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June 9, 2020 at 5:37 am

Coronavirus takes wind out of historic Dutch fleet’s sails VIEW

PAMPUS, Netherlands (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has taken the wind out of the sails of a fleet of historic Dutch boats that take paying...

May 28, 2020 at 11:23 pm

Hello and welcome: Robot waiters to the rescue amid coronavirus VIEW

RENESSE, Netherlands — You can always count on a robot for perfect timing. When Shao SongHu saw robotic waiters serving food in China last fall,...

Business

April 26, 2020 at 5:58 am

Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus VIEW

HARLINGEN, Netherlands (AP) — Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students...

September 23, 2019 at 1:12 am

Dutch reinforce major dike as seas rise, climate changes VIEW

THE AFSLUITDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — Rising up in a thin line through the waters separating the provinces of North Holland and Friesland, the 87-year-old Afsluitdijk...

August 26, 2019 at 2:34 am

Landmark euthanasia trial opens in the Netherlands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A landmark euthanasia trial opened in the Netherlands Monday seeking to pinpoint what to do with dementia patients who have...

Technicians and researchers check equipment set up inside a glass chamber as they begin to study Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ masterpiece, at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Monday July 8, 2019. Researchers and restorers at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum launched a months-long project Monday, using high-tech imaging technology to throw new light on Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic “Night Watch.”(AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula) LON130 LON130

July 8, 2019 at 4:08 am

Research, restoration begins on Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Researchers and restorers at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum launched a months-long project Monday, using high-tech imaging technology to throw new light on Rembrandt van...

March 22, 2019 at 4:39 am

Mourners walk silently to honor Utrecht shooting victims

UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in Utrecht confessed to the attack and said he acted alone, prosecutors announced...

Dutch police officers near the scene of a stabbing attack near the central daily station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Friday Aug. 31, 2018. Police the Dutch capital shot and wounded a suspect Friday following a stabbing at the central railway station. Amsterdam police said in a series of tweets that two people were injured in the stabbing and the suspect was then shot by officers. (AP Photo/Alex Furtula) TH103 TH103

August 31, 2018 at 3:58 am

Amsterdam police study possible terror motive for stabbings VIEW

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Police investigators in Amsterdam included an extremist attack as a possible motive for the stabbings of two people at a busy railway...

Nation & World

June 26, 2018 at 6:28 am

Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has approved a limited ban on "face-covering clothing" in public places, including Islamic veils and robes such as...

Nation & World