Amersfoort

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Amersfoort, Netherlands cityscape in the Vathorst district at twilight
CultureEntertainmentSports
Big screen in Amersfoort to watch Olympics together
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Student room
Business
Student rooms getting even pricier, especially outside the Randstad
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ProRail working on the Dutch railway
Business
Rail works setbacks: Still no trains running around Amersfoort
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An area cordoned off by police
Crime
Homes damaged by explosion in Amersfoort
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
Crime
Brawl ends with four arrests and five injured in Amersfoort
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Container ship moored at the EuroMax shipping terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
Business
Windows outage closed two terminals at Rotterdam port; Some regional buses affected
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A wolf gave birth to a litter of at least seven cubs in the Veluwe, and several have been seen on different trail cameras in the area.
Nature
Child possibly bitten by a wolf in Leusden near where a wolf recently attacked a dog
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Trains at Rotterdam Central Station
Business
No trains in Amersfoort and between Rotterdam and The Hague for two weeks
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Fire department in Haaglanden
CrimePolitics
Fire at Rotterdam alderman's home was likely arson
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A car deckec with Dutch and Turkish flags ahead of the Netherlands and Turkey's matches in the round of 16 of the European Championship. Parked in front of a mosque in Amsterdam Oost, 2 July 2024
Sports
Football fans take to the streets to celebrate Oranje, Turkey wins
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NS Intercity train
Business
NS to increase scheduled train service between Amsterdam and Almere
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People taking part in the "Night of the Refugees"
Culture
Night of the Refugee runners raise more than 1.6 million euros
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People taking part in the "Night of the Refugees"
Culture
7,000 runners will participate in the Night of the Refugee on Saturday
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
Politics
Tensions between groups of Eritreans in Amersfoort, police have situation under control
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Mrs & Mrs wedding cake
Business
City hall wedding more expensive in most municipalities
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are handed a wreath to place at the National Monument on Dam Square during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam. 4 May 2024
PoliticsCulture
Five arrests around mostly calm National Remembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam
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Pages from the Erelijst van Gevallenen 1940-1945, the honor roll commemorating Dutch soldiers, officers, and resistance members killed during World War II. 4 May 2013
PoliticsCulture
More attention to safety during Remembrance Day ceremonies today
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The newsletter from Coöperatie Laatste Wil, an organization advocating for adults in the Netherlands to be allowed to choose when and how to end their lives. April 2023
Crime
Six in suicide drug case facing jail terms of up to 30 months; One could be acquitted
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Remembrance Day wreaths at the National Monument in Amsterdam, 4 May 2020
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Municipalities extra alert to disruptions to WWII commemorations on Remembrance Day
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Empty beds in a shelter
Politics
Many cities not evicting third-country nationals yet as court rules another 90 can stay
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Florentijn Hofman's Pissende IJsbeer, a six-meter polar bear statue, seen urinating in Amersfoort. 19 Aug. 2023
CultureArtWeird
Pissende IJsbeer: Giant urinating polar bear statue moved from Amersfoort to Groningen
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Femke Bol next to her world record time in the final of the 400 meters, on the second day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Scotland
Sports
Femke Bol breaks the world record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships
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Femke bol in action in the 400 meter final during the second day of the Dutch indoor athletics championships
Sports
Femke Bol breaks her own world record in Apeldoorn
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Skyline view of Zeist from Zeist castle
Weird
Over 66,000 households near Zeist are without water after water main break