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The Pieterburen Seal Centre is postponing its bankruptcy filing by one week. Following an urgent appeal a week and a half ago, over 1.25 million euros in donations have been raised to save the rescue facility. Additionally, a petition to support the centre has gathered more than 100,000 signatures.
The US Department of Transportation has fined KLM $320,000 for flying through Iraqi airspace hundreds of times. This violated agreements made with its partner Delta Air Lines. The rules stem from a codeshare agreement between the two airlines.
Dozens of churches across the Netherlands have responded to a nationwide call to provide temporary shelter for status holders. According to Actie Onderdak, twenty churches around the country are already preparing locations by setting up rooms and installing beds.
While teammates played, Daan Visser (21) worked in the background for months on his recovery. Now, after more than a year of injury, his return to the first team of SC Cambuur finally beckons.
The expected autumn weather has only led to limited inconvenience in the Netherlands. In Limburg, the weather institute KNMI has issued a yellow code due to heavy gusts of wind. These are expected from tonight and have a power of 75 to 90 kilometers per hour. The ANWB says that it is a very busy evening rush hour due to the turbulent weather and a lot of recreational traffic on the road.
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."
The police have launched a criminal investigation into a cyberattack targeting Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of Albert Heijn. The retail group filed a formal report last week following requests from law enforcement and the public prosecution service. Systems had previously been taken offline as a precautionary measure after the breach.
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.
The municipality of Leeuwarden is likely to buy the old Arriva parking facility and the grounds of Monkey Town at Marshallweg in Leeuwarden.
Disappointment for Heerenveen: Levi Smans misses ADO Den Haag sc Heerenveen has to do without Levi Smans in the competition match against ADO Den Haag. The midfielder is not part of the match selection. According to trainer Robin Veldman, Smans' absence has to do with his physical load of the past period. The midfielder was on the sidelines for a long time with a cruciate ligament injury and then made many minutes in a short time.
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