1. More young people are in debt and that is the fault of Klarna, PayPal and co.
Post-payment services are on the rise throughout Europe. In our country too, young people in particular find their way to such services, new figures show. This worries consumer organizations. “You buy more if you don’t have to pay immediately.”
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2. Roger Housen: ‘The fact that Lavrov mentions Kharkiv as a target is part of the Russian strategy’
The next Russian offensive is aimed at Kharkiv, the Kremlin claims. It wants to sow fear among the population with a barrage of drones and missiles. “I feel more hatred and anger.”
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3. Experts about a disturbed biorhythm: ‘People are simply not made to work in shifts’
Experts have agreed for some time: sleeping according to your biorhythm is essential for your health. But what if your rhythm is ruined by shift work, jet lag or insomnia?
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4. American universities groan under protests: ‘Professors ask to provide names of those who are pro-Hamas’
Student protests against the war in Gaza are dividing American universities. Anyone who speaks out for the Palestinian cause is immediately in danger of being seen as pro-Hamas and that can have far-reaching consequences. “Protesters are playing with their future.”
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5. ‘We had to watch women and babies being brutally slaughtered’: Belgian paratroopers about the horror in Rwanda and Somalia
Here and then, a new historical series on VRT Canvas, kicks off on Wednesday with a documentary about the mission of the Belgian para commandos in Somalia, which was consumed by civil war, some thirty years ago – the peace operation that was tarnished in the history books due to the misconduct of a number of Belgians . We spoke to two witnesses from the series. Reginald Verhofstede and Steven Van Doninck were there in Somalia in 1993, but one year later they also went to Rwanda, where the genocide took place and ten Belgian peacekeepers had just been murdered.
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