US government seized 95,000 bitcoin then valued at $3.6 billion. Prosecutors said the pair stole the bitcoin in 2016 using «advanced hacking tools.» Authorities recovered the funds from wallets controlled by the duo. Since their arrests, the government has seized another approximately $475 million tied to the hack, the Southern District of New York said in a statement.
03.08 / 17:21
03.08 / 13:45
Amazon
performer
country
Oatly shares rise after oat milk maker expands Amazon relationship
Investing.com — Shares in Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY) rose in early U.S. trading on Thursday after the alternative milk brand said a range of its products will be available on Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in several western European countries.
03.08 / 12:31
Waters
Highways
dutch
Burned-out car carrier arrived at Dutch port for salvage
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The car carrier that caught fire last week off the coast of the Netherlands has arrived at the northern Dutch port of Eemshaven for salvage, officials there said on Thursday.
03.08 / 07:31
Provident
stage
Women’s World Cup football matches today: Fates to be decided for Germany, South Korea, Morocco, Colombia
The fate of Group H will be determined on August 3. Both matches will be played on August 3 at 3:30 PM (India time). The match against South Korea is crucial for Germany, two-time World Cup champions.
02.08 / 10:03
UPS
Align
Qualcomm
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE to debut soon with upgraded selfie camera: Report
Galaxy S23 FE is anticipated to be the successor to last year's Galaxy S21 FE. As per a recent report from Galaxy Club (in Dutch), the rumored Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is expected to come with a high-end front camera. The phone is said to sport a 10-megapixel selfie camera, in contrast to the 32-megapixel front cameras found in its previous series devices.
01.08 / 23:03
Citi
Waters
Action
Highways
show
stage
week
dutch
Dutch ministry says a fire that blazed for nearly a week on a cargo ship appears to have burnt out
The Dutch government says a fire that had been burning on board a cargo ship carrying thousands of new cars appears to have burnt itself out after nearly a week
01.08 / 16:41
UPS
Action
country
star
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Australia to clash with Denmark in round of 16 match. See details
Denmark in their first official knockout game of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 round of 16. It was practically obvious that Australia would face Denmark in this vital round of the competition after England's commanding victory over China in Adelaide.
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