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August 23, 2019

Missing WikiLeaks associate had kayak accident in Norway: police

A Dutch WikiLeaks associate who went missing under mysterious circumstances a year ago probably had a kayaking accident, Norwegian police said Friday, adding that his body had not yet been found. Arjen Kamphuis, a cybersecurity expert then aged 47, had…

August 22, 2019

Merkel gives Britain until October 31 for Brexit solution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Britain could have until the day of its scheduled EU departure to avoid a chaotic no-deal Brexit, clarifying that she had not set London a 30-day deadline. Merkel had appeared to lay down…

August 20, 2019

Dutch plan big Brexit beach party

Thousands of people have signed up on Facebook to a Dutch beach party for Brexit, featuring food from across the European Union to mark Britain’s departure. Created by media worker Ron Toekook, the event calls for partygoers to meet at…

August 16, 2019

Dutch Princess Christina dies after cancer battle

Princess Christina, youngest sister of Beatrix who ruled the Netherlands till her abdication in 2013, died Friday aged 72 after suffering from bone cancer, the royal family announced. Born nearly blind in 1947, Maria Christina, princess of Orange-Nassau, was the…

August 9, 2019

Dutch deaths surged by 400 during heatwave: statistics

Nearly 400 more people died in the Netherlands than normal during a record-breaking heatwave that swept Europe last month, the country’s statistics agency said Friday. Dutch temperatures soared to a new high of 40.4C on July 25, breaking a record…

July 1, 2019

Mundialz launches new international recruitment platform

This week there is an exciting new recruitment platform in the air, called Mundialz. “We do things a bit differently to the job sites you already know,” says Manuel Teunissen. This is going to require a little more explanation… Manuel…

April 7, 2019

Dutchman ends ‘world’s longest electric car trip’ in Australia

A Dutchman completed an epic 95,000 kilometre (59,000 mile) journey by electric car in Sydney Sunday in a bid to prove the viability of such vehicles in tackling climate change. Wiebe Wakker drove his retrofitted station wagon nicknamed “The Blue…

April 6, 2019

Uproar over Dutch rail ‘victim fashion’ warnings

A campaign by the Dutch railway infrastructure operator to shock young people into responsible behaviour near rail tracks using ripped clothes to symbolise the mangled garb of victims hit by trains unleashed uproar on Saturday. Operator ProRail said it used…

April 5, 2019

Kadhafi son can face crimes against humanity case: ICC judges

The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that a crimes against humanity case can be brought against Seif al-Islam, son of the later Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, rejecting a challenge from his defence team. The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber in a statement…