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A special ornament was placed back on the top facade of De Bres in Leeuwarden on Thursday. This is thanks to a historical photo.
The news that the Netherlands is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a year's absence has caused mixed reactions. An independent team of experts must take care of the selection of the submission on behalf of the NPO. The NOS is responsible for the reporting, the previews and the comments. Broadcaster AVROTROS has been determining the Dutch entry since 2010, but withdrew for the past and upcoming edition because of Israel's participation.
Nina Care, the Dutch au pair agency that has repeatedly faced controversy, is still encouraging aspiring au pairs to travel to the UK without the required visa. This was revealed in an investigation by the British newspaper The Times. The agency had previously promised to stop this practice. Last year, Nieuwsuur revealed that Nina Care sent au pairs to the UK on tourist visas and trained them to lie at the border.
About seventy people received the heaviest entry ban of twenty years from the IND in the past ten years. They were stamped "danger to national security". Some of the persons are still serving a prison sentence in the Netherlands. Of the others, only a few have probably actually left the Netherlands, say experts and lawyers.
AvP students Amy (18) and Rosanna (19) both wanted to write the winning Eurovision Song Contest song. If it is up to the NPO, the Netherlands will participate again next year. How do teachers and students at the Academy for Pop Culture in Leeuwarden view this?
Difficulties with an entry ban Over the past ten years, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has labelled around seventy people as a threat to national security. This will be announced by the service after questions from Nieuwsuur . Dutch citizenship can be taken away from these people, followed by an entry ban. That prohibition applies for a maximum period of twenty years and they are intended to leave the Netherlands.
Squishy dumplings are not dangerous to health. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) investigated the hugely popular toy and found no health risks. Last summer, some stores removed the malleable dumplings from the market after research showed that potentially harmful substances could be released. The NVWA also received complaints about the chemical smell of some products.
The Loenen National Field of Honour is being expanded. This also gives the cemetery where Dutch war victims are buried space for those killed in future conflicts. There will be room for 1,000 additional war graves, in addition to the almost 4,000 current graves. The expansion was inaugurated with a ceremony.
Once again, a patient who was infected with West Nile virus has died. This is reported by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment ( RIVM ). Whether the virus is the cause of death, or, for example, a fragile health, is not clear. This year, five people infected with the West Nile virus have died.
Sander Arends and David Pel have made an excellent start to their adventure at the ATP 250 AITO Hangzhou Open in China. The Dutch duo qualified for the second round by defeating Miguel Reyes-Varela from Mexico and the American Reese Stalder in two sets (6-4 6-4). With Bart Stevens, Sander Arends was successful at the Challenger100 tournament in Rennes in France. This week, Eagles in China are once again forming a couple with Pel.
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