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We have started to collect the most important news related to Netherlands in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Dutch trader arrested over horsemeat

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 12:59

Dutch meat wholesaler, Willy Selten, is arrested for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat labelled as beef, officials say.
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In the Dutch earthquake zone

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 1:03

Nervous times in the Dutch quake zone
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Dutch probe baby milk shortage

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 3:51
related countries: China China

The Dutch government is investigating a shortage of certain brands of baby formula, as well as potentially illegal exports to China.
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Curacao island politician shot dead

Monday, May 6th 2013, 9:33

Unidentified gunmen on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao kill Helmin Wiels, a prominent politician who campaigned for independence.
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VIDEO: Would you eat bugs instead of meat?

Monday, May 6th 2013, 6:08

Researchers in the Netherlands are looking at ways to persuade people to get their protein from bugs instead of meat.
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Ajax crowned Dutch league champions

Sunday, May 5th 2013, 13:58

Ajax win a third successive Dutch league title after a 5-0 thrashing of Willem II Tilburg at the Amsterdam Arena.
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Dutch police may get hacking powers

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 17:13

The Dutch government has announced plans to give police much greater powers to fight cybercrime including the right to hack computers abroad.
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Shell chief executive to step down

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 10:03

Europe's largest oil company Royal Dutch Shell announces that its chief executive will step down in the first half of 2014.
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VIDEO: Dutch welcome King Willem-Alexander

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 22:27

Willem-Alexander has become the first king of the Netherlands since 1890, following the abdication of his mother after 33 years on the throne.
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VIDEO: Dutch welcome King Willem-Alexander

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 22:01

Willem-Alexander has become the first king of the Netherlands since 1890, following the abdication of his mother after 33 years on the throne.
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander sworn in

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 19:18

Willem-Alexander is sworn in as king of the Netherlands after the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix.
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Shell secures huge UAE gas deal

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 18:15
related countries: France France, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Royal Dutch Shell beats France's Total to a multi-billion-pound deal to develop a gas field with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
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VIDEO: Dutch King Willem-Alexander sworn in

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 15:39

Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix
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Netherlands Queen Beatrix abdicates

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 11:12

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander - an event being celebrated across the nation.
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Queen Maxima: A royal love story

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 10:14

How the Dutch people fell in love with Maxima, their new queen
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VIDEO: Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 9:53

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has handed the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander.
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VIDEO: Dutch abdication starts monarchy debate

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 9:18

As Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander - questions are being asked about the future of monarchs elsewhere in Europe.
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VIDEO: Queen Beatrix thanks Dutch people

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 2:47

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has made a farewell national address on the eve of her abdication and investiture of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander.
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VIDEO: Amsterdam prepares for new king

Monday, April 29th 2013, 21:51
related places: Amsterdam

Anna Holligan tours the main venues in Amsterdam ahead of the crowning of the first Dutch king in more than a century.
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Queen Beatrix thanks Dutch people

Monday, April 29th 2013, 21:37

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands thanks the Dutch people for their "heart-warming displays of affection" on the eve of her abdication.
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Hack suspect 'had mobile attack van'

Monday, April 29th 2013, 11:28

A Dutch man accused of mounting one of the biggest cyber-attacks was able to target networks from the back of a van, police say.
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VIDEO: Orange fever grips Netherlands

Monday, April 29th 2013, 4:40

Queen Beatrix will abdicate and hand over the sceptre of power to her eldest son, Willem Alexander, on Tuesday.
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A tale of two monarchs

Sunday, April 28th 2013, 23:16
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The new Dutch king compared with the UK's Queen Elizabeth II
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Russian spy jailed for 12 years

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 11:49
related countries: Russia Russia

A former Dutch foreign ministry worker is jailed for 12 years for passing hundreds of sensitive political and military documents to Russia.
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LED lighting sales boom at Philips

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 12:06

Philips, the world's top lighting maker, says LED sales rose 38% in the first quarter from a year earlier, as the Dutch group reports steady results.
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Arrest over Dutch school gun threat

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 11:27
related places: Leiden

Dutch police arrest an ex-British School pupil following a mass shooting threat that led to the closure of schools in the city of Leiden.
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VIDEO: Outcry over new Dutch King's song

Sunday, April 21st 2013, 8:52

A controversial new song, produced to celebrate the arrival of a new Dutch king, has been withdrawn as the country's official anthem - by the man who created it.
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