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

Ethiopian 18th Century crown returns home from Netherlands

Thursday, February 20th 2020, 11:03
related countries: Ethiopia

Former refugee Sirak Asfaw found it in a suitcase and has protected the crown for the past 21 years.
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Dutch court backs $50bn Yukos claim against Russia

Tuesday, February 18th 2020, 16:23
related countries: Russia

An appeals court annuls a previous Dutch ruling favouring Russia, in a fight with shareholders.
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Dutch letter-bomb blackmail campaign targets companies

Thursday, February 13th 2020, 16:31

Police are investigating a spate of letter-bomb attacks on companies across the Netherlands.
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Man arrested with 30 phones in cycling shorts after rock gig

Tuesday, January 28th 2020, 10:46

Dutch police catch a suspect in a tight spot after being alerted to mobile phone thefts.
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Holocaust: Dutch PM apologises over failure to protect Jews

Sunday, January 26th 2020, 22:22

Mark Rutte is the first prime minister to acknowledge the Netherlands' role in persecuting Jews.
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Dutch farm case: Father beat children to ward off 'bad spirits', court hears

Tuesday, January 21st 2020, 15:09

Gerrit-Jan van Dorsten is charged with unlawful detention, child abuse and money laundering.
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Is the Netherlands becoming a narco-state?

Thursday, December 19th 2019, 7:36

The murder of a prominent lawyer ended a common misconception: that drug cartels only kill their own.
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The Hague stabbing: Dutch police arrest suspect

Saturday, November 30th 2019, 18:04

A 35-year-old is detained over Friday's attack in which three teenagers were injured.
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The Hague stabbing: Three injured on shopping street aged 13-15

Saturday, November 30th 2019, 12:30
related places: The Hague

Dutch police are still hunting the suspect in Friday's attack and say the motive remains unclear.
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Dutch farm mystery: Children split over charges against father

Thursday, November 28th 2019, 18:49

Divisions emerge over allegations against the man accused of holding the family in a secret room.
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Albert Heijn: Dutch supermarket drops call for staff underwear photos

Tuesday, November 26th 2019, 16:31

Albert Heijn had asked staff to upload the photographs to an app to establish uniform sizes.
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Dutch doctor dies after contracting Lassa fever in Sierra Leone

Sunday, November 24th 2019, 14:21
related countries: Sierra Leone

The doctor got the viral haemorrhagic illness in Sierra Leone, and was flown home for treatment.
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Dutch police podcast unearths clues to decades-old murder

Friday, November 22nd 2019, 0:22

Can the true crime trend help solve one of the Netherlands’ most mysterious murders?
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Stowaways found in refrigerated container bound for UK

Tuesday, November 19th 2019, 20:47
related countries: United Kingdom

Twenty-five people are found in a cooling container on a UK-bound ferry coming from the Netherlands.
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Sinterklaas: Dutch protests over Black Pete festival-goers

Monday, November 18th 2019, 13:55

Anti-racism campaigners protest in cities across the Netherlands over the use of black face paint.
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Netherlands to cut speed limit to reduce emissions

Tuesday, November 12th 2019, 19:45

The daytime limit will be cut in a bid to tackle a pollution crisis, cabinet sources tell Dutch media.
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Schiphol airport: Pilot sparks hijack security alert in Amsterdam

Wednesday, November 6th 2019, 21:57
related places: Schiphol

Dutch police rushed to deal with the "suspicious situation" on the Madrid-bound flight at Schiphol.
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IS conflict: Dutch air strike killed about 70 people in Iraq in 2015

Monday, November 4th 2019, 16:56
related countries: Iraq

The strike on the town of Hawija left both civilians and IS militants dead, a Dutch minister says.
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Dutch farm mystery: Father held as police unpick secret farm 'sect'

Friday, October 18th 2019, 10:29

Six children appear to have spent nine years in seclusion against their will, say police.
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Dutch farm mystery: Man suspected of holding family against will

Wednesday, October 16th 2019, 17:20

A 58-year-old man will appear in court suspected of holding a family in a farm's secret room.
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The world's first artificial womb for humans

Tuesday, October 15th 2019, 23:54

Doctors in the Netherlands say they are within 10 years of creating a 'second' womb for premature babies.
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Dutch family 'waiting for end of time' found in secret room

Tuesday, October 15th 2019, 15:34

A 58-year-old man is arrested as it emerges a family spent nine years in a secret room at a Dutch farm.
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Ethiopian 18th Century crown to return home from Netherlands

Wednesday, October 2nd 2019, 11:36
related countries: Ethiopia

Former refugee Sirak Asfaw found it in a suitcase and has protected the crown for the past 21 years.
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Dutch tractor protest sparks 'worst rush hour'

Tuesday, October 1st 2019, 16:33

There were about 1,100km (700 miles) of jams as farmers reacted to plans to cut nitrogen emissions.
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Take a hard look at 'sexist toys' - Dutch education minister

Thursday, September 26th 2019, 10:50
related countries: France

Dutch toymakers are told to think carefully, after France's toy industry agrees to end stereotypes.
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'I stole a plane to get out of the Navy'

Saturday, September 21st 2019, 23:16
related countries: Libya

When Theo Van Eijck was kicked out of a Dutch pilot-training programme in 1964, he stole a plane and flew to Libya.
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Battle of Arnhem: Mass parachute drop marks WW2 assault

Saturday, September 21st 2019, 14:02

A 97-year-old British veteran, who recreated his WW2 jump, says his jump was "thoroughly terrifying".
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Dutch gangster case: Shock at murder of lawyer Derk Wiersum

Wednesday, September 18th 2019, 17:24
related places: Amsterdam

A lawyer shot dead in Amsterdam was investigating a notorious, violent drug gang.
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Dutch euthanasia case: Doctor acted in interest of patient, court rules

Wednesday, September 11th 2019, 12:44

Prosecutors argued that a dementia patient euthanised in 2016 had not been asked to verify her wish.
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Dutch woman's candid tweet that launched helpline for the lonely

Thursday, September 5th 2019, 23:23

When Nadï van de Watering reached out on social media, she generated more than a million messages.
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Cannabis trial: Dutch cities picked for cafe supply experiment

Thursday, August 29th 2019, 23:15

Cannabis cafes in 10 cities are to be supplied legally with drugs from regulated producers.
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Dutch doctor faces trial in landmark euthanasia case

Tuesday, August 27th 2019, 0:08

It is the first euthanasia case in the Netherlands involving a patient suffering from Alzheimer's.
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Indonesia celebrates Independence Day with greasy pole contest

Monday, August 19th 2019, 17:22

Indonesians take part in a greasy pole climbing contest - a tradition that dates back to Dutch colonial days.
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The floating farm for cows

Sunday, August 18th 2019, 23:00

The cows on this floating farm in the Netherlands are helping find ways of making food sustainably
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Child Holocaust witness reveals lucky escape aboard The Lost Train

Monday, August 5th 2019, 23:23
related countries: Germany

Mirjam survived the German Nazi concentration camps after being taken from the Netherlands in WW2.
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Srebrenica massacre: Dutch state '10% liable' for 350 deaths

Friday, July 19th 2019, 15:14

Victims' relatives slam a court ruling that found the state part liable for 350 of the 8,000 deaths.
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KLM breastfeeding policy causes turbulence

Wednesday, July 17th 2019, 16:28

Dutch airline KLM has asked mothers to cover up when breastfeeding, in response to complaints.
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Noisy Dutch children banned from playground

Wednesday, July 10th 2019, 10:11

Local residents complained that the children were exceeding a 70-decibel limit on residential areas.
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