Dutch News

January 26, 2022

Mustard agent used in IS Syria shelling in 2015: watchdog

The world’s chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday mustard agent was used in a 2015 Islamic State group attack in northern Syria in which at least 20 people were injured. The then opposition-held town of Marea, near the Turkish border in…

January 25, 2022

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Police probe Partygate – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows to cooperate with police on any formal probe into coronavirus lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street, further intensifying pressure on his…

January 25, 2022

‘We missed you’: Dutch bars, cafes, museums to reopen

The Netherlands will this week lift some of Europe’s toughest Covid restrictions with bars, restaurants and museums allowed to reopen their doors, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday. Rutte said the move, which takes effect from Wednesday, was in response…

January 25, 2022

Dutch bars, cafes, museums to reopen: PM

The Netherlands will lift some of Europe’s toughest Covid restrictions with bars, restaurants and museums allowed to reopen their doors, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday. Rutte said the move which takes effect from Wednesday was in response to “great…

January 24, 2022

KKR leads buyout of Dutch bike maker Accell

Two investment funds, led by US-based KKR, are set to buy Dutch firm Accell, the self-proclaimed leader in electric bikes in Europe, for 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion), the companies said Monday. The acquisition, which is still subject to the…

January 24, 2022

Dutch watchdog fines Apple over App Store payment options

The Dutch consumer watchdog fined Apple five million euros ($5.6 million) on Monday for failing to allow dating app operators to choose payment options other than its own Apple Pay system in its Dutch App Store. The Authority for Consumers…

January 24, 2022

S.African court okays $1.6 bn payout for Steinhoff claims

A South African court Monday approved a $1.6-billion (1.4-billion-euro) payout by embattled retail giant Steinhoff to settle fraud claims that emerged in 2017. Tens of thousands of claimants have sought more than $8 billion in compensation after an accounting scandal…

January 24, 2022

Philips sales hit by Covid, respirator recall

Dutch health technology firm Philips posted big drops in fourth quarter sales and profit Monday, as a faulty respirator recall and supply chain issues weighed on the company. The Amsterdam-based firm, which last year sold off its domestic appliance arm…

January 23, 2022

Dutch tourist detained for Nazi salute at Auschwitz

Polish police said on Sunday they had detained a Dutch tourist for giving the Nazi salute at the site of the former death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. “Officers from (the southern city of) Oswiecim detained a 29-year-old woman from the Netherlands today,”…