Stories from Amsterdam · Netherlands

A Dutch source reported that an entity expects lower profits due to higher costs incurred from import tariffs.

The trial of the father of 'Bolle-Jos' proceeded this week. 'Bolle-Jos' himself remains a fugitive, likely in Sierra Leone. The case reportedly involves assets such as an apartment in Dubai and expensive cars.

Charles de Boer reportedly misled others by claiming he had won a Nobel Prize for ancient languages. The source stated that this claim was entirely fabricated.

A court deemed statements made by Ronnie Flex six years after the fact as "unbelievable" and decided not to use them as evidence in a case involving Ali and Naomi. The court was described as being selective in its judgment regarding the evidence.

A KLM flight attendant tested for the Hanta virus has been found not infected. She had contact on a flight from South Africa to the Netherlands with a woman who recently died from the virus.

The World Health Organization confirmed a Dutch flight attendant, admitted to an Amsterdam hospital on Thursday with symptoms compatible with hantavirus infection, has tested negative. This negative result reduces the number of contagions to 8.5.

A stewardess, who was investigated at the Amsterdam UMC, has tested negative for the Hanta-virus. She had been on the same flight as a woman who later died from the Hanta-virus.

A D66 party office was attacked last night when a firework bomb was thrown through the letterbox, causing minor damage to the building. Thirty people, mainly from the Young Democrats, were inside at the time of the incident. The motive behind the attack is not yet known. An explosive device was detonated inside or near a political party office in the Netherlands, causing an enormous explosion in an adjacent room. The speaker condemned the act as cowardly and futile, stating they would not be intimidated. Approximately 30 young people who were inside the building at the time were unharmed by the blast.

The Shiny Hunters group briefly took over Canvas sites of several Dutch educational institutions, including the University of Amsterdam, last night. In response, the VU University Amsterdam has disconnected all systems connected to Canvas. Broadcasters are discussing whether the hack is escalating. Universities, colleges, and vocational schools in the Netherlands have been affected by a hack attributed to the group Shiny Hunters. A reporter at Vrije Universiteit confirmed that lessons are continuing despite the cyberattack. The full extent of the hack's impact on these educational institutions is still being assessed.

A 112-meter factory trawler capable of catching large quantities of fish was inaugurated today at a port west of Amsterdam. The vessel was purchased by a multinational fishing corporation.