Tag: Netherlands

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:22 UTC

  Mink to human Covid-19 infection reported in Netherlands by Agriculture minister

  

  Mink with the coronavirus has infected two people in the Netherlands in what are probably the first such cases of transmission during the epidemic, government and health authorities said on Monday.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:07 UTC

  Netherlands aligns with “protectionist” French policy in trade deals conditions

  

  France and the Netherlands have joined forces to urge the European Union to enforce environmental and labor standards more forcefully with countries the bloc signs trade deals with, according to a document anticipated by the Financial Times.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 09:43 UTC

  Trump orders sanitary evacuation of Zaandam and Rotterdam passengers

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US authorities will evacuate passengers from a stranded cruise ship due to dock in Florida after being barred from several South American countries because of a coronavirus outbreak aboard.

• Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:28 UTC

  Dutchman sentenced to 40 hours community service for insulting Argentine born Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

  

  Dutchman has been sentenced to 40 hours community service for insulting Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, after branding her the 'daughter of a murderer'.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Belgian 9-year old genius child, on track to becoming the youngest university graduate

  

  As he cradles his young puppy in his arms, Laurent Simons looks much like any other 9-year-old boy. Then he starts describing his work at a university in the Netherlands, developing a computer circuit that will replicate a part of the brain.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:12 UTC

  Law banning face-covering clothes in public came into force in the Netherlands

  

  The law that bans face-covering clothes on public transport, in government buildings and at health and education institutions has come into force in the Netherlands.

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 08:01 UTC

  Netherlands suffering of over-tourism: time for destination management instead of destination promotion

  

  Netherland Tourism, Spanish Tourism, Hawaii Tourism has a common problem. Over-tourism! The world loves windmills, Amsterdam and tulips- but there is more to the Netherlands.

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  EU open to granting UK a long extension, but some member countries demand certain conditions

  

  European Council President Donald Tusk has said he will appeal to EU leaders “to be open to a long extension” of the Brexit deadline, if the UK needs to rethink its strategy and get consensus. His intervention came as UK MPs voted to seek a delay of the 29 March deadline to leave the EU. EU leaders meet in Brussels on 21 March and they would have the final say.

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 08:23 UTC

  Investigation into Odebrecht corruption network in the Netherlands

  

  Prosecutors raided locations across the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the alleged use of shell companies to distribute US$ 100 million in bribes on behalf of Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht SA.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  Taiwan to the rescue of “socialist” Ortega with a 20-year US$ 100 million loan

  

  Nicaragua's Congress on Tuesday accepted a US$ 100 million loan offered by Taiwan, giving a line of support to President Daniel Ortega's government, which has become increasingly isolated after a brutal crackdown on protesters last year.