Het aantal suïcides op het Nederlandse spoor is vorig jaar fors gestegen en spoorbeheerder ProRail haalt alles uit de kast om het tij te keren. Blauw, rustgevend licht op NS-stations moet het aantal zelfmoorden op het spoor terugdringen. In Japan is fel blauw led-licht een succesvol preventiemiddel.
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Amitabh Bachchan, whose name figured in the Panama Paper leaks as allegedly having links with offshore entities in two tax havens, had earlier denied any connection with those companies, saying his name may have been "misused".
The coaches of Kadena and Kubasaki girls soccer teams said they’re grateful for a chance to visit Tokyo and face Kanto Plain international schools this weekend.
C.D. Howe Institute report argues Canada’s benefits are ‘relatively modest’ in trade deal that adds little to existing openness between economies
Stabilization is underway in commodities, China's economic outlook and corporate earnings, notes Stephen Davies, CEO of Javelin Wealth Management.
Chanel Iman totes her own luggage as she arrives at LAX airport on Tuesday afternoon (April 19) in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old model had spend the last few days at Coachella and was heading to her next modeling job. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Chanel Iman The following day, she took to her [...]
ATLANTA - Although Justin Turner had the biggest hit, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts saved his biggest compliments for his bullpen for bailing out rookie right-hander Ross Stripling.
Steven Murray has been charged with malice murder in the death of Father Rene Robert after making his first appearance in Burke County court. But several pieces of the investigation are still missing, which could complicate things if the case goes to court.
Prince, a dizzylingly prolific multi-instrumentalist and virtuosic performer, was found dead at his recording studio in Minnesota early on Thursday, according to a TMZ report. He was 57.
On October 1, 2015, the Republican National Committee released the rules that would govern the Party’s process for selecting its Presidential nominee. At the time, the headline was that the Party had tweaked its rules to try, in the words of Reince Priebus, the G.O.P. chairman, to “avoid a drawn-out primary process.”
Former WWE women’s champion and reality TV star Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, has died. According to ProWrestlingSheet.com, Chyna was discovered Wednesday afternoon at her home in Southern California. After early success in the WWE, partnering up with Triple H, Chyna went on to become a multiple women’s champion.
HENGELO - Net als vorig jaar stelt De Twentsche Courant Tubantia 250 atletiekliefhebbers in de gelegenheid de AA Drink FBK Games van nabij te volgen. De lezersgroep wordt voor de wedstrijd ontvangen in de sporthal, waar atletenmakelaar Ellen van Langen een toelichting geeft op het deelnemersveld. Vanuit het tribunevak bij de start van de 100 meter kunnen de lezers de wedstrijd - met 17 afzonderlijke onderdelen - volgen.
A guide to the world’s most breathtaking toilets, courtesy of Lonely Planet.
The scattershot schedule that defined the early weeks of the 2016 DODEA-Europe spring sports season has finally reached its end. This weekend, the stretch run begins.
If a year ago at this time we'd been told Nebraska would have four potential senior defensive tackles for 2016 who wouldn't be reporting to the upcoming fall camp, the reaction would have been, 'Wait, what?'
How do you solve a problem like Kristen (Stewart)? If you’re the filmmakers of “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” you write Snow White entirely out of the sequel to “Snow White and the Huntsman.” The film’s clearly a valuable property, so…
Chris Lee and Colleen O’Brien will combine poetry and music during a performance at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Longview Public Library.
ST. PAUL — The UW-La Crosse baseball team extended its winning streak to nine games Wednesday before St. Thomas ended it there during a nonconference doubleheader split.
While confidence in California schools is up, residents say public education needs more money and taxpayers should pony up and pay, according to a statewide survey released Wednesday. The poll, conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, offered an optimistic picture of the state’s public schools, with 61 percent of those surveyed saying their local schools were doing an “excellent” or “good job” preparing students for college. “There is a greater sense of satisfaction with the local schools than we have seen in previous surveys... Читать дальше...
Curt Schilling helped the Boston Red Sox end an 86-year championship drought and then immediately started squandering the goodwill he had earned.
Curt Schilling helped the Boston Red Sox end an 86-year championship drought and then immediately started squandering the goodwill he had earned.