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

Women's World Cup 2019: Fans react to US vs Netherlands final

Monday, July 8th 2019, 2:23
related countries: United States

The US celebrates its Women's World Cup victory - but for fans it's about more than the game.
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Women's World Cup 2019: USA beat Netherlands to win fourth title

Sunday, July 7th 2019, 17:28
related countries: United States
related places: Sunday

The USA win the Women's World Cup for the fourth time after beating the Netherlands 2-0 in Sunday's final.
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Holleeder trial: Dutch crime godfather gets life for five murders

Thursday, July 4th 2019, 11:12

Willem Holleeder, the Netherlands' most notorious gangster, is convicted after his sister gives evidence.
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Germany to return Nazi-stolen painting Vase of Flowers to Italy

Saturday, June 29th 2019, 12:51
related countries: Italy

Vase of Flowers by Dutch artist Jan van Huysum will be handed to the Uffizi Gallery.
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Holocaust: Dutch rail firm NS confirms compensation

Wednesday, June 26th 2019, 17:06

The state-run company took part in deporting 107,000 Jews to Nazi death camps.
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Used car batteries may power football stadium lights

Tuesday, June 25th 2019, 14:31
related countries: Norway

Refurbished batteries are already in use at stadiums in Norway and the Netherlands.
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Dutch emergency line hit by KPN telecoms outage

Tuesday, June 25th 2019, 8:22

The four-hour disruption was the largest in years and the cause is still unclear.
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MH17 plane crash: Investigators 'expected to name four suspects'

Wednesday, June 19th 2019, 10:37
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine says new evidence will be provided by the Dutch-led team probing the 2014 tragedy.
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Hungary tourist boat accident: Captain also involved in Dutch boat crash

Friday, June 7th 2019, 6:36
related countries: Hungary

The captain of a boat that sank in Budapest in May had also captained a boat that crashed in April.
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Why Dutch teenager Noa's tragic death was misunderstood

Thursday, June 6th 2019, 13:00

Noa Pothoven had a desperate mental illness and died of starvation, but her story was wrongly told.
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Dutch hostage killed fleeing Abu Sayyaf captors in Philippines

Friday, May 31st 2019, 11:40
related countries: Philippines

Ewold Horn's Abu Sayyaf kidnappers shot him as he tried to flee a firefight with soldiers.
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Hells Angels bikers banned by Netherlands court

Wednesday, May 29th 2019, 11:55

The court says the group - which has thousands of members worldwide - is a danger to public order.
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European elections 2019: Dutch Labour celebrate after vote

Friday, May 24th 2019, 10:44

The centre-left Labour party hails a "bizarre comeback" in European elections based on exit polls.
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Eurovision 2019: The contest highlights from start to finish

Sunday, May 19th 2019, 0:48

The contest's highlights - from singing in the shower and bendy poles to the Netherlands' triumph.
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Eurovision 2019: Netherlands wins song contest

Sunday, May 19th 2019, 0:35
related countries: United Kingdom

Duncan Laurence wins the contest with his song Arcade, but the UK's Michael Rice comes bottom.
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Eurovision 2019: Ireland knocked out in second semi-final

Thursday, May 16th 2019, 22:16
related countries: Russia

Sarah McTernan is sent packing while favourites Russia, Sweden and the Netherlands progress.
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Dutch WW2 Queen 'considered Nazi swap for Belgian royals'

Tuesday, April 30th 2019, 15:31
related countries: Belgium

As World War Two neared an end, Dutch Queen Wilhelmina was asked to help save Belgium's royal family.
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Netherlands 'hosts most child sex abuse images'

Tuesday, April 23rd 2019, 23:59

About half of such images reported to the Internet Watch Foundation in 2018 were hosted in the Netherlands.
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Dutch fertility doctor used own sperm to father 49 children, DNA tests show

Friday, April 12th 2019, 15:56

DNA tests confirm doctor Jan Karbaat used his own sperm to impregnate women at his clinic.
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Dutch prostitution debate in parliament forced by youth petition

Wednesday, April 10th 2019, 0:35

More than 40,000 young people call on Dutch MPs to consider making visiting a prostitute illegal.
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Wolves move into Dutch national park

Tuesday, April 9th 2019, 15:55
related countries: Maldives
related places: Male

Male and female wolves have settled in a national park in the Netherlands.
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Wolves return to Netherlands after 140 years

Tuesday, April 9th 2019, 15:01

Ecologists have data showing female has settled and males in area may lead to mating.
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Dutch rail's controversial safety campaign

Friday, April 5th 2019, 17:42

Operator ProRail says the campaign showing replicas of items worn by accident victims is needed.
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Dutch sea search stumbles on 'oldest' shipwreck

Wednesday, April 3rd 2019, 18:23

A team searching for containers that fell into the sea in a storm has found a 16th Century wreck.
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Dutch populist vote surge costs PM Rutte senate majority

Thursday, March 21st 2019, 12:05

The anti-immigration Forum for Democracy will be the biggest single party in the upper house.
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Fake pathologist for Germanwings air crash victims on trial

Wednesday, March 20th 2019, 20:02

The Dutch man examined victims of major disasters like the 2015 Germanwings air crash.
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Dutch shooting: Letter may suggest terror motive in Utrecht

Tuesday, March 19th 2019, 22:46
related places: Utrecht

Police say a letter found in a getaway car in Utrecht may point to terrorism, after suspect arrested.
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Dutch shooting: Utrecht police arrest suspect after three killed

Tuesday, March 19th 2019, 6:14
related countries: Turkey
related places: Utrecht

Three people were killed and five injured in the shooting on a tram in Utrecht.
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Utrecht shootings: Hunt for gunman after attack on tram

Monday, March 18th 2019, 12:56
related places: Utrecht

One person is feared dead and a number are injured amid "several shootings".
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Driving while filming: Dutch 'rubberneckers' fined

Thursday, March 14th 2019, 14:14
related places: Breda

Twenty-three motorists were caught filming the accident near the city of Breda.
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Dutch 'blunder building' bans dancing

Wednesday, March 13th 2019, 10:45

A much-criticised Dutch government building has warned staff over weak floors.
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Who will take IS fighter and his teenage 'bride'?

Saturday, March 2nd 2019, 0:30
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom
related places: London

Yago Riedijk was born and raised in Dutch suburbia. He is one of 135 Dutch nationals still in Syria.
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Air-France KLM: Dutch surprise France by taking airline stake

Wednesday, February 27th 2019, 16:04
related countries: France

Shares in the holding company slide, and France's government reacts angrily to the move.
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Dutch seize 90,000 bottles of vodka 'bound for North Korea'

Tuesday, February 26th 2019, 18:42
related countries: North Korea

Officials suspect 90,000 bottles of vodka may have been headed to the North Korean regime, in violation of UN sanctions.
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Brexit 'monster' urges Dutch to prepare

Thursday, February 14th 2019, 10:36

The Dutch government tweets out a furry creature warning to firms about the impact of Brexit.
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Dutch mystery of '20,000 seabird deaths' on coast

Wednesday, February 6th 2019, 16:15

Scientists are trying to find out why so many dead guillemots have washed up on the Dutch coast.
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Rutger Bregman: The Dutch historian who went viral

Thursday, January 31st 2019, 18:03

Rutger Bregman caught the world's attention as he spoke at the annual World Economic Forum, held in Davos.
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Why Dutch fear Brexit no deal will leave onions to rot

Thursday, January 31st 2019, 0:01

Imagine onions - tonnes of them, rotting in a customs queue. It's a Dutch farmer's Brexit nightmare.
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