Because of the bad news that usually dominates the front page of NU.nl, the good news often falls away. That is why we make a daily overview of the positive news.
11 percent more registrations for PABO
In the run-up to the new academic year, more people registered for the PABO than in previous years. With 9,561 registrations, this is an increase of 11 percent compared to a year earlier. Later this year it will become clear how many of these people will actually follow the training.
Dutch vehicles are increasingly running on waste
More and more renewable energy is being supplied to the Dutch transport sector. This is an increase of 40 percent in 2019 compared to 2018. The waste from which most biofuel is made is used cooking oil.
Thai beauty contest for deaf LGBTI people goes international
A Thai beauty contest for deaf LGBTI people now also welcomes participants from other Southeast Asian countries. With this, the organization wants to create more regional awareness of the discrimination that the participants face. The event was organized for the first time last year.
Maximum number of participants Teams meetings increased
Good news for companies that use Teams for digital meetings and like to meet with many people at the same time. Microsoft has increased the maximum number of participants from 250 to 300. The update allows an additional fifty people to attend a meeting.
Media makers and journalists announce Reporting Center for Racism and Discrimination
Hundreds of media makers and journalists are going to set up a Media Reporting Center for Racism and Discrimination. They want to actively register reports of racism and discrimination in journalistic media companies or productions and take action against companies in the sector that are consciously or unconsciously guilty of racism and discrimination.
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