Recent news: US halves Greenpeace fine, Odido hack escalates, Paramount buys Warner Bros, BMW recall, terror convictions, Van der Poel debuts, major asylum challenge (Saturday, February 28)

An American court has reduced the fine for Greenpeace to 345 million dollars. The fine was imposed following protests against an oil pipeline. In the Netherlands, the Public Prosecution Service is appealing against the acquittal of two Stint entrepreneurs after the accident in Oss.

The hacker group ShinyHunters is posting one million lines of Odido customer data online every day. Data of employees of the Custodial Institutions Agency (Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen) has also been leaked due to a data breach. The criminal hackers had access to the Custodial Institutions Agency systems for at least five months.

Paramount Skydance is acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for 110 billion dollars. The boards of directors of both companies unanimously agreed. The acquisition is expected to be finalized in the third quarter of this year.

BMW is recalling 337,374 cars worldwide due to possible fire hazards. Meanwhile, Tesla expects approval for self-driving cars in the Netherlands. With Tesla, someone still needs to be behind the wheel.

In Norway, a 17-year-old suspect has been arrested for possible attack plans on a NATO base. In Rotterdam, five teenagers have been convicted for spreading ISIS propaganda via social media. Two of them received juvenile detention, three others community service sentences.

Mathieu van der Poel will debut on Saturday in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. According to him, not all the pressure rests on his shoulders. His team also has other strong riders like Philipsen and Groves.

Nearly 38,000 additional asylum seeker accommodation places are needed in the Netherlands. In South Holland, more than 11,400 extra places are needed, according to Minister Van den Brink. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers calls the new estimate clear and important.

Sources: NU.nl Economie, Nederlands Dagblad, RTV Noord, AD, NU.nl Sport, NOS Binnenland, NRC, NOS Tech, NU.nl Tech, FD, NOS, Omroep Brabant, NOS Politiek, NU.nl (37 articles)