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omicron variant

27 Nov 2021

61 people who travelled to Amsterdam from South Africa test positive for COVID

The Omicron variant was first detected in South Africa It has been classified as a 'variant of concern' by WHO Those who tested positive for COVID in the flight have been put in isolation

22 Aug 2021

Afghanistan: Dutch govt to increase military presence to help with evacuation

An unspecified number of troops will be sent to help the 62 Dutch special forces already at Kabul airport The Dutch are running flights with two C-130 military planes and are in the process of evacuating a group of around 1,000 Afghans

27 Jan 2020

PM Mark Rutte offers Netherlands' first apology for WWII persecution of Jews

Only 38,000 of the 140,000 Jews who lived in the Netherlands survived World War II, but no government apology had been offered for the role the authorities played.

04 Oct 2018

Dutch government says it disrupted Russian attempt to hack chemical weapons

Dutch authorities disrupted an attempt in April by Russian intelligence agents to hack the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

11 Nov 2017

Can 'smog-eating' tower curb pollution in China?

A Dutch designer claimed that he can make a whole city smog-free through a Smog Free Project.

Belgian minister

09 Aug 2017

Belgian minister blames Dutch for delays in egg safety scare

24 Jun 2017

Colombia's ELN rebels free two kidnapped Dutch reporters: Officials

Rebels with Colombia`s National Liberation Army (ELN) group have freed two Dutch journalists snatched days ago in the country`s northeast.

21 Jun 2017

Dutch police arrest 18-year-old 'terror' suspect

An investigating judge yesterday ordered the man detained for two weeks while investigations continue.

Patrick Kluivert

25 Mar 2017

Former Dutch star Patrick Kluivert in betting probe

De Volkskrant said the gang applied threats to pressure Kluivert in order to recoup the debt which he had repaid in part.

15 Mar 2017

Dutch voting in test of European anti-establishment sentiment

Dutch people voted on Wednesday in an election seen as a test of nationalist feeling magnified by a furious row with Turkey in recent days.

21 Jul 2016

MH370 search team raises prospect plane could lie elsewhere

Top searchers at the Dutch company leading the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 say they believe the plane may have glided down rather than dived in the final moments, meaning they have been scouring the wrong patch of ocean for two years.

20 Jul 2016

Dutch police investigate anti-immigrant group over asylum seeker assault

25 Mar 2016

Johan Cruyff's death: Reactions from across the globe

"We have lost a great man. May we carry on his example of excellence. Johan Cruyff was a great player and coach. He leaves a very important legacy for our family of football." -- Brazil`s triple World Cup winner Pele.

Self-drive minibus

29 Jan 2016

Dutch test first self-drive minibuses

Dutch Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen took the first ride in a so-called "WEpod" shuttle, designed to carry six people without a driver between the towns of Wageningen and Ede in the Gelderland province.

Islamic State militants

04 Dec 2015

Pressure mounting on Dutch to join Syria air strikes

The Dutch cabinet however said it will reach a decision to take part in the US-led operation only once "all military and political aspects" of the Syrian conflict had been discussed.

28 Oct 2015

Going Dutch could save us from rising seas

Had nature been left to take its course much of the Netherlands would be a muddy swamp and the tiny coastal nation would never have risen to be the eurozone's fifth largest economy.

10 Oct 2015

Dutch arrest 11 in asylum center break-in, vandalism

Those arrested were all Dutch men aged between 19-30 years.

03 Jun 2015

Greece bailout offer `not a negotiation` Dutch PM

A bailout offer to be put to Athens at a crucial meeting in Brussels to help Greece avoid possibly defaulting is "not a negotiation", Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.

26 May 2015

Dutch ING selling majority stake in NN Group

Top Dutch bank ING announced Tuesday it was selling 45 million ordinary shares in NN Group, thereby relinquishing its majority stake in the giant insurer.

23 Sep 2014

Breaking with tradition, Philips splits off lighting

Philips, the Dutch conglomerate that started life making light bulbs 123 years ago, is splitting off its lighting business in a bold step to expand its higher-margin healthcare and consumer divisions.

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