Billions of Euros Misspent in Vocational Education Equality Efforts: Outgoing Education Minister Under Fire

Billions of Euros Misspent in Vocational Education Equality Efforts: Outgoing Education Minister Under Fire

Feb 14, 2024 at 1:07 PM Update: 20 minutes ago Billions of euros to combat discrimination and inequality of opportunity in secondary vocational education are not being spent properly. But any major policy adjustments will have to wait until there is a new cabinet, outgoing education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said on Wednesday. The Ministry of … Read more

Suspicious Object Found at Israeli Ambassador’s Home in The Hague: Police Investigating Possible Explosive

Suspicious Object Found at Israeli Ambassador’s Home in The Hague: Police Investigating Possible Explosive

Feb 13, 2024 at 11:26 PM Update: an hour ago A suspicious object has been found at the home of the Israeli ambassador in The Hague. The police are investigating the package and have not ruled out that it is an explosive. The area has been cordoned off. Someone was seen throwing a suspicious package … Read more

Amsterdam Municipality Defies Government Directive by Allowing Religious Expressions for Special Investigating Officers (BOAs)

Amsterdam Municipality Defies Government Directive by Allowing Religious Expressions for Special Investigating Officers (BOAs)

Feb 13, 2024 at 9:23 PM Update: 40 minutes ago The municipality of Amsterdam also wants special investigating officers (BOAs) to be allowed to wear religious expressions. This makes it the fifth city to go against the directive of outgoing Minister Dilan Yesilgöz (Justice and Security). Mayor Femke Halsema and councilor Hester van Buren (personnel … Read more

Fatal Shooting at Purmerend Train Station Leaves One Dead, Suspect at Large: Police Launch Large-Scale Search

Fatal Shooting at Purmerend Train Station Leaves One Dead, Suspect at Large: Police Launch Large-Scale Search

Feb 12, 2024 at 10:31 PM Update: 20 minutes ago Two people were injured in a shooting at the train station in Purmerend on Monday and taken to hospital in “worrying condition”, the North Holland police reported. One of them subsequently died. A large-scale search has been launched for the fugitive suspect. The first report … Read more

26-Year-Old Man Arrested for Suspected DUI in Fatal A7 Accident Near Noordbeemster

26-Year-Old Man Arrested for Suspected DUI in Fatal A7 Accident Near Noordbeemster

12 Feb 2024 at 18:26 The 26-year-old man from Hoorn who was arrested on Sunday after the fatal accident on the A7 is suspected of driving under the influence. The police confirmed this to NU.nl after reporting NH News. Two people were killed in the single-vehicle traffic accident near Noordbeemster on the night of Saturday … Read more

Investigation Launched into Nestlé’s Alleged Deception of Consumers with Mineral Water

Investigation Launched into Nestlé’s Alleged Deception of Consumers with Mineral Water

“We have asked the Economic Inspectorate to investigate and take the necessary measures if violations are found,” the office of Deputy Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne told RTBF. The Economic Inspectorate will conduct the investigation, in consultation with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) and the FPS Public Health. “If it … Read more

Post-COVID Immunity Gap: Why Are Flu, Whooping Cough, and Stomach Flu Making a Comeback?

Post-COVID Immunity Gap: Why Are Flu, Whooping Cough, and Stomach Flu Making a Comeback?

10 Feb 2024 at 05:26 More pneumonia, a flu epidemic, more whooping cough and stomach flu: we’re sniffling and coughing like crazy. This is not only because it is that time of year, but also because our immune system needs to get reacquainted with these viruses after corona. “Our immune system is not worse, but … Read more