News about the king, Feyenoord, iPhone, bridge and Kuipers (Thursday, September 10)

In Oslo, King Harald was buried on Wednesday, after thirteen days of national mourning. Tens of thousands of people lined the procession, according to the Norwegian royal court. Willem-Alexander, Máxima, Amalia and Zelensky attended, and King Haakon later received guests at the palace.

Feyenoord lost its first Champions League match 5–1 to FC Barcelona. At Camp Nou, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team was not strong enough. However, Van Bronckhorst, Hansi Flick and Luciano Valente said that Feyenoord had shown courage.

Apple unveiled its first foldable iPhone on Wednesday. The phone folds open like a book and costs between €2,339 and €3,839. In the United States, the price starts at $1,999, and chief executive John Ternus presented it.

The Hardenberger Bridge on the A28 near Nijkerk has reopened in both directions. Sand and gravel had been washed away, making the bridge unsafe. The work was completed sooner than expected, following traffic jams and considerable disruption.

Ernst Kuipers spoke to the parliamentary inquiry committee on the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday. He said that the Netherlands had not reached code black during the coronavirus crisis. According to Kuipers, stringent government measures prevented code black. He also said that having many intensive care beds, as in Germany, would serve no purpose.