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OPCW continuing mission into alleged Douma gas attack

14 April 2018 |

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Experts from the world's global chemical arms watchdog are continuing their mission to probe an alleged gas attack in Douma despite Western air strikes in Syria, the body said Saturday.The Organisation...

'Burning man' image wins AFP top prize at World Press Photo

12 April 2018 |

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Agence France-Presse photographer Ronaldo Schemidt won the prestigious 2018 World Press Photo of the Year Award Thursday with a fiery image of a masked Venezuelan protester which judges said symbolised...

AFP photographer Ronaldo Schemidt: a moment, a life

12 April 2018 |

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The whole thing lasted about 10 seconds: a Venezuelan protester engulfed in flames running through the street. But there is a lifetime of experience behind the now-famous picture by photojournalist Ronaldo...

Airbus aiming to step up A320neo production

11 April 2018 |

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Airbus aims to boost production of its A320neo aircraft and step up deliveries in the second quarter of the medium-haul carrier despite persistent engine woes, chief executive Tom Enders said Wednesday.In...

Fox, Ziggo Sport raided by EU anti-trust authorities

11 April 2018 |

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US media giant Fox and Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport said Wednesday they were cooperating with EU anti-trust officials after unannounced searches of their offices as part of a probe into sports media...

UN appeal judges quash radical Serb Seselj's acquittal

11 April 2018 |

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UN judges Wednesday overturned the controversial acquittal of radical Serb politician Vojislav Seselj, sentencing him to 10 years for crimes against humanity in the 1990s Balkans conflict.The court "finds...

UN war crimes judges quash radical Serb's acquittal

11 April 2018 |

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UN judges Wednesday found radical Serb Vojislav Seselj guilty on appeal of crimes against humanity, but the firebrand politician will remain a free man because of time already served behind bars.Seselj...

Watchdog sending team to probe alleged Syria gas attack

10 April 2018 |

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The global chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it will "shortly" deploy a fact-finding team to the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma to probe an alleged poison gas attack.Both Syria and its ally Russia...

ICC prosecutor seeks to open Rohingya deportations probe

10 April 2018 |

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The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has asked judges to rule whether she can open a probe into the mass deportations of the Rohingya people from Myanmar.Hundreds of thousands of...

Gaza war crimes may be prosecuted: ICC prosecutor

8 April 2018 |

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The world war crimes court's chief prosecutor Sunday called for an end to ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, warning that the court could try those who commit gross atrocities."The resort to violence...

Chinese man jailed by Dutch court for smuggling rhino horn

6 April 2018 |

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A Dutch court Friday sentenced a Chinese man to a year in jail for smuggling five rhino horns and four other horn objects worth about 500,000 euros ($613,000) in his luggage.The man was caught by customs...

Dutch to amend online spy law after referendum snub

6 April 2018 |

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The Dutch government Friday announced changes to a contentious new law to boost the online spying powers of its security services, after it was narrowly rejected in a referendum.More than six million...

UN's top court to hear Malaysia vs Singapore island row

5 April 2018 |

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The UN's top court said Thursday it will hold hearings in June into Malaysia's request to overturn its ruling in a decades-old dispute with Singapore over a tiny but strategic island.The International...

Amsterdam Tulp festival

5 April 2018 |

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The tulip fever strikes again. During the Tulp Festival Amsterdam, hundreds of thousands blooming tulips can be admired in dozens of venues all over the capital.

38th NN Rotterdam Marathon - April 7th and 8th 2018

5 April 2018 |

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Take part in Holland’s largest running event with 20,000 other sports fanatics See the impressively fast times of some of the best runner in the world.