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Empty shelves at Albert Heijn, a Trump diesel deal with Putin: unrest in the world and proximity makes us think about emergencies. Dick's Dumpstore notices it from the sale of water filters.
The number of reports of labour exploitation increased last year, says the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children in her annual report. This concerns in particular the exploitation of personnel in the catering industry and in agriculture. "The number of victims of labour exploitation that came into the picture increased by 13 percent compared to the year before," says National Rapporteur Conny Rijken. "In the hospitality industry, it's about a doubling the number of reports, with agriculture and fisheries almost tripling."
There has been another incident at a hairdressing salon in Vlaardingen. According to the police, a case at the Liesveld was shot at around 1 am. No one was injured, nor was anyone arrested. There have been several incidents at hairdressers in Vlaardingen.
The biography of 99-year-old Willem Wilbrink has been withdrawn from sale. He was discredited last week because of untruths about his war history and his time in Dachau concentration camp. After a publication by the Historisch Nieuwsblad, his story turned out to be very unlikely. A spokesperson for Bol.com reports to the NOS that the book entitled Signed for life in Dachau and the Indies by Laurens van Aggelen has been taken offline at the request of the publisher.
The curtain has fallen on the leap second: the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGMP) in Paris has decided that the extra second will disappear. Instead, the highest international authority on measurement standards opts for a leap hour. The existence of the second has to do with the rotation of the earth. The earth sometimes turns a little slower due to melting ice, changing weather patterns and the forces of tides.
Germany has extradited 28-year-old Jan G. from Overasselt to Dutch authorities. He was arrested in Germany in mid-September at the request of the police, following an incident last month where his home was shot at. The suspect is currently held under restrictions and is only permitted to contact his lawyer.
BDS Nederland has filed a police report against former SGP Member of Parliament Roelof Bisschop. The organization accuses him of violating the trade ban on products from illegal Israeli settlements. Bisschop previously stated on television that he intentionally bought 2 bottles of wine from the occupied territory as a protest against the cabinet.
The Dutch knowledge platform Raam, which covers Russia and Eastern Europe, has been designated as an undesirable organization by the Russian government. This is the first time a Dutch-language media outlet has been added to this blacklist. The decision creates heightened risks for Russian and Belarusian contributors, who face potential fines or criminal prosecution.
Train traffic between Leeuwarden and Akkrum will be restarted. They will probably return to normal around 5 p.m. There are currently stop buses running between Leeuwarden and Grou. Aanvraag oefening defensie was niet naar gemeente Terschelling gestuurd
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