In the Netherlands, Protestants make up around 16 percent of the population and a small group of traditional Calvinists are opposed to vaccination and social distancing. Most of these believers, who live in a region known as the "Bible Belt", were never vaccinated as children and are opposed to the idea of injecting sickness into a healthy body. Despite surging case numbers, they continue to attend Sunday services without face masks. But amid some of the country's highest Covid-19 infection rates, some of them are starting to shift their mindset. Our regional correspondents report.
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May 13, 2021
The Netherlands: Record number of people euthanized in Netherlands in 2020: report
A record number of people were euthanized in the Netherlands last year.
Some who died suffered from psychiatric issues, according to Dutch News NL. Both the Netherlands and neighboring Belgium are known for their progressive euthanasia laws that have expanded the scope beyond patients suffering from a terminal disease.
Each year, the RTE Regional Euthanasia Review Committees analyze all deaths by euthanasia to check whether they met the six criteria dictated by the law for euthanasia or doctor-assisted suicide. In total, 6,938 patients died in this manner in the Netherlands last year. The RTE determined that two cases didn't meet the six requirements.
Read more at: Record number of people euthanized in Netherlands in 2020: report | World | The Christian Post
Each year, the RTE Regional Euthanasia Review Committees analyze all deaths by euthanasia to check whether they met the six criteria dictated by the law for euthanasia or doctor-assisted suicide. In total, 6,938 patients died in this manner in the Netherlands last year. The RTE determined that two cases didn't meet the six requirements.
Read more at: Record number of people euthanized in Netherlands in 2020: report | World | The Christian Post
May 12, 2021
Malware: New Android malware targeting banks in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands
A new Android trojan has been identified by security researchers, who said on Monday that once it is successfully installed in the victim's device, those behind it can obtain a live stream of the device screen and also interact with it via its Accessibility Services.
The malware, dubbed "Teabot" by security researchers with Cleafy, has been used to hijack users' credentials and SMS messages to facilitate fraudulent activities against banks in Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Read more at: New Android malware targeting banks in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands | ZDNet
The malware, dubbed "Teabot" by security researchers with Cleafy, has been used to hijack users' credentials and SMS messages to facilitate fraudulent activities against banks in Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Read more at: New Android malware targeting banks in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands | ZDNet
May 9, 2021
USA: CDC Reports 2 More Infant DEATHS Following Experimental COVID Injections During Clinical Trials
The CDC released more data in their Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) today, and it included two new deaths of infants age 2 and age 1.
While none of the COVID injections have emergency use authorization for children under the age of 17 yet, there are ongoing trials with children being injected with the experimental shots as young as 6 months old.
One of the infants who died was apparently in a Pfizer trial, while the other one was apparently in a Moderna trial.
Read more at: CDC Reports 2 More Infant DEATHS Following Experimental COVID Injections During Clinical Trials
While none of the COVID injections have emergency use authorization for children under the age of 17 yet, there are ongoing trials with children being injected with the experimental shots as young as 6 months old.
One of the infants who died was apparently in a Pfizer trial, while the other one was apparently in a Moderna trial.
Read more at: CDC Reports 2 More Infant DEATHS Following Experimental COVID Injections During Clinical Trials
May 8, 2021
Netherlands Embassy DC, USA unveils 3 new bells for the Carillon - by Ryan Sprouse
You might see some new bells at the Netherlands Embassy in the District.
Three new bells were added to the Netherlands Carillon. The Carillon, located in Northwest, is one of Washington’s major landmarks and is currently undergoing renovation.
The bells are dedicated to three influential Americans whose legacy impacted the world: Secretary George C. Marshall, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. Each bell has its own unique touch to it, but the largest of the bells, the “Marshall Bell,” is as tall as an average American.
Read More at: Netherlands Embassy unveils 3 new bells for the Carillon | wusa9.com
Three new bells were added to the Netherlands Carillon. The Carillon, located in Northwest, is one of Washington’s major landmarks and is currently undergoing renovation.
The bells are dedicated to three influential Americans whose legacy impacted the world: Secretary George C. Marshall, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. Each bell has its own unique touch to it, but the largest of the bells, the “Marshall Bell,” is as tall as an average American.
Read More at: Netherlands Embassy unveils 3 new bells for the Carillon | wusa9.com
May 7, 2021
The Netherlands: Bees in the Netherlands trained to detect COVID-19 infections- by Bart Biesemans
utch researchers have trained bees, which have an unusually keen sense of smell, to identify samples infected with COVID-19, a finding they said could cut waiting times for test results to just seconds.
To train the bees, scientists in the bio-veterinary research laboratory at Wageningen University gave them sugary water as a reward after showing them samples infected with COVID-19. They would get no reward after being shown a non-infected sample.
Read more at: Bees in the Netherlands trained to detect COVID-19 infections | Reuters
To train the bees, scientists in the bio-veterinary research laboratory at Wageningen University gave them sugary water as a reward after showing them samples infected with COVID-19. They would get no reward after being shown a non-infected sample.
Read more at: Bees in the Netherlands trained to detect COVID-19 infections | Reuters
May 6, 2021
Diplomacy is back′: G7 foreign ministers present united front despite COVID setback
There's nothing quite like being face-to-face, or mask-to-mask," quipped US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as a three-day meeting of foreign ministers from the world's seven largest so-called advanced economies got underway in London on Monday.
Like the rest of us, G7 foreign ministers have been holding meetings online since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with this week's talks marking the first opportunity for representatives of the group of industrialized nations to meet face-to-face in over two years.
Read more at: ′Diplomacy is back′: G7 foreign ministers present united front despite COVID setback | News | DW | 05.05.2021
Like the rest of us, G7 foreign ministers have been holding meetings online since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with this week's talks marking the first opportunity for representatives of the group of industrialized nations to meet face-to-face in over two years.
Read more at: ′Diplomacy is back′: G7 foreign ministers present united front despite COVID setback | News | DW | 05.05.2021
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