Week in review: October 12-18

The round-up of some of this week’s most noteworthy events and news stories features: the string of incidents at the end of the Netherlands-Russia year-of-friendship, a missing Amersfoort Labour councilor, the impact of heavy rainfall with millions in damages in its wake and Greenpeace' tireless effort to free their crew from a Murmansk prison.   Netherlands-Russia: US weighs in on Dutch/Russia dispute: The United States urged the Russian authorities to thoroughly investigate the recent attack on the Netherlands diplomat in Moscow. On Oct. 16, Read the full story Also read:

• Burglary Russian property The Hague
• Moscow not done with Borodin incident
• Surveillance cameras diplomat off
• Dutch diplomat abused
• Damage wife Borodin covered

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• Part embankment Utrecht collapsed
• Scale water damage still uncertain
• Heavy rains causes problems
• Another week of high water levels Goeree
• Flooding: it looks like 1998

  Business:

• New wind farm to generate electricity for 150,000 households
• Arriva wants to ride Fyra route
• América Móvil retracts KPN bid

  Crime:

• Another 23 name 'exam fraudsters' known
• Commotion over beheading on Facebook
• Arrests after mega fuel theft
• 12-year-old girl threatened school
• Suspects Instagram death threats
• Delayed trial Badr Hari
• Zeeland Police still looking for suspect Instagram death threat

  Entertainment:

• Netflix NL takes Disney VOD
• Efteling voted best amusement park

  Health:

• More HPV infections among young girls
• Carbon monoxide poisonings Amsterdam

  Nature:

• Acorns frustrate boar-hunting

  Netherlands:

• Dutch universities hold 3rd in Times rankings
• Sint arrival Utrecht moved
• Support for opposition Sint entrance
• Pension funds improve considerably
• The Hague police racist
• Village campaigning for Greenpeace activist
• Terror threat: flights canceled
• Judge: child to return to Surinam
• Search PvdA councilor expanded
• Explanation IGZ care end-of-life
• Netherlands to better address racism
• Call Mayor to councilor
• Traffic-jams drive Voorne-Putten crazy
• Labour councilor Amersfoort missing
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  Politics:

• Easy first day financial discussions House
• Timmermans: King can visit Russia
• Brussels congratulates Netherlands on agreement
• Unions accept changes social agreement
• Agreement opposition and government
• Dutch leads disarmament Syria  

  Sports:

• The Netherlands unbeaten to Brazil
• Van Persie top scorer qualifications
• Thriller in Istanbul  

  Technology:

• Ziggo rejects takeover offer
• Users internet more choosy
• Dutch companies violate EU Data retention law
• Eindhoven wins solar challenge

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