Six months on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, we catch up with four Afghans who fled and
have made Europe their new home.
Atefa, Reza, Zahra and Farid are among tens of thousands airlifted to Europe in the aftermath of 15 August 2021.
Many are trying to adapt to life in their corner of Europe, while at the same time worrying about those they left behind in Afghanistan.
Read more at:
Meet the Afghans making Europe their home after Taliban takeover | Euronews
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2/14/22
11/15/21
The Netherlands: Utrecht surgeons carry out first artificial heart implantation in the Netherlands
Specialists at Utrecht University’s teaching hospital have successfully implanted an artificial heart into a patient with very serious heart disease.
It is the first time such an operation has been carried out in the Netherlands. The operation is part of a long-term, international research project into an alternative for donor hearts with French firm Carmat. The heart has been licenced for sale in the EU since 2020.
Read more at: Utrecht surgeons carry out first artificial heart implantation in the Netherlands - DutchNews.nl
It is the first time such an operation has been carried out in the Netherlands. The operation is part of a long-term, international research project into an alternative for donor hearts with French firm Carmat. The heart has been licenced for sale in the EU since 2020.
Read more at: Utrecht surgeons carry out first artificial heart implantation in the Netherlands - DutchNews.nl
2/7/21
The Netherlands: First snowstorm in the Netherlands since 2010
Between 11 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, an average wind force of 8 was measured for an hour between Enkhuizen and Lelystad. This, in combination with the snowfall, has officially caused a snowstorm, Weerplaza reports. The last time that happened in the Netherlands was in January 2010.
Read more at: First snowstorm in the Netherlands since 2010 | NL Times
Read more at: First snowstorm in the Netherlands since 2010 | NL Times
10/17/20
6/21/20
USA: Trump rally features empty seats, staff with coronavirus infections
US. President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally Saturday by
defining the upcoming election as a stark choice between national
heritage and left-wing radicalism. But his intended show of political
force amid a pandemic featured thousands of empty seats and new
coronavirus cases on his own campaign staff.
Read more at:
Trump rally features empty seats, staff with coronavirus infections | CBC News
Read more at:
Trump rally features empty seats, staff with coronavirus infections | CBC News
2/15/20
France: Chinese tourist in France becomes first to die in Europe of coronavirus
An 80-year-old Chinese tourist infected with the coronavirus has died in France, the first fatality in Europe and the fourth outside mainland China from an epidemic that has shut Chinese factories, curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains.
Read more at;
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-health-hubei-toll/chinese-tourist-in-france-becomes-first-to-die-in-europe-of-coronavirus-idUKKBN2082NY
Read more at;
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-health-hubei-toll/chinese-tourist-in-france-becomes-first-to-die-in-europe-of-coronavirus-idUKKBN2082NY
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