

Pipes that will transport heat through the New Heatway.
Rotterdam is chilly. From November until about the end of April, the
city’s average temperature hovers between 1°C and 5°C (34°F – 41°F). The
problem for many, however, isn’t the cold so much as the darkness, the
wetness and the wind. In fact, most guidebooks recommend that tourists
skip the Netherlands completely until the sun returns in May.
The United States has said it is prepared to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, President Barack Obama told Israel's Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu in a phone call.