Researchers at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam have discovered why certain bird flu variants become more dangerous than others. The study reveals that a specific enzyme can get stuck during virus replication, leading to the creation of dangerous genetic mutations.
Dutch virologist Vincent Munster has been charged in the United States for smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is also accused of lying to federal investigators during questioning at an airport in Detroit.
Malak Mahmoud, a pregnant woman who fell during a police intervention at an asylum seeker center, told Al Jazeera that she was merely trying to ask officers a question when the incident occurred. The woman's statement follows recent reports of the confrontation between her and the police.
KLM and Transavia have canceled several flights to and from Portugal on Wednesday due to a strike in that country. These cancellations affect flight schedules at Schiphol, Eindhoven, and Rotterdam airports.
The new governing coalition in Zandvoort, consisting of OPZ, Jong Zandvoort, and VVD, has announced plans to build 100 new homes at the former Rückert riding school site instead of the previously agreed 50. This decision effectively doubles the housing capacity for the Heimanshof development project.