Week in review: september 14-20, 2013

The round-up of some of this week’s most noteworthy events and news stories features: Police find Afghan dead listings, Explosion Didam Kills Two People, JSF, What Now?, Yab Yum now open to public, and Four Dutch Beers Win In Munich. Netherlands: New King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima
peetje2/flickr Of course the past week buzzed with developments around Prinsjesdag, also known as Budget day. The focus was on King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima in their first appearance in the Knight's Hall, and on the cuts the government intents to make. Read all about it:

• The Hague prepared for prinsjesdag
• Budget day horses endure smoke bombs test
• What is prinsjesdag?
• There they are again: the hats!
• King speaks in throne speech of chance of recovery crisis

Other interesting topics this week feature: Yab Yum now open to the public: The once most exclusive men’s club of the Netherlands opens its doors to the general public. Visitors of Yab Yum Unlocked can now look around in places where guests were not allowed before, like the changing rooms of the girls and the kitchen full of caviar and champagne. Read the full story Didam explosion kills two people: In Didam, Gelderland, two people were killed following an explosion and the subsequent collapse of a house. This was reported by the Safety Region of North and East Gelderland. The house was a detached structure located outside the village, where a couple with two sons lived. Read the full story Four Dutch beer brands win in Munich: On Thursday four Dutch beer brands won a prize at the European Beer Star in Munich, the largest beer competition in Europe, reported the NOS. The Jopen beer brand from Haarlem even won two of the prizes. Read the full story JSF, what now?: The bold decision of Minister Jeanine Hennis and the government to try to finalize the year-long discussions about the JSF, that is, choosing to purchase 37 JSFs, has caused turmoil in the Dutch society. On Tuesday, Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis disclosed the vision of the government on the future of the Dutch Defense. Read the full story

• NAM buys damaged farm
• High Hindu temple in Den Helder
• AnsaldoBreda says Fyra safe and unlimited employable
• Fight against women trafficking in the red light district
• Famous culinary journalist passed away
• Municipalities are not ready for inspection
• Strike metal workers
• Racist military police students fired
• Dutchman quickest biker on earth

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• Tax on fuel and drinks increase
• Rutte counts on last package of cuts
• Holes in budget closed with soda
• Recovery Dutch economy on the way
• Cabinet postpones decision test drilling
• Ten other facts from the budget

Crime: Police find Afghan dead listings: The Dutch police, while conducting a criminal investigation into a war crime suspect from Afghanistan, discovered lists which contained the names of 5,000 people who were executed by the Communist regime. Read the full story.

• Dutch underestimate dangers Roma-gangs
• Rotterdam female suspected of killing baby
• Gangs sell loot in The Netherlands
• Community service for social worker

Health:

• Decreased demand for blood
• Additional PUR-study in Heerenveen
• Register breast implants in the making
• Mortality skin cancer rising sharply
• More breast reconstruction from own fatty tissue
• No more handwritten prescriptions
• Contaminated fruit juice Wicky recalled
• Twice as many measles cases

Nature:

• Russians aboard Greenpeace ship
• Greenpeace ship off to Moermansk

Check out NL Times for the rest of the news and stories this week.