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☆ Britain to ban American XL bully dogs by the end of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An American Bully XXL is pictured at a veterinary clinic in Utrecht, Netherlands June 20, 2023. He said a man was killed on Thursday in central England in an attack involving a suspected XL bully dog. According to campaign group Bully Watch, which advocates for a ban on selling and breeding large XL bully dogs, the breed was responsible for more than half of all fatal dog attacks in Britain last year. XL bully dogs were originally bred from American pit bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers and first appeared in the UK "around 2014 or 2015", with the numbers growing rapidly in recent years, the campaign group said. Sunak has asked the police and experts to define XL bully dogs, a first step he said before he hopes they can be banned by the end of the year.

Persons: XXL, de Wouw, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Andrew MacAskill, Michael Holden, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, British, XL, Police, Staffordshire, RSPCA, Thomson Locations: Utrecht, Netherlands, English, Birmingham, England, Britain

☆ I make up to $20,000 a month as a full-time traveler. I started posting my adventures on Instagram and have funded my way to 159 countries.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Tom Grond has been traveling full time since 2012 and sharing his adventures on social media. I travel full time, and I've visited 159 countries, including Vatican City, Kosovo, and Taiwan. After my big backpacking trip, I went back home and returned to my job, which I liked. When I was working as a dive guide in Ko Tao, Thailand, I started posting pictures of my work on Instagram, which had started getting popular. I love traveling, but I don't like to live as a touristAfter 4,000 days of traveling, I don't need to see every attraction.

Persons: Tom Grond, he's, I've, Instagram, Ko, it's, Joe Biden, that's Organizations: Google, Service, Vatican City, Tourism Locations: Wall, Silicon, Simpelveld, Netherlands, Vatican, Kosovo, Taiwan, Aruba, Americas, Ko Tao, Thailand, Bangkok, Maldives, Istanbul, Dubai, Mongolia, Colombia, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Italy, Vanuatu, Nepal, Argentina, Hawaii, Namibia, New Zealand, Guyana, Syria, Homs, Tom Grond Pakistan, Kashmir, United States, Iran, Algeria, Pakistan, Switzerland, Grond

☆ UBQ Materials raises $70 million in private funding round
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Israel's UBQ Materials, which converts household waste into thermoplastic material, said on Wednesday it raised $70 million in a private funding round led by Eden Global Partners. Existing investors in the company, including TPG Rise Climate, TPG’s Rise Fund, Battery Ventures, and M&G’s Catalyst strategy, also participated in the funding round. UBQ said the funds will be used for its global expansion, such as additional facilities in Europe and North America, alongside the soon to open facility in Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands. UBQ noted that its bio-based thermoplastic that is made from residual waste serves as a sustainable alternative to fossil-based plastics. UBQ converts residual household waste diverted from landfills or incineration, including all organics, into an thermoplastic material that is both climate-positive and highly recyclable.

Persons: UBQ, Steven Scheer Organizations: Eden Global Partners, TPG, Battery Ventures, Mercedes, Benz, PepsiCo, Thomson Locations: Europe, North America, Bergen, Netherlands

☆ Grocers learn lessons of ‘greedflation’ drama: podcast
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Aimee Donnellan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A customer is seen inside an Albert Heijn shop, operated by Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch-Belgian supermarket operator, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, January 23, 2019. In this Exchange podcast, Ahold Delhaize CEO Frans Muller explains why demand for own-brand goods gives the Dutch group an upper hand in supplier negotiations. Listen to the podcastFollow @aimeedonnellan on XSubscribe to Breakingviews’ podcasts, Viewsroom and The Exchange. Editing by Oliver TaslicOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Albert Heijn, Ahold Delhaize, Eva Plevier, Ahold, Frans Muller, Oliver Taslic Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Dutch, Belgian, Eindhoven, Netherlands

☆ Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during pandemic is recovered
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Singer Laren Museum, where the work of art "Spring Garden" by Vincent Van Gogh was stolen, is seen closed to the public because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Laren, Netherlands March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was stolen from a small Dutch museum in 2020 during a COVID-19 lockdown has been recovered, the institution which owns the artwork, said on Tuesday. The painting, which dates from 1884, was stolen from the Museum Singer Laren, east of Amsterdam, where it was on loan for an exhibition. At the time, Dutch police released security footage showing the moment thieves broke into Singer Laren Museum on March 30, smashing glass doors, to steal the painting. "The painting has suffered but - at first sight - it is in good shape," the Groninger Museum said, adding it was now at theAmsterdam Van Gogh Museum and it would take weeks or months before it would be returned.

Persons: Vincent Van Gogh, Van De, Museum Singer Laren, Van Gogh's, Arthur Brand, Benoit Van Overstraeten, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Laren Museum, REUTERS, Rights, Groninger, Museum Singer, Singer Laren Museum, Amsterdam Van Gogh, Police, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Laren , Netherlands, Amsterdam, Nuenen, Amsterdam Van, Dutch

☆ Serbia target Davis Cup progress with Djokovic boost
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The world number one is set to travel to Valencia and join the Serbia team for their Davis Cup Finals group stage ties with South Korea, Spain and Czech Republic, although he is likely to feature only in the final two clashes. "We can't wait to have him for Friday," Kecmanovic told a news conference before their Group C opener against South Korea on Tuesday. "It definitely takes a little bit of the pressure off since he always carried the team so well. Defending champions Canada clinched their first title in the men's premier team event beating Australia in last year's final. They are joined by the 12 winners of the 2023 qualifiers - Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Britain, South Korea, Netherlands, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States - apart from wild cards Italy and Spain.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Mike Segar, Novak, Miomir Kecmanovic, Daniil Medvedev, Margaret Court's, Kecmanovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Medvedev, Carlos, David Ferrer, Shrivathsa Sridhar Organizations: U.S, Open REUTERS, Davis, U.S ., Serbia, South, Wimbledon, Switzerland, Split, Canada, men's, Australia, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Serbia, New York, Valencia, South Korea, Spain, Czech Republic, Sweden, Chile, France, Netherlands, Finland, Bologna, Manchester, Malaga, Croatia, Britain, Switzerland, Italy, Bengaluru

☆ I moved from Texas to Italy because I was concerned about US politics and the economy. Venice is so much more reasonable in every single way.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Alan Bruton moved to Italy in 2022, after years of visiting a biannual design festival in Venice. I moved to New York after college and I became a professor of architecture and interior design at Parsons. I don't know when I'm going to do that. Academia didn't set me up for the retirement that I wantedBeing an academic, I realized that I wasn't going to be making any more money. AdvertisementAdvertisementFor me, the cost of living in Venice is less expensive than the USVenice is so much more reasonable in every single way.

Persons: Alan Bruton, I'm, George Floyd, Academia didn't, you'll, I'd, Bruton Organizations: Service, Parsons, University of Houston, Academia Locations: Italy, Venice, Houston, Wall, Silicon, Dallas, New York, European, Tribeca, States, America, Dublin, Cork, Galway, Ireland, Rotterdam , Netherlands, Vienna, Zurich, Italian

☆ Netherlands police use water cannon, detain 2,400 climate activists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

THE HAGUE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Police deployed water cannon to disperse thousands of climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands on Saturday to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. [1/6]People react to a water cannon, as climate activists block the A12 highway in The Hague, Netherlands, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsThe police said in a statement they detained 2,400 protesters, including minors. "The seas are rising and so are we," chanted the crowd, which included children and the elderly. Reporting by Piroschka van de Wouw; Writing by Anthony Deutsch Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: de Wouw, Piroschka van de, Anthony Deutsch, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: HAGUE, Police, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, The Hague

They threatened to stay until the subsidies are lifted, and to come back every day if the police remove them. The action is part of a series of protests led by Extinction Rebellion targeting the Dutch parliament. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesA report published Monday said the Dutch government spends around 37.5 billion euros ($40.5 billion) per year in subsidies to industries that use fossil fuels — notably the powerful shipping industry. Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten acknowledged that the country has to end the subsidies, but has offered no timeline. The report calls on lawmakers to begin phasing out the subsidies even before the country’s Nov. 22 general election.

Persons: —, Energy Rob Jetten Organizations: Greenpeace, Extinction, The Centre, Research, Multinational Corporations, Change International, Minister, Climate, Energy Locations: HAGUE, Netherlands, The Hague

☆ Police use water cannon as climate activists block Dutch highway
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Police officers stand guard as climate activists block the A12 highway in The Hague, Netherlands, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsTHE HAGUE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Police deployed water cannon to disperse climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands on Saturday to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. Thousands of people marched along the A12 highway into The Hague, ignoring warnings from authorities not to block the major traffic artery into the Dutch seat of government. "The seas are rising and so are we," chanted the crowd, which included children and the elderly. Reporting by Piroschka van de Wouw; Writing by Anthony Deutsch Editing by Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: de Wouw, Piroschka van de, Anthony Deutsch, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Police, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: The Hague, Netherlands

☆ Russian Agricultural Bank could have SWIFT access within 30 days, UN tells Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - A Russian Agricultural Bank subsidiary in Luxembourg could immediately apply to SWIFT to "effectively enable access" for the bank to the international payments system within 30 days, the United Nations told Russia in a letter, seen by Reuters on Friday. A key Russian demand has been the reconnection of the Russian Agricultural Bank, Rosselkhozbank, to the SWIFT international payments system. "SWIFT has already confirmed that an expedited application process could be possible, bringing the time for effective access within 30 days," Guterres wrote. Russian fertilizer companies would also have to apply to national authorities within the EU for exemptions and the U.N. would engage with the EU on those requests. "The United Nations can help clarify the authorization process for different EU ports and work with Russian counterparts on obtaining the authorizations/permits pre-departure, if required."

Persons: Dado Ruvic, SWIFT, Antonio Guterres, Sergei Lavrov, Guterres, Lavrov, Russia's, RAB, John Neal, Lloyd's, Michelle Nichols, Chizu Organizations: REUTERS, Russian Agricultural Bank, United Nations, Reuters, RSHB Capital S.A, Russian, Black Sea Initiative, Russian Foreign Ministry, UN Secretariat, SWIFT, European Union, UN, RAB, Facility, Lloyd's, RIC, European Commission, Thomson Locations: Bosnia, Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Russia, United, Moscow, Turkey, Ukraine, London, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands

☆ Dutch company Philips reaches U.S. settlement over respirators
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dutch technology company Philips' logo is seen at company headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Koninklijke Philips NV FollowPARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Philips (PHG.AS) and some of its local units reached an agreement to resolve all economic loss claims in a US litigation related to the recall of certain sleep and respiratory care devices, the Dutch company announced on Thursday. The agreement includes cash awards to participants of the lawsuit depending on the type of device. Philips Respironics has recorded a provision for an amount of 575 million euros ($615.48 million) in the first quarter of 2023 to cover the estimated costs of the final settlement, it said in a statement. ($1 = 0.9342 euros)Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Sudip Kar-GuptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Eva Plevier, Philips Respironics, Tassilo Hummel, Sudip Kar Organizations: Philips, REUTERS, Koninklijke Philips NV, Gupta, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dutch

☆ US delegation to discuss Putin's war crimes warrant in The Hague
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The delegation led by Representative Michael McCaul, Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, will talk with ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan - the latest sign of improving ties between Washington and the world's top war crimes court. The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied its forces have engaged in war crimes, or forcibly taken Ukrainian children. In July, U.S. President Joe Biden asked his administration to begin sharing evidence of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the ICC. It has supported the ICC's work in investigating war crimes in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February of 2022.

Persons: de, Vladimir Putin, Michael McCaul, Karim Khan, Putin, McCaul, Washington, General Merrick Garland, Joe Biden, Trump, Anthony Deutsch, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Criminal, REUTERS, Representatives Foreign, Committee, ICC, Russia, West, NATO, Thomson Locations: The Hague, Netherlands, Washington, Ukraine, Russia, indoctrinated, Hague, United States, China, Nazi, Europe, Sweden, Finland

☆ ASML to ship first pilot tool in its next product line in 2023 -CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Sept 5 (Reuters) - ASML (ASML.AS) will ship the first pilot tool in its next product line this year as planned, the semiconductor equipment maker's CEO Peter Wennink said, despite some supplier hold-ups. Under pressure from the United States, the Dutch government does not grant ASML licences to export EUV tools to Chinese chipmakers. Like in a camera, the High NA, or high numerical aperture tool, will gather light from a wider angle for up to 70% better resolution, although the ASML tool uses a system of mirrors rather than a lens. Separately, Wennink confirmed that ASML will have more sales in dollar terms from its previous generation "DUV" machines than EUV machines in 2023. ASML is forecasting 30% sales growth this year due in part to strong demand from Chinese customers for the older machines.

Persons: de, Peter Wennink, Wennink, Toby Sterling, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, NA, Reuters, Intel, Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron, Thomson Locations: Veldhoven, Netherlands, Eindhoven, United States, Arizona, Taiwan

☆ Dutch designer shows adjustable fashion for all
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation by designer Ruben Jurrien from his collection "Super Femboyant", during Amsterdam Fashion Week, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Dutch fashion designer Ruben Jurrien showed his take on size diversity on the catwalk at Amsterdam Fashion Week on Friday with not only different sized models but adjustable garments that fit all body types. Going beyond the trend of showing models who are more than a size zero Jurrien made his entire collection either one size fits all or adjustable. "Your body should not be a barrier to participating in the world of fashion," Jurrien told Reuters. Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg and Piroschka van de Wouw; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ruben Jurrien, de Wouw, Jurrien, Stephanie van den Berg, Piroschka van de, Alison Williams Organizations: Amsterdam Fashion, REUTERS, Rights, XXL, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands

☆ McLaren Applied's Lavoie buys bankrupt Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Nick Carey Tosterling | Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of e-bike maker VanMoof is seen on a bicycle in Amsterdam, Netherlands August 17, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON/AMSTERDAM, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Lavoie, the electric scooter unit of Formula One engineering and technology firm McLaren Applied, said on Thursday it has agreed to buy bankrupt premium Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof and will invest to stabilize and expand its business. Fry said McLaren Applied - bought from McLaren Group by private equity firm Greybull Capital in 2021 - would retain VanMoof's departmental managers and would "engage and retain or rehire some of the great people" the Dutch e-bike maker employed. VanMoof had also struggled with quality problems, which McLaren Applied's Fry said had hurt sales. McLaren Applied recently launched the premium Lavoie e-scooter brand.

Persons: de Wouw, Lavoie, Nick Fry, Fry, Jan Padberg, Robin de Wit, McLaren, VanMoof, McLaren Applied's Fry, Nick Carey, David Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Formula, McLaren, Reuters, VanMoof, McLaren Group, Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Nasdaq, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, AMSTERDAM, Silicon

☆ Verstappen goes for a record 10th win in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix from seventh on the starting grid last year with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on pole but finishing second. Red Bull have won every race so far this season, 14 in a row including the 2022 finale in Abu Dhabi, and are again favourites at Monza's fast layout. Since Lewis Hamilton's fifth Italian GP win with Mercedes in 2018 no driver has managed a repeat victory in the former royal park outside Milan. Talk of a 'Monza jinx' may be premature but this is a season where straws are being clutched more desperately. For Gasly, who lives in Milan, it is effectively a home race and one with a special place in his heart.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Stephanie Lecocq, Max, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel's, Red Bull, Verstappen, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Austrian Gerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto, Enzo Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton's, Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Ricciardo, Fred Vasseur, Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, Aston Martin, McLaren, McLaren's Lando Norris, Frenchman, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Alan Baldwin, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Prix, Dutch Grand Prix REUTERS, Monza, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Zandvoort, Imola, Aston Martin's, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, Abu Dhabi, Milan, Hamilton, Italian, Asia, Americas, Middle East, Monza, Italy, London

☆ Verstappen 'simply untouchable' as he heads for record win
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I think you need to enter in a mood, in a state that you are connected with a car. "I think Max is achieving that 100% more often than us at the moment, than any of the drivers, so that's why he's dominating." RECORD 10THHe can take his record 10th win in a row at Italy's Monza next weekend. Perez is a six-times grand prix winner, twice this season, and was challenging Verstappen until May when it all fell apart. "I think Max is in a period of his career where he's just simply untouchable and I don't think there's any driver on the grid that would be able to achieve what he's been doing in that car.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Eva Plevier, Bull, Christian Horner, Fernando Alonso, Max, Alonso, Verstappen, Abu, ender, Red Bull, Mexican Sergio Perez, Perez, Horner, he's, Bart H, Meijer, Ed Osmond Organizations: Zandvoort, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Italy's Monza, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, Spa, Austria, Abu Dhabi, Mexican

☆ Mercedes lick wounds after worst result yet in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The eight points scored marked the first time this season that Mercedes had failed to take at least double figures from a weekend. "I think we stayed out catastrophically too long (in the first stint)," Wolff told Sky Sports television. "I'd rather have a fast race car and a mediocre result even if it hurts," said Wolff. The situation is never one person or one department... that was absolutely subpar from all of us and that includes me. Writing by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Yves Herman Acquire, Toto Wolff, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Russell, Wolff, Lando Norris, George, Max, Lewis, Ferrari's Carlos, Sainz, It's, Alan Baldwin, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Prix, Hamilton, Sky Sports, Briton, McLaren, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, ZANDVOORT, London

Stick with us, and we'll show you how to watch the 2023 US Open with free live streams available to virtually anyone. How to watch the US Open live stream free from anywhereYou can catch most of the key US Open action using one of the free live streams available. When: August 28 - September 10How to watch the US Open in the USAESPN has the rights to the US Open live streams in the US. How to watch the US Open for free in New ZealandTVNZ is streaming the US Open free online. How to watch the US Open in EuropeMost European countries can stream the US Open through Eurosport.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, John Isner, Iga, Coco Gauff, Marketa, We've, you'll, ExpressVPN, Stan Sport Organizations: New Zealand, TVNZ, ESPN, USA ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Plus, Subscription, Australia Viewers, New Zealand TVNZ, Sky Sports, Sports Network, TSN, Bell, TSN Plus, Eurosport, Tennis, Sunday Locations: Australia, New, 9Now, New Zealand, Canada, Europe, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

☆ Verstappen takes record-equalling ninth win in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Bart H. Meijer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Verstappen now leads Perez, his closest rival, by a mighty 138 points with nine races remaining. Red Bull lead Mercedes by 285 points with Aston Martin 40 points further back and 14 ahead of Ferrari. Verstappen came in a lap later but resumed well down the field and set about closing the gap. The safety car was deployed from lap 16 to 21 when U.S. rookie Logan Sargeant crashed his Williams at turn eight. Verstappen appeared to be cruising to victory until the final deluge and the halt after Alfa Romeo's Guanyu Zhou crashed heavily, without injury.

Persons: Alonso, Perez, Max Verstappen, Bull, Sebastian Vettel's, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Pierre Gasly, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Mercedes, chatted, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Briton Lando Norris, McLaren, Alex Albon, Williams, McLaren's Oscar Piastri, Esteban Ocon, Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda, Daniel Ricciardo, Lawson, Charles Leclerc, Leclerc, George Russell, Norris, Logan Sargeant, Alfa Romeo's, Zhou, Alan Baldwin, Ed Osmond, Pritha Sarkar, Giles Elgood Organizations: Prix, Zandvoort, Monza, Aston, Renault, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Mercedes, ., Hamilton, Briton, Alfa, Thomson Locations: ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, . New, AlphaTauri, London

☆ Thousands of redheads celebrate at annual festival in the Netherlands
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Bryan, 21, looks at a woman, 20, both from Germany, as they attend the annual Redhead Days Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsTILBURG, The Netherlands, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in the Netherlands this weekend to celebrate their red hair at the annual Redhead Days Festival in the southern town of Tilburg. Scottish Liam Hunter, 30, told Reuters attending the three-day festival made him feel better about himself. The Dutch festival started by accident after organiser and amateur painter Bart Rouwenhorst placed an ad in a regional newspaper in 2005 for 15 models with red hair and 150 people responded. In 2013, the festival entered the Guinness World Records book as the largest gathering of people with natural red hair with 1,672 redheads in the traditional group picture.

Persons: Bryan, de Wouw, Liam Hunter, Hunter, I'm, Redheads, Bart Rouwenhorst, Rouwenhorst, Piroschka van de Wouw, Bart Biesemans, Stephanie van den Berg, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Guinness, Records, Thomson Locations: Germany, Tilburg , Netherlands, The Netherlands, Netherlands, Tilburg, Northern, Northwestern

☆ Dutch F1 Grand Prix looks to secure long-term future
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Bart H. Meijer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Verstappen's home Grand Prix, which he is looking to win for a third straight win from pole position on Sunday, is a guaranteed fixture through the 2025 season, but it is unclear what will happen after. "We feel Formula One is very happy with us," former F1 driver Jan Lammers, a Zandvoort native who was one of the driving forces behind the return of the Dutch Grand Prix, told Reuters. The enormous popularity of Verstappen, the first Dutch Formula One champion, has helped sell over 300,000 tickets in an instant every year, but Lammers said Zandvoort's appeal goes beyond its dominant home driver. "Traditionally, a Grand Prix offered just two hours of entertainment on Sunday. This approach was backed by Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Jan Lammers, Lammers, it's, Max, Stefano Domenicali, Bart Meijer, Ed Osmond Organizations: Formula, Prix, Reuters, Zandvoort, Formula One, Thomson Locations: ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Zandvoort, Amsterdam

☆ Alonso was wary about attacking Verstappen at re-start
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"This is a very special racetrack, with all the fans and the energy going on, so you feel always very focused," the Spaniard told reporters. "I did think about trying a move in the last restart but then I thought maybe I cannot exit the circuit so I stayed calm in second." Verstappen had no easy ride on Sunday, with rainstorms early and late in the proceedings making it the sort of race where any mistake could prove extremely costly. "It was one of those Sundays where you feel connected with the car, you feel in sync with the car, and everything you do, the car is just answering perfectly," said Alonso. I was ready to try again...I thought about the inside line, it could work and we overtook those two cars.

Persons: Aston, Fernando Alonso, Simon Wohlfahrt, Max Verstappen, Aston Martin, Verstappen, Alonso, Mercedes, George Russell, Williams, Alex Albon, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis Organizations: Prix, Formula One, Zandvoort, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, ZANDVOORT, London

☆ Verstappen says defeat in Baku triggered record winning run
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Bart H. Meijer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Dutch driver, victorious for the third year in a row at his home race on Sunday, said the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku in April was key to his subsequent success. He finished second then to Mexican team mate Sergio Perez, the last time he has stood lower than the top step of the podium. "I think I learned a lot from the race in Baku how to do some things with the car, how to set it up," Verstappen told reporters at Zandvoort. "It was probably one of the more difficult races to win, but nine in a row is something I never even thought about," said Verstappen. "I'm very happy with that but I'm in general very happy to win here in front of my home crowd."

Persons: Max Verstappen, Simon Wohlfahrt, Sergio Perez, Perez, Verstappen, Sunday's, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Christian Horner, Alan Baldwin, Alison Williams Organizations: Prix, Dutch, Zandvoort, Bull, Thomson Locations: Zandvoort, Netherlands, ZANDVOORT, Azerbaijan, Baku, Mexican, Miami, London

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