New Year’s

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Authorities at the aftermath of a deadly fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on New Year's Eve. 1 January 2026
Health
Dutch skin tissue bank sending transplant supplies to Switzerland
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Janny Knol, Chief of the National Police
Crime
Criminal network behind New Year's fireworks attacks on cops in Amsterdam: Police chief
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
CrimeCultureEntertainment
Cities braced for more fireworks, problems on last New Year's before ban
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Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2024
CultureEntertainment
Rotterdam agrees to fund National Fireworks at Erasmus Bridge after all
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Fireworks in a store
Business
Fireworks dealers seeing bigger orders in anticipation of potential ban next year
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Politics
No fireworks ban this year; Cabinet needs more time
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Politics
One in six Dutch will keep buying fireworks despite looming national ban
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Politics
Opposition parties clash with VVD for dithering on fireworks ban
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Business
€16 million in damages around New Year's; Less in cities that banned fireworks
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
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Municipalities not sharing experience on dealing with New Year's violence: report
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Alkmaar city council votes to ban New Year's fireworks