Congress Communist Party China • Amsterdam Marathon
NOS News•
Good morning! In China the members of the communist party come together and in Amsterdam is the annual marathon.
First the weather: cloud fields and sun alternate and it is dry for a large part of the day. Clouds will increase in the course of the afternoon, with some rain possible later in the evening. In an intensive wind it will be 17 degrees. Monday will be milder, but rain will also fall for some time. Tuesday and the temperature will remain nice and it will remain dry.
What can you expect today?
- The Chinese Communist Party will hold its five-year congress from today. It will be historic as President Xi Jinping will become the party’s secretary general for the third time. Xi’s predecessors were allowed to serve a maximum of two terms.
- The marathon will be held in Amsterdam. The race over 42,195 kilometers through the capital also as a Dutch championship. The can be followed directly from 8.50 pm at NOS Studio Sport on NPO 1 and via NOS.nl and the NOS app.
- In the Eredivisie, leader AZ plays against number four Feyenoord in Alkmaar. The top match is at 4:45 PM. Ajax and PSV are also taking action. The matches can be followed in a live blog on NOS.nl and on NPO Radio 1.
What did you miss?
Part of Amsterdam Central Station was closed off last night due to a shooting. Two people filed the case and have been taken to hospital. How they are doing is unknown.
The gunman fled and police launched a search. Many people were at the station at the time of the shooting. Several people witnessed the shooting. Some of them are being questioned by the police.
Other news from the night:
And then this:
The problems in the Netherlands is the demand for birthday packages. The Jarige Job Foundation gives these kinds of packages to families who have no money to celebrate the birthday of a kind of good. The foundation now gives away 10,000 boxes per month. Previously there were about 7,000.
Melissa (9) received such a birthday package. “I think it’s important to celebrate my birthday,” she says. “I wouldn’t be happy without a birthday. Then you have no surprises, presents or real cake.”
Melissa (9) doesn’t like her birthday if she can’t celebrate it