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Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has cautioned against jumping to
conclusions about the cause of the crash of Malaysia Airways flight MH17
in July.
The public prosecution department will have five extra 'jihad officials'
and the 'jihad team' of the national police force is to be reinforced,
justice minister Ivo Opstelten told parliament on Tuesday.
Several hundred Norwegian convicts will serve their prison sentences in
the Netherlands because there is no space for them at home, broadcaster
RTL news reports.
Dutch children near bottom of pocket money rankingDutch children get much less pocket money on average than their peers in other European countries, according to research by financial services group ING. Utrecht University delays sex drug research due to conflict of interest Utrecht University has delayed the publication of doctoral research into two drugs to stimulate sexual desire in women because two members of the jury advise the company which makes the medicine. Food firms campaign against fees for 'best buy' test logos Dutch companies are rebelling against the consumer association’s insistence they pay to use the ‘best buy’ or ‘best in the test’ logos on their products, broadcaster Nos reports. French economist Thomas Piketty to address Dutch MPs The French economist Thomas Piketty will address the Dutch parliament's finance committee on November 5 to talk about inequality in income and wealth. MH17 brought down in Ukraine by 'high-speed projectiles': report The Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 which crashed in eastern Ukraine was brought down by a large number of high-energy projectiles hitting the outside of the plane, according to a Dutch report. Rebuilt mill is a replica and cannot be listed, minister says An 18th century windmill totally destroyed by fire and then rebuilt is not an historic building and should not be included on the official monument list, culture minister Jet Bussemaker has decided. Amsterdam urged to ban mass releases of helium balloons The Amsterdam branch of animal rights party PvdD wants the city to ban mass balloon releases, saying the deflated balloons are a danger to animals. Thousands of old Dutch traffic fines head to Belgium Thousands of Belgian motorists are about to receive old parking tickets from the Netherlands, thanks to an agreement on privacy, according to Belgian media. Achmea, hospitals take on pharmaceutical companies Health insurer Achmea and 12 hospitals are joining together to purchase expensive medicines in an effort to force pharmaceutical companies to give them a reduction on the price. One in four pensioners has no social network to help them: survey One in four Dutch pensioners say they have no social network to fall back on if they need help, according to research among 11,000 people by pensioner lobby group ANBO. American media tycoon has his eye on SBS American media tycoon John Malone wants to buy Dutch tv broadcaster SBS, according to the Telegraaf quoting 'well-informed sources'. The Netherlands has been snubbed over anti-IS alliance: Volkskrant The Netherlands has failed in its efforts to become part of the US-led alliance against IS forces, the Volkskrant reports on Tuesday, quoting political sources. A2 completely blocked; motorists advised to postpone journeys Motorists are being advised to postpone their journeys along the A2 motorway on Tuesday morning following a serious accident at Beesd which is causing delays of up to 1.5 hours. Court dismisses jihad claims, allows Huizen children to go home All six children taken into care when their parents were arrested for allegedly planning to move to Syria are to be returned home, a family court in Utrecht said on Monday. 'Dutch girls who died in Panamanian jungle tried to phone for help' The two Dutch students who disappeared in a Panamanian jungle earlier this year tried over several days to phone the emergency services, according to a local newspaper. Council of State criticises minister on help for poor pensioners The cabinet’s proposals for revamping the extra help for poor pensioners do not take their financial position into account and will only result in limited savings, says the Council of State advisory body. Teenager jailed for fraud after arranging private jet trip to Ibiza A Dutch teenager has been jailed for 10 days after conning a private jet rental company into giving him a free flight to Ibiza. House prices may rise up to 10% in two years It is very likely house prices will rise between 5% and 10% over the next two years, according to the head of the building sector’s research institute EIB. Sports clubs lax with checks on youth team volunteers Despite a string of scandals involving junior team sports coaches, it is still not compulsory for people working with children to have a declaration of good behaviour, the Telegraaf reports on Monday. The Dutch film industry wants action on illegal downloading People who download films from illegal sources should be warned by letter or email they are breaking the law, according to the Dutch film industry. Some families can return to Diemen flats but are worried about risks Housing corporation De Key will not provide alternative accommodation for families forced to leave an apartment complex in Diemen after an explosion and who are now refusing to return to their homes. Two Dutch men killed in Alpine climbing accident Two Dutch climbers have been killed in the Swiss Alps after falling some 300 metres during a climb, according to local police Young Dutch teenagers are drinking less, impact of new laws unclear Dutch teenagers up to the age of 16 are drinking far less alcohol than they used to, according to researchers at Utrecht University, the Trimbos addiction research institute and the government’s socio-cultural think tank SCP. |
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