07

Jul

USA beats Netherlands to win its fourth women’s World Cup

The USA beat the Netherlands to secure the retention of the World Champions Title in the  Women's World Cup Final. Rapinoe opened the score in the 60th minute (Penalty), with…

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05

Jul

The Netherlands mulling making it a crime to rescue migrants at sea

Government Coalition party the VVD has proposed to make it a crime to rescue migrants from drowning at sea, despite international treaties making it an obligation. The plan has a…

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25

Jun

Netherlands launches investigation after network outage knocked down emergency service number for several hours

Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus on Tuesday said the government will launch an investigation into how an outage at telecom Royal KPN knocked out the national emergency service number for…

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22

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Be Informed Evening Roundup

  Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories reviewed and worked on by our editorial team.   Iran executes former Defence ministry employee suspected with spying for US…

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17

Jun

“New developments” in MH17 investigation

  There are "new developments" in the investigation into the downing of flight MH17, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) said on Friday in an email sent to the relatives of…

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13

Jun

EU-wide operation against counterfeit products, Law enforcement agencies in Malta involved in the operation

More than 4.7 million counterfeit products seized, over 16 400 social media accounts suspended and 3 300 websites closed in the EU-wide operation Aphrodite II against trafficking of counterfeit goods.…

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09

Jun

Portugal win first UEFA Nations League

Portugal have added the UEFA Nations League crown to their UEFA EURO 2016 triumph after Gonçalo Guedes's second-half strike downed the Netherlands. Via UEFA

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09

Jun

Photo Story : Farewell Rocket Man

British singer-sonwriter Elton John performs on stage at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 08 June 2019, as part of his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' Tour. EPA-EFE/FERRY DAMMAN

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08

Jun

15% of Dutch children don’t play outside

  Research by the Dutch campaign group Jantje Beton showed that in the Netherlands around 15% of children never play outside. In 50% of cases the reason given for children…

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06

Jun

Netherlands beat England in Extra Time to reach Portugal in Nations League Final

Two goals in the Extra Time helped the Netherlands beat England to reach the final of the UEFA Nations League. The 90 minutes ended 1 - 1. Rashford scored the…

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04

Jun

“I breathe but no longer live” – Teenager who was raped by two men last post, before dying of legal euthanasia due to ‘unbearable suffering’ (UPDATED)

UPDATE - A severely ill Dutch girl widely reported by international media as having been “legally euthanised” in a clinic in the Netherlands died at home, apparently after voluntarily refusing to…

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28

May

Corporate Dispatch End of Day News Roundup

    At least 18 people were injured on a residential street in Kawasaki. Two of them are dead, an elementary school girl and a 39-year-old man. A suspect, a man…

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24

May

European Elections: Farage’s party on course to come first in UK, Dutch Labor Party unexpected winner in the Netherlands

As the UK and the Netherlands voted in the European Parliament elections on Thursday, exit polls gave the first indication of how the vote went. The Brexit Party of Nigel…

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23

May

European Elections : Polls close in UK and Netherlands

Polls have closed in the Netherlands and the UK on Thursday. EU nationals residing in the UK complained that they were "denied a vote" after they were turned away from…

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18

May

Dutch soldiers end UN stabilisation mission in Mali

Soldiers arrive at Eindhoven Air Base in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 17 May 2019. The last Dutch operational unit is back from Mali. The 80 soldiers have contributed five months to…

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18

May

Germany, France and The Netherlands declare that they won’t follow the USA in blocking Huawei

Germany, France and the Netherlands have said they will not block Huawei from participating in the expansion of national 5G networks. The US fears that China could use Huawei equipment…

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17

May

Eurovision Contest predictions – According to Google Malta and the Netherlands top the charts

Google has dug up search data from across the competing countries, giving it a good idea of where the most votes might go, The Sun reports. Google has examined searches…

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15

May

The Netherlands warns about travel to Turkey

The Dutch foreign ministry has warned holidaymakers heading to Turkey that their phones and other electronic apparatus can be confiscated if officials think there may be a connection to organisations…

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13

May

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you a review of the latest news headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world. For more details click on the headlines.    …

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08

May

Eight European countries with ambitious strategy to tackle climate change

  Eight European countries - France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden - have called for an ambitious strategy to tackle climate change – and to spend a…

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28

Apr

King’s Day celebrated in the Netherlands

People across the Netherlands took to the streets Friday night and Saturday to celebrate King Willem-Alexander's birthday. By 4 p.m. on Saturday, only a handful of atypical arrests were announced…

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16

Apr

Madrid fake bomb scare triggers evacuation of skyscraper housing British, Australian, Dutch and Canadian embassies

Spanish police said a skyscraper in northern Madrid had been evacuated over a false bomb threat. The 57-story building houses the British, Australian, Dutch and Canadian embassies. DW reports that…

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05

Apr

Photostory: ‘Energy Observer’ arrives in Amsterdam

'Energy Observer', the hydrogen and solar powered self-fueling catamaran, Friday arrived in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Amsterdam is one of Energy Observer's planned 101 ports of call on its trip around…

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22

Mar

Amsterdam continues in it’s efforts to stem mass tourism

Amsterdam is going to ban guided tours of its red-light district as part of an effort to limit impact of mass tourism on the historic city centre, and because “they…

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22

Mar

Dutch telecoms giant KPN to link up with Huawei for 5G

Dutch telecoms group KPN is on the verge of signing a contract with China’s Huawei to roll out its 5G service. Dutch business broadcaster RTL Z reported that the agreement…

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19

Mar

Dutch police arrest second man on suspicion of involvement in Utrecht tram shooting

Dutch police say they have arrested another man on suspicion of involvement in the deadly tram shooting in Utrecht. Police said in a statement late Tuesday that the 40-year-old man…

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19

Mar

Amsterdam set to ban rental of new-build houses to combat spiralling house prices

Amsterdam has drawn up plans to ban the rental of new-build homes on city land, as part of a spate of policies to combat spiralling house prices, housing shortages and…

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18

Mar

UPDATED: Three people killed nine wounded after shooting on tram in Utrecht

Updated: The police, arrested the person suspected with the Utrecht killings. Earlier, in comments about the developments in Utrecht, Dutch PM Mark Rutte did not repeat earlier comments by counter-terrorism…

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15

Mar

Photo Story – Dutch Princess Beatrix participates in national voluntary event

Dutch Princess Beatrix helps cleaning music instruments at the Instrument depot Foundation Leerorkest in Huizen, The Netherlands, 15 March 2019. Members of the Dutch royal family took part in the…

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10

Mar

Nationalities of people on board crashed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max announced

The Ethiopian Airlines CEO and Kenya’s transport minister say Canadians, Chinese, Americans and others are among the many nationalities among the victims of Sunday morning’s deadly plane crash after takeoff…

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11

Feb

Dutch government to recognise Gaza Strip and West Bank as birthplaces for Palestinians

The Dutch government has announced it will begin recognising the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as official birthplaces for Palestinians who were born in the country after the…

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09

Feb

Dutch health officials take measures to ensure critical drugs supplied by Britain are still supplied in case of no-Deal Brexit

Dutch health officials are rushing to ensure “critical” drugs supplied by Britain are still available if the UK crashes out of the European Union without a deal next month. The…

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06

Feb

Police shoot one dead in gunfight outside Dutch Central Bank in Amsterdam

Dutch police have shot a man during a reported gunfight outside the country's central bank in Amsterdam. The man was left motionless on the ground following an exchange of fire…

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09

Jan

Deal reached brings end to saga of 49 people stranded off Maltese shores

An agreement on a deal has been reached which will bring to end the saga of a group of 49 long-suffering migrants disembarking in Malta from two NGO rescue ships…

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04

Jan

Documents show how Google uses Dutch shell company to move funds to Bermuda to reduce tax bill

Google moved €19.9bn ($22.7bn) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it to reduce its foreign tax bill, according to documents filed at…

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08

Nov

Dutch pensioner starts legal battle to change age to go on Tinder

A Dutch pensioner has started a legal battle to legally change his age and boost his dating prospects. Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to…

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24

Oct

Queen Elizabeth II speaks publicly about Brexit for first time

Queen  Elizabeth II has spoken publicly about Brexit for the first time, telling the King of the Netherlands that "as we look toward a new partnership with Europe" the values…

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21

Oct

Former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok dies at 80

Wim Kok, a former Dutch prime minister who helped forge the country’s famed consensus-based politics and oversaw the pioneering legalisation of euthanasia and gay marriage, has died of heart failure…

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04

Oct

Following Dutch and British accusations the US levels charges against seven Russian spy agents in view of cyber plots across the globe

Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents. The BBC reported that the…

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04

Oct

Netherlands expelled four Russians over cyber attack plot targeting chemical weapons watchdog

Dutch security services expelled four Russians in April over a plot targeting the global chemical weapons watchdog, officials said. Dutch authorities disrupted an attempt in April by Russian intelligence agents…

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21

Sep

Luxembourg and Netherlands urge caution on banks’ supervision against money laundering

Luxembourg and the Netherlands are among European Union states that in closed-door meetings urged caution in beefing up the bloc's supervision of banks against money laundering, an EU official familiar…

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04

Sep

Dutch anti-Islam politician Wilders and perceived insults to Islam in Netherlands cited as motivation for Amsterdam stabbings

A man who stabbed two American tourists at Amsterdam's central station last week named Dutch, anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders during police questioning and said he was motivated by perceived insults…

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04

Sep

Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Today's morning briefing brings you the a brief update on the latest developments and main news from around the world and a quick review of Malta's newspapers. Syria,…

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02

Sep

US State Department condemns stabbing of US citizens in Amsterdam

Updated -  The US State Department on Sunday condemned the stabbing of two U.S. citizens in Amsterdam’s major train station this weekend as an “unprovoked, horrifying attack” and offered assistance…

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01

Sep

Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The following briefing brings you the latest news from Malta, 13 countries around the Europe and the world and 4 main institutions following a review of the highlights…

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31

Aug

Developing Story- Amsterdam police say that the Afghan persons who carried stabbing had terrorist motives. UPDATED

  Police in the Dutch capital shot and wounded a suspect Friday after he stabbed two people at Amsterdam’s busy central railway station. Hours after the incident, police said they…

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31

Aug

Friday Morning Briefing – Updated

Good morning,   CIVIL PROTECTION WARNING: People are asked to avoid the area of Magħtab while residents of Magħtab, Naxxar, and San Gwann to keep their windows shut. This is after…

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04

Aug

The Netherlands set to become 21st EU member State to join European Public Prosecutor’s Office

New Europe reports that the Netherlands is set to become the 21st EU Member State to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) after the European Commission confirmed that Amsterdam plans to take…

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01

Aug

Ryanair woes continue as Swedish and Netherlands-based pilots vote for industrial action (Updated)

Airwise reports that industrial strife continues at Ryanair with the airline’s Netherlands-based pilots voting for industrial action. The Dutch Airline Pilots Association said 99.5 percent of votes cast in a ballot…

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29

Jul

French fries likely to get more expensive and smaller in view of drought in Netherlands

DutchNews: Potato growers have written to agriculture minister Carola Schouten urging her to relax the rules on watering their crops, even in areas where there is a ban. The continuing drought…

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25

Jul

Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The apocalyptic scenes from Greece, the deaths and the drama related to the wildfires dominate European headlines. In Malta the Egrant inquiry publication remains the main story, though…

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24

Jul

Eleven babies die after Dutch women given Viagra in drug trial

The Guardian reports that Dutch women who were given Viagra to increase the growth of their unborn child as part of a major drug trial face an anxious wait after the deaths of 11…

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07

Jul

New report shows how American restrictions complicated Anne Frank’s escape from Nazis

New York Times: Attempts by Anne Frank’s father to escape the Nazis in Europe and travel to the United States were complicated by tight American restrictions on immigration at the time,…

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22

Jun

France’s and Germany’s proposal for common eurozone budget faces resistance from other countries

The Financial Times reports that France and Germany are facing a growing backlash from other Eurozone governments against their plans for a common eurozone budget, dealing a blow to the two countries’…

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16

Jun

Saturday’s Morning Briefing – 16th June 2018

Good morning, Here's our morning briefing of the most salient news in the last hours as reported around the world. Have a good day. The Malta Independent reports that Italy’s…

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15

Jun

Dutch employees might soon be paid for using pedal-power

France 24  Dutch employees using pedal power to get to work may soon be reimbursed for their efforts, as the Netherlands look at ways to fight ever-growing congestion on its…

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