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

Dutch TV 'will show Prophet cartoons'

Saturday, June 20th 2015, 13:50

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders insists cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad will be shown on TV after they fail to air because of a "mix-up".
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VIDEO: Sizing up the Dutch height explosion

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 23:08

Short BBC reporter investigates why the Dutch are so tall
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VIDEO: How do the Dutch eat herring?

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 23:07

The Dutch love to eat herring and now that herring season is under way, Anna Holligan looks at what all the fuss is about.
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Charles unveils Waterloo memorial

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 14:05
related countries: Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom
related places: Waterloo

Prince Charles unveils a memorial to the British soldiers who fought at the Battle of Waterloo.
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Netherlands Women 1-1 Canada Women

Tuesday, June 16th 2015, 6:04

Hosts Canada reach round two of the Women's World Cup, finishing top of Group A after a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.
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Wilders to show Muhammad cartoons

Wednesday, June 3rd 2015, 23:16

Dutch politician Geert Wilders says he will show on TV cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from an event in Texas that was attacked by gunmen.
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Australian jailed for raping tourist

Monday, May 25th 2015, 6:22
related countries: Aruba

An Australian man who imprisoned a Dutch backpacker in a hotel room for six weeks, repeatedly raping and beating her, is jailed for 17 years.
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Netherlands backs veil ban plans

Friday, May 22nd 2015, 16:58

The Dutch cabinet backs plans for a partial ban on wearing face-covering Islamic veils in certain public places.
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Finland knocked out of Eurovision

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 8:57
related countries: Denmark, Finland

Finnish Punk band PKN, the first Eurovision act to all have learning difficulties, are knocked out of the contest in the first semi-final, along with Denmark and the Netherlands.
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VIDEO: 'Separatists held my school hostage'

Wednesday, May 20th 2015, 0:00
related countries: Indonesia

In May 1977, Geert Kruit and 104 other Dutch schoolchildren were taken hostage by Indonesian separatists.
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Mondrian painting sells for $50.6m

Friday, May 15th 2015, 9:21

An oil painting by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian sells at a New York auction for $50.6m (£32.1m) - a record for the artist's work.
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Shell gets US Arctic oil approval

Monday, May 11th 2015, 21:06
related countries: United States
related places: Arctic, Interior

Royal Dutch Shell wins approval from the US Department of Interior to explore for oil in the Arctic.
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BG Group profit down ahead of merger

Friday, May 8th 2015, 8:36

Oil and gas firm BG Group, which is set to be taken over by Royal Dutch Shell, reports a big drop in first-quarter earnings.
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Man Utd to sign forward Depay

Thursday, May 7th 2015, 12:50

Manchester United agree a deal to sign Dutch forward Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven for a fee of £25-30m.
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VIDEO: VE Day marked in the Netherlands

Wednesday, May 6th 2015, 10:37

Serving soldiers, veterans and families have marked liberation day in the Netherlands.
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Shell profit helped by refining unit

Thursday, April 30th 2015, 9:51

Underlying profits at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell fall by less than expected as increased profit margins at its refinery business help to offset cheaper oil.
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Dutch reporter who tried to solve MH17 crime

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 23:52
related countries: Ukraine

Dutch reporter's search for evidence in Ukraine air crash
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Dutch court bid on climate change

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 11:32

Campaigners in the Netherlands are taking the government to court for allegedly failing to protect its citizens from climate change.
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Friday's gossip column

Thursday, April 9th 2015, 22:55

Liverpool to swap Sterling for Arsenal's Walcott plus £20m, Dutch striker Depay set for Man Utd, Everton in for Cleverley.
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Shell to buy BG Group in £47bn deal

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 9:29

Royal Dutch Shell says it has agreed to buy oil and gas exploration firm BG Group in a deal that values the business at £47bn.
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Dutch man jailed for horsemeat sales

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 14:32

Dutch horsemeat trader Willy Selten is found guilty of falsifying documents and sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.
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FedEx to buy rival TNT Express

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 14:19
related countries: United States

US parcels delivery firm FedEx is to buy Dutch rival TNT Express for €4.4bn (£3.22bn) as it looks to expand its European operations.
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Dutch hostage freed in Mali

Monday, April 6th 2015, 14:02
related countries: France, Mali

Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke who was kidnapped in Mali in 2011, has been freed by French special forces.
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Fatal storms hit northern Europe

Wednesday, April 1st 2015, 6:27
related countries: Austria, Germany, United Kingdom

At least nine people have been killed in gales that have battered Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK.
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Netherlands v Spain

Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 17:22
related countries: Spain

Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's International Friendlies game between Netherlands and Spain.
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Dutch royals to return Nazi art

Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 16:39

The Dutch royal family says it will return a painting believed to have been confiscated from Jewish owners during World War Two.
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ABN Amro executives renounce bonus

Sunday, March 29th 2015, 20:25

Executives at the Dutch bank ABN Amro have renounced a €100,000 allowance after a public outcry over the extra pay.
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Flight chaos from Amsterdam power cut

Friday, March 27th 2015, 11:19
related places: Amsterdam

Flights are diverted from Schiphol airport after a major power cut hits Amsterdam and surrounding areas in the northwest of the Netherlands.
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Netherlands horsemeat trial begins

Tuesday, March 24th 2015, 10:17

A Dutch meat trader goes on trial accused of selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, during one of Europe's largest food scandals.
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Two die in Dutch UN helicopter crash

Tuesday, March 17th 2015, 22:25
related countries: Mali
related places: Gao

A Dutch UN peacekeeping helicopter crashes near Gao in northern Mali, killing two crew members, the Dutch defence ministry says.
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Sunderland appoint Advocaat as boss

Tuesday, March 17th 2015, 14:38

Sunderland appoint former Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat as their new manager until the end of the season.
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'Kidnapped' Dutch kids brought to IS

Monday, March 16th 2015, 22:36
related countries: Syria

A Chechen woman in the Netherlands takes her two young children against their father's will to join Islamic State militants in Syria, prosecutors say.
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ITV to buy The Voice producer Talpa

Thursday, March 12th 2015, 9:07

ITV has agreed to acquire Dutch TV production company Talpa Media, which makes talent show The Voice, for £355m.
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Dutch 'drug money' ministers resign

Tuesday, March 10th 2015, 0:40

Dutch Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten and his state secretary resign after misleading parliament over compensation for a convicted drug trafficker.
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MH17 families view plane wreckage

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 22:35
related countries: Malaysia, Ukraine

Families of passengers who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine view the wreckage of the plane at a Dutch air base.
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Video technology trials delayed

Saturday, February 28th 2015, 14:07

Football's lawmakers have postponed plans in the Netherlands to trial video replays in live games.
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Dutch town terrorised by rogue owl

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 17:36
related places: Purmerend

Residents of the Dutch town of Purmerend are advised to take umbrellas out at night after a rogue owl leaves man requiring stitches to head wounds.
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VIDEO: Man survives fall off 'World's End'

Sunday, February 22nd 2015, 10:25
related countries: Sri Lanka

Dutch honeymooner Mamitho Lendas becomes the first person to survive a fall from Sri Lanka's 4,000ft so-called World's End cliff.
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