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Pandemonium breaks out in the Dutch middle classes as hackers cancel the country’s Albert Heijn bonus cards. Rob Jetten criticises Donald Trump’s diesel deal and sanctions against the ICC. Thrill-seeking Dutch auditors say the country’s roads and railways need a €9.5 billion upgrade to prepare for war. The Senate votes to stop fining the immigration service for taking too long to process asylum claims. Allegations of intimidation and bullying surround one of the Netherlands’ most successful cycling teams. And there is potentially life changing news for the nation’s pandas, dolphins and seals.
Ophef of the week: Bad call: Bol under fire for putting mobile phones on Sinterklaas wish lists (RTL)
Teeth are the first casualty of the stroopwafel war (AD.nl)
“Harry Styles effect” added 0.4% to Dutch Q2 inflation (ABN Amro)
News
Albert Heijn app and deliveries down after IT incident
Albert Heijn begins restocking as hack traced to foreign servers
Police urge Ahold to file a complaint over cybersecurity breach
Jetten attacks Trump’s diesel deal as “unwise” and pointless
Jetten condemns planned US sanctions against ICC, urges dialogue
Netherlands unwilling to release more strategic diesel reserves (nu.nl)
Auditors: €9.5bn needed to put roads and railways on war footing
Senate votes to axe penalty payments for asylum applicants
Internationals lose right to IND payouts under new asylum law
Dutch-born panda cub Lang Yue to move to China this month
Government plans to phase out captive dolphins by banning breeding
Seal sanctuary faces closure a year after moving to new facility
Sport
No Picnic: inquiry exposes “toxic culture” at top Dutch cycling team
Feyenoord top Eredivisie as AZ left seething over denied penalty
Hadj Moussa sinks Como as Feyenoord claim first CL group win
PSV punished for missed chances in 1-0 defeat in Leipzig
Alkmaar moves protest against Israeli club amid safety concerns
AZ and Twente win but Ajax lose in Split
