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Motive behind arson that killed six in The Hague may involve soured relationship, SUV sale
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5 days, 18 hours ago

Motive behind arson that killed six in The Hague may involve soured relationship, SUV sale

NL Times  

Newspaper reports published on Wednesday morning suggest that a dispute between two people in a prior relationship, possibly involving a sport utility vehicle, may have been the motive behind the fatal explosions and fire at an apartment complex in The Hague earlier this month. The woman who owns the bridal shop may have been involved in an ongoing argument with …

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Motive behind arson that killed six in The Hague may involve dispute over SUV sale
5 days, 18 hours ago

Motive behind arson that killed six in The Hague may involve dispute over SUV sale

NL Times  

A newspaper report published on Wednesday morning suggested that a dispute over a sport utility vehicle may have been the motive behind the fatal explosions and fire at an apartment complex in The Hague earlier this month. The woman who owns the bridal shop may have been involved in a dispute with 33-year-old Moshtag B., the suspected arrested at his …

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Finance ministry admits it will break its rules on freelancers
1 week, 6 days ago

Finance ministry admits it will break its rules on freelancers

Dutch News  

The finance ministry has confirmed that it will still be breaking its own rules on sham self-employment next year and that it will pay any fines imposed on the staffing agencies it uses by its own tax inspectors. Some 580 freelancers are working on solving the childcare benefit scandal as part of a “temporary team” even though they should be …

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This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds
4 months, 1 week ago

This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds

Dutch News  

Lowlands, considered by many to be the Dutch equivalent of Glastonbury, kicks off on Friday, with weather forecasters predicting a dry, sunny weekend ahead. This year’s festival promises 250 acts and performances across 12 stages as well as film, comedy, the visual arts and street theatre. The Volkskrant carries a list of acts that are not to be missed, including …

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This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds
4 months, 1 week ago

This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds

Dutch News  

Lowlands, considered by many to be the Dutch equivalent of Glastonbury, kicks off on Friday, with weather forecasters predicting a dry, sunny weekend ahead. This year’s festival promises 250 acts and performances across 12 stages as well as film, comedy, the visual arts and street theatre. The Volkskrant carries a list of acts that are not to be missed, including …

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Health insurers tell private doctors' firm to improve services
6 months ago

Health insurers tell private doctors' firm to improve services

Dutch News  

The four big Dutch health insurance companies are taking action against a private company which operates a string of family doctor practices and have formally accused it of failing to provide proper care. Zilveren Kruis, CZ, VGZ and Menzis say the company Co-Med, which avoided bankruptcy for non-payment of bills earlier this month, is not meeting agreements on patient care, …

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Health insurers tell private doctors' firm to improve services
6 months ago

Health insurers tell private doctors' firm to improve services

Dutch News  

The four big Dutch health insurance companies are taking action against a private company which operates a string of family doctor practices and have formally accused it of failing to provide proper care. Zilveren Kruis, CZ, VGZ and Menzis say the company Co-Med, which avoided bankruptcy for non-payment of bills earlier this month, is not meeting agreements on patient care, …

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Palestinian, Lebanese academics refuse Dutch grants over NL's stance on Gaza
10 months, 1 week ago

Palestinian, Lebanese academics refuse Dutch grants over NL's stance on Gaza

NL Times  

A group of Palestinian and Lebanese academics have returned a Dutch grant because of the Dutch government’s stance on the war in Gaza. “ They also criticize the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education for not condemning Israel’s continuous assaults on Gaza despite collaborating with Palestinian universities for years. “Should the government change its position, we hope they will want …

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Flash powder from fireworks popular in criminal explosions targeting homes, businesses
11 months, 1 week ago

Flash powder from fireworks popular in criminal explosions targeting homes, businesses

NL Times  

Criminals are increasingly using flash powder from dangerous fireworks to intimidate others by setting off explosives at their homes or businesses. The number of such explosions and attempts thereto tripled in the Netherlands last year - 716 incidents, compared to 228 a year earlier, the Volkskrant reported based on figures from the National Police. Flash powder is particularly popular, according …

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Traffic fine collection fees putting thousands of households in financial trouble
1 year ago

Traffic fine collection fees putting thousands of households in financial trouble

NL Times  

Rapidly increasing collection costs for traffic fines fill the government coffers but result in problematic debts for tens of thousands of households, the Volkskrant reports based on an analysis of traffic fines imposed in the past three years. The Central Judicial Collection Agency claims an average of 137 million euros in collection costs per year, on top of the original …

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More than half of donor sperm used in Netherlands came from commercial clinics abroad
1 year, 1 month ago

More than half of donor sperm used in Netherlands came from commercial clinics abroad

NL Times  

Over half of the door sperm used in the Netherlands comes from commercial foreign sperm clinics, De Volkskrant reports based on its analysis of the annual reports from Trip, the agency that monitors the processing of human cells. The downside of the “foreign route” is that it is unclear how many children one donor fathers worldwide, Annemiek Nap, professor of …

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Energy company Vandebron charge customers with solar panels around €20 extra
1 year, 4 months ago

Energy company Vandebron charge customers with solar panels around €20 extra

NL Times  

Energy company Vandebron will impose an extra charge of 10 to 20 euros per month, on average, on customers with solar panels. “We do this because it is fair that people with solar panels pay more for the costs of the growing number of panels in the Netherlands,” financial director Kim Verdouw of Vandebron told the Volkskrant. “But I want …

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Almost all government-purchased prefab flexible homes still in storage
1 year, 4 months ago

Almost all government-purchased prefab flexible homes still in storage

NL Times  

Last year, Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge pushed 200 million euros into building over 2,000 prefabricated, flexible homes. He aimed to quickly create homes that municipalities could place as soon as they had a location available to start swiftly filling gaps in the housing shortage. When the first 100 flexible homes were placed in Delft in May, it was already …

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Americans pip Dutch to the post in heart medicine registration
1 year, 4 months ago

Americans pip Dutch to the post in heart medicine registration

Dutch News  

Dutch cardiologists say a Slovakian pharmaceutical company has “hijacked” their research into the benefits of an existing medicine against gout for heart patients, the Volkskrant reported on Monday. In 2020, following lengthy research supported by government money and investment from generic medicine companies, cardiologists from the Netherlands and Australia published proof the medicine could also reduce the chance of another …

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Cybersecurity firm Fox-IT could disappear from Netherlands in reorganization: report
1 year, 6 months ago

Cybersecurity firm Fox-IT could disappear from Netherlands in reorganization: report

NL Times  

Leading cybersecurity company Fox-IT from Delft may cease to exist due to reorganization by owner NCC Group and the departure of the Dutch company’s director Inge Bryan, sources told the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper’s sources, NCC Group has decided to split up the Dutch firm, Fox-IT, after a dramatic year in which it saw more than half its stock …

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Netherlands' climate targets at risk as EU blocks sustainable aviation fuels ambitions
1 year, 7 months ago

Netherlands' climate targets at risk as EU blocks sustainable aviation fuels ambitions

NL Times  

The Dutch government can’t oblige the aviation sector to use 14 percent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030, the European Commission determined. The setback puts the Netherlands’ climate targets at risk, Stefan Grebe of CE Delft told the Volkskrant. In 2019, the Dutch government, therefore, agreed with the aviation sector that its fuel consumption would consist of at least 14 percent …

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Dutch academics targeted by Saudi university to boost its reputation
1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch academics targeted by Saudi university to boost its reputation

Dutch News  

Academics in the Netherlands are also being approached with lucrative offers by a Saudi university with the aim of helping it rise up international rankings, the Volkskrant reported on Saturday. Now Wageningen University has launched an investigation into the claims after it emerged two Dutch researchers have gone along with the offer made by the King Saud University, the VK …

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Dutch academics targeted by Saudi university to boost its reputation
1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch academics targeted by Saudi university to boost its reputation

Dutch News  

Academics in the Netherlands are also being approached with lucrative offers by a Saudi university with the aim of helping it rise up international rankings, the Volkskrant reported on Saturday. Now Wageningen University has launched an investigation into the claims after it emerged two Dutch researchers have gone along with the offer made by the King Saud University, the VK …

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Animal shelters overflowing with exotics bought online during panemic
1 year, 8 months ago

Animal shelters overflowing with exotics bought online during panemic

NL Times  

It’s not only dog and cat shelters that have seen an influx of abandoned pets since the coronavirus pandemic ended. Reptile shelters and shelters taking care of other exotic animals are also overflowing, the Volkskrant reports. “With a few clicks on a website like Marktplaats, eBay, or social media, anyone can become the owner of any species.” The Netherlands has …

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NOS apologizes for bullying, intimidation and discrimination at Sport division
1 year, 9 months ago

NOS apologizes for bullying, intimidation and discrimination at Sport division

NL Times  

Dutch public broadcaster NOS acknowledged the incidents of transgressive behavior reported by NOS Sport workers, and apologized for it. They will take a "step back in phases, so that changes can be implemented while at the same time guaranteeing continuity and production at NOS Sport." Following an article in de Volkskrant about abuse behind the scenes of top television show …

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Thierry Baudet was warned about Russian influence in 2020: Volkskrant
1 year, 10 months ago

Thierry Baudet was warned about Russian influence in 2020: Volkskrant

Dutch News  

Dutch far right leader Thierry Baudet was warned in 2020 that his party, Forum voor Democratie, was being targeted by Russian spies, the Volkskrant reported on Thursday. Nor did he apparently inform other senior party officials Sources told the Volkskrant that the AIVD was, at the time, monitoring a young woman who was part of the FvD entourage and was …

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Thierry Baudet was warned about Russian influence in 2020: Volkskrant
1 year, 10 months ago

Thierry Baudet was warned about Russian influence in 2020: Volkskrant

Dutch News  

Dutch far right leader Thierry Baudet was warned in 2020 that his party, Forum voor Democratie, was being targeted by Russian spies, the Volkskrant reported on Thursday. Nor did he apparently inform other senior party officials Sources told the Volkskrant that the AIVD was, at the time, monitoring a young woman who was part of the FvD entourage and was …

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Popular TV host Matthijs van Nieuwkerk temporarily resigns over workplace bullying
2 years, 1 month ago

Popular TV host Matthijs van Nieuwkerk temporarily resigns over workplace bullying

NL Times  

Matthijs van Nieuwkerk will temporarily step down from his job, and will immediately depart from public broadcaster BNNVARA. "I notice that many emotions compete for priority: shame for the fear that editors have felt, regret that I literally had blind ambition and therefore crossed borders, sadness about De Wereld Draait Door, my life's work after all," said Van Nieuwkerk. Van …

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Former CDA senator was a 'Kremlin pawn' and monitored by the AIVD
2 years, 1 month ago

Former CDA senator was a 'Kremlin pawn' and monitored by the AIVD

Dutch News  

The Dutch security service AIVD monitored and tapped the phone of former senate leader René van der Linden because of his ties with people close to Vladimir Putin, the Volkskrant and NRC reported on Saturday. Van der Linden, a former European affairs minister and senator for the Christian Democrats for 16 years, also made several trips to Moscow, the paper …

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