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August 6, 2022 at 7:50 am

Pride on the canal: Huge crowds at Amsterdam water parade VIEW

Hundreds of thousands of spectators are lining Amsterdam’s historic canals and bridges to celebrate Canal Parade.

July 4, 2022 at 1:03 am

Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses VIEW

Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions are using tractors and trucks to blockade supermarket distribution centers, the latest actions in a summer...

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June 7, 2022 at 1:34 am

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in reporter slaying VIEW

Prosecutors have demanded life sentences for two men charged in the brazen killing of a Dutch investigative reporter as his children paid tribute to a...

April 27, 2022 at 4:53 am

After 2 muted years, orange-clad folk mark Dutch King’s Day VIEW

After two years of celebrations muted by coronavirus lockdowns, the Netherlands is marking King Willem-Alexander’s 55th birthday with street parties, music festivals and a national...

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February 22, 2022 at 10:05 am

Standoff ends at Amsterdam Apple Store, hostage safe

An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam has ended with police in a car driving into the hostage taker as he ran...

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September 6, 2021 at 9:02 am

UN climate chief: No country is safe from global warming

The U.N.’s top climate official is urging governments to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and instead embrace rapid, widespread measures to curb and adapt...

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May 26, 2021 at 3:31 am

Judges, lawyers in MH17 trial visit wreckage of plane VIEW

GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges and lawyers in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the 2014 downing of Malaysia...

May 20, 2021 at 4:50 am

U.S. rapper Flo Rida helps San Marino reach Eurovision final VIEW

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Tiny San Marino got a big dose of star power Thursday as U.S. rapper Flo Rida helped the city state qualify...

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April 27, 2021 at 2:32 am

Cities urge people to stay home on Dutch king’s birthday VIEW

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Crowds gathered in cities across the Netherlands on Tuesday despite authorities urging people to stick to coronavirus social distancing regulations as the...

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Sex workers carry signs protesting unequal treatment and stigmatizing during a demonstration in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Stores in one village opened briefly, cafe owners across the Netherlands were putting tables and chairs on their outdoor terraces and sex workers demonstrated outside parliament in protests against the government’s tough coronavirus lockdown. (AP Photo/Patrick Post) PDJ129 PDJ129

March 2, 2021 at 9:20 am

Dutch bar owners, sex workers protest against virus lockdown VIEW

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — In a scene reminiscent of carefree cafe life before coronavirus lockdown, Peter Bender reached across one of the outdoor tables at...

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