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Received a visit from the Armed Forces – after the flag raising
Dan Drakenholt from Trelleborg has had a Ukrainian flag hanging from his flagpole ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. When it blew up one day after…
Basketball player De Rooij flag bearer at Paralympic Games: ‘Surprised and honored’
Carina de Rooij, flag bearer at the Paralympic Games. “That actually sounds pretty cool,” she responds. “It was a real surprise. I hadn’t thought about them choosing me. When the…
Basketball player De Rooij flag bearer at Paralympic Games
The opening ceremony will take place at the Place de la Concorde. Chef de mission Esther Vergeer from Woerden believes that De Rooij has contributed a lot to Paralympic sports…
Threatened landlord and hung Russian flag – forced to move
The landlord had enough of the tenant after threats, harassment and a Russian flag in the window. Now the rental board has decided to terminate her lease. “Fuck you”, “You…
Radiant Femke Bol carries flag at closing ceremony of Olympic Games
“Femke has achieved something unique here in Paris,” explained chef de mission Pieter van den Hoogenband. “Her final sprint in the 4×400 meters will forever be etched in the Dutch…
Olympic Games: Bol flag bearer at closing ceremony
The Dutch women’s hockey team also won the third duel at the Olympic Games. The Dutch team, with Luna Fokke from Kampong in Utrecht and Renée van Laarhoven, Lisa Post,…
Bol carries flag at closing ceremony: ‘Her final sprint is etched in our collective memory’
It is the first time that the Dutch flag is carried by two athletes during the closing ceremony. “Femke has achieved a unique feat here in Paris”, explains chef de…
Naomi Akakpo, sprinter and flag bearer of Togo, had “a crazy experience”
Naomi Akakpo, who competed in the 2024 Olympics in the 100m, broke her personal record on Friday, August 2. Not enough to claim a place in the semi-finals, but the…
Russian flag and threats – woman forced to move
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A woman loses her tenancy after a long period of threats, harassment, hanging a Russian flag and failing to report bed bugs. Archive image. Photo:…
Turkey lowered the flag to half-mast for the leader of Hamas – Israel invited for an interview | News in brief
Israel summoned Turkey’s deputy ambassador for a serious interview, Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz says the community service in X. The invitation came after the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv…