Due to the bad news that usually dominates the front page of NU.nl, the good news sometimes gets snowed under. That is why we make an overview of the positive and cheerful news.
Giant coral reef discovered in Australia
Australian scientists have discovered a giant coral reef off the Great Barrier Reef. The scientists found the reef during a 12-month expedition, it was announced Wednesday.
They mapped the seabed of the northern Great Barrier Reef with 3D images, for which an underwater robot (photo) was used. The discovered freestanding reef, which the scientists compare to the blade of a knife, is more than 500 meters high. In comparison, the Eiffel Tower is 324 meters high.
Europe buys 100 million in rapid tests
The European Commission buys 100 million euros in so-called rapid tests to detect the corona virus. The import of mouth masks and other medical supplies from outside the European Union will also be exempted from VAT and import duties for longer, says EC chairman Ursula von der Leyen.
Rapid tests were far from reliable enough, but that has changed and expectations are now high. The committee wants to purchase a first stock and make it available to the EU countries, Von der Leyen said on Wednesday at the presentation of a new package of corona measures.
Panda in Ouwehands turns out to be male
Fan Xing, the panda cub in Ouwehand Zoo, is a male. The zoo announced on Wednesday that the sex was recently determined. The sex of the nearly six-month-old panda was not yet known because he and his mother Wu Wen were left alone.
Fan Xing, a name that refers to the world-famous painting The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, until recently stayed with his mother in the maternity den. Fan Xing is now also exploring the adjoining enclosures and is nibbling on bamboo, reports the Ouwehands Zoo.
STER revenues are increasing in the run-up to December
The advertising income of the Ether Reclame Foundation (STER) is currently higher than in the same period last year. In the third quarter, total advertising revenue on television, radio and online was 5 percent lower than last year at EUR 35 million.
The fall in the third quarter is entirely due to the month of July, with a minus of 20 percent. Advertisers were still very reluctant at the time. Since then, the recovery has started and in October spending was just 7 percent higher.
Historical Blue Tram returns to South Holland
The iconic Blue Tram, which was active between Haarlem, Leiden and The Hague from the 1930s to the 1960s, is back in service. A new version of the historic tram should be on display in 2024.
For the reconstruction of the tram, the original construction drawings from 1932 are used. It is intended that the reconstructed NZH tram A619 / A920 will be operational in 2024, which is exactly one hundred years after the introduction of the Blue Tram in North and South. -Holland.
Disney + gets Dutch movie titles, Kruimeltje kicks off
Two films about the Rotterdam street kid Kruimeltje can be seen from November 6 on the streaming platform Disney +.
It’s about the mega hit Crumb from 1999, with Ruud Feltkamp and Thekla Reuten in the lead roles, and the sequel Crumb and the battle for the gold mine. This film was just released in cinemas this spring when the corona crisis broke out and cinemas had to close.
It is the first time that Disney + has added local Dutch productions to the Disney + catalog. But the concern wants to offer more local products in the future.
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