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Hospital experiments with controversial placebo operation
February 19, 2026 Photo: Depositphotos.comPeople suffering from unexplained stomach pains are being given placebo operations in a controversial trial being carried out at a Dutch hospital.The patients are suffering from the…
Deze vier jongeren bouwen samen één huis, als antwoord op de woningcrisis: ‘300 vierkante meter’
Eigen foto. Op een groot perceel in Almere verrijst een vrijstaande villa. Het dak zit erop, de oplevering staat gepland voor eind dit jaar. Drie broers en de vriendin van de oudste bouwen hier samen één huis. Het is niet…
More houses built in Q4 but annual total is 30,000 off target
February 19, 2026 Photo: Depositphotos.comThe Dutch housebuilding sector recorded its busiest three-month period for six years at the end of 2025, but the number of new homes still lags well behind the government’s target of…
zeer hoog lawinegevaar in Franse Alpen
Foto: ANP / Daniel Liebl Wie deze dagen op wintersport is in de Alpen, moet rekening houden met een uitzonderlijk groot risico op lawines. De afgelopen dagen zijn er meerdere incidenten geweest met lawines, soms zelfs met…
New Eindhoven-Brussels rail link aims to boost cross-border ties
February 19, 2026 Photo: DepositphotosDutch and Belgian ministers have signed a deal to build a new rail link between Eindhoven and Brussels to strengthen cross-border economic ties.The so-called Brainport-Brussel line will…
‘Enige manier om effectiviteit te onderzoeken’
Foto: GettyImages Een echte wond, met sneetjes en hechtingen, zonder dat er een daadwerkelijke operatie aan vooraf is gegaan. In Medisch Spectrum Twente (MST) in Enschede bepaalt het lot of mensen met buikklachten een echte…
What you need to know about the March 18 local elections
On March 18, the Netherlands will elect the members of 342 local councils and hundreds of thousands of foreign residents will also be able to vote. Here’s what you need to know about local government in the Netherlands and…
Police arrest 17-year-old after finding 400 illegal weapons
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after police found a stash of 400 weapons in Amsterdam. Customs officials at Schiphol...
Defense turns to outside agencies for hard to fill support jobs
February 19, 2026 Amalia in a tank during a visit to the armed forces. Photo: Defence ministryVacancies for army support staff such as cooks, mechanics and logistics workers have gone up by 60% in the last year, according to…
Chess grandmaster Jan Timman, “best of the West”, dies aged 74
February 19, 2026 Jan Timman in the Hoogovens tournament in Wijk aan Zee in 1982. Photo: Rob C Croes/Anefo via ANPChess grandmaster Jan Timman, who twice contested the world title in the 1980s, has died at his home in Arnhem…
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