Municipalities Investigate Post-War Treatment of Jewish Homeowners | NOW

Municipalities Investigate Post-War Treatment of Jewish Homeowners |  NOW

Twenty municipalities will investigate how Jewish homeowners were treated in and after World War II, according to a tour of Monday The Monitor in Pointer along the municipalities that appear in the real estate administration of the German occupier. During the Second World War, deported Jews were expropriated and their real estate was resold. The … Read more

‘Company behind stint bankrupt due to changing ministry rules’ | NOW

‘Company behind stint bankrupt due to changing ministry rules’ |  NOW

The company behind the stint is bankrupt. That says Edwin Renzen, co-owner of Stintum on Monday in an interview with de Volkskrant. A new generation of electric wagon wagons is almost ready, but according to Renzen, Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen of Infrastructure and Water Management “suddenly changed the rules at the end of the competition”. … Read more

Weekly weather forecast: Fairly chilly week with frequent chance of showers | NOW

Weekly weather forecast: Fairly chilly week with frequent chance of showers |  NOW

Next week there will be changeable weather with regular rain or showers. Friday it will be mainly dry. In the afternoons the maximum temperature is usually slightly below normal at about 14 to 15 degrees. The minimum temperature is on average slightly above normal. From Monday onwards there are regular showers in the Netherlands. Especially … Read more

Nine people arrested in investigation of massive drug imports | NOW

Nine people arrested in investigation of massive drug imports |  NOW

Police on Tuesday arrested nine people in a large-scale action at various locations across the country on suspicion of involvement in the extensive import of thousands of kilos of drugs and money laundering. The men are suspected of being members of a criminal organization, the National Unit announced on Saturday. During the campaign, fourteen homes … Read more

Kuipers: ‘Don’t wait three weeks with extra measures in case of deterioration’ | NOW

Kuipers: ‘Don’t wait three weeks with extra measures in case of deterioration’ |  NOW

If the number of coronavirus infections continues to increase in the course of next week, additional measures will have to be taken earlier than in three weeks. That said Ernst Kuipers, chairman of the National Network Acute Care (LNAZ), Thursday afternoon. On Monday evening, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) … Read more

Paralyzed Dutch man can temporarily move and talk again thanks to sleeping pill | NOW

Paralyzed Dutch man can temporarily move and talk again thanks to sleeping pill |  NOW

A Dutch man who has been unable to move and speak for eight years due to brain damage, can temporarily do so after taking the sleeping drug Zolpidem. Brain scans show that the sleeping pill removes an obstacle to these actions, scientists from Radboudumc and Amsterdam UMC report Thursday. In men, the brain activity for … Read more