Just three of the nine political parties set to win a seat in the European elections on June 6 have any information on their websites in languages other than Dutch – even though thousands of other EU nationals will vote in the Netherlands. None of […]
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What is Amsterdam’s mayor smoking? For nearly two decades, the city has fought to change its reputation as a capital of vice to a capital of nice. One of the fiercest proponents of taming Amsterdam’s wild side is mayor Femke Halsema. But now, Halsema has […]
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A Dutch Lego enthusiast has been ordered to stop selling custom-made trains using the Danish toy giant’s bricks or pay fines of €1,000 per day. Hein Alkema was taken to court by Lego, which said his company HA Bricks was breaching its copyright by selling […]
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Three people were arrested in the Netherlands in a Belgian investigation into a criminal organization engaged in cryptocurrency fraud, the Belgian Public Prosecution Service said. According to the authorities, this criminal organization targeted people on higher-end real estate platforms and arranged to meet them in […]
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A shipment of cocaine worth over a hundred million euros was discovered at the Rotterdam port on Wednesday night. Customs officials found 1,400 kilograms of the drug hidden in a sea container loaded with cocoa. The shipment originated in Colombia. “The cargo was destined for […]
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The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain together petitioned the European Commission to limit the amount you can pay in cash within the European Union to 5 thousand euros. They also asked that the 500 euro note be taken out of circulation, caretaker Finance Minister […]
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A team of Customs investigators found 4,022 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of wood that originated in Suriname. The drugs were valued at 301 million euros, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said. The discovery was made at the Port of Rotterdam between Thursday […]
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The police intervened during a protest at the reception location for Afghan evacuees at the Harskamp army camp in Ede on Tuesday evening. Initially, about 250 people had come to the reception center. The protest was peaceful early in the evening, a police spokesman said. […]
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Karim Benzema picked up where he left off last season, scoring twice to fire Real Madrid 4-1 away at Alaves in the first leg of the Laliga campaign. Real had an uninspiring first half in Carlo Ancelotti’s first league game since taking charge of […]
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National coach Kamal Ali Khan believes that the young Indian athletes will step up and make a mark. The 28-member Indian team reached the venue on Sunday morning.
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Japan didn’t invent the first computer game. That accolade goes to “Space War!”, a game created in 1962 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. But ever since then, Japan has embraced gaming culture with an almost unrivaled passion. From the Super […]
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IBM Unveils World’s First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology, Opening a New Frontier for Semiconductors today unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world’s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. Semiconductors play critical roles in everything […]
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In the past 3 years, remote work has become a new norm for millions of people worldwide. As people continue to work from home offices, creating a workspace that’s comfortable, functional, and conducive to productivity is essential. And, luckily, there are plenty of budget-friendly work-from-home […]
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