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REUTERS: Dutch Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen has said she will retire from cycling after defending her road race title at the rescheduled Tokyo Games in 2021. The 30-year-old, who won road race gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016, will become a coach with the Boels-Dolmans team after ending her professional career. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been pushed back a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The Olympic Games in Tokyo are, of course, a great challenge and an important reason for continuing another year," Van der Breggen said in a statement.(https://www.boelsdolmanscyclingteam.com/en/news/anna-van-der-breggen-and-chantal-blaak-future-sport-directors) "I also want to end my career with a great, full season. Especially after this year, which was largely lost due to the corona pandemic, I am enormously motivated to continue for one more year. "I've been thinking about a role as team leader/coach for some time. I was quickly excited about the team's proposal. In … [Read more...] about Cycling: Olympic champion Van der Breggen to retire after Tokyo Games

SINGAPORE: E-commerce delivery firm Ninja Van said it raised US$279 million (S$394 million) in funding from investors including Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's B Capital and ride-hailing firm Grab as the COVID-19 pandemic has led more people to shop online. The Singapore-based company has raised a total US$400 million since it was launched in 2014, with operations in the city, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The round was led by existing investor Europe's GeoPost alongside two sovereign wealth funds, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Other investors include Monk's Hill Ventures and Golden Gate Ventures Growth Fund. Ninja Van did not provide a valuation. The company works with e-commerce firms including Alibaba's Lazada, Indonesia's Tokopedia and Sea Ltd's Shopee. It plans to use the funds to dig deeper into the business-to-business sector, while growing its services for small firms and direct-to-consumer brands. Start-ups are facing a more … [Read more...] about Singapore-based logistics firm Ninja Van raises S$394 million

There is currently no official word on the status of the Starship Troopers TV show. We know, at least at one point, that Sony was developing the project with original screenwriter Ed Neumeier. The plan, when the idea first surfaced in early 2019, was to have the original cast return. Now, Casper Van Dien, who played Johnny Rico in the franchise, reveals his idea for the show, which would involve him returning as "old man Rico." Casper Van Dien recently discussed his proposal for the show. Though not official plot details, the actor explained that he feels now is the perfect time for Starship Troopers to take over the small screen, with him taking on a mentor role for the younger generation of soldiers. Here's what he had to say about it. RELATED: Starship Troopers TV Show: Casper Van Dien Wants to Return and Bring Jake Busey with Him [Exclusive] "I think that Starship Troopers would be the best TV series right now . I think that it was such a cool first movie, … [Read more...] about Starship Troopers TV Show Pitch Shared by Original Star Casper Van Dien

advertisement advertisement advertisement For a recent collection, designer Iris van Herpen sent models down the runway in gowns that rippled with each step they took, reminiscent of waves undulating at the turning of the tide. This connection to water was deliberate: The dresses were made from plastic fished out of the ocean by the environmentalist organization Parley for the Oceans , and turned into fabric. advertisement advertisement Since launching her fashion house in 2007, the Dutch designer has dressed everyone from Lady Gaga to Beyoncé, but in many ways she’s unlike any other haute couture designer. From the start, she has embraced science and technology, incorporating both concepts and cutting-edge materials into her work. She has created dresses with electricity literally bolting from sleeves, 3D-printed shoes , and digitally printed fabric . Now that it’s clear that fashion is contributing to the destruction … [Read more...] about Iris van Herpen has always been fascinated with the natural world. Now she wants to save it

Summer holidays overseas will depend on European countries catching up with the UK on their vaccination programmes, Professor Jonathan Van Tam has said. England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer said many European countries are behind us on vaccine rollout - and the possibility of overseas travel will depend on what other countries will "say and do". He told a No 10 news briefing: "We are still in a zone of great uncertainty about what the virus will do next. "On top of that, many of the vaccination programmes in Europe - which is a place where we frequently go on holiday abroad - are running behind ours. "Clearly, whether we can go on holiday abroad to places such as Europe depends on what other countries will say and do in terms of foreign tourism. "There has to be great uncertainty at the moment." Encouraging people to continue to come forward for their first and second doses, Professor Van Tam added: "We have to be patient. We have to push on with the vaccine programme." … [Read more...] about Summer holidays depend on European countries catching up with jabs, says Jonathan Van Tam

GENEVA: Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday (Jun 9). This feature has made it so hard to control spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, but it can be done through rigorous testing and social distancing, they said. "It appears from very limited information we have right now that people have more virus in their body at or around the time that they develop symptoms, so very early on," Maria van Kerkhove, a WHO epidemiologist and technical lead on the pandemic, told a live session on social media. Preliminary studies from Germany and the United States suggest that people with mild symptoms can be infectious for up to 8-9 days, and "it can be a lot longer for people who are more severely ill", she said. Earlier, some disease experts questioned her statement on Monday that transmission of COVID-19 by people with no symptoms is "very … [Read more...] about COVID-19: WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread

As the plan, the entire site of 11 component projects must be handed over in 2020, but up to now, 13 localities affected by these projects have just handed over around 624.4 out of  652.92 kilometers, accounting for 95.6 percent. That was due to difficulties in resettlement and removal of technical infrastructures for sub-projects of the North-South Expressway project. Amidst this situation, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The requested relevant units to focus on solving difficulties in site clearance for the project. In addition, investors and project management units must report specific proposals along with difficulties of each project to the leaders of the Ministry of Transport and localities to handle. Out of the six ongoing public investment component projects, three projects namely Mai Son – National Highway 45, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay have been relatively in good progress. Projects of Cam Lo - La Son, My Thuan 2 Bridge need to speed up the … [Read more...] about Site handover for North-South Expressway construction behind schedule

CHICAGO: With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets he expected from his breeding operation. The crisis forced a decision that still troubles him. He ordered his employees to give injections to the pregnant sows, one by one, that would cause them to abort their baby pigs. Van Beek and other farmers say they have no choice but to cull livestock as they run short on space to house their animals or money to feed them, or both. The world's biggest meat companies - including Smithfield Foods Inc, Cargill Inc, JBS USA and Tyson Foods Inc - have halted operations at about 20 slaughterhouses and processing plants in North America since April as workers fall ill, stoking global fears of a meat shortage. Van Beek's piglets are victims of a sprawling food-industry crisis that began with the mass closure of restaurants - upending that sector's supply chain, overwhelming storage and … [Read more...] about Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as coronavirus hits meat sector

C roatian police said on Thursday they seriously wounded two 12-year-old migrants from Iraq and Afghanistan after opening fire on a van which refused to stop. The shooting occurred late on Wednesday night when the vehicle illegally crossed the border from Bosnia, spokesman Elis Zodan told AFP. Police opened fire and then discovered 29 illegal migrants in the van, including the two children, who were hospitalised and are now in a stable condition, he said. The driver of the van, that had Austrian registration plates, fled into the woods and police were searching for him, Zodan added. Police said they twice tried to halt the van but the driver "charged the vehicle at police ... after which they opened fire," according to the spokesman. … [Read more...] about Twelve-year-olds shot as border police fire at truck carrying migrants into Croatia

PRINCE Philip has today been transferred to a different hospital while he battles an infection and pre-existing heart condition. The Duke of Edinburgh , 99, was taken to the King Edward VII hospital almost two weeks ago as a "precautionary measure". Buckingham Palace said today he has now been moved to London's St Bartholomew's hospital until at least the end of the week. The Duke will undergo testing for the heart condition at the hospital, which is one of the country’s leading specialist cardiac centres. The Palace said: "The Duke of Edinburgh was today transferred from King Edward VII’s Hospital to St Bartholomew’s Hospital where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition. "The Duke remains comfortable and is responding to treatment but is expected to remain in hospital until at least the end of the week." It comes as... Prince Philip ‘asked Charles to visit him in … [Read more...] about Prince Philip, 99, moved to St Bart’s hospital for treatment for infection and heart condition & he’ll stay in this week