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Moscow summons Swiss, Dutch ambassadors over spy row

18 September 2018 |

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Moscow on Tuesday summoned the ambassadors of Switzerland and the Netherlands over what it called "unsubstantiated accusations" that Russian spies had attempted to hack Swiss targets.Swiss envoy Yves...

Dutch budget for Brexit, scrap tax for multinationals

18 September 2018 |

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The Dutch government said Tuesday it is setting aside tens of millions of euros to deal with the fallout when Britain leaves the EU next year and courted controversy by announcing it will scrap dividend...

Nappy change: Dutch to turn diapers into furniture

18 September 2018 |

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Fed-up with a growing mountain of stinking disposable nappies, a Dutch firm Tuesday started building the country's first recycling plant to turn poo into profit.Plastic from the nappies extracted by the...

ICC to probe Myanmar crimes against Rohingya

18 September 2018 |

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The International Criminal Court's prosecutor opened a preliminary probe on Tuesday into Myanmar's alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims, including killings, sexual violence and forced deportations.Prosecutor...

Nation state cyber attacks on rise, says Europol

18 September 2018 |

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Global ransomware attacks are increasingly linked to nation states, with the lines between politics and crime often blurring, Europe's police agency said on Tuesday.Key ransomware attacks include the...

Court confirms Congolese ex-VP sentence for witness bribes

17 September 2018 |

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The International Criminal Court on Monday confirmed a one-year sentence against Congolese ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba for bribing witnesses during an earlier trial, which saw him being excluded...

New Air France-KLM chief vows to invest half of salary in airline

17 September 2018 |

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Air France-KLM's new boss said Monday that he would invest half of his fixed salary into the company's stock as a gauge of his "confidence" in returning the strike-prone airline to a more solid footing.Benjamin...

ICC to sentence DR Congo's Bemba in bribery case

17 September 2018 |

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Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba is to be sentenced Monday by international judges for bribing witnesses during an earlier war crimes trial, which led to him being excluded from running...

Russia claims fresh 'proof' Ukraine downed flight MH17

17 September 2018 |

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Russia on Monday released fresh information to back its claim the missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over war-torn Ukraine in 2014 was fired by Kiev's forces.At a briefing, the Russian defence...

Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s

15 September 2018 |

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The Dalai Lama said Saturday that he has known about sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers since the 1990s and that such allegations are "nothing new".The Tibetan spiritual leader, revered by millions of...

Sex abuse claims rock Dutch Catholic Church

15 September 2018 |

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More than half of the Netherlands' senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault of children between 1945 and 2010, a press report claimed Saturday, further engulfing the Catholic Church...

Ugandan warlord's defence to open at ICC

15 September 2018 |

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Notorious Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen's lawyers open their defence Tuesday at the International Criminal Court, where their client is charged with conducting a reign of terror in northern...

Dutch soon to pull fighter jets striking IS targets

14 September 2018 |

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Dutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government said Friday."Cabinet has decided not to prolong the...

Dutch 'expelled two Russian spies over Novichok lab plot'

14 September 2018 |

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Dutch intelligence services arrested two alleged Russian spies on suspicion of planning to hack a Swiss laboratory investigating the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal, reports and officials said...

Dalai Lama to meet sex abuse victims in The Netherlands

13 September 2018 |

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The Dalai Lama will Friday meet a dozen victims of alleged sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers in what is believed to be the first such gathering with Tibet's spiritual leader.The victims launched a petition...