Netherlands

Business Series

Philips latest earnings are healthy, sees volatility in Europe

Dutch healthcare technology and services company Philips has reported a 14 percent rise in quarterly earnings.

24/10/2016

Focus

Dutch technology to protect internet devices from hacking

How can we protect electronic devices from hacking?

19/10/2016

Business Planet

How the EU's Copernicus space programme is starting to pay off

Since Europe's 1998 decision to have its own Earth Observation system it has spent several billion euros putting the Copernicus programme's Sentinel satellites into space. Despite the huge costs the d

14/10/2016

Netherlands

Hate speech trial of far-right politician Wilders will go ahead

A Dutch court ruled on Friday that prosecutors can pursue anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders over comments in which he led a roomful of supporters in chanting that they wanted “fewer” Moroccans in th

14/10/2016

Netherlands

Dutch government may legalise assisted suicide for those who have 'completed life'

The Dutch government has announced it intends to draft a law legalising assisted suicide for people who are not necessarily terminally ill, but who feel they have “completed…

13/10/2016

Sport

Cycling: Dumoulin looking for a competitive edge with skinsuit

Tom Dumoulin failed to match the performance that earned him an Olympic silver medal earlier this year when he finished 11th in the individual time trial at the World Championships in Doha on…

12/10/2016

Sport

2016 World Cup qualifiers - Wins for France, Belgium and Switzerland

Belgium, France, Switzerland and Portugal all win as World Cup qualifiers continue

10/10/2016

Business Series

Netherlands bank ING to cut 7,000 jobs in digital quest

ING, the Netherlands' largest financial services company, is getting rid of 7,000 positions and will invest 800 million euros in its technology platform.

03/10/2016

Next Series

The future of food technology

In a special edition of Futuris, we investigate how scientists and engineers are helping farmers and food entrepreneurs across Europe.

03/10/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: coffee waste recycling

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03/10/2016

Netherlands

Stolen Van Gogh paintings recovered by Italian police

The masterpieces, stolen more than a decade ago in Amsterdam, were found in a house linked to an international drug trafficker in Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples.

30/09/2016

Musica

Amsterdam welcomes Maestro Gatti

Milanese Maestro Daniele Gatti takes the helm of Amsterdam's world renowned Concertgebouw Orchestra

29/09/2016

Netherlands

Dutch investigation into MH17 crash 'biased and politically-motivated' says Russia

Moscow has denounced as ‘biased’ an investigation into the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

28/09/2016

Netherlands

MH17: Timeline of a disaster

Key events since the MH17 flight disaster

28/09/2016

Sport

Football: Video Assistant Referee goes live in the Netherlands

History was made in the Netherlands on Wednesday when the first official ‘‘live’‘ Video Assistant Referee was used during a Dutch Cup tie between Ajax and Willem…

22/09/2016

Sport

Joost Luiten storms to victory at the Dutch Open

Joost Luiten of the Netherlands made ten birdies in a final 8-under-par round of 63 to win the Dutch Open by three shots.

11/09/2016

Sport

Scott Hend in the driving seat at the Dutch Open

Scott Hend of Australia shot a seven-under-par round of 64 to stand one shot clear of Italian Nino Bertasio after the third round of the Dutch Open in Spijk.

10/09/2016

Netherlands

Holland to help build pipeline to Gaza

Holland has agreed to team up with Israel to supply Gaza with water and gas

06/09/2016

Netherlands

UN human rights chief blasts Western 'demagogues'

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein accuses prominent Western politicians of peddling fear and hate in the same way as Islamist extremists.

06/09/2016

Sport

Gullit on Netherlands coaching staff

He made his mark on the Netherlands as a player, now Ruud Gullit is hoping to make his mark on the national team from the sidelines after being appointed assistant…

22/08/2016

Netherlands

Destroyer of Timbuktu's heritage goes on trial in the Hague

An historic trial opens in the International Criminal Court in The Hague this Monday, historic for several reasons.

22/08/2016

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Colourful canal parade lights up Amsterdam Gay Pride

Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst was a star guest at the climax of Amsterdam Gay Pride.

07/08/2016

Netherlands

Europe on edge: Bomb scare at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

A bomb scare on Monday forced the closure of a motorway leading to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.

01/08/2016

Cinema

'The Red Turtle': a wordless animated sensation

A survivor from a shipwreck is desperately trying to get away from an island which could have been a paradise.

08/07/2016

Sci-Tech

Plastic fantastic: Dutch company trials method of cleaning the oceans

About eight million tons of plastic enters the oceans every year.

29/06/2016

Sport

Miller seals maiden MotoGP victory at rain-drenched Dutch TT

Jack Miller stunned the big guns to win his first ever MotoGp race on Sunday.

26/06/2016