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Week in review: November 9-15

The round-up of some of this week’s most noteworthy events and news stories features: €400,000 euro found inside women smugglers, a nude parade through downtown Amsterdam for World Diabetes Day, Photo Show Human Side of Breast Cancer, Joran van der Sloot wants new trial, and Amsterdam coin minter busted. Haiyan: After the devastating typhoon passed over the Philippines, leaving countless death and millions in destruction in its wake, friends and family are desperately trying to contact the victims in the affected area, and relief supplies are pouring in. Many are still unaccounted for and some areas are still hard to get to. Read more in Dutch relief supplies to Philippines
  • TV fund-raiser for Philippines Monday
  • Defense aircraft to Philippines
  • Not knowing is the worst [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"26473","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-9500","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"300","alt":"Photo by: Mattes\/Wikimedia"}}]] Photo by: Mattes/Wikimedia
Business:
  • Amsterdam phasing out some coffee shops
  • 10 Billion lost in recession
  • Internet generation meets exclusively
  • Privacy accounts holders in question
  • Fair phone sold out
  • DE Master announces job cuts in Netherlands
  • TAQA selling stake in Dutch gas pipeline
  • Rabobank to launch mobile payment solution in Netherlands
  • Google Netherlands director departs
Crime: “It kept coming out of them …” a spokesperson for the Marechaussee said Thursday in a report about two women from Ecuador who had been held at Schiphol Airport with an impressive sum of money heaped within and upon their bodies. Read more in: €400k found inside women smugglers An Amsterdam based minter, arrested by police last week, was apparently living the high life while ducking from creditors, and reneging on promises he was making to clients. “Patrick O. always dined in the finest restaurants and liked to be around beautiful women, read more in Amsterdam coin minter busted The Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, imprisoned in Peru, is challenging his deportation from Chile. The issue will be addressed by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on November 18, reported his Peruvian lawyer in the United States, Aldo Cotrina, Friday in an interview with the Peruvian TV channel ATV +. Read more in: Joran van der Sloot wants new trial
  • Death father Reuver 1.5 hours later
  • Leidseplein attacker in custody
  • CDA highlights prostitution abuse
  • Arrests for laundering profits gambling
  • Research looted art Oranjes
  • Exam fraud with transmitters
  • Research reveals hunger Heul girl
  • Group assails office in Venlo
  • Oerlemans kidnap suspects released
  • Mother Roermond foundling located
  • Amsterdam hotbed of underground banking
Entertainment: Women afflicted with breast cancer have the resolve within themselves to face their fears, maintain their femininity and ultimately fight the disease with strength and dignity. Read more in Photos show human side of breast cancer
  • Aboutaleb open to 'dance parade new style'
  • DJ Nicky Romero blows away audience
Health: On November 14 a group of “naked” people walked through the center of Amsterdam. This group is known as the Diabetes Gang, who pointed out the consequences of the disorder on World Diabetes Day. Read more in 'Nude' parade through downtown for World Diabetes Day.
  • Drug-resistant bacteria spread
  • PIP implants compensation
  • Amsterdam school opens healthy canteen
  • Netherlands ups legal age to buy cigarettes
  • KPN, ASCOM to develop products for Dutch Health Sector
  • More young people to hospital due to alcohol
Netherlands: The third floor of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam will be open to the public next summer. For the exhibition “In vol ornaat”, visitors are allowed to look around in the large and the small Court Martial ChambersThird floor. Read more in Royal palace temporarily open to the public
  • Dutch recession ends
  • King, Queen start Dutch Caribbean tour
  • Police starts campaign against illegal fireworks
  • Russia trucks tomato throwers to jail
  • Arriva testing new payment system in Netherlands
  • Tomato throwers arrested; jail expected
  • Russia relocates Greenpeace activists
  • Dutch secret services want to monitor phone, internet
  • Russian activists attack Dutch Royals with tomatoes
  • Russia: NL to blame for Arctic crisis
  • Council Kremlin: release Greenpeace crew
  • Windmills stop two minutes for deceased mechanics
  • Gliders compete with windmills
Politics:
  • Concern antennas US embassy
  • Teeven skeptical over alternatives cuts
  • Wilders: historical covenant Le Pen
  • No retirement agreement yet
  • NATO to extend Patriot mission
  • Dutch prime minister to start China tour
  • Netherlands wasn't given enough time to stop Greenpeace Activists
  • More disasters at sea by wind farms
  • Timmermans: Russian gays don't need asylum in Netherlands
Sports: [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"26474","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-9508","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"209","alt":"Universe Architecture"}}]] An example of Terraced Housing from Universe Architecture (handout photo)
  • Dutch Club Ajax Faces Fine €25,000 Fine
  • Robin van Persie Withdraws From Netherlands Squad
  • Netherlands lost twenty20 match
  • Sven Kramer targets hat-trick in Sochi
  • Dutch speed skaters win at world cup
Technology: His design of a floating bed was named  the best invention in 2006 by Time Magazine, but his home from a 3D printer was also appreciated worldwide. Now the Amsterdam architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars again comes up with an innovative design: terraced houses with a 360 degrees view. Read Amsterdam architect designs 'terraced housing' with 360 degree views
  • Vodafone Plans To Invest €270M in Netherlands
  • Samsung To Help Dutch Seniors Learn Internet
  • Huawei Netherlands Mistakenly Puts Customers Data Online
  • Auto piloted car getting closer
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