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The next of kin of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
crash in Ukraine will receive a $50,000 (€37,000) advance on the
eventual compensation, the company said on Friday.
Woerden in Utrecht province on Friday became the first NS railway station to close off its platforms to non-smart card holders.
The Russian sanctions imposed on Thursday against western countries are
already beginning to bite in the Netherlands, Dutch media report on
Friday.
Housing market recovery better than expectedThe housing market is recovering better than expected, Rabobank economists said on Friday. Defence ministry workers sick through use of camouflage paint. A growing number of former workers at five now decommissioned Nato depots in Overijssel province have complained of ill health because of the use of camouflage paint. Dutch clubs off to eastern Europe for Europa League matches The four Dutch football clubs which have progressed to the play-offs in the Europa League were drawn against eastern European clubs on Friday. Code yellow warning for the whole of the Netherlands The KNMI weather bureau on Friday issued a code yellow warning for the whole of the country, ahead of heavy thunderstorms later in the day. Collective request for death certificates for MH17 victims The Dutch public prosecution department has sent a collective request to the court in The Hague for death certificates for all the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. PSV through to Europa League play-offs Eindhoven football club PSV is through to the play-offs of the Europa League after winning their away match against Austrian club Sankt Pölten 3-2. Call to register for Dutch in Ebola countries Dutch people living in West Africa where the current Ebola outbreak has caused at least 900 deaths are being asked to register with their nearest embassy, the NRC reports. Cristina Deutekom dies at 82 The world famous Dutch coloratura soprano Cristina Deutekom died on Thursday evening. She was 82 years old. Use of mobile internet soars The number of people using mobile internet services has soared over the past year, according to figures from providers KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Sunday at the supermarket gains in popularity The number of people shopping in supermarkets on Sunday has doubled over the past two years, according to research carried out by sector monitor GfK. Ignoring Wilders puts Jewish lobby message in the shade Geert Wilders' name was 'consciously' removed from an advert against anti-semitism, the Dutch Israeli information centre CIDI said on Thursday. Personal effects of MH17 return to the Netherlands, first investigators on way home A military plane will land at Eindhoven airport on Thursday evening carrying personal belongings of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in Ukraine. Russian sanctions will bring price cuts Russian sanctions against the EU and US agriculture industries will lead to a saturation of the market and massive price cuts, according to Ruud Huinre, head of Food and Agri at Rabobank. Dutch inflation rate unchanged in July The Dutch inflation rate remained unchanged at 0.9% in July, the central statistics agency said on Thursday. Car thefts fall, manufacturers play important role In total, 5,492 cars were stolen in the Netherlands in the first half of 2014, a drop of 5% on the year earlier period, according to the anti-car crime foundation AVc. Dutch fresh produce banned from Russia Russian prime minister Dmitri Medvedev on Thursday announced that Russia is banning imports of fresh produce from countries which back EU and US sanctions on Russia, including the Netherlands. Cost of a day out rockets The cost of a day out rose steeply in the past five years, the central statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Delta Lloyd sold less insurance, more mortgages in first half Insurance group Delta Lloyd saw income from general insurance premiums fall in the first half of 2014, while income from mortgages and collective life insurance grew. Feyenoord crashes out of Champions League Rotterdam football club Feyenoord crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday evening with a 1-3 defeat against Istanbul side Besiktas. Dutch drones miss out through tough rules The Dutch drone industry is lagging behind manufacturers in the rest of Europe because of the stricter rules which apply in the Netherlands. Dutch break off mission at Ukraine crash site The Netherlands is breaking off its repatriation mission at the site of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, prime minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday evening. Teeven softens asylum procedure for Russian gays Junior justice minister Fred Teeven is planning to soften immigration rules for Russian lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgenders. Dutch growers feel the bite of sanctions against Russia The market gardeners' association LTO Glaskracht said on Wednesday that Dutch growers are already feeling the bite of sanctions against Russia. |
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