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Consumers in Leeuwarden looking to buy a new television are faced with a wide array of technical specifications. However, it is wiser to first consider how the TV will actually be used rather than focusing solely on the technology. This helps prevent the decision-making process from becoming unnecessarily complicated.
Last year, many more Dutch people died as a result of a fall than the year before. A total of 7810 people died after falling, tripping or slipping. In 2024, about 480 fewer people died, according to Statistics Netherlands. The number of Dutch people who die after a fall has been increasing for years, even if account is taken of the fact that there are more elderly people due to ageing, for whom a fall is more often fatal.
Ex-snack bar owner Wim Beintema (43) from Leeuwarden is filing preliminary relief proceedings against the LC. He disagrees with an article in which fourteen people told about their negative experiences with Beintema.
Two men (aged 39 and 46) from Leeuwarden are suspected of recruiting and illegally bringing Thai sex workers to the Netherlands. The men are allegedly part of a large international network. Follow the trial here.
A large international network that recruited Thai women and illegally brought them to the Netherlands to work in prostitution. According to the Public Minisetie (OM), two men (46 and 39) from Leeuwarden are involved.
Over the past ten years, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has labeled around seventy people as a threat to national security. The service announced this following questions from Nieuwsuur. These are mainly individuals convicted of a terrorist offense in the Netherlands, but they also include Syria travelers and a spy. Three of the terrorists from the Arnhem terror case received this label, as did the Russian who stole trade secrets from ASML.
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is investigating a one-sided accident in Aruba in which a 23-year-old woman from Rotterdam was killed. A spokesperson for the Marechaussee confirms this. The Marechaussee has taken over the investigation from the Aruban authorities because a Dutch soldier was involved in the accident on 13 September at the town of San Nicolas. The woman was on holiday in Aruba with her boyfriend.
The Leeuwarden-based pet funeral center Resoma is expanding with a new location in Groningen. This move comes just over two years after the company first opened in Friesland. The expansion is driven by high demand and busy operations.
The Leeuwarden-based company Grendel Games has developed a new training platform called Laptitude. This affordable system allows surgeons worldwide to practice complex keyhole surgeries through gaming. The company is working on this medical mission from the Blokhuispoort.
The Leeuwarden-based company Grendel Games has developed a new training platform called Laptitude. Operating from the Blokhuispoort, the game studio aims to use this affordable system to improve the training of surgeons worldwide.
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