News: Netherlands

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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Netherlands: news

VIDEO: Close-up: MH17 plane reconstructed

Tuesday, October 13th 2015, 14:25
related countries: Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine

Dutch investigators have confirmed that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine after being hit by a Russian-made Buk missile.
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VIDEO: Key questions unanswered by MH17 report

Tuesday, October 13th 2015, 13:53
related countries: Malaysia, Ukraine

Key revelations - and unanswered questions - after a report by Dutch investigators into what caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash in eastern Ukraine.
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VIDEO: MH17 crash report to be released

Monday, October 12th 2015, 22:58
related countries: Malaysia, Ukraine

Dutch investigators will publish their report into what caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash in eastern Ukraine.
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Krul ruled out for rest of season

Sunday, October 11th 2015, 19:37

Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered playing for the Netherlands.
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VIDEO: Riding a bike 'extends your life'

Sunday, October 11th 2015, 2:40
related places: Utrecht

Researchers at the University of Utrecht, in the Netherlands, say that Dutch cyclists live longer than people who do not use a bike.
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Amsterdam brothels face language rules

Friday, October 2nd 2015, 17:23

Dutch brothel owners must be able to communicate with sex workers in their own language to protect them from abuse, the EU's top court has ruled.
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Franco-Dutch deal ends Rembrandt spat

Wednesday, September 30th 2015, 18:30
related countries: France

France and the Netherlands agree to buy two 17th-Century Rembrandt wedding portraits, settling their differences and preventing a bidding war.
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Paris toilet ladies in legal setback

Tuesday, September 29th 2015, 15:09
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Paris toilet ladies lose court case against Dutch firm
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Shell stops Arctic oil exploration

Monday, September 28th 2015, 11:10

Royal Dutch Shell abandons Arctic exploration off the coast of Alaska after "disappointing" results from a key oil well.
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Man held in Rotterdam train alert

Friday, September 18th 2015, 8:19
related countries: France
related places: Paris, Rotterdam

Dutch police in Rotterdam arrest a man who locked himself inside a toilet aboard a Paris-bound Thalys train.
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Oil price hard to predict - Shell boss

Wednesday, September 16th 2015, 23:02

Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden tells the BBC a recovery in the price of oil is hard to foresee.
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VIDEO: Creating world's biggest manmade wave

Friday, September 11th 2015, 17:39

Scientists at the Deltares Research Institute in the Netherlands have built a machine that creates the world's largest artificial wave.
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Turkey 3-0 Netherlands

Sunday, September 6th 2015, 18:24
related countries: Turkey

The Netherlands' hopes of qualifying automatically for Euro 2016 are ended by a heavy defeat in Turkey.
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Netherlands suffer Euro 2016 setback

Thursday, September 3rd 2015, 22:35
related countries: Iceland

Netherlands are in danger of missing out on reaching Euro 2016 after losing to Iceland, who are on the verge of qualifying.
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Dutch serviceman 'may have joined IS'

Thursday, September 3rd 2015, 17:34
related countries: Syria

A 26-year-old air force sergeant is suspected of being the first serving member of the Dutch armed forces to have joined IS in Syria.
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England win European hockey title

Sunday, August 30th 2015, 18:19
related countries: United Kingdom

England women come from 2-0 down before beating the Netherlands on penalties to win the EuroHockey Championships.
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Drinking water 'no hangover cure'

Saturday, August 29th 2015, 6:02

Snacking or drinking water after a heavy night of drinking alcohol does not prevent a hangover, research on Dutch students suggests.
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Russia 'must pay damages' over ship

Monday, August 24th 2015, 18:39
related countries: Russia

An international court orders Russia to pay damages to the Netherlands over its seizure of a ship after a protest against oil drilling in 2013.
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Arrest over fake Van Gogh painting

Friday, August 21st 2015, 14:16

Dutch police arrest a man suspected of trying to sell a fake Vincent Van Gogh painting.
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Dutch teen dies in Spain bungee jump

Tuesday, August 11th 2015, 16:46
related countries: Spain
related places: Santander

A 17-year-old Dutch girl is killed while bungee jumping from a viaduct near Santander in northern Spain.
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'Missile parts' at MH17 crash site

Tuesday, August 11th 2015, 16:41
related countries: Russia, Ukraine

Fragments of a suspected Russian missile system have been found at the site of the Flight MH17 crash in Ukraine, investigators in the Netherlands say.
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Police make 53 arrests in Arnhem

Thursday, August 6th 2015, 19:00
related places: Arnhem

Police make 53 arrests in Arnhem, including three English fans, after clashes before Southampton's Europa League game.
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'Miracle' no-one hurt in crane crush

Tuesday, August 4th 2015, 13:51

The mayor of a Dutch town where two cranes toppled over and flattened buildings below says it was a "miracle" no-one was injured.
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VIDEO: Dutch cranes collapse on buildings

Tuesday, August 4th 2015, 3:39
related places: Alphen

Two cranes employed to restore a bridge in the Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn collapse on to buildings.
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Cranes collapse on Dutch buildings

Monday, August 3rd 2015, 21:23
related places: Alphen

Two cranes restoring a bridge in the central Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn collapse on to buildings, with rescuers searching for victims.
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Royal Dutch Shell cuts 6,500 jobs

Thursday, July 30th 2015, 10:45

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell says it has shed 6,500 jobs as part of cost-cutting plans.
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GB's Armitstead fourth in La Course

Sunday, July 26th 2015, 14:12
related countries: France
related places: Le Tour, Paris

Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen breaks clear on the final lap of 13 around Paris to win La Course by Le Tour de France.
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Newcastle sign £14.5m Wijnaldum

Saturday, July 11th 2015, 10:43
related places: Wijnaldum

Newcastle United sign PSV Eindhoven midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum in a £14.5m deal for five years.
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VIDEO: The Dutch tulips from Virginia

Tuesday, July 7th 2015, 23:45

The Dutch tulip is under threat from globalisation - so what are they doing about it?
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Southampton sign defender Martina

Tuesday, July 7th 2015, 10:38

Southampton sign Curacao international defender Cuco Martina from Dutch club FC Twente on a two-year contract.
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Dutch police detain 200 after riot

Friday, July 3rd 2015, 12:18
related places: The Hague

Dutch police detain about 200 people in The Hague after rioting sparked by the death of a Caribbean man in police custody.
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Blind appointed Netherlands coach

Wednesday, July 1st 2015, 16:00

Danny Blind is named as Netherlands head coach following the departure of Guus Hiddink after 10 months in charge.
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Champion Kvitova powers past Bertens

Tuesday, June 30th 2015, 13:47

Petra Kvitova begins her Wimbledon title defence with a 35-minute win over Dutch player Kiki Bertens.
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Drone flies abortion pills to Poland

Saturday, June 27th 2015, 14:32
related countries: Poland

A Dutch women's rights group uses a drone to fly abortion pills into Poland, in protest at the country's restrictive laws.
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Dutch police threaten Tour de France

Wednesday, June 24th 2015, 15:23
related countries: France

Dutch police threaten to disrupt the opening stages of the Tour de France as part of industrial action for better pay.
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Netherlands ordered to cut emissions

Wednesday, June 24th 2015, 12:20

A court in the Netherlands orders the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020, in a class action suit launched by activists.
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Supermarket giants agree merger

Wednesday, June 24th 2015, 10:00
related countries: Belgium

Dutch-based supermarket group Ahold agrees to merge with Belgium's Delhaize in a deal that could create one of the world's largest retailers.
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Japan women 2-1 Netherlands women

Wednesday, June 24th 2015, 5:58
related countries: Japan

Defending champions Japan progress to the Women's World Cup quarter-finals after a narrow victory over the Netherlands.
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