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Children's coloring pages were projected giant-sized onto the Oldehove tower in Leeuwarden this week. Seven-year-old Èmelie saw her own drawing displayed on the landmark just 10 minutes after finishing it. Passersby were able to admire the artwork on the monument.
In safari park Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, a caregiver was seriously injured this morning after she was attacked by a panther. A spokesperson for the park reports that she is approachable. The victim was found around 11 a.m. in one of the animal park's inner enclosures. Exactly what happened has not yet been disclosed. The woman was immediately medically treated and taken to the hospital. The caregiver's family is Notified
Winter time begins in the night from Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 October. At 03:00, clocks will be set back one hour to 02:00. This means we get an extra hour of sleep. The switch to winter time takes place every year on the last weekend of October.
The Great Emperor is not coming back. The newly renovated party centre in Leeuwarden went up in flames last month. “The Great Emperor is unmatched. You shouldn't want that either."
A second procedure to urgently halt the construction of a new Poiesz supermarket in Koudum is stranded. Opponent Jacob Leenstra is not seen as an interested party. That and more in today's news overview.
Trains between Leeuwarden and Akkrum are running again The malfunction between Leeuwarden and Akkrum has been resolved, the trains are allowed to run again. Doeksen cancels ferries between Harlingen and Terschelling due to bad weather
This week, Amsterdam turns into one big dance floor again during the thirtieth edition of ADE, the Amsterdam Dance Event. For a long time, the dance world was mainly a men's world, but this year there are hundreds of women on the line-up. Listening? You can listen to this episode of De Dag via NPO Listen and all other podcast apps.
A motorist in Leeuwarden received a fine for illegal parking, but considers it unfair and feels terrorised by illegal parkers.
The Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) reportedly monitored the phone of Jared Kushner starting in 2018. Kushner is US President Trump's son-in-law and his negotiator for the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran. American investigative journalist Matthew Cole writes this in a new book, with an excerpt published by Vanity Fair magazine. According to Cole, the MIVD gained access with the help of a defected Russian hacker who worked for the Russian military intelligence service GRU.
It has been in the air for a number of days, but whether it will really storm in the Netherlands is still uncertain. That depends on the course of 'storm' Austen. However, it is certain that it gets very windy from time to time until Sunday. Friday morning it rains heavily.
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