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Franchise Freedom by Amsterdam art duo Studio Drift

Dutch artists fly 300-drone “starlings” swarm in Miami

Dec 14 '17 11:20

Last week a swarm of 300 luminescent drones flew over the sea and a beach in Miami. Studio Drift, an artist duo from Amsterdam, presented their flying artwork Franchise Freedom on the Art Basel in Miami Beach, Het Parool reports.

Through their art Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, together Studio Drift, investigate the relationship between nature and technology. They started working on this project 10 years ago, studying the regular flight patterns of starlings and translated them into a software developed especially for drones.

Freek Vonk in hospital after being bitten by a reef shark

Dutch celeb biologist still in hospital after shark bite

Feb 6 '17 15:20

Nature Health

Dutch celebrity biologist Freek Vonk is still in a hospital in Miami after a reef shark bit him on his upper arm in the Bahamas last week, the TV biologist said on Facebook. The wound has been completely stitched up and he is doing very well, Vonk writes.

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Tennis coach suspected of murder set for Saturday arraignment

Mar 25 '16 16:14

Tennis coach Mark de J. was officially named a suspect in the murder of businessman Koen Everink, the public prosecutor revealed on Friday. A court in Utrecht will hear arguments on Saturday about the detention of De J., a tennis coach arrested earlier in the week at Schiphol Airport.

Miami takes a page from Dutch urban design with slow roads

Jul 22 '15 12:32

A neighborhood in the American city Miami has plans to follow the Dutch lead in creating a "woonwerf" or slow road - a pedestrian-friendly, low speed street that can be closed down to traffic - in three locations in the neighborhood, the Miami News Times reported on Tuesday.

Dutch internet drug baron sentenced to 10 years

May 29 '15 09:07

Crime

The Dutch drug trafficker Maikel S. has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a United States court. He was found guilty of selling drugs on a large scale via the now closed website Silk Road.

Amsterdammer takes 4th in Miss Universe

Jan 26 '15 11:28

Entertainment

Yasmin Verheijen from Amsterdam won 4th place in Miss Universe 2014 on Sunday in Miami. The winner is Paulina Vaga from Colombia. She received the crown from the hands of the Venezuelan Gabriela Islar, who won the Miss Universe title last year.