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Saturday, 19 October 2013 - 01:40
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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
  In the wake of heavy rainfall: [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"26203","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-7511","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"225","alt":"flooded road"}}]] flooded road
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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
  • NS skips stations when delayed [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"26204","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-7438","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"215","height":"300","alt":"election_poster_PvdA"}}]] election_poster_PvdA
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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

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