#Netherlands

The Partition of Africa And the Aftermath.It began in earnest with the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, and was the cause of most of Africa’s borders today. This conference was called
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A thread on why Gini Wijnaldum’s time at Liverpool is up, and why he should, and will move on this summer: Wijnaldum signed for Liverpool in July 2016 for £25m
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2/11. Published 8/11: GEN. MILLEY urged the CHAIRMAN of the JOINT CHIEFS to deploy the 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION to DRAG President Trump from the OVAL OFFICE at precisely 12:01 PM,
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1/17 What a week. Broader recognition of how serious the US failure is. Not enough action on what needs to get done. The virus has the upper hand and won’t
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1/ Moats are overratedA thread... 2/ Many investors claim they only invest in companies with "wide moats" and "defensible positions."If this were true, the bar is so high they would
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We need a thread about West Ham v Aston Villa and offside.The Dutch "margin of error" is suddenly getting traction in the UK media. Which of course you'd have known
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Does anybody - at all - care about facts?No, Ireland do not have "the highest Covid infection rate for healthcare workers". I'll have to check again but we're not even
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School attendance in England - as we move toward Christmas, what has happened since reopening in September? And what implications does this have for the government?Here are some thoughts.
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Dearest @tomhfh , it is time you stopped being a PRICK and sit down while I school you on this. Britain was NOT the first country to ban slavery in
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Right now there is confusion in Europe about whether this new variant in the UK cited by Johnson as the reason for cancelling Christmas is actually a significant danger, or
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The trial over the downing of MH17 is underway in the Netherlands, and the Russian defense is a complete mess. @christogrozev reviews suspect Oleg Pulatov's defense strategy, which includes a
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Starting now! We'll be live-tweeting this webinar from @euromovescot, chaired by @marklazarowicz and featuring @KirstyS_Hughes, @JamesKerLindsay, Dr. Barbara Lippert, @tobiaslock, and moderated by Ronnie Clancy QC.https://twitter.com/eu
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History of the Black diaspora The world’s oldest Banjo: A Thread Creole Bania, created by the Afro-Surinamese descendants of slavery.The banjo’s rich history mirrors the cultural complexities and age of
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Offshore wind is now so damn cheap it gets *negative* subsidies in Europe.Hard to believe? Check out our new paper in @NatureEnergyJnl: 'Offshore wind competitiveness in mature markets without subsidy'https://www.nature.com/articles
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Johannes Vermeer (1632-75) is one of the most famous & popular old masters. Despite this, we know little about him or his life. Indeed, his work was only rediscovered in
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2019 One year ago today I built my parents a home gym. They had no idea what was happening or how useful it would end up being for them
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