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Storm Conall to hit the northern Netherlands with 130 kph winds
Nov 27, 2024 · The KNMI weather bureau has upped its warning about storm Conall to amber for the north of the country, saying winds of up to 130 kph are possible in northern coastal areas on Wednesday evening. The storm is likely to blow down trees and cause damage to buildings, particularly roofs, the agency said. The ANWB motoring organisation has also warned drivers to expect long delays and jams in the ...
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Life and death: the biggest Dutch criminal trial explained
Feb 26, 2024 · Life and death: the biggest Dutch criminal trial explained February 26, 2024 Molly Quell Ridouan Taghi in court. Illustration: ANP / Hollandse Hoogte / Aloys Oosterwijk. On Tuesday, February 27, judges in the Marengo trial – a mega process involving 17 defendants, six murders, and the alleged leaders of one of the most violent criminal gangs in Dutch history – will issue their verdict.
The Dutch dominate speed skating: what you need to know
Nov 8, 2024 · The Dutch dominate international competition in long track speed skating and it’s no surprise to find the Dutch taking all three medal positions in some events. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happening this weekend? The speed skating season starts with Dutch qualification competition for the World Cup tournament at the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen. The races Riders race on a 400 ...
Eyewitnesses film Maccabi fans causing trouble in Amsterdam
Nov 10, 2024 · Eyewitnesses film Maccabi fans causing trouble in Amsterdam November 10, 2024 The police out in force in Amsterdam on Saturday evening. Photo: Robin Utrecht ANP. Footage has emerged of Thursday night’s violence in Amsterdam which shows a group of Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters close to the city’s main railway station pulling iron pipes from scaffolding to use as weapons.
More people opt for euthanasia because of mental suffering
Apr 4, 2024 · The number of people whose request for euthanasia was granted on the ground of intolerable mental suffering has increased significantly, according to new figures from the regional monitoring body RTE. The RTE received 138 notifications of euthanasia from people with psychiatric illnesses in 2023, 20% up from the year before. In total, some 9,000 people died through euthanasia in 2023, or some ...
Rotterdam is mostly below sea level, but city feet stay dry
Jan 6, 2024 · A row of floating homes located in Rotterdam’s Nassauhaven port. Photo: Depositphotos.com. The city’s climate adaptation programme, Rotterdams WeerWoord, is based on six challenges of climate adaptation – precipitation, drought, heat, flooding, soil subsidence, and groundwater.The city makes much of its innovative architectural solutions to deal with the water and reclaims much-valued ...
National research portal for Long Covid sufferers opens
Jun 28, 2024 · Health institute RIVM has set up a national portal for people with Long Covid who want to take part in research into their condition. The portal, which opened on Friday, was financed from the €32 million earmarked last year for research into the causes and treatment of Long Covid and is part of the Post-COVID Network Nederland. Children and adults who have developed problems following a ...
Dutch author makes Booker Prize shortlist with The Safekeep
Sep 17, 2024 · Yael van der Wouden has become the first Dutch author to be included in the prestigious Booker Prize shortlist for her post World War II novel The Safekeep. The book is “a remarkable debut about obsession and loss, set in an isolated Netherlands house,” the judging panel said of the book. “The author draws us into a world as carefully calibrated as a Dutch still-life.” Van der Wouden ...