Diabetes drug semaglutide has many positive effects, research shows. It can even prevent kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, and a large study is being planned to further investigate these results.
Cabinet unveils new asylum bill with temporary residency permits and more emphasis on return to safe areas, but organizations and municipalities draw out concerns about feasibility and impact on asylum children.
Hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents are affected by food shortages due to the Israeli closure of border crossings, and aid organizations are sounding the alarm over the deteriorating humanitarian situation. The rush at bakeries for bread is just the tip of the iceberg in an area where fear and hunger continue to rise.
Dutch hospitals have a shortage of infusion bags due to problems at the largest supplier, the U.S. company Baxter, forcing them to look more critically at use and possibly postponing operations.
Opposition leaders Machado and González receive Sakharov Prize for their fight for democracy and human rights in Venezuela while still fighting President Maduro's oppressive regime. MEP supports them and urges the international community to defend democratic values in Venezuela.
Climate goals unlikely to be met by Dutch policy, advisory urges swift and effective action; coalition parties debate approach and opposition parties criticize, cities call for urgency and groups demand more action.