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NEW AMSTERDAM GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO TAME TOURISM WITH RESTRICTIONS ON AIRBNB AND 'BEER BIKES'
The average apartment in Amsterdam cost EUR407,000 475,000 in 2017, an increase of about 12 percent from 2016 levels, according to the national real estate association NVM... READ MORE›
IRAN-ISRAEL TENSIONS: IRANIAN SCHOLAR THREATENS DESTRUCTION
12 May 2018 10 57 GMT A prominent Iranian scholar has threatened the destruction of two Israeli cities following the worst face-off to date between the two countries over Syria ... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL OF KENYA'S FLOWER DAM BURST CLIMBS
A man walks past a house damaged by the dam flooding, near Solai, in Kenya's Rift Valley... READ MORE›
ISRAEL LAUNCHES LARGEST ATTACK IN DECADES IN SYRIA
International concerns are increasing as Israel escalates its military attacks against Iranian forces in... READ MORE›
AROUND THE WORLD IN A 100-YEAR-OLD FORD MODEL T
Dutch explorers drive 130,000km around the world in 1915 Ford Model T... READ MORE›
ALFIE EVANS: BRITISH TODDLER AT CENTRE OF LEGAL BATTLE DIES
Alfie Evans' rare condition lead to a divisive court case that attracted international media attention, as well as the support of Pope Francis... READ MORE›
INTERNATIONAL PROBE SHUTS DOWN WORLD'S BIGGEST CYBERATTACK PROVIDER
Gert Ras, head of the Dutch police's High Tech Crime unit, said the operation should send a clear warning to users of websites like webstresser... READ MORE›
NICARAGUA LAUNCHES DEADLY CRACKDOWN ON ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
21 Apr 2018 11 39 GMT At least five people have been killed and dozens injured during days of anti-government demonstrations in Nicaragua ... READ MORE›
IS REGULATING TECH GIANTS THE ANSWER?
Macron proposes european 'citizen consultations' and warns of 'civil war'... READ MORE›
MUENSTER VAN ATTACK SUSPECT WAS KNOWN TO GERMAN POLICE, AUTHORITIES SAY
Police quickly evacuated the area and ambulances, firefighters and helicopters rushed to the scene to aid those who were injured... READ MORE›
DUTCH DIPLOMAT PULLED OUT OF TURKEY OVER SPY ALLEGATIONS
The Dutch foreign ministry said the diplomat, who worked at the Dutch consulate in Istanbul, left Turkey out of concerns for his safety... READ MORE›
AKZO NOBEL RESHAPES BUSINESS WITH 10 BILLION EURO SALE
Akzo Nobel CEO Thierry Vanlancker, who took charge last July after the bid battle, expects 7.5 billion euros in net proceeds from the sale... READ MORE›
AKZO NOBEL SELLS CHEMICALS BUSINESS TO CARLYLE FOR 10.1 BILLION EUROS
It delivers one of the biggest commitments made by Akzo Nobel in its defense against a 26 billion euro ($32 billion) takeover offer from rival PPG Industries last year... READ MORE›
THIRD BIGGEST UK COMPANY UNILEVER MOVES ITS HEADQUARTERS FROM LONDON TO ROTTERDAM
Britain's third biggest company Unilever picked Rotterdam over London for its main headquarters on Thursday in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's government a... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Heerenveen
TRUMP'S NETHERLANDS AMBASSADOR PETER HOEKSTRA WAS ASKED TO NAME A PERSON 'BURNED' BECAUSE OF ISLAM. HE COULDN'T.
Trump's Netherlands ambassador Peter Hoekstra was asked to name a person 'burned' because of Islam. He couldn't... READ MORE›
PETE HOEKSTRA SAID CLAIM THAT HE SAID THE NETHERLANDS HAS 'NO GO ZONE' IS 'FAKE NEWS.' THEN THE REPORTER SHOWED HIM VIDEO.
Dutch journalist to new US Ambassador you said there were 'no go zones' in Netherlands, where are they?... READ MORE›
ANTI-MUSLIM CANDIDATE REJECTED IN NETHERLANDS ELECTIONS
Wilders said he did not understand Mr Rutte's comment that Dutch voters had said no to the wrong kind of populists ... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN LEADERS CHEER AS DUTCH DENY VICTORY TO FAR RIGHT
In a post on Twitter, Mr. Wilders gave a positive spin on the results, writing We were the third largest party of the Netherlands... READ MORE›
DUTCH KING REVEALS HE PILOTED KLM PASSENGER FLIGHTS
King Willem-Alexander revealed he has been training to fly Boeing 737s which will soon replace KLM Cityhopper's Fokker 70 fleet... READ MORE›
POPULISM CAN BE STOPPED, SAYS JUBILANT DUTCH GREENLEFT LEADER
Besides Amsterdam, GreenLeft also performed well in university cities such as Groningen, Utrecht and Nijmegen... READ MORE›
DUTCH PM MARK RUTTE SEES OFF ELECTION THREAT OF GEERT WILDERS
But the social democratic Labour party PvdA, Rutte's outgoing coalition partner, slumped from 38 seats to a historic low of nine... READ MORE›
SWORN TO SERVE AND PROTECT PETS AND THEIR HUMANS
When Animals Are at Risk, Special Netherlands Police Force Defends Them... READ MORE›
IS THIS THE FUTURE? DUTCH PLAN VAST WINDFARM ISLAND IN NORTH SEA
TenneT thinks the project could handle windfarms with a capacity of 30GW, more than twice today's total installed offshore wind power across the whole of Europe... READ MORE›
PIONEERING WOLF BECOMES FIRST SIGHTED IN BELGIUM FOR A CENTURY
Researchers have tracked Naya from eastern Germany into the Netherlands and now Flanders... READ MORE›
DUTCH MEN HOLD HANDS TO PROTEST AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
An alleged attack on a gay couple in the Netherlands has sparked a solidarity campaign on social media... READ MORE›
US AMBASSADOR DENIES SAYING NETHERLANDS HAD NO-GO AREAS, SO JOURNALIST PLAYS CLIP OF HIM SAYING IT
Mr Hoekstra's conservative views are at odds with the liberal political leanings of the majority of Dutch people... READ MORE›
DECAPITATED, BLOODSTAINED DOLL LEFT AT AMSTERDAM MOSQUE
The Emir Sultan Mosque serves a predominately Turkish community in the north of Amsterdam... READ MORE›
"I AM SHOCKED I SAID THAT."
The State Department announced the interview with De Telegraaf on Thursday after it, too, faced questions about Hoekstra's comments... READ MORE›
IN ELECTION POPULISM FACES A BIG TEST
O The far-right populist party of Geert Wilders gained seats, but did not perform as strongly as expected... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S NEW AMBASSADOR TO NETHERLANDS STRUGGLES TO DEFEND CLAIM MUSLIMS 'BURNED' DUTCH POLITICIANS
But he said politics in the Netherlands differed a bit from the current situation in the United States... READ MORE›
TRUMP AMBASSADOR IN 'FAKE NEWS' BLUNDER
Pete Hoekstra denied he had ever said there were no-go zones in the Netherlands, calling it fake news ... READ MORE›
GAS GRAB AND GLOBAL WARMING COULD WIPE OUT WADDEN SEA HERITAGE SITE
The Unesco world heritage site at the Wadden Sea on the Dutch coast stretches over 10,000 sq km... READ MORE›
GERMAN POLICE CONFISCATE THOUSANDS OF TRUMP-SHAPED ECSTASY PILLS
Two Austrians were arrested after police pulled five bags filled to the brim with carrot-colored ecstasy pills made in the likeness of President Trump... READ MORE›
ANNE FRANK FOUNDATION BUYS HER FAMILY HOME IN AMSTERDAM
The home purchased by the Anne Frank Foundation has been restored to its original 1930s style... READ MORE›
CHINESE BIKE-SHARING COMPANY MOBIKE LAUNCHED IN ROTTERDAM
Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike on Thursday officially announced its launch after a successful trial period in the Netherlands, first in Rotterdam, the country's second largest city... READ MORE›
HOW WIND CAN POWER THE WORLD'S MASS TRANSIT
The world's soaring population is prompting a slew of transit innovations wheel-free bullet trains, obstacle-sensing robot cars, 120mph passenger pods... READ MORE›
BELGIUM SAYS IT KNEW ABOUT CONTAMINATED EGGS IN JUNE
Supermarkets in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have removed potentially contaminated eggs... READ MORE›
SUSPECTS IN MH17 PLANE CRASH TO BE TRIED IN DUTCH COURT
The flight MH17 crashed in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›
ALLAH-LAS GIG CANCELLED IN ROTTERDAM DUE TO TERRORISM WARNING
Rotterdam police said they took the information about a threat seriously enough that after discussion with organisers it was decided to cancel the event ... READ MORE›
DIARY OF ANNE FRANK TRANSFORMED INTO GRAPHIC WW2 NOVEL
The Graphic Diary of Anne Frank is published in the Netherlands and Germany an English edition will reach audiences in the UK and US early 2018... READ MORE›
TECH SELLOFF SPREADS; POUND SWINGS AS MAY BATTLES
A selloff in U.S. technology stocks spread through Asia and Europe, battering shares from South Korea to the Netherlands... READ MORE›
DUTCH COW POO OVERLOAD CAUSES AN ENVIRONMENTAL STINK
Dairy farms in the Netherlands are producing so much dung they can't get rid of it safely... READ MORE›
EU 'RISKS DYING IF IT LOSES DIRECTION'
Pope Francis EU 'risks dying if it loses direction'... READ MORE›
AMNESTY: SHELL INVOLVED IN NIGERIA ABUSES IN 1990S
Amnesty International has obtained internal documents pointing to complicity by Royal Dutch Shell in crimes committed by the Nigerian military during the 1990s... READ MORE›