May 1 (ICC) – Sri Lanka resumed their remarkable run in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 with a third win in as many games while Netherlands edged Zimbabwe in the Group B fixture. Vishmi Gunaratne and the Sri Lankan spinners were the stars in their massive win over Uganda at the...
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Amsterdam bans new hotels and puts limit on overnight tourists
Here’s when trips to Europe will be cheaper According to the Wall Street Journal, US travelers could benefit from a drop in airline prices for trips across the Atlantic. The newspaper reported that multiple new non-stop routes from the US to different European destinations are likely to be scheduled. Thrifty Traveler reported that “everybody wanted...
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Dentists can bill for federal dental plan patients without signing up for program, government says | CBC News
The federal government announced Wednesday that oral health care providers who provide services to Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) clients can bill the insurance company directly without formally signing up for the program. In early April, provincial dental associations told CBC News that Ottawa was requiring dental care providers to sign contracts to join the...
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‘Hundreds of thousands’ of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows | CBC News
Canada’s health minister is promising “hundreds of thousands” of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite a low sign-up rate among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. “Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of seniors are going to be seen in May,” Mark Holland...
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Cool-logistics corridor to create 3 million jobs – Murkomen
Development of a cool-logistics corridor to facilitate transportation of fresh produce by sea will create up to three million jobs, Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen has said. Speaking during the signing of agreement between Netherlands and Kenya to develop the facility, Murkomen said the jobs will be created in the horticultural and agro-logistics industries. He said...
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Amsterdam accused of ‘lazy stereotyping’ in latest campaign against British visitors
Booth adds: “No one planning on coming to the city for a stag do will care that such activities are ‘forbidden’, much less will spend time doing an online quiz to find that out. Surely, there are better ways to dissuade problem visitors than this?” Catherine Marie, an expert on tourism brand strategy at The...
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How the Dutch experiment with puberty blockers turned toxic
Critics of the Dutch Protocol have long complained that it was based on flawed research, that clinicians prescribe blockers as a way of pausing puberty when in fact they cause irreversible physical changes, and that data on their long-term effects is at best patchy and at worst shows that they cause more problems than they...
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Nigeria, Netherlands sign agreement on tackling blood shortages
Nigeria and Netherlands have signed an agreement to address blood shortages leading to unnecessary suffering and death. Health minister Muhammad Ali Pate while signing the agreement in Abuja, said the partnership aligned with the National Health Plan to increase blood supply. Mr Pate added that the agreement would unlock the health sector value chain and...
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National horse sport federation extends ban on bandages at competitions
A ban on bandages at events will come into force this spring in the Netherlands owing to concerns over the damage they could cause to horses’ legs during exercise. Bandages will “no longer be permitted on the competition site” from 1 March in vaulting, and 1 April for dressage, showjumping and driving. They are already...
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