News about Xavi, drought, DNA, NS and festivals (Friday, August 14)

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has chosen Xavi Hernández as the new head coach of the Netherlands national football team (Oranje). This ends a difficult search by the association. In Spain, analysts are proud, but as a coach, Xavi still has to prove himself.

There is not yet a national water crisis, even though it remains dry for a long time. The Water Shortage Management Team does not currently consider major new measures necessary. However, water boards are taking local emergency measures, such as pumping water and removing beaver dams in Brabant.

Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen discovered through a DNA test that they are sisters. They met each other in 1996 at a day for adoptees. Both come from India and were raised in Dutch adoptive families.

Due to a nationwide malfunction, the travel information of the Dutch Railways (NS) did not work properly for hours on Thursday. At stations, departure times were not visible and announcements failed. The malfunction started around 6:30 PM and was resolved around 10:00 PM.

At the Graceland Festival, people are being baptized again this weekend. According to the festival, these are people who experience their faith outside the church. In addition, Amsterdam musicians are further developing a music festival in French village churches.