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Clubbers call for nightlife to be reopened at demos across NL

Tens of thousands of people across several Dutch cities took part in demonstrations on Saturday, calling on the government to reopen clubs and allow festivals and other events to take place. In Amsterdam, city officials put the number of demonstrators at around 35,000, and during the afternoon, the council called on people to stop coming to the Westerpark, where the march started. The route was busy, with thousands of people spontaneously joining in and dancing, as the march crossed the... More >

Facemasks on trains likely to stay

Caretaker health minister Hugo de Jonge has said facemasks on public transport should not be scrapped because the danger to vulnerable people would be too great. The Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has been briefed to look into the advisability of doing away with facemasks on public transport but has not yet reported its findings to the government, broadcaster NOS reported. But De Jonge said on Friday that many people will feel vulnerable on trains, trams and buses without the masks.... More >

Ministry too chicken to say: eat less meat

The economic affairs ministry scrapped a call to eat less meat from a climate awareness campaign following consultation with the agriculture ministry, animal protection organisation Wakker Dier said on Friday. The organisation based its allegation on documents requested under the Dutch freedom of information act. The 2019 campaign ‘Iedereen doet wat’ (everybody does something) contained advice on what people themselves could do to combat climate change, such as insulate their homes, installing a heat pump and not using the car... More >

Doctors, hospitals urge care budget rise

Almost 20 healthcare organisations and unions have joined forces to call on the outgoing cabinet to increase spending on care when they present the government’s spending plans for 2022 later this month. ‘The quality of healthcare is coming under insupportable pressure and waiting lists are getting longer,’ the organisations say in a joint statement. ‘Some 17,000 people are waiting for an operation, people who wish to die at home cannot do so because of the shortage of home nurses, and... More >

New defence trucks 4cm too tall

Some 1,600 brand new defence ministry vehicles have been grounded because they do not comply with traffic height regulations. The ministry bought the Scania Gryphus trucks because the old stock was no longer fit for purpose. It now turns out that the trucks’ containers are four centimetres too tall. Caretaker minister Ankie Bijleveld has told MPs that she has asked for a special dispensations so the trucks can be driven ‘for a certain period on certain routes’. Until that time,... More >

NL IG Nobel for collison avoidance

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have been given the top prize for physics at the Ig nobel awards ceremony on Friday for their study of how people avoid bumping into each other in crowds. Researcher Alessandro Corbetta and professor Federico Toschi discovered that pedestrians keep an average minimal distance of 75 centimetres between them and the people they are on a collision course with when moving in a group. However, the distance people thought necessary to avoid potentially painful... More >

Clubbers call for nightlife to be reopened at demos across NL

Clubbers call for nightlife to be reopened at demos across NL

Facemasks on trains likely to stay

Facemasks on trains likely to stay

Ministry too chicken to say: eat less meat

Ministry too chicken to say: eat less meat

Doctors, hospitals urge care budget rise

Doctors, hospitals urge care budget rise

New defence trucks 4cm too tall

New defence trucks 4cm too tall

NL IG Nobel for collison avoidance

NL IG Nobel for collison avoidance

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