Liverpool are in a transitional phase, says Van Dijk
Liverpool and Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk believes the Merseyside outfit are in a transitional phase but said he had lots to offer club and country after last season’s ...
One dead in cargo ship fire, electric car suspected source – Dutch coastguard
One person died and several others were hurt when a fire broke out on a cargo ship off the northern tip of Netherlands, with an electric car being the suspected ...
Miss Netherlands’ first transgender winner becomes target of hate speech
Rikkie Valerie Kolle, the first transgender woman to be crowed Miss Netherlands, once saw her success in the pageant as a symbol of her nation’s openness. Then she was ...
Dutch PM Rutte faces no confidence vote after collapse of government
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte faces a no confidence vote in parliament on Monday which could end his run as the longest serving government leader in Dutch history, three days ...
Rare Dutch summer storm hits air, train traffic
People across much of the Netherlands were told to stay indoors as a rare summer storm hit the Dutch coastearly on Wednesday, packing winds of up to 145 kilometres (90 miles) per ...
Computer outage cripples train traffic in the Netherlands
A computer outage disrupted train travel to and from Amsterdam and in other parts of the Netherlands for hours on Sunday and Monday, Dutch railway company NS said.
The outage ...
Christodoulides again calls for a more active EU role in Cyprob talks
President Nikos Christodoulides discussed his proposal for a more active EU role in the efforts to break the deadlock, resume talks and reach a solution of the Cyprus problem, as ...
Tulips for breakfast: the flower as food from the war to contemporary gastronomy
The Netherlands, late 1944. After the liberation from the Nazis, there were still unexpected problems to solve. Trains and river transport were blocked by rivers that had frozen over so people ...
One killed in train accident near The Hague, 30 injured (Update 2)
At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early on Tuesday after hitting a construction crane, Dutch ...
Dutch hacker obtained virtually all Austrians’ personal data, police say
A Dutch hacker arrested in November obtained and offered for sale the full name, address and date of birth of virtually everyone in Austria, the Alpine nation’s police said ...
Ancient Cyprus jug returned to rightful owner
An eight century BC Cypriot jug likely smuggled out of the country during the 1974 Turkish invasion was found in the Netherlands, it emerged on Tuesday.
The antiquities department said the ...
Netherlands beat Qatar to top Group A, Senegal also through
Cody Gakpo netted his third goal in three games as the Netherlands comfortably beat World Cup hosts Qatar 2-0 at the Al Bayt Stadium on Tuesday to secure top spot ...
Cyprus leads the way for Montessori in Europe
Cyprus is leading the way for Montessori education in Europe, as owner of local nurseries was re-elected on the board of a European association promoting the child-centred method of education.
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Dutch under pressure to rectify ‘inhumane’ conditions at asylum seeker centre
Pressure rose on the Dutch government on Friday to tackle what refugee advocates have called “inhumane” conditions at its main shelter for asylum seekers as humanitarian group Medecins sans Frontieres ...
Tornado kills one, injures 10 in Netherlands
A tornado in the south of the Netherlands has killed one person and injured at least 10 others, regional emergency services officials said on Monday.
“That is the current situation,” Zeeland ...
Prosecutors seek life sentences for murder of Dutch crime reporter
Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday sought the maximum sentence of life imprisonment against the suspected gunman and the getaway driver involved in last year’s killing of celebrity crime reporter Peter ...
KLM cancels up to 50 flights a day this weekend due to overcrowding at Schiphol
Dutch airline KLM is cancelling up to 50 flights a day during this upcoming long weekend due to overcrowding at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, it said on Friday.
This will include Friday ...
Dutch health agency confirms first monkeypox case in the Netherlands
A patient with monkeypox was confirmed in the Netherlands for the first time, the government’s health agency said on Friday, adding more people may have become infected with the ...
Several persons freed from the Amsterdam Apple store where people are held hostage
Several persons have been able to leave an Apple AAPL.O store located on a central square in Amsterdam, where a man with a gun has taken one or more ...
Netherlands to go into strict Christmas lockdown
The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year period to try to contain the highly- contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said ...
Dutch experts recommend western Europe’s first lockdown since summer
An advisory panel of pandemic experts in the Netherlands recommended on Thursday imposing western Europe’s first partial lockdown since the summer, putting pressure on the government to take drastic ...
Dutch to introduce ‘corona’ pass despite strong opposition
The Netherlands will require proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test for entry to bars, restaurants, museums, theatres and other cultural events from Sept. 25, as almost ...
Cyprus makes representations over Dutch MP meeting in north
The Cyprus embassy in the Netherlands has lodged representations with the Dutch government over the visit this week by Dutch MP Liane den Haan to the north of the island ...
Bees in the Netherlands trained to detect Covid-19 infections
Dutch researchers have trained bees, which have an unusually keen sense of smell, to identify samples infected with COVID-19, a finding they said could cut waiting times for test results ...