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Noordwijk wants input from De Zilk residents on Bloemendaal asylum seeker center: 'They are direct stakeholders'
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Noordwijk wants input from De Zilk residents on Bloemendaal asylum seeker center: 'They are direct stakeholders'

The municipal government of Noordwijk is calling for the residents of De Zilk to be given a say regarding the proposed asylum seekers center by the neighboring municipality of Bloemendaal. Local offic...

Flevoparkschool students hold their own Bigi Spikri: "Everyone should know it's Keti Koti"
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Flevoparkschool students hold their own Bigi Spikri: "Everyone should know it's Keti Koti"

Students from the Flevoparkschool in Amsterdam-Oost organized their own 'Bigi Spikri' parade to celebrate Keti Koti and commemorate the abolition of slavery. The event aimed to raise awareness about t...

Primary school students hold their own Bigi Spikri: "Everyone should know it is Keti Koti"
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Primary school students hold their own Bigi Spikri: "Everyone should know it is Keti Koti"

Students from the Flevoparkschool in Amsterdam-Oost organized their own Bigi Spikri parade to commemorate Keti Koti and raise awareness about the history of slavery. Teachers and residents praised the...

Video | Watch the teaser for Not Alone featuring the voices of Chalamet and Gomez
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Video | Watch the teaser for Not Alone featuring the voices of Chalamet and Gomez

New PlayStation games will no longer be released on physical discs
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New PlayStation games will no longer be released on physical discs

Sony has announced that it will discontinue physical disc releases for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028. The company attributed this shift to the changing preferences of consumers who in...

Canada to join Eurovision Song Contest, first new country since 2015
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Canada to join Eurovision Song Contest, first new country since 2015

Willem Holleeder (68) must be moved to a lighter regime, decision to keep him in EBI is 'unfair'
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Willem Holleeder (68) must be moved to a lighter regime, decision to keep him in EBI is 'unfair'

Video | B&B Vol liefde reveals 8 new candidates for sixth season
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Video | B&B Vol liefde reveals 8 new candidates for sixth season

Five dead in Antwerp apartment fire
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Five dead in Antwerp apartment fire

Canada to participate in Eurovision Song Contest for the first time next year
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Canada to participate in Eurovision Song Contest for the first time next year

The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Canada will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2027. This marks the first addition of a new country to the competition ...

Review: The Good Sister – what if your brother is accused of rape?
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Review: The Good Sister – what if your brother is accused of rape?

Review: La Vénus électrique is a costume fairy tale that is nothing more or less than a slightly hysterical French comedy
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Review: La Vénus électrique is a costume fairy tale that is nothing more or less than a slightly hysterical French comedy

Review: Friendship between famous artist and supermodel fails to make Moss & Freud an interesting film
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Review: Friendship between famous artist and supermodel fails to make Moss & Freud an interesting film

Documentary on Glen Matlock, forever the bassist kicked out of punk band the Sex Pistols: 'There was a lot of testosterone flying around'
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Documentary on Glen Matlock, forever the bassist kicked out of punk band the Sex Pistols: 'There was a lot of testosterone flying around'

These are the best films of the first half of 2026 according to Parool critics
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These are the best films of the first half of 2026 according to Parool critics

Review: In Dreamers, two women find each other in the most loveless place imaginable
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Review: In Dreamers, two women find each other in the most loveless place imaginable

Be alert for door-to-door insulation companies
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Be alert for door-to-door insulation companies

The municipality of Haarlem is warning residents to be cautious of insulation companies that claim to represent the city or manage government subsidies. Officials clarify that authorized advisors only...

Gentle and refreshing The Portuguese House is full of characters who have reinvented themselves
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Gentle and refreshing The Portuguese House is full of characters who have reinvented themselves

'While supplies last' does not apply to new energy fund, but not everyone will receive funding
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'While supplies last' does not apply to new energy fund, but not everyone will receive funding

Dutch Minister Hans Vijlbrief announced the new Noodfonds Energie to support households facing high heating costs and low income. However, individuals who limit their energy usage to save money are cu...

Koos Breukel photographs saxophonist and composer Ben van Gelder
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Koos Breukel photographs saxophonist and composer Ben van Gelder