New Year’s Day 2023

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Oliebollen
CultureEntertainmentFood
Dumping fryer fat down the drain after cooking oliebollen can cause many problems
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The white supremacist 14 Words statement projected on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2023
CrimePolitics
Neo-Nazi text on Rotterdam Bridge tied to global extremist network, U.S. Capitol attack
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The white supremacist 14 Words statement projected on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2023
Crime
Prosecutors launch hate speech case over white supremacy texts on Rotterdam bridge
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The Erasmus Bridge and KPN building in Rotterdam just after midnight on New Year’s Day. 1 January 2023
CrimePolitics
Telegram group claims responsibility for Neo-Nazi, racist Erasmus Bridge stunt
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Stock photo of an Orion 12 gauge flare gun in 2004
1-1-2Weird
Dutch sailor dies trying to shoot flare during New Year’s on the Pacific Ocean
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The Erasmus Bridge and KPN building in Rotterdam just after midnight on New Year’s Day. 1 January 2023
CrimePoliticsWeird
Advocacy groups worried after Neo-Nazi & racist statements appear on Rotterdam bridge
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Fireworks at Scheveningen beach in 2018
Health1-1-2
Eye Hospital’s youngest fireworks patient is 7; Eye removed from another NYE victim
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Fireworks explode in the sky in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel in the Netherlands during the 2019 New Year’s celebration
Crime1-1-2Politics
Mayors renew call for national fireworks ban after New Year’s incidents; Police unions agree
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Thousands take part in the annual New Year’s Dive at Scheveningen Beach. 1 January 2023
CultureEntertainmentWeird
Tens of thousands join New Year’s Dives around the Netherlands
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Fire sweeps through the Sint-Lambertus church in Veghel early on New Year's Day. 1 January 2023
Crime
Over 3,800 fire incidents during New Year’s; Significant church, school badly damaged
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Fireworks set off on New Year’s Day explode in front of clouds of smoke in Amsterdam. 1 January 2023
Health
Vlaardingen surpassed The Hague for worst air quality on New Year’s
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Fireworks set off at the turn of the new year near a police station. 1 January 2023
Crime
Dutch police, firefighters repeatedly assaulted during turbulent New Year’s
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The Erasmus Bridge and KPN building in Rotterdam just after midnight on New Year’s Day. 1 January 2023
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Racist messages projected on Erasmus Bridge during Rotterdam New Year’s fest
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A banner advertising fireworks sales at a shop in Amsterdam. 31 December 2022
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17 fireworks victims being treated for eye injuries at specialist hospital
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An official Amsterdam fireworks display on Java-eiland. January 1, 2019
TechNature
Record-breaking high temperatures and strong winds expected on New Year’s
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Fireworks show
Business
Fireworks sales start today after 2 years of Covid restrictions; German market popular
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Oliebollen
CultureEntertainmentFoodWeird
Nearly 40% dump used deep-fryer oil down the sink or toilet
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Illegal fireworks in Den Haag
Crime
Far more illegal fireworks purchased this year, and much more powerful: Police Union