Dutch Lose Bid to Overturn Pulse Fishing Ban
The decision comes as the industry is facing major challenges following Brexit, which took access to some British waters away from Dutch fishers.
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Suspect Arrested Over van Gogh and Hals Thefts
Dutch police arrested a 58-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of stealing two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals from small museums, saying it brought them closer to recovering both masterworks.
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Pink Cake on Canals: Amsterdam Celebrates Same-Sex Weddings
A huge inflatable pink cake with candles spouting rainbow flames glided through Amsterdam’s canals Thursday as the Dutch capital celebrated the 20th anniversary of the world’s first legal same-sex marriages.
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Dutch Prime Minister Takes Home 4th Election Win
The center-right party leader’s victory was expected, but added seats for the center-left party caused a stir in otherwise bad turnout for leftist candidates.
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Dutch Voters Head to Polls Amid Worsening Virus Crisis
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and a scandal that forced the entire government to resign in January, voters have been undeterred in casting ballots for the Netherlands’ national election.
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Voting Underway in Coronavirus-Affected Dutch Election
Socially distanced voters cast their ballots Monday in churches, conference centers and even the national parliament on the first day of a Dutch general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Charges Dropped Against Man Who Kept Family Isolated
Prosecutors say the father of nine is too ill after a stroke to be tried on charges that included sexually abusing two of his children.
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Health Minister Condemns Blast at Dutch Virus Test Center
A blast caused by a “homemade device” smashed windows at a coronavirus testing center in a small Dutch town early Wednesday, police said. Nobody was hurt in the explosion, which was condemned by the government and health officials.
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‘Virtual Unfolding’ Used to Read Unopened Renaissance Letters
When a French lawyer sent a letter to his cousin in the Netherlands 300 years ago, he folded the letter to deter anyone from reading it. That didn’t stop a group of researchers in the year 2021.
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Dutch Appeals Court Upholds Coronavirus-Minded Curfew
Friday’s emergency ruling was one of the most-watched judicial events in the Netherlands, with more than 20,000 people watching a live stream of the hearing.
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Netherlands Lashes Out Against ‘Genocide’ of Uyghur People in China
China, for its part, denies reports that at least 1 million Muslims are being held against their will in a remote region of country where they are subjected to torture, forced labor and sterilization.
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Dutch Curfew Debated in Court as Lawmakers Push to Enshrine It
An appeal over a temporary curfew struck down just days before was heard Friday as the Dutch Senate debated legislation to preserve the nightly stay-at-home order.
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Dutch Opposition Lawmakers Back New Coronavirus Curfew Law
Key Dutch opposition parties expressed support Thursday for hastily drawn-up legislation underpinning the country’s coronavirus curfew after a judge ordered the measure scrapped earlier this week.
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Dutch Gov’t Appeals Court Order to Scrap Coronavirus Curfew
A Dutch court ordered the government Tuesday to end the curfew it imposed last month to rein in the spread of the coronavirus, saying the ruling coalition was not entitled to use emergency powers to enforce the restrictive measure.
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Skating-Crazy Dutch Defy Pandemic by Taking to Outdoor Ice
A deep winter freeze gripping the Netherlands is reawakening the national obsession with skating on frozen canals.
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Dutch Government Halts Overseas Adoptions After Criticism
The Dutch government suspended adoptions from foreign countries Monday after an investigative committee report criticized past ruling coalitions for being “too passive” in the face of years of reported abuses including impoverished mothers being coerced into putting up their children for adoption.
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Russia Asks Dutch High Court to Toss $50B Award for Oil Shareholders
The Russian Federation faced off against former shareholders of oil giant Yukos on Friday in the latest chapter of a 15-year legal saga over the company’s taking of shares.
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Dutch Politicians Condemn Weekend Rioting as Curfew Started
Politicians and local leaders on Monday condemned rioters who clashed with police in about 10 towns and cities across the Netherlands a day earlier, on the second night of a coronavirus curfew.
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Rights Court Balks at Off-Limits Witnesses in Dutch Trial
Vahap Keskin should have been allowed to cross-examine the witnesses who testified against him at his trial in absentia, according to the ECHR.
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Child Welfare Scandal Topples Dutch Government
The Dutch cabinet has resigned following the release of a reporting condemning the government for its role in a child care benefits scandal.
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