Netherlands

Netherlands calls for EU ban on powerful fireworks

The EU must introduce a track-and-trace system for powerful fireworks and ban the production of “cobras”, the firework of choice used in a growing number of targeted explosions at private…

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Netherlands Labour-Left Green alliance set to have narrow lead in EP elections – Exit Polls

Euronews reports that the GreenLeft-Labour alliance led by Timmermans is set to win eight seats in the new European Parliament, while PVV led by Geert Wilders won seven. Dutch voters…

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Netherland’s singer kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest

Several media outlets are reporting that Joost Klein was kicked out of the Eurovision Song Contest. The European Broadcasting Union had said on Friday it was investigating an “incident” involving…

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Dutch employers warn electric grid problems are harming investment

AMSTERDAM(Reuters) - The main Dutch employers' associations warned in a letter to parliament that problems including high electricity taxes and problems with the country's electrical grid are discouraging business investment…

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Netherlands raises terrorism threat level to ‘substantial’

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) - The likelihood of a terrorist attack in the Netherlands has increased in recent months, its anti-terrorism agency said as it raised its threat level for the first…

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Dutch candidates snipe, scramble for undecided voters in race to deliver PM

Top candidates have gone on the offensive in the final days of the Netherlands' national election, with late polls showing Labour leader Frans Timmermans and anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders making…

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Amsterdam marchers demand climate action as Dutch election nears

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday demanding immediate action against climate change, 10 days before the country holds a general election. Local police said around 70,000 people joined…

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Dutch police detains 500 activists on second day of climate protests

AMSTERDAM, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Dutch police on Sunday said more than 500 climate activists had been detained on a second consecutive day of protests against government subsidies for the fossil fuel…

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EU’s Timmermans to lead Dutch leftist parties in Nov election

European Union commissioner Frans Timmermans will resign as the bloc's climate chief to lead the Labour and Green Left parties of the Netherlands in a joint ticket in the parliamentary…

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Netherlands and Denmark to supply F-16’s to Ukraine, Dutch PM says

EINDHOVEN, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Netherlands and Denmark will deliver an unspecified number of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine once conditions for the transfer have been met, Dutch Prime Minister Mark…

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Ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars ablaze off Dutch coast, crew member dead

AMSTERDAM, July 26 (Reuters) - A fire blazed on a cargo ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one member of the crew…

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Photo Story: The Silent Struggle sculpture in Amsterdam

The Silent Struggle artwork is on display on Museumplein square in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The sculpture aims to symbolizes the inner struggle of many young people with depression. With the artwork,…

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Dutch PM Rutte meets king to discuss caretaker government

THE HAGUE, July 8 (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met with King Willem-Alexander on Saturday to discuss a caretaker administration, the day after his centre-right government collapsed following a dispute…

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Dutch government risks split over immigration curbs

The stability of the Dutch governing coalition is in doubt after its parties failed to agree on measures to curb immigration, with crisis talks expected to run into the weekend.…

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Mobile phones to be banned from Dutch classrooms next year

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches will be largely banned from classrooms in the Netherlands from Jan. 1, 2024, the Dutch government said on Tuesday, in a bid…

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Dutch King apologises for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery

Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands' historic involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today. The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the…

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Netherlands train crashes into maintenance crane, killing one; dozens hurt

A passenger train in the Netherlands rammed into a maintenance crane on the railway tracks early on Tuesday, killing the equipment operator and injuring dozens of passengers as the train derailed, officials…

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Dutch warn against internet toll as EU looks to Big Tech to fund networks

The Netherlands on Monday warned against hitting Big Tech with a so-called internet toll to help pay for billions of euros in network investments, saying such a move may breach…

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Dutch F-35s intercept three Russian military aircraft near Poland – Netherlands’ defence ministry

Two Dutch F-35 fighters intercepted a formation of three Russian military aircraft near Poland and escorted them out, the Netherlands' defence ministry said in a statement late on Monday. "The then unknown…

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Japan, Netherlands to join US in China chip controls -Bloomberg

Japan and the Netherlands will join the United States in implementing export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China soon, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The trilateral talks are set to conclude…

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Four countries urge EU to set end date for new CO2-emitting trucks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to fix a date by which new trucks and buses sold in Europe must have zero…

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Dutch authorities arrest alleged Syrian ISIS security chief

The Dutch national prosecutors office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 37-year old Syrian refugee who is accused of committing war crimes as a security official for Islamic State.…

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Netherlands, Malta and Portugal to require negative COVID test from China air travellers

The Maltese, Dutch and Portuguese governments on Friday joined a growing number of nations requiring air passengers arriving from China to show a negative COVID-19 test upon entry. On Friday,…

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Messi’s Argentina go through on penalties after Dutch comeback

LUSAIL, Qatar (Reuters) -Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi's World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw…

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Germany, Netherlands set out red lines on EU gas price cap

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Six European Union countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, have warned that they cannot accept other member states' attempts to lower further…

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Netherlands move to World Cup knockout stages with 3-1 win over U.S.

DOHA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Netherlands' full backs proved the difference as veteran Daley Blind and hard-running Denzel Dumfries turned in decisive performances to help secure a 3-1 win…

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Koulibaly strike sends Senegal into last 16 with Ecuador win, Dutch beat Qatar to top Group A

DOHA (Reuters) - Captain Kalidou Koulibaly's second-half strike earned Senegal a 2-1 win against Ecuador that sent the African team into the knockout phase of the World Cup for the…

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Valencia leads Ecuador to deserved share of spoils against Dutch

DOHA (Reuters) -Ecuador's "Superman" captain Enner Valencia led a feisty fightback on Friday as the South Americans drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in Group A to keep both teams in…

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Dutch make winning return to World Cup with 2-0 win over Senegal

DOHA (Reuters) -Netherlands scored twice in the final minutes through Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaassen to beat Senegal 2-0 in their World Cup Group A match at Al Thumama…

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Netherlands in favour of banning Russian tourists from EU -minister

The Netherlands will support proposals to ban Russian tourists from entering the European Union, Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Tuesday. "We would like to make a difference between the Russian…

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Six killed in Netherlands as truck rolls off road into neighbourhood party

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Six people died in an incident when a truck rolled into a neighbourhood party in the town of Nieuw Beijerland in the south of the Netherlands on Saturday…

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Dutch government declares water shortage due to drought

The Dutch government declared a water shortage, following an unusually dry summer with no rain forecast for the coming two weeks. Brutal heatwaves gripped large parts of Europe and the…

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PSV hand Ajax home hiding in Johan Cruyff Shield

AMSTERDAM, July 30 (Reuters) - PSV Eindhoven debutant Guus Til scored a hat-trick to hand new coach Ruud van Nistelrooy a winning start at as they beat hosts Ajax Amsterdam 5-3 in…

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Photo Story – Shipping and houseboats suffer from low water along the Waal in Netherlands

Dry houseboats along the Waal near Nijmegen. Shipping is experiencing nuisance due to low water in the Waal near Nijmege The ongoing drought is causing low water levels in the…

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Dutch PM says EU consensus on Russian sanctions possible this week

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday that he believes the European Union can reach a consensus within the next week on a sixth package of EU sanctions on…

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PSV Eindhoven come from behind to win DutchCup final

(Reuters) - PSV Eindhoven scored two goals in as many minutes early in the second half to overturn a halftime deficit and win the Dutch Cup with a 2-1 victory…

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Australia, Netherlands start UN action against Russia over MH17

SYDNEY/AMSTERDAM, March 14 (Reuters) - Australia and the Netherlands said on Monday they had begun joint legal action against Russia at the United Nations' aviation agency over the downing of Malaysia Airlines…

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Dutch to deliver 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine

AMSTERDAM, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will supply 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine as quickly as possible, the Dutch government said in a letter to parliament on Saturday.…

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Amsterdam police end hostage taking at Apple flagship store

AMSTERDAM, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Dutch police ended a hostage taking in an Apple APPL.O flagship store in Amsterdam after a man armed with two guns held at least one person hostage for hours,…

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WATCH: Crew rescued after Malta-registered ship collides with oil tanker off Dutch coast in storm

The Dutch coastguard rescued 18 crew members from a ship that collided with another vessel in the North Sea on Monday during a storm off the coast of the Netherlands.…

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New Dutch Cabinet sworn in

Almost exactly a year after the fall of the previous Cabinet, the Dutch Cabinet was sworn in on Monday. Like his previous one, the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Mark…

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Dutch to reopen schools despite high infection rates

The Netherlands, under a strict COVID-19 lockdown for the past two weeks, will reopen primary and secondary schools on Jan. 10 despite coronavirus infections remaining high, the government announced on Monday. The government stressed…

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Dutch police disperse thousands protesting against lockdown measures

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Riot police with batons and shields tried to break up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in the Dutch capital on Sunday to protest against…

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Omicron on verge of becoming dominant variant in Amsterdam

Nearly half of coronavirus infections in Amsterdam are now caused by the Omicron variant – a twelvefold increase in the last eight days. A random sample of 95 cases by…

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Prosecutors start closing arguments in Dutch murder trial over downed MH17 flight

Dutch prosecutors on Monday began their closing arguments in the trial of suspects in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine and said the victims "didn't stand a…

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Netherlands to go into strict Christmas lockdown

THE HAGUE, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year period to try to contain the highly- contagious Omicron coronavirus…

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Dutch COVID-19 restrictions extended through Christmas holidays

The Netherlands will extend COVID-19 restrictions through the Christmas holidays, including the early closure of schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said . The rapid spread of the Omicron variant…

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Dutch consider early Christmas break for schools to limit COVID-19 spread

The Dutch government on Tuesday said it is considering closing schools a week early for Christmas this year as coronavirus infections remain high and hospitals struggle with a wave of COVID-19 patients. These include the…

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German and Austrian COVID-19 incidence rate falls, stable in Netherlands

The COVID-19 incidence rate has dropped slightly in Germany and Austria and stabilised in the Netherlands since the three countries introduced new measures to curb the spread of the virus, new data showed. After becoming hot spots…

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Roundup – Omicron coronavirus variant spreads with cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia

Thirteen cases found in NetherlandsTwo cases detected in Australia, two in DenmarkIsrael announces it is barring foreigners for two weeksMay take time to assess Omicron's harmfulness -Chinese expertFauci says Americans…

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Some of the 61 COVID cases from S.Africa flights in Netherlands are of new variant

AMSTERDAM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Saturday they had detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew from South Africa on Friday and believe at least…

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UPDATE – Dutch test for new variant after finding 61 COVID cases among South Africa passengers

AMSTERDAM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Saturday they had detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew from South Africa on Friday and were now doing…

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Netherlands to impose new COVID measures to avoid healthcare breakdown

AMSTERDAM, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The Dutch government was set to announce new measures on Friday including early closure of bars, restaurants and most stores to stem a record-breaking wave…

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Dutch hospitals postpone chemotherapy, organ transplants due to COVID-19 surge

AMSTERDAM, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Some Dutch hospitals have halted chemotherapy treatments and organ transplants to free up intensive care beds for a surging number of COVID-19 patients, an official…

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Dutch COVID-19 patients transferred to Germany as hospitals struggle

The Netherlands started transporting COVID-19 patients across the border to Germany on Tuesday to ease pressure on Dutch hospitals, which are scaling back regular care to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. A…

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Four in hospital after police fire on Dutch COVID-19 protesters

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Four people were being treated in hospital in Rotterdam on Saturday after they were seriously injured when Dutch police fired shots during a violent protest against COVID-19…

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Facing new COVID wave, Dutch delay care for cancer, heart patients

Dutch healthcare officials said they have begun delaying operations for some cancer and heart patients to free up space in intensive care units during a record wave of COVID-19 infections.…

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