In his hometown of Amstelveen, Friday theologian and ethicist Harry Kuitert died after a short sick bed. That has let his daughter know Sunday. Kuitert was especially influential in the Protestant churches in the sixties and seventies, and was the cradle of the PKN, the Protestant Church of the Netherlands.
The initiators of an advisory referendum on the so-called draft law have collected 8000 signatures within a day. One of the initiators, student Tijn de Vos, reports that.
A major fire has broken out in the West Port area of Amsterdam. Fire brigade and police are present.
Some 25 Limburg supporters were Amsterdam deployed because they had come to the capital with other motives than following the Dutch team. They sought the confrontation with an unnamed group of football supporters, the police said.
More than three thousand people dive Sunday in Amsterdam canals for the sixth edition of the Amsterdam City Swim. They swim, from the Naval Terrain to the Leaning Bridge at the Keizersgracht in 2017 kilometers to collect money for the muscular disease ALS.
That in the last two months four young Syrians have drowned in the Netherlands, the Society for Rescue of Drownings (MRD) has not escaped. The volunteer organization is looking at how it can help prevent this disaster from newcomers. 'For example, by helping with information in asylum seekers centers,' says President Gaius Voûte. 'Refugees underestimate the art of swimming because they see so many people here that can be easy.'
In appeal on Wednesday, a 24-year celestial sentence was claimed against 28-year-old Milco G. from Purmerend. He is suspected of committing an attack on a houseboat in Wormer. As a consequence, the 53-year-old resident came to life. His 51-year-old woman suffered severe injury and sustained permanent injury.
Square Enix and the Amsterdam Gallery Cook \u0026 Becker have entered into a collaboration for the final Fantasy XV game book. In December 2017, 'The Art \u0026 Design or Final Fantasy XV' will appear, but lovers can book the book.
Google is going to help car drivers find a car park. The tech giant has rolled out a new version of Google Maps containing two new features.
Perron 15B of the Central Station in Amsterdam was the deepest secret of the Clint Eastwood movie. The Oscar-winning director made the capital for Thalys for recordings of his terror drama.
Also on Saturday, protesters in Germany, just across the border with Limburg, have taken action against lignite stations. A group of hundreds of activists has been active for a few days. A few hundred Dutch have also joined. A spokesman says that the goal for Sunday has been reached: blocking a railway line at a lignite plant.
An armed man of around twenty had a toy store in Amsterdam on Friday afternoon on a bright day. He flew after the robbery. What kind of weapon the man used is unclear. It would not have been a firearm.
A skateboarder who had not slept for four days and had swallowed paddies was arrested in Amsterdam on Thursday after hijacking people. That's what the police writes on Facebook on Friday.
The municipality of Amsterdam, together with the police, the Public Prosecutor and entrepreneurs, will investigate whether additional safeguards can be taken in the city center against terrorists. The decision is remarkable, because Van der Laan has just turned out to be the fervent opponent of anti-terrorist measures.
Who started spending money in bitcoins this year has grown hundreds of euros. Investors are therefore increasingly looking at the cryptomax. Business banks and asset managers also overcome their skepticism.
With more than three hundred performances, the Uitmarkt next weekend will start the new cultural season for the fortieth time. The event is not at the Museumplein this time, but stretches to a new location along the Oosterdok.
The famous Wester Tower in Amsterdam was hit last night. The carillon of the church played all night but repeatedly.
A passenger car collided with a taxi bus in the night of Sunday on Monday at the Nassauplein in Amsterdam. In addition, seven people were injured.
In the Amsterdam Nova Zemblastraat, the police found a material surplus on Sunday evening 'under suspicious circumstances'.
About 56,000 visitors from home and abroad have arrived at the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam this year. Together they visited 250 concerts in ten days at ninety places in the city.
Rijkswaterstaat expects this weekend a lot of pressure on the Dutch roads through many activities and events.
The Central Station in Amsterdam is lit in the colors of the Spanish flag on Friday and Saturday nights. Furthermore, the flags on the city hall of the capital are semi-logged.
A man shot at the Jan Postmahof in Amsterdam on Friday night. He was injured on his leg. The police are looking for two perpetrators. And one of them is a man with a gray body warmer, a black pants and wears a nappy.
Within D66, concern has arisen about the future of multiple parenthood. In a letter to be published in the possession of this newspaper, party members of the party will call the bell. They want Alexander Pechtold to launch another course in his negotiations with VVD, CDA and CU.
By far the majority of municipalities have elevated the paralyzing of car parks. Eight out of ten major municipalities have seen the rise of cash by up to sixty percent since 2012.
Although the freeway is completely open after an accident, there are still miles of files on the A4 to The Hague. There had been an accident with a few cars for the Ringvale Cadaduct. A file is also available on the A5 at Schiphol. According to the ANWB, it is still quite clear from Amsterdam.
Bored young gamers and school leavers are made ready for security experts on the internet in Rotterdam. They are going to help the police of Rotterdam, the municipality, and the port company to fight against hackers better.
Chipmaker Qualcomm takes over the Dutch spin-off Scyfer of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
How long does it take before an epidemic develops and how do the infection hairs develop? Scientists at the Lowlands festival are trying to predict the outbreak of infectious diseases this weekend with a virtual 'zombie game'.
Dennis Verbaas, the 28-year-old Dutchman who marries the Malaysian princess Tunku Tun Aminah on Monday in Johor Bahru, lived in Amsterdam while in contact with Islam.
