New Year's Eve 2020

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Handcuffs and gavel
Crime
Prosecutor wants community service for New Year's carbide cannon blast 
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Police breaking up an illegal party in Meersen on 1 November 2020
Crime
Less violence, more nuisance during New Year’s, police say
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Partygoers in Arnhem narrowly escape deadly outcome
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Fireworks
HealthPolitics
Fireworks ban was a success according to Bruls: "we need a fireworks ban for the entire country"
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People lined up at an oliebollen stand in Amsterdam Oost at 9 a.m. on 31 Dec. 2020.
Food
Oliebollen remains a popular holiday treat with customers lining up in droves
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Train at night
BusinessLifestyle
Train timetables adjusted for the New Year’s Eve & Day
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Entering 2021 with sparklers
TechNature
2020 to end with wet snow; 2021 to start with overnight freeze
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Shoppers in the Lidl supermarket in Amsterdam Oost ahead of an expected hard lockdown, 14 December 2020
Business
Many supermarkets want to stay open doors on New Year’s Day
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Hubert Bruls in a 2020 interview during his second term as Mayor of Nijmegen
Politics
Police and firefighters are prepared for "all scenarios" on New Year's Eve
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Group of people celebrating New Year's Eve
Crime
Police might check for crowded living rooms on New Year's Eve
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Oudezijds Voorburgwal Canal in front of the St. Nicolas Church, Amsterdam
PoliticsEntertainment
CDA wants Church Bells to ring in the New Year
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A statue of Jip and Janneke, and their dog, Takkie, in Zaltbommel, Gelderland. 27 May 2012
CultureArtWeird
Jip and Janneke statue vanishes from Zaltbommel riverfront