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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth expectations for the Netherlands. The organization from Washington also expects stronger growth for the world economy. According to the IMF, the Dutch economy will increase by 0,7 percent this year and is expected to grow by 1,5 percent next year. In the last primary estimate in April, the fund assumed pluses of 0,6 and 1,3 percent for the Netherlands.

A 54-year-old man was sentenced to a year in prison in the court in The Hague on Tuesday, with half of it suspended if he adheres to certain conditions, for threatening politician Frans Timmermans and possession of a weapon. The man had threatened the politician on social media. Police found various weapons and hundreds of cartridges in his house.

A man born in Syria was found guilty on Tuesday in the March 21 firebombing of the Israeli embassy in The Hague. The District Court in The Hague sentenced Osama A. to 2.5 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the building. The sentence matched the recommendation from the Public Prosecution Service.The burning bottle he threw hit the facade of the embassy at the height of the first floor. The Molotov cocktail fell directly into a hedge. The business complex was slightly damaged. There were no injuries.

The province of Zuid-Holland will research what effect transforming Rotterdam Airport into a business park, a recreational or nature reserve, or a housing location would have. Zuid-Holland is looking for a renowned agency in the field of social cost-benefit analysis to help with the research. The goal is for the research to start by the end of this year and the study's results to be released in the winter of 2025.

Vitesse considers Guus Franke its potential savior, but the businessman has a history of questionable transactions behind him, Omroep Gelderland and Follow the Money reported.

The municipality of Eindhoven must pay a lifeguard over 4,600 euros in compensation for an accident caused by a dead mouse, the Oost-Brabant subdistrict court ruled. The woman hurt her knee two years ago when she got such a fright from a colleague walking by with the dead critter that she fell out of her lifeguard chair.

Richard K., the man accused of killing 44-year-old Ineke Mussche and her husband, 38-year-old Przemyslaw "Sam" Czerniawski, in Weiteveen in January, will also be prosecuted for illegal firearm possession, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said at a pre-trial hearing in this case on Tuesday. He may also be prosecuted for arms trafficking. K.

Home prices in the Netherlands will climb 7.5 percent this year and 5 percent next year, ABN Amro said in its latest housing market forecast on Tuesday. The bank upped its estimate for this year (6 percent in the previous forecast) due to improving sentiment in the market. The bank also said that there is some extra uncertainty in the forecast, partly because the new Cabinet hasn’t elaborated on its plans for the housing market.

The Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate is concerned about the quality of the national breast cancer screening. Women who participate are generally satisfied, the Inspectorate found. But screening employees are under pressure from too high a workload, and that could cause problems. The screening also doesn’t sufficiently reach women of color and women from low-income households, the Inspectorate said on Tuesday.

The Netherlands hasn’t had optimal summer weather so far this year. The first half of the summer was cooler and wetter than typical, Weeronline reported on Tuesday.