New cancer drugs are on the market only eight months later in Europe than in the United States, it reports AD Tuesday in response to a study by Professor Carin Uyl-de Groot of Erasmus University Rotterdam. The delay would lead to an earlier and unnecessary death of people here. A new cancer drug comes onto … Read more
Several people have initiated a so-called article 12 procedure, because the Public Prosecution Service (OM) has previously decided not to prosecute rapper Akwasi. The interested parties want the case to be brought to court and submit their objection to the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. According to Pieter Hollenberg, one of the people who filed a … Read more
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) on Monday demanded fines of 350 euros and twice community service against four suspects of incitement. In 2018, they would have placed inflammatory comments under a livestream during the Sinterklaas entry in Amstelveen. A total of 25 suspects are being prosecuted for remarks addressed to protesters of the Kick Out … Read more
Some suspects of placing inflammatory texts under a live stream of a Sinterklaas entry in 2018 expressed their regret in the court of Amsterdam on Monday. They say they have not realized what their statements have done. Journalist Clarice Gargard filed a complaint for the hurtful comments. In a series of hearings, a total of … Read more
Dutch public transport companies are launching a campaign on Monday to get travelers back on the train, tram and bus. With the campaign, the sector wants to radiate that public transport is a safe way to travel. The number of public transport users lags far behind the numbers before the corona crisis. The campaign lasts … Read more
On Monday it will be 31 degrees Celsius in the southeast of the country, making it very warm for the time of year. The morning starts especially in the north with some local mist or a fog bank. It clears up quickly, after which the sun shows itself abundantly. In Limburg it can reach 31 … Read more
Lawyers and aid organizations are very concerned about the agreements surrounding the new Moria deal, writes Faithful. Refugees will soon have to tell about their flight motive upon arrival, without the assistance of a lawyer. Last Thursday, the coalition parties concluded the Moria agreement. Due to the exceptional situation, it was decided to take in … Read more
In Bergen, North Holland, in the night from Friday to Saturday, several police officers were attacked by dozens of youngsters after they had arrested a seventeen-year-old boy. He had arrested an officer and threatened him with death, confirms a spokesperson for the Noord-Holland police unit in conversation with NU.nl. He also appeared to be filming … Read more
Regional measures are needed if the number of new corona infections continues to rise in large cities. Jaap van Dissel, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Control of the RIVM, warns about this in an interview with the AD. “There are various clusters around students. They are starting their academic year again, building up … Read more
Some of the education and healthcare staff with corona-related complaints are temporarily given priority when testing for the virus so that they no longer spend unnecessary days at home. Minister Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) wrote this in a letter to the Lower House on Friday. In education it concerns staff in (special) primary and … Read more