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

Wilders accused of discrimination

Thursday, March 20th 2014, 15:35

A group representing Moroccans in the Netherlands says it will file discrimination charges against Geert Wilders after he calls for "fewer" Moroccans there.
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Shell admits 'challenging' 2013

Thursday, March 13th 2014, 9:44

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell says it has laid "firm foundations for the future" after "disappointing financial results" in 2013.
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Dutch tram pile-up leaves 33 hurt

Monday, March 10th 2014, 17:13
related places: Rotterdam

Three trams have crashed into each other in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, leaving 33 people hurt.
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Injured Dutch star to miss World Cup

Monday, March 10th 2014, 15:03

Netherlands midfielder Kevin Strootman will miss the World Cup after tearing a cruciate ligament in Roma's defeat at Napoli.
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Dutch museum buys McQueen artworks

Wednesday, March 5th 2014, 11:29
related places: Amsterdam

A museum in Amsterdam acquires two artworks by Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize-winning artist turned film-maker whose 12 Years a Slave was named best picture at this year's Academy Awards.
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VIDEO: Dutch woman's near miss with train

Wednesday, February 26th 2014, 15:54

Security camera footage of a Dutch woman's narrow escape from a passing train is released by a rail company, as part of a new safety campaign.
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VIDEO: Why are Dutch so good at speed skating?

Tuesday, February 25th 2014, 7:00

After winning eight gold medals in speed skating in Sochi, Anna Holligan looks at why the Netherlands skaters are so good - and how they dominate the sport.
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Dutch get their Sochi skates on

Saturday, February 22nd 2014, 15:27

How Dutch skaters sped to success at Sochi
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Shell in $2.6bn Australia asset sale

Friday, February 21st 2014, 3:45
related countries: Aruba

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell its Australian downstream business to oil trading firm Vitol for $2.6bn (£1.5bn).
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VIDEO: UK fugitives named in Dutch search

Friday, February 14th 2014, 7:21
related countries: United Kingdom

Eight of the UK's most-wanted criminals, thought to be on the run in the Netherlands, have been named by the National Crime Agency.
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VIDEO: Giant pumps put to work in Somerset

Thursday, February 13th 2014, 18:46

Two high-volume pumps imported from the Netherlands have started work to try and reduce the water levels on the flooded Somerset Levels.
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Dutch ex-minister's death 'a crime'

Thursday, February 13th 2014, 14:08

Dutch police suspect former health minister Els Borst, who was found dead in her garage earlier this week, was the victim of a crime.
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Utopia drugs market forced offline

Wednesday, February 12th 2014, 11:33

The Dutch National Police force seizes a "dark net" website used to sell illegal drugs, weapons and hacking tools.
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Mystery of Dutch ex-minister's death

Tuesday, February 11th 2014, 17:43

Dutch authorities say former health minister Els Borst, whose body was found by a friend late on Monday, did not die of natural causes.
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Dutch twins win speed skating medals

Monday, February 10th 2014, 17:37

Michel Mulder wins gold and his twin Ronald bronze in a clean sweep for the Netherlands in the 500m speed skating in Sochi.
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VIDEO: Shifting sands to shield Dutch coast

Sunday, February 9th 2014, 22:38
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A delegation of experts from the Netherlands is in London to advise the UK government on long-term measures to prevent flooding.
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VIDEO: How do the Dutch cope with floods?

Wednesday, February 5th 2014, 7:25

As much of Europe battles floods from excess rain and rising tides, Anna Holligan looks at how the Dutch deal with excess water.
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Oil giant Shell 'changing emphasis'

Thursday, January 30th 2014, 17:25

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell halts exploration in Alaska as part of a strategy that will see the company cut spending and step up asset disposals.
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Court ends Dutch Pirate Bay ban

Wednesday, January 29th 2014, 12:16

A Dutch appeals court allows local internet providers to restore access to file-sharing site after a three-year ban.
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Oil giant Shell in profit warning

Friday, January 17th 2014, 9:09

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell issues a profit warning after it made less money than expected in the final quarter of 2013.
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Portuguese first in Australia?

Thursday, January 16th 2014, 18:29
related countries: Australia, Portugal

An early illustration of a kangaroo in a manuscript offered for sale in New York may support the theory that Portuguese explorers reached Australia ahead of the Dutch.
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Nazi murder case dropped in Germany

Wednesday, January 8th 2014, 16:44
related countries: Germany

A judge in Germany shelves the murder trial of Dutch-born ex-Nazi officer Siert Bruins, ruling he is free to leave court because of uncertainty surrounding the case.
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Cardiff sign midfielder Eikrem

Wednesday, January 8th 2014, 14:17
related countries: Norway
related places: Eikrem, Heerenveen

Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signs Norway midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem from Dutch club Heerenveen.
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Dutch call for new EU policy on Cuba

Tuesday, January 7th 2014, 10:39
related countries: Cuba

Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans urges a new European Union policy towards Cuba during a visit to the Communist-run island.
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Amsterdam's alcoholic street cleaners

Monday, January 6th 2014, 1:29

Dutch alcoholics get incentive to pick up litter
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Note in bottle found after 23 years

Thursday, January 2nd 2014, 20:32

A woman who threw a message in a bottle into the North Sea in Hull more than 20 years ago receives a reply after it was discovered in the Netherlands.
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VIDEO: How Vermeer painted perfect pictures

Thursday, January 2nd 2014, 0:10

Tom Brooks meets the documentary maker who looks at how the Dutch painter Vermeer created his most famous paintings.
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Life sentence urged for ex-SS officer

Thursday, December 19th 2013, 22:15
related countries: Germany

German prosecutors are calling for a life sentence for 92-year-old Siert Bruins who is on trial over the murder of a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944.
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Wilders sees European elections chance

Friday, December 13th 2013, 9:04

Gavin Hewitt speaks to Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders
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VIDEO: Geert Wilders on bringing down EU

Friday, December 13th 2013, 7:52

Geert Wilders, the controversial Netherlands politician, has told the BBC that he wants to bring down the European Union.
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Dutch hostages released in Yemen

Wednesday, December 11th 2013, 9:33
related countries: Yemen

A Dutch couple freed after six months in captivity in Yemen say they were "treated very well" by their kidnappers, a day after being released.
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Spain face Dutch in repeat of final

Friday, December 6th 2013, 19:03
related countries: Brazil, Spain

Spain will open their defence of the World Cup against 2010 finalists Netherlands at next year's tournament in Brazil.
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S&P raises Spain's economic outlook

Friday, November 29th 2013, 8:19
related countries: Spain

The economic outlook for Spain is improving, says ratings agency Standard and Poor's, but it downgrades its rating for the Netherlands.
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Two jailed for Dutch art theft

Tuesday, November 26th 2013, 22:00
related countries: Romania

Two Romanian men involved in one of the most spectacular art thefts in recent years have each been jailed for six years and eight months.
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NSA malware 'hit 50,000 networks'

Monday, November 25th 2013, 12:05
related countries: United States

The US National Security Agency infected 50,000 networks with malware, Dutch newspaper NRC reports.
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Greenpeace suspects bailed in Russia

Wednesday, November 20th 2013, 17:50
related countries: Russia

The captain and three Britons from on board a Greenpeace ship seized in the Arctic are granted bail by a Russian court as hearings continue.
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Calling time on Black Pete fun

Monday, November 18th 2013, 2:19

Pressure to ban Black Pete from the Netherlands
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VIDEO: Dutch 'Black Pete' figure criticised

Saturday, November 16th 2013, 19:10
related countries: Jamaica

A popular Dutch tradition which sees the figure of 'Black Pete' celebrated in many towns and cities has been criticised by a Jamaican academic.
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