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A post by Peter Jordens. As previously reported, Astrid H. Roemer has won the 2016 P.C. Hooft Prize which is considered the most important literary award in the Netherlands and Belgium. Christina Matola reports on Manuscripta.nl that Roemer recently received the Prize at a ceremony in the Literary Museum in The Hague. The prestigious award… ....
A 24-year-old man arrested earlier this month on suspicion of involvement in an April arson was found dead in his jail cell early Monday morning, the Public Prosecution Service confirmed (OM) on Wednesday. He died in an apparent suicide, the OM said. ....
Five people got hurt in a fire in an apartment building on Prinsegracht in The Hague early on Wednesday morning. Two people sustained injuries jumping from their window to escape the flames. Three others suffered smoke inhalation, the local safety office said. Firefighters rescued one resident and a cat from the building. They used a crane to reach the resident’s window and helped them and their cat outside. ....