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January 21, 2020

Dutch farm dad ‘beat bad spirits out of kids’

A Dutchman isolated six of his children in a remote farmhouse from birth and beat them to drive out “bad spirits,” prosecutors told a court on Tuesday. Gerrit Jan van D., 67, subjected the youngsters who were found on the…

January 20, 2020

Bosnia atrocity families take Dutch state to European court

An association of women who lost relatives in the 1995 Srebenica massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslims on Monday filed a case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the Netherlands. The Mothers of Srebenica has accused the Netherlands…

January 20, 2020

Doubted Van Gogh self-portrait is real, say experts

A gloomy self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was declared genuine on Monday after decades of uncertainty, experts identifying it as the only work painted by the Dutch master while he suffered from psychosis. The “Self Portrait (1889)” — which shows…

January 20, 2020

German firms contest Dutch group’s warship contract

A German consortium including Thyssenkrupp on Monday said it had filed a complaint against the German government’s decision to award a Dutch group a coveted contract to build the nation’s next-generation warships. The 5.3-billion-euro ($5.9-billion) deal to build at least…

January 19, 2020

Dutch police arrest four after foiled jailbreak

Dutch police arrested four people Sunday suspected of taking part in a foiled attempt to spring a prisoner from a high-security prison during which a delivery van was set on fire. The suspects were arrested following after the attempted prison…

January 17, 2020

Two arrested for 12 billion password sale attempt: Dutch police

Police arrested two men in the Netherlands and Northern Ireland suspected of trying to sell some 12 billion stolen user names and passwords via an online website, Dutch police said Friday. A 22-year-old man was arrested in the eastern Dutch…

January 17, 2020

Dutch tech firm caught in US-China row

Dutch computer chip machine manufacturer ASML found itself on Friday at the centre of a row between Beijing and Washington over the delivery of a hi-tech system to China. ASML has been waiting since June for Dutch government approval to…

January 15, 2020

ICJ to rule next week on urgent measures in Rohingya genocide case

The UN’s top court said Wednesday it will deliver its decision next week on whether emergency measures should be imposed on Myanmar over alleged genocide against its Rohingya Muslims. The ruling comes a month after Myanmar’s civilian leader and Nobel…

January 14, 2020

Dutch beauty Youtuber unveils herself as transgender

A Dutch social media star who has millions of fans for her beauty tips videos has made an emotional revelation that she is transgender. Nikkie de Jager, 25, who is known as Nikkie Tutorials, made the admission in a video…