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A technical glitch affecting the e-gates at Schiphol Airport has caused long queues in the arrival and departure halls since 06.00 AM. The Royal Marechaussee confirmed that all 78 automated passport gates are currently out of service. As a result, border officers are checking passengers manually.
Local interest groups in the Leeuwarden region are concerned about the consequences of the new Defense Act, although the mayor sees no cause for concern. Additionally, the seal center in Lauwersoog faces impending bankruptcy, causing great worry for its staff. These topics were among the main local news stories of the past week.
Pope Leo XIV has resumed his duties and is once again leading the weekly Angelus prayer. Meanwhile, the annual Amsterdam Marathon is taking place today. Heavy cloud cover and rain are expected in the western and northern parts of the Netherlands this morning.
37-year-old paleontologist Melanie During from Leeuwarden is taking her own show to theaters. Through her tour, which includes playing the electric guitar, she aims to make science more accessible to a broader audience.
As a child, she felt unseen, now no one can get around her. The popular paleontologist Melanie During from Leeuwarden wants to make science more accessible. She walks past the theatres, with an electric guitar. “I want to try everything.”
On the Wirdumerdijk in Leeuwarden, around 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, one person was injured in a conflict between several people. During the conflict, at least one person was stabbed with a sharp object. Emergency services arrived on the scene as a matter of urgency to provide medical assistance to the victim. The police arrested one person in connection with the incident. It is not known if the victim went to the hospital . Nothing is yet known about the cause of the conflict.
A temporary transfer from AZ to Cambuur was not the scenario Billy van Duijl (21) was counting on last summer. In Leeuwarden, however, the central defender found more than just playing time.
Mustafa Marghadi is stepping down from his role as a correspondent for NOS. On the podcast De Dag, he reflects on his reporting from Italy and Southeast Asia. The episode is available on various podcast platforms.
Carlo van der Weg was 29 and working at a bank when he came up with a completely new way to help businesses secure funding. A quarter of a century later, his financing platform Credion handles over 1.5 billion euros a year.
Eleven visitors were taken to the hospital for checks after falling ill during a tour of the Grolsch brewery in Enschede. The group had reportedly sampled spring water used for brewing beer, which may have contained caustic soda.
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