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PFAS wordt aangetroffen in alle onderzochte wateren in Friesland. De concentraties liggen vrijwel overal boven de geldende normen voor oppervlaktewater. Wetterskip Fryslân spreekt van een zorgwekkende situatie en roept het Rijk op om snel in te grijpen.

BRD Groupe Société Générale (BRD.RO), the fifth-largest bank in Romania by assets, informed its investors on Wednesday that the investment fund Lion Capital (LION.RO) had sold 800,000 BRD shares.

Firefighters in Sumy have extinguished a large fire that broke out after another Russian strike on a civilian infrastructure facility.

Сборная Португалии вместе с одним из самых звездных футболистов мира Криштиану Роналду неудачно стартовала на чемпионате мира. Европейская сборная не смогла обыграть Демократическую Республику Конго, для которой это всего лишь второй чемпионат мира.

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, who is facing trial on rape charges in Britain, lost a court challenge on Tuesday that would have allowed him to enter Canada for his side’s World Cup opener in Toronto. Ottawa denied the Villarreal player a visa over the British charges, blocking him from playing for Ghana against Panama on Wednesday. Accra filed a request for an injunction in federal court on Tuesday seeking to set aside Ottawa’s decision. But broadcaster CBC said Judge Roger Lafreniere had dismissed the challenge. Shortly before the decision was handed down, Ghana’s veteran coach Carlos Queiroz told reporters in Toronto that his side would be ready, regardless of the court outcome. “My business is to play with the cards that I have in front of me,” Queiroz said. “When the decision comes, we are ready.” Panama head coach Thomas Christiansen, also asked about Partey’s possible exclusion, said he believed Ghana would pose strong competition even if the former Arsenal player was not on the pitch. “They have a lo...

Critics say the measure effectively singles out digital assets for taxation based on technology rather than activity.

Fostul președinte Traian Băsescu consideră că învestirea Guvernului condus de Adrian Veștea rămâne incertă, în ciuda negocierilor intense duse în ultimele zile de premierul premierul desemnat, pe care îl consideră „un politician agresiv”.

Cody Gakpo heeft woensdag op een persmoment van Oranje in Kansas City verteld over de rol die het christelijk geloof speelt binnen de WK-selectie. Voor elke wedstrijd komt een groepje spelers samen om te bidden en soms is er een Zoom-call met pastoor Freddie.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to respondents in a petition challenging the appointment of Am-breen Jan as Chairperson of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).

ISLAMABAD - The Higher Education Commission (HEC) announced the results of Pakistan’s first National Skills Competency Test (NSCT) 2026, providing the country’s first nationwide benchmark of IT and computer science skills among university students.

Sixty-six U.S. aerial refueling aircraft remain based at the airport, and TheMarker has learned additional aircraft will be relocated by the end of the week. Domestic flights will resume operating from Terminal 1 on June 28, and international flights will resume from the terminal on July 1

Het openbaarvervoersbedrijf van Milaan heeft meerdere mannelijke trambestuurders per direct geschorst omdat ze beelden van vrouwelijke passagiers in een WhatsApp-groep zouden hebben uitgewisseld. Daarbij zouden ze ook seksistische opmerkingen hebben geplaatst.

The rollout in collaboration with Ondo Finance broadens access to tokenized traditional assets as demand for onchain stocks and ETFs continues to grow. Crypto platform Blockchain.com has added 173 tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds through a partnership with Ondo Finance, bringing its catalog of tokenized traditional assets to more than 430 offerings across Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain. According to an announcement on Wednesday, the new listings include tokenized exposure to private company shares, active exchange-traded funds, Treasury products and covered-call strategies, with Blockchain.com highlighting SpaceX's SPCX token among the additions. The expansion also adds themed baskets tied to AI infrastructure, energy, robotics, autonomous vehicles and quantum computing, alongside income-focused products from Global X and other issuers. Read more

16 червня у Слобожанській громаді Харківської області 42-річна жінка напала на працівників бригади екстреної медичної допомоги, які прибули на виклик. Через агресивну поведінку пацієнтки медикам довелося викликати поліцію. Про це…

The United States has released the text of a document formalizing an agreement on a cessation of hostilities and future negotiations with Iran.

The United States on Wednesday read out the text of the interim US-Iran agreement to halt the war in Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Reuters report. The agreement, read to reporters by a senior US official, outlines in 14 points a high-level understanding that defers many of the most difficult issues, such as how to wind down Iran’s nuclear program, until a final deal is reached. It paves the way for a broader 60-day negotiation period due to begin in Switzerland on Friday. Here is the full document, titled “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran”, as it was read out: 1. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war, by signing this MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and ...

Petrișor Peiu, președintele Consiliului Național al AUR, a declarat miercuri seară, la Antena 3 CNN, că partidul nu va vota învestirea Guvernului Veștea și că prima opțiune a AUR rămâne organizarea de alegeri anticipate.

Analysts say the exchange's push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading.

Altcoin spot demand fell to its weakest level in six years while the stablecoin market cap, stocks and AI industry continued to capture investors’ attention. Altcoin markets (excluding Ether (ETH)) recently saw $266 billion in net selling volume on centralized exchanges, the deepest reading since the metric began tracking spot demand in 2020. Altcoins accounted for 51% of Binance futures trading volume on June 16, compared with 28.85% for Bitcoin and 20.20% for Ether, positioning the exchange as a leader in derivatives activity in 2026. The divergence between record selling and dominant trading activity points to capital rotating within crypto and also into alternative exchange products. Read more

The reorganization plan for Romaero, a state-owned insolvent company, was approved by the creditors’ meeting on June 17, 2026. The proposal, developed by the company together with the court-appointed trustee Expert Insolventa SPRL Filiala Bucuresti (Bucharest Branch), was approved by three of the four categories of creditors (secured creditors, employees, and public sector employees).