The defense of Thijs H. points out again in the plea that the man could not have acted deliberately at the death of the three walkers in May of last year because of his severe psychosis. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) argued on Tuesday that H. is not insane and demanded a substantial prison sentence … Read more
Remdesivir is considered a promising remedy for Covid-19. Approval is imminent in the EU. The US government has now secured almost all of its production for the next three months. A contest has broken out between the United States and the EU over the corona remdesivir. While the U.S. Department of Health said it had … Read more
The number of young people who have cosmetic procedures done has increased sharply since 2008. Botox injections against wrinkles and fillers to get fuller lips are particularly popular, according to research by Erasmus MC that will be published on Wednesday in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. The percentage of young people … Read more
In a final word to the court in Maastricht, Thijs H., the man who stabbed three walkers to death in The Hague and Heerlen last year, expressed regret to the next of kin. “This should never have happened and I would like to undo it,” he said on Wednesday. The 28-year-old man has previously confessed … Read more
The Chinese-Indian restaurant culture, the Brabant organ culture and the skûtsjesilen championship have all been added to the Inventory of Intangible Heritage in the Netherlands. In total, seven new typical Dutch phenomena have been added to the list. The Carnival in Twente, Holi, river fishing and the traditional irrigation of grassland are also on the … Read more
The racist statements in app groups of Rotterdam agents “went beyond borders in language and text,” Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb wrote in a letter to the city council on Wednesday. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) will examine whether a criminal investigation is involved. The nine agents spoke in the app group about “cancer peoples”, “cunt Africans” … Read more
Choirs have been allowed to rehearse and perform since Wednesday, but rather in a zigzag formation than one after the other, according to a RIVM advice for the choir sector released on Tuesday evening. But why exactly? “That is simply due to the 1.5 meter distance,” explains a spokesman for RIVM. People are mainly infected … Read more
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The convicted criminal Jan B. was arrested on Tuesday at his house in Hulten, Brabant. His lawyer confirms this after reports from the police. According to a police spokesman, B. is suspected of possession of weapons. The criminal investigation department is conducting a major investigation in the area, which is expected to last all day. … Read more
60 years after the end of colonial rule in the Congo, the Belgian king apologized for the atrocities. But dealing with a bloody story is just beginning. By Alexander Göbel, ARD studio Brussels In front of the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium’s former King Leopold II (1835-1909) still sits on horseback, cast in bronze. The … Read more
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Half of the entrepreneurs in the province of Groningen are adversely affected by gas extraction in the area. This emerged from a study published by the University of Groningen (RUG) on Tuesday, in which nearly 4,000 people from Groningen were interviewed. The study was held at the beginning of the corona crisis, which therefore has … Read more