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April 20, 2021 at 11:08 am

Balancing act: Dutch PM eases lockdown amid infection rise

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a significant easing in his country's months-long coronavirus lockdown Tuesday, calling it a...

Business

April 19, 2021 at 12:59 am

ABN AMRO pays multimillion fine in money laundering probe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — ABN AMRO has agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) as part of a settlement with prosecutors who accused...

Business

April 15, 2021 at 7:33 am

Lawyer: 290 relatives file for compensation in MH-17 downing

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A lawyer for relatives of people killed in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine told...

Business

April 15, 2021 at 7:00 am

Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year VIEW

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a...

Entertainment

April 13, 2021 at 11:38 am

Dutch govt says it’s too early to start easing the lockdown

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government on Tuesday presented a roadmap for relaxing coronavirus lockdown measures, but caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte stressed...

Business

April 12, 2021 at 5:23 am

Investigation finds Syria likely behind 2018 chlorine attack

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog found “reasonable grounds to believe” that a Syrian air force military helicopter...

April 9, 2021 at 7:50 am

Visitors tiptoe through the tulips in Dutch virus test VIEW

A maximum of 5,000 visitors were allowed into the garden, nestled amid the pancake flat bulb fields between Amsterdam and The Hague, if they could...

Nation & World

April 8, 2021 at 7:14 am

Governments give varying advice on AstraZeneca vaccine VIEW

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In Spain, residents now have to be over 60 to get an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. In Belgium, over 55. In...

FILE – In this Monday, March 22, 2021 file photo, a member of the the medical staff prepares a syringe with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, during preparations at the vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZenecaâ€™s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a small number of people who received the shots. Earlier this month, more than a dozen countries, including Germany, suspended their use of AstraZeneca over the blood clot issue. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, FIle) AMB112 AMB112

April 2, 2021 at 8:27 am

Dutch temporarily halt AstraZeneca shots for under-60s

The Dutch decision comes three days after authorities in Germany also stopped using the AstraZeneca’s vaccine in the under-60s, citing fresh concerns over unusual blood...

Business

April 2, 2021 at 4:01 am

Dutch coalition building must reboot after Rutte rebuke VIEW

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs a political reboot only two weeks after a major election victory because new questions...

Business