Dutch police on Thursday said an explosives team was investigating a “suspect situation” in the building that houses the national parliament in The Hague. Police said it had cleared the surroundings of the building, which people had been asked to leave.
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At least two people died when two boats collided on Friday in the Dutch Wadden Sea close to Terschelling island, and two people are still missing, local authorities said. A ferry boat and a smaller water taxi collided early on Friday morning, causing people on board of the smaller boat …
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Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport urged travelers on Saturday to stay away as a strike by ground personnel at the start of a school holiday caused chaos at Europe’s third-busiest airport. “The terminal is too full at the moment… Schiphol is calling on travelers to not come to the airport anymore,” airport …
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Tens of thousands of protesters marched through several northwest European cities on Saturday to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions imposed amid a surge in infections. Austria last month became the first country in Western Europe to reimpose a lockdown, which is set to last 20 days and said it would make …
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Two people were being treated in hospital in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Saturday after they were seriously injured when police fired shots during a violent protest against COVID-19 measures, authorities said. Crowds of several hundred rioters torched cars, set off fireworks, and threw rocks at police during the …
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Journalist Peter R de Vries was reportedly shot in the head by an unidentified gunman, according to Het Parool newspaper. A man believed to be Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries was shot and seriously wounded on a street in Amsterdam, newspaper Het Parool reported on Tuesday, adding he …
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Dutch medical equipment company Philips has recalled some breathing devices and ventilators because of a foam part that might degrade and become toxic, potentially causing cancer, it said on Monday. The foam used to dampen the machines’ sound can degrade and emit small particles that irritate airways, the group said …
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