The Netherlands

UPDATED: Explosion at Dutch COVID-19 testing centre

An explosive went off at a coronavirus testing centre north of Amsterdam before sunrise on Wednesday, shattering windows but causing no injuries in what police called an intentional attack. An…

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Contestants have to travel to Rotterdam for Eurovision Song Contest

Artists from 41 countries will appear live at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Netherlands under plans set out by the event's organisers. Executive supervisor Martin Osterdahl told the…

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Dutch airline KLM to launch package holiday brand

Dutch airline KLM is set to launch its own holiday package deal brand in the Netherlands, as it aims to benefit from a revival of tourism once countries overcome the…

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UPDATED: Dutch investigate why Boeing 747 lost engine parts shortly after take off

An incident involving a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane that dropped engine parts shortly after take-off from Maastricht airport on Saturday is under investigation, the Dutch Safety Board said. The cargo…

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More ‘Brexit’ companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists

The flow of businesses moving to the Netherlands because of Brexit remained strong in 2020, even though foreign investment fell by a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Netherlands…

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Dutch PM says curfew needed despite legal order to drop it

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called on the country to respect a night-time curfew, saying it was still needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic despite a court ruling earlier on Tuesday that the…

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Photo Story: Ice skating on Prinsengracht in Amsterdam

People walk and skate on ice on the Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The municipality called on Amsterdammers to go skating in their own neighbourhood if possible, to prevent…

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Photo story: The Netherlands covered in snow as seen from space

A handout satellite image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission and made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Netherlands covered in snow on the 11 February 2021.…

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Amsterdam surpasses London as Europe’s top share trading hub

Amsterdam edged ahead of London to become Europe's biggest share trading centre in January, benefiting from Brexit forcing European Union investors to use platforms inside the bloc. Exchanges in the…

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Photo Story: Dozens of arrests after riots in Eindhoven

A car has been set on fire in front of the station on 18 Septemberplein in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 24 January 2021. Far-right anti-Islam movement Pegida had announced a protest…

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Dutch police arrest alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police said on Saturday they had arrested the alleged leader of a sprawling Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world's most-wanted fugitives…

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KLM to cut 1,000 more jobs, says mandatory COVID-19 testing will ground planes

KLM said it would cut an additional 1,000 jobs in 2021 and warned on Thursday that government plans to require all passengers and crew to pass a COVID-19 test before…

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The Netherlands to ban flights from South Africa and Britain

The Dutch government proposed the first nationwide curfew since World War Two and a ban on flights from South Africa and Britain in its toughest moves yet to limit the…

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Dutch to toughen COVID-19 measures

The Dutch government will announce further measures to fight the coronavirus this week amid fears that the “British variant” and other new mutations could soon start spreading, the health minister…

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Protest in Amsterdam against Dutch coronavirus lockdown

Dutch riot police used water cannon to disperse around two thousand people at an unauthorised protest in Amsterdam on Sunday against a national lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus.…

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Political crisis in the Netherlands

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government resigned on Friday, accepting responsibility for wrongful accusations of fraud by the tax authorities that drove thousands of families to financial ruin, often on the…

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Moderna vaccine expected to work against British variant -Dutch drugs authority

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna is expected to also be effective against the new variant of coronavirus detected in Britain, the Dutch national drugs authority CBG said on Wednesday.…

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Netherlands starts COVID-19 vaccination

A Dutch nurse on Wednesday became the first person in the Netherlands to receive a COVID-19 shot as the European Union's last vaccination programme for the new coronavirus began after…

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Explosion at Polish supermarket in The Netherlands

Police investigates at the site after an explosive device went off at a Polish supermarket on Paletplein in Tilburg, The Netherlands, 04 January 2021. The inside of the store was…

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Dutch government confirms mandatory negative PCR test requirement

The Dutch government is sticking to its requirement that everyone travelling to the Netherlands, including Dutch nationals, should have a negative PCR coronavirus test no older than 72 hours if…

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Photo Story: Letterboxes in the Netherlands shutdown for the duration of New Year’s Eve

A PostNL employee locks a letterbox in Voorburg, The Netherlands. To prevent fireworks damage during the turn of the year, all mailboxes in the country are closed. Via EPA-EFE/Robin Utrecht

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Dutch lockdown to last at least to mid-February

A national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the Netherlands will probably have to last at least until mid-February and even then can only be partially lifted,…

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Photo Story: Rotterdam prepares for Brexit chaos

The Oranjeheuvel car park in the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlandsis designed for trucks that do not have their customs documents in order. The buffer car park should help reduce…

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Netherlands to require negative COVID tests from air passengers

Travellers wanting to fly to the Netherlands will be required to have tested negative for COVID-19 no more than three days before departure as of next Tuesday, the Dutch government…

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Dutch exporters fear fruit will rot if Brexit deal not done

With the clock running down on negotiations over a Brexit trade deal, Dutch fruit and vegetable exporters fear that a failure to strike an agreement could lead to long customs…

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Shell to write down assets again, taking cuts to more than $22 billion

Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year…

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Photo Story: New departure hall opened at Rotterdam The Hague Airport

A general view shows travellers waiting in the new departure hall of the Rotterdam The Hague Airport, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The number of gates in the renovated terminal has…

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Concern in the Netherlands as coronavirus cases continue to rise

Dutch Ministers are to meet at the prime minister’s official residence on Sunday to discuss the continuing rise in the number of positive coronavirus tests. On Saturday, the authorities said…

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Dutch make masks mandatory

A law mandating the use of face masks to slow the spread of coronavirus went into effect in the Netherlands on Tuesday, completing a gradual turnabout in policy. With the…

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Proposal for total ban of Airbnb from Amsterdam

A tax on day trippers, a discount card for residents and a total ban on holiday rentals via agencies such as Airbnb are some of the ideas drawn up by…

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Dutch economy to grow 2.8% in 2021 following deep slump -CPB

Economic growth in the Netherlands is set to be slower next year than previously thought, as the fight against the coronavirus continues to hurt demand, economic policy adviser CPB said…

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Volunteers in the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with the coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccines

Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands are preparing for a potential "human challenge" trial in which volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test…

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Air France-KLM prepares for COVID-19 vaccine airlift

Air France-KLM is among airlines gearing up for the challenge of transporting millions of doses of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines in the midst of a travel slump. Breakthrough vaccines developed by…

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Coronavirus lockdown in the Netherlands to continue into December

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that most of the country’s current coronavirus lockdown measures must remain in place through mid-December, despite a recent decline in the number of new…

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Dutch lender Rabobank to close branches as clients shift online

Netherlands-based lender Rabobank will close roughly half its local branch offices in coming years to cut costs as clients switch to digital banking, it said on Thursday. Rabobank said it…

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Dutch police investigating after shots fired at Saudi embassy

Dutch police said they were investigating a shooting at the embassy of Saudi Arabia before sunrise on Thursday. No one was hurt. Several shots were fired at the building in…

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Dutch teacher in hiding after discussing killing of French teacher Samuel Paty

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte denounced what he called intolerable threats to freedom of expression, after a Rotterdam teacher was forced into hiding following a classroom discussion on the killing…

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Dutch to cull 200,000 chickens after second case of bird flu detected

The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday ordered the culling of 200,000 chickens after highly pathogenic bird flu was found at a farm in the eastern town of Puiflijk. The…

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Photo Story: Metro shoots through stop block in Spijkenis, The Netherlands

A view of the metro that shot through a stop block at De Akkers metro station in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands, 02 November 2020. There were no passengers on the metro.…

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Air France-KLM warns of bigger losses amid lockdowns, Dutch government rejects restructuring plan

Air France-KLM unveiled a 1.05 billion-euro ($1.24 billion) quarterly operating loss and warned of worse to come as a resurgent coronavirus brings new travel curbs. The Franco-Dutch airline group reported…

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Dutch to cull 35,700 chickens after bird flu detected

Dutch animal health authorities will cull 35,700 broiler chickens after a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found on a farm in the central Netherlands, the government said on…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Grevelingenmeer, The Netherlands

An aerial view shows sunset over the Archipel island in Grevelingenmeer (Lake Grevelingen) in Zeeland region, Netherlands. Grevelingenmeer is a nontidal saltwater lake closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary.…

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Unilever’s third-quarter sales leap back to growth

Unilever reported a stronger-than-expected return to sales growth in the third quarter on Thursday led by emerging markets where it generates the bulk of its revenue. Underlying sales rose 4.4…

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Netherlands confirms cases of H5N8 bird flu in wild swans

Two cases of H5N8 bird flu have been confirmed in wild swans in the central Dutch province of Utrecht, Dutch authorities announced. The Dutch agricultural ministry will consult with experts…

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Akzo Nobel core profit beats as sales recover from coronavirus slump

Dutch paints and coatings maker Akzo Nobel reported on Wednesday a better-than-expected 18% jump in third-quarter core profit to 353 million euros ($418.16 million), as sales recovered from the deep…

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Anger over Dutch royal family holiday

The Dutch royal family is back in the country after a holiday that lasted just one day, following a coronavirus-related public backlash. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima headed off to…

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Dutch telecom KPN picks Ericsson over Huawei for 5G network

KPN has chosen Sweden's Ericsson to build core elements of its new 5G mobile network following a decision last year not to select China's Huawei, the Dutch telecoms company said…

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New health headache in the Netherlands as first West Nile virus infection confirmed

Dutch health authorities said on Thursday they had found the first infection with the West Nile virus to have originated from the Netherlands last week. The patient is a man…

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Dutch government backs euthanasia for under-12s

The Dutch government has agreed on plans to make euthanasia legal for terminally-ill children under the age of 12, local media reported. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said he would…

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Photo Story: Van Gogh’s letters on display in Amsterdam

Letters written by Vincent van Gogh, are on display to the public in the exhibition ‘Your Loving Vincent’ at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With the temporary…

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Photo Story: Flower bulbs planting season in Keukenhof Garden in the Netherlands

A gardener in Keukenhof Garden during the kick-off of the new season plating bulbs, in Lisse, the Netherlands. A total of seven million flower bulbs are being planted for the…

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The big questions of the work-from-home era

As the world convulses in crisis, and tens of millions of us dig in for the long haul of working from home, one question looms large: who pays for the…

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Photo Story: Secondary school in the Netherlands make wearing of face masks mandatory

Disposable face masks at the ROC of Twente school in Almelo, the Netherlands. The secondary school organization made the wearing of mouth masks compulsory in all 29 branches of the…

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Photo Story: Pet animals allowed museum visit on Animal Day

Pet dogs appear to ignore their owners looking at exhibits of the William Wegman exhibition 'Being Human' at the Fotomuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands. On Sunday on 'World Animal…

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Photo Story: Wax figure of President Trump ‘quarantined’ at Madame Tussauds

The wax figure of US President Donald Trump has been 'quarantined' at Madame Tussauds by putting a face mask and a placard in the window of Tussauds on the Dam,…

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Photo Story: Dutch carnival association going ahead with plans

Members of the local carnival association 'De Flierefluiters' (lit. The Flute whistlers) are working on their float in Hoeven, The Netherlands. Although it is not certain what carnival in 2021…

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Dutch statistics agency says COVID death toll in the Netherlands much higher than reported

Coronavirus infections have led to thousands more deaths in the Netherlands than officially registered, data released by the nation's statistics agency on Thursday showed. At least 10,000 people in the…

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