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Resistance movement: the battle to beat the antibiotic-proof superbug

Antibiotics have saved countless lives since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, but their indiscriminate use means some diseases have become

04/05/2015

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Do you know: what are "superbugs"?

04/05/2015

Sport

Box office Blooper, Karim who?

As usual we like a good laugh and this week’s box office Blooper is PSV’S Karim Rekik celebrating. If you find it repetative then you are

27/04/2015

Netherlands

Man held over British Embassy fire in The Hague

A 32-year-old man has been detained in connection with a fire at the British Embassy in the Hague. Emergency services in the Netherlands say no-one

21/04/2015

Sport

PSV Eindhoven win Dutch league for 22nd time

PSV Eindhoven are the new Dutch champions, for the first time in seven seasons.It ends a long drought for the club, which has won the championship 22

18/04/2015

Netherlands

Srebrenica genocide: Zdravko Tolimir's life sentence upheld

Former right-hand-man of Ratko Mladic has life sentence and most convictions upheld for the Srebrenica genocide. However, charges relating to the forcible transfer of Muslims from Zepa have been overt

09/04/2015

Culture news

Greece and Ukraine crises reflected at European cultural awards

In Brussels, Greece and Ukraine picked up prestigious a European cultural award on Tuesday named after Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. Her

01/04/2015

Netherlands

Dutch royals have painting looted by Nazis, inquiry reveals

The Dutch royal family has found out that one of its paintings was looted by Nazis, during Germany’s occupation of the Netherlands in World War Two

31/03/2015

Culture news

Krump up the volume: urban dance making a big noise

Krump started as an edgy, urban dance craze in Belgium. Under the guidance of European choreographers it is gaining in popularity and credibility as a dance form.

30/03/2015

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A recipe for self-healing concrete!

30/03/2015

Netherlands

Power restored to Amsterdam region after five-hour outage

[Watch] Electricity has been restored to the Amsterdam region after an outage that lasted more than five hours on Friday. Airports, public

27/03/2015

Netherlands

Power outage hits Amsterdam and northern Holland area

27/03/2015

Culture news

Mr Probz prepares to make waves with new single

Many artists fall foul when trying to follow-up a massive hit but fear of failure is not in Mr Probz’s book. The Dutch singer, who’s real name is

27/03/2015

Netherlands

Spectator causes Loren Rowney to crash out of cycle race

13/03/2015

Netherlands

30,000 chickens culled in bird flu outbreak, Dutch government confirms

Thirty-thousand chickens have been destroyed in the Netherlands after bird flu was found at a free-range farm in eastern town of Barneveld. The

12/03/2015

Netherlands

Two Dutch ministers quit over drug compensation scandal

Two Dutch ministers have resigned over a compensation payment to a drug trafficker. Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten and his Secretary of State Fred

10/03/2015

Cinema

Top chef food doc explores ambition, sacrifice and perfectionism

Dutch filmmaker Willemiek Kluijfhout’s latest culinary documentary steps into the kitchens of top chef Sergio Herman, one of only two cooks ever to

04/03/2015

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Adorable polar bear cubs enjoy their first trip outside

28/02/2015

Netherlands

Dutch town cowers in terror over Eagle owl attacks

Bird watchers in the Dutch town of Purmerend are scratching their heads for more reasons than one over the mysterious behaviour of an eagle owl. The

26/02/2015

Netherlands

Gay lovers in Russia image wins World Press Photo 2014

12/02/2015

Netherlands

Hague Court rejects 'genocide' claims dating back to breakup of Yugoslavia

Hague Court rules that both Croatia and Serbia committed crimes during breakup of Yugoslavia but they did not amount to genocide

04/02/2015

Netherlands

Croatia and Serbia's unforgettable bloodshed

The results of the 1991-1995 Croatian War of Independence may be seen today in villages populated by Serb refugees who were driven out of Krajina, or

03/02/2015

Netherlands

Top UN court rules Serbia and Croatia not guilty of genocide during Balkans conflict

International Court of Justice says neither Serbia nor Croatia committed genocide during Balkan wars

03/02/2015

Netherlands

UN top court rules neither Serbia nor Croatia committed genocide during Balkan wars

The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague has dismissed both genocide cases between Croatia and Serbia during the

03/02/2015

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Sucker punch: the European research project dealing a blow to mosquitoes

Using a simple device based on a tube and netting European scientists believe they have taken a major step in preventing malaria

02/02/2015

Netherlands

Srebrenica massacre perpetrators lose appeals at UN war crimes tribunal

The UN war crime tribunal (ICTY)in the Hague has upheld sentences of five men convicted over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. They had been appealing

30/01/2015