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Saturday, 28 September 2013 - 02:36
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Week in review: September 21-27, 2013

The round-up of some of this week’s most noteworthy events and news stories features: The vicious attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Oad's bankruptcy and the consequences for thousands of travelers, and the developments around Greenpeace' Arctic Sunrise. Thousands of travelers saw their vacation turn into something of a nightmare, shortly after the announcement that travel agent Oad went bankrupt. Read all about it Also read the follow-up:
  • If necessary, we'll sleep in the lobby
  • Advice: don't pay Oad hotel out-of-pocket
Most hostages Kenya freed: Most of the hostages in the shopping center in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have been freed. So far one Dutch citizen was killed. Read the full story After the initial news of the attack shocked the world, more horror filled days followed, while security officers tried to rescue hostages and capture terrorists. Also read the follow-up: Recently the heavily pregnant Elif Yafuz met Bill Clinton - Facebook of Sinan Yafuz
  • Dutch terrorist Kenya not confirmed
  • Dutch victim Kenya heavily pregnant
  • Clinton regrets death Dutch
  • Dutch woman dies at Kenya thriller
Surfnet also fears NSA: The plan of Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX, the main internet hub in the Netherlands) to start a branch in the United States, is not supported by SURFnet, one of its main users. Read the full story Netherlands and Bolivia together in Lithium batteries: Minister Lilianne Ploumen of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation announced on Thursday that the Netherlands and Bolivia will start a coöperation to make use of, and make money from, the gigantic amounts of Lithium that can be found in Bolivia. Read the full story Entertainment:
  • Functionally naked in sex cinema
  • Rare prints of Japan for Rijksmuseum
Health:
  • New advice use of condom with HIV
  • MS patients fear end reimbursement medication
  • Hospital mortality can be reduced
  • Keep liquid caps away from children
  • Fewer people get a flu shot
Nature:
  • Suzuki fruit fly threatens Netherlands
  • Greenpeace activists off-board
  • Arctic Sunrise approaching Moermansk
  • Walking on the Wadden Sea
  • Greenpeace lost contact with activists
Netherlands: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in Vries (2008)
Photo by Emiel Ketelaar, FrozenImage/Wikimedia Commons
  • Warning Dutch in Sudan
  • Teeven: put prisoners to work
  • No trust in education agreement
  • GP's accept care agreement
  • MIVD and AIVD join in cyber team
  • ANWB still notes confusion over speed limit
  • Fishing nets become underwear
  • Princess Beatrix back home after surgery
  • UVA ranks 58 worldwide
  • Beatrix breaks cheekbone during fall
  • Maeslant barrier ready for storm season
Politics:
  • Rutte answers questions house
  • 15 F16s sold to Jordan
  • Day one budget discussion
  • Budget discussion in the house
  • CDA starts negotiations 6 billion cuts
  • Dutchman chosen in German parliament
Science:
  • TUE is best Dutch university
  • Overview fraud science
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