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Top Dutch university cancels China campus plans
A top Dutch university said Tuesday it has shelved plans to open a satellite campus in China after resistance from council members, reportedly amid concerns over possible restrictions on academic freedom.Groningen...
Dutch have run human, animal diesel tests 'for years': report
The Dutch have been performing tests "for years" on humans and animals to study the effects of diesel fumes, scientists told Dutch media Tuesday, amid an outcry in Germany over similar experiments.On...
Philips says profits soar 25% in 2017
Dutch electronics giant Philips on Tuesday posted soaring profits of 1.87 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in 2017, as it increasingly focuses its business on health technology.Net profits were up 25 percent,...
Dutch jihadist gets six years for joining al-Nusra
A Dutch court sentenced an Islamic jihadist to six years in jail in his absence Tuesday for joining the ranks of the al-Nusra Front to fight in Iraq and Syria.The trial of eight others, none of whom were...
ECB must halt bond-buying, says Dutch bank governor
The European Central Bank must halt its bond-buying programme because it has done as much as it can to help power economic growth, the Dutch central bank governor said, sparking a market reaction on Monday."It...
Race to move EU medicines agency to Amsterdam before Brexit
Dutch officials and the head of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) sought Monday to ally any jitters among the agency's 900 London-based staff who will move to Amsterdam due to Brexit.Construction of...
Dutch 'jhadist recruiters' to appeal sentences
Six Dutch citizens convicted two years ago of involvement in a network to recruit young Muslims to join the Islamic State, will on Tuesday appeal their sentences in a landmark case.Five men and a woman...
Top Dutch banks hit by cyber attacks
The top three banks in the Netherlands have been targeted in multiple cyber attacks over the past week, blocking access to websites and internet banking services, they said on Monday.The number one Dutch...
One dead, two wounded in Amsterdam shooting: police
A shooting in downtown Amsterdam on Friday night left one person dead and two injured, Dutch police said."One person has died and two wounded, a man and a young woman, were taken to hospital after a shooting...
One dead, two wounded in Amsterdam shooting: police
A shooting in downtown Amsterdam on Friday night left one person dead and two injured, Dutch police said."One person has died and two wounded, a man and a young woman, were taken to hospital after a shooting...
Dutch police launch biggest-ever DNA hunt for boy's killer
Dutch police on Friday launched the country's biggest ever DNA search, asking over 20,000 men to come forward as they seek to resolve the 1998 murder of a young boy."Some 21,500 men will receive a personal...
ICC prosecutor condemns Benghazi mosque attack
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Friday condemned a deadly attack on a Benghazi mosque which left at least 37 dead, and renewed calls for the arrest of a wanted Libyan commander."These...
Dutch spies watched as Russians hacked US Democrats: report
Dutch intelligence services have provided "crucial evidence" to US counterparts about Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, Dutch media reported Friday.After penetrating the network of Russian hackers...
Dutch urge probe into WWII mass grave on Java reports
The Netherlands pressed Indonesia on Thursday to probe reports that the remains of Dutch sailors from illegally-salvaged WWII shipwrecks off its coast were dumped in a mass grave.The request comes after...
Van Gogh Museum unveils rare picture by peer Munch
Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum unveiled a rare new purchase Tuesday, painted by Vincent's contemporary Edvard Munch, the only portrait by the Norwegian artist on display in The Netherlands.The "Portrait...
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