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The Netherlands beat home side Brazil 0-3 on Saturday night in the
play-off for third and fourth place in the football World Cup.
Local councils have handed out very few fines to bars and shops for
selling alcohol to the under 18s since the law was changed at the
beginning of this year.
Gold for Dutch girl at mathematics OlympiadDutch teenager Michelle Sweering (17) is the only girl to have won a gold medal at the International Mathematic Olympiad in South Africa. Training to be a 'terrorist' to be grounds for loss of Dutch nationality Dutch dual nationals will be stripped of their Dutch citizenship if they undergo ‘terrorist’ training or give ‘terrorist instruction’ to others, under draft legislation introduced by justice minister Ivo Opstelten on Friday. Pim Fortuyn's killer in court to have parole terms relaxed The killer of politician Pim Fortuyn, let out of jail in May after serving 12 of his 18-year sentence, is going to court in an effort to have the terms of his release relaxed. Labour councillor thrown out of local party for anti-gay comments A Labour councillor on Breda city council has been thrown out of the local party for describing homosexuality as ‘abnormal’. Rutte was a possible for European Council job, sources tell Telegraaf Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte was a potential new chairman of the European Council but let it be known he was not interested in the job, sources in The Hague have told the Telegraaf. Experts warn on use of tablets in schools The use of tablets in schools is going up sharply but without concrete strategy or assessment of their impact on education, experts say in Friday’s Financieele Dagblad. Bankruptcy rate reaches three year low The number of bankruptcies fell to 464 in June, the lowest level in three years, the national statistics office CBS said on Friday. Rotterdam mayor Abouteleb set to be reappointed Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb is guaranteed second term in office now the city’s council has given its approval, the AD reports on Friday. Rare wolf spider spotted in Limburg A rare type of wolf spider has been found in the south of Limburg, according to website Natuurbericht. Mayors should have powers to refuse paedophiles residency: poll Local politicians believe mayors should have the right to refuse to allow ex-prisoners to settle in their areas if there is a risk of social unrest, according to research by website nu.nl. Wesley Sneijder is the World Cup's marathon runner - so far Wesley Sneijder has so far covered more kilometres than any other player during the football World Cup, according to Fifa statistics. Overnight storms leave on person dead and localised flooding A man was killed in Amsterdam in the early hours of Friday morning when the bus shelter he was hiding from the storm in was hit by a falling tree. Rules on volunteering while on benefits clarified The rules on how much and what sort of voluntary work people on unemployment benefit can do were clarified on Thursday, according to Nos television. Councils put their hope in participation society People must do more to help themselves in the coming four years, is the policy of local councils questioned by NRC. Fugro issues profit warning, share value falls 19% Geotechnical survey group Fugro on Thursday issued a profit warning and saw its shares fall by 19% on the Amsterdam AEX. Vion announces major cost-cutting exercise Meat processing company Vion on Thursday announced cost-cutting measures aimed at saving €100m over the next two years. Home owners to get insulation against noisy wind turbines Home owners whose houses are located close to older wind turbines are to be offered money to insulate their homes, Nos television reports. Dutch crash out of World Cup - what the papers say 'A lack of guts did for the Dutch eleven,' headlines the Volkskrant. 'At one point this display of monumental dullness had to yield a winner,' the paper writes. 'What could have been an ode to Alfredi di Stefano, the pioneer of attacking football, became a game of technical tricks thought up by the trainers.' Clothing and holidays bring slight inflation rise The Dutch annual rate of inflation rose to 0.9% in June compared with 0.8% in May, the central statistics office CBS said on Thursday. Cocaine seizures rise at Dutch ports Customs officers confiscated 12,000 kilos of cocaine at Dutch ports in 2013, according to figures from the finance ministry quoted by website nu.nl. Number of burglaries drops, but few burglars are caught The number of burglaries in the first half of this year dropped by 15%, according to new figures from the justice ministry on Thursday. Service sector heads export earnings: central bank The Netherlands earns more in exports from its service sector than it does from its industrial industry, according to a report by the Dutch central bank. Oranje disappointed but proud after defeat by Argentina The Dutch national football team players were disappointed to lose on penalties in their World Cup match on Wednesday night, but are proud to have come so far. |
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