Minister Slob intervenes at Islamic school Rotterdam
Minister Slob appoints a new interim director at the Avicenna College in Rotterdam. At the islamic secondary school it has been restless … More
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Pause in vaccine research AstraZeneca: can slow down for months, can be solved this way
For the time being, AstraZeneca stopped research into a corona vaccine after a test subject turned out to have a serious condition. … More
Super fast corona tests coming up, but still a lot of questions
This week the World Health Organization (WHO) will come up with a new guideline for the use of rapid tests. These coronavirus … More
Disappointment and relief about the Golden Coach decision
The Golden Coach is going to a museum next year and that news leads to a lot of reactions. The coach came … More
Poisoned Navalny out of a coma, reacts to voice
The Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is out of a coma and reacts to “verbal stimuli“, says the German hospital where he … More
How can testing be better, according to the GGD? / The billions of Wopke and Wiebes / Hurry human dogs
How can testing be better, according to the GGD? The GGDs are currently undergoing a lot of criticism, including about the way … More
Occupancy of top hotels less than 15 percent, are there alternatives?
Will the weekend tourists keep coming? Will business traffic pick up again? The outlook is bleak. Property owners are taking into account … More
Wake-up call 5/9: Care personnel put on shoe – Protest ‘The Night Watch’
Good morning! At the Malieveld there is a demonstration for care personnel and under the motto ‘The Night Watch’ nightclub owners stand … More
Research into deliberate corona contamination on mink farms
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) will investigate deliberate coronavirus infections on mink farms. For the time being, there … More
Collapsed quay wall Amsterdam was cordoned off last month due to subsidence
The quay wall in Amsterdam, which partially collapsed on Tuesday, had already been sealed off as a precaution due to subsidence in … More
National research into heart defects in babies
Dutch hospitals and research institutes are jointly starting a national investigation into heart defects in babies. One in every hundred babies has … More
Still many questions, but Kamer supports ‘app law
A majority in the House of Representatives supports the law that regulates the ‘corona app’. In a parliamentary debate, many critical questions … More
Hundreds of people apply for vaccine research, participants receive 4700 euros
Many hundreds of Dutch people have come forward as test subjects to test the Janssen Vaccines candidate corona vaccine. Participants receive a … More
Sweden opens world’s first sustainable steel plant
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has opened the world’s first plant to produce steel using hydrogen instead of coal. This took place … More
India has highest number of new corona infections per day
The number of corona infections in India is increasing rapidly. Since this weekend India is the country with the highest number of … More
Desperate mayor of Lampedusa still gets help from Rome
The Italian government has promised to take over migrants from the island of Lampedusa quickly. In recent days, around a thousand people … More
Restaurant in China collapses, at least 17 dead
In the north of China at least seventeen people were killed when a restaurant collapsed. Seven people were severely injured under the … More
Also titleholder Nadal skips US Open: ‘Prefer not to travel for the time being’
He had already more or less announced it, but now it’s official: Rafael Nadal will not participate in the US Open. Coronavirus … More
Netherlands gets a few inches bigger
Yes, you read it right: The Netherlands is getting a little bigger this week. The border between the Netherlands and Belgium turned … More
French figure skating scares: assault, intimidation and mistreatment
The French ministry speaks of an “unparalleled scandal“. Research has shown that more than twenty French figure skating coaches have been guilty … More
Own skating team Leerdam and Verweij is called NXTGEN
The new skating team of Jutta Leerdam and Koen Verweij is official. The team is called NXTGEN and besides Leerdam and Verweij … More
One United defender is not the other: Lindelöf tackelt bag thief
Where one half of Manchester United’s central defense duo, Harry Maguire, showed his worst side on holiday, Victor Lindelöf shows that one … More
Spanish national coach Enrique warns Koeman: ‘Watch the dressing room’
Luis Enrique, national coach of the Spanish soccer team, thinks it is ‘great news’ that Ronald Koeman has become trainer of FC … More
Waterpoloër Winkelhorst won’t be German after all: ‘Sorry for confusion’
Water polo player Jorn Winkelhorst has stopped his attempt to become a German. “My pride in being a Dutchman turned out to … More