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READ BACKDidn’t have time to follow the news closely today? We have the solution. Every day, De Gelderlander lists the most important messages. This is a selection of the news from Wednesday 2 March.
RUS IN THE NETHERLANDS. HOW IS THAT NOW? † What is it like to be Russian in the Netherlands now? Or to understand Putin’s war? “Everywhere I go I get questions, I have to apologize.” Hate emails, curses such as ‘go live in Moscow’ and fewer customers in the Russian store. ‘I feel strong’, says Pavel. De Gelderlander visited several Russians in our region.
2000 DEAD IN WEEK OF WAR | More than 2,000 civilians have been killed since the Russian attack on Ukraine began almost a week ago. This called the Ukrainian and emergency services. Mariupol’s mayor reports that his city has also suffered a lot from ‘non-stop attacks’. In our live blog you can read the latest developments about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
IN POLONAISE TO THE TEST STREET | The day after carnival, the GGDs in Brabant and Gelderland-South see that they have grown considerably at corona test locations. Many are already fully booked on Wednesday. Making an appointment for the coming days turns out to be more difficult than before: “Several test employees have tested positive for corona, the capacity is also lower,” says GGD.
KILLED TO DEATH FOR A PACKAGE | The 42-year-old postman, who was beaten up last week after arguing over a package, has died of his injuries. This is reported by the Public Prosecution Service (OM) in Rotterdam. The PostNL deliverer was beaten up on a package on February 21. He was seriously injured and taken to hospital. The death of ‘their’ parcel deliverer (42 years old) has hit the Steurweg in Hoogvliet in Rotterdam hard.
BIRD FLU DESPITE ALL MEASURES | Margriet van Zetten doesn’t understand it. She and her husband did everything they could to ensure that their barn of 47,000 chickens remained free of bird flu. Nevertheless, the virus struck hard on the Lawickse Allee in Wageningen on Tuesday. All their chickens are culled.
MOBILE HEMP FARM | A truck was found in a cannabis nursery in a shed at Kerkenbos 10 street in Nijmegen on Tuesday. The tenant of the shed is not, but is being heard by the police. The lease has also been terminated.
WATCH DOG KILLED | The German Shepherd Avy (3) was beaten to death by burglars with an aluminum object. The animal defended its knocked-out 24-year-old owner, a security guard, when they inspected a building in The Hague. The young security guard will not soon forget the image of his deceased, faithful four-legged friend in a large pool of blood. He himself suffered a concussion and injured hand during the inspection in the building in Scheveningen.
‘HARD WORK AND A GOOD MINDSET’ | As a former problem child from the Nijmegen neighborhood of Meijhorst, rapper Jaromir Alphenaar knows better than anyone what it is like to have to work hard. Alphenaar, stage name Djahboy, has founded his own rap label to give young people from Nijmegen a chance in the music world.
BEST DELIVERY RESTAURANT IN ARNHEM | Armin used to be a DJ and now has the best delivery restaurant in Arnhem: ‘People also want to be able to order a healthy meal’ According to the popular order service Thuisbezorgd, the best delivery restaurant in Arnhem is Bliksem Vers. A conversation with owner and prize winner Armin Pillen.
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