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The Netherlands fail to reach Euro 2016

The Netherlands have failed to reach a major tournament finals for the first time since 2002 after they lost to the Czech Republic in their last

Netherlands

Dutch PM calls on Russia to cooperate with MH17 probe

Moscow considers “strange” a request from the Dutch prime minister for Russia to cooperate fully with a probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines

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The Golden Age of selfies

Back in the 17th century there was no such thing as a smartphone, but selfies did exist in a way. The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague currently has an exhibition showcasing such images.

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Dutch police arrest 11 following refugee-shelter attack

Dutch police have arrested 11 men aged between 19 and 30 following an attack on an emergency shelter for refugees. They are believed to form half of

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Holland and Sweden face crucial Euro qualifier fixtures

Teams across Europe are gearing up for the Euro 2016 qualifier matches kicking off on Thursday. It will be a crunch game for the Netherlands on

Belgium

Pollution concerns as vessels collide in North Sea

There are fears for the environment after a Dutch freighter and a tanker collided near the North Sea port of Zeebrugge, off the Belgian coast. The

Netherlands

Rotterdam train suspect held by Dutch police after 'bomb threat'

Police near the Dutch city of Rotterdam have arrested a man who reportedly screamed “I’ve got a bomb” before locking himself in a train toilet

Economy

Altice expands in US with Cablevision purchase

European telecoms group Altice is set to become a major player in the US market. The latest acquisition for the company founded by French-Israeli

Sport

England, Iceland and Czech Republic book Euro 2016 spots

This week’s ‘The Corner’ is dedicated to the business-end of the qualification campaign for the European Championships. Besides hosts France who

Sport

Turkey and Netherlands in crucial Group A Euro qualifier clash

Turkey could strike a blow against the Netherlands in Sunday’s critical Group A Euro Championship qualifier and lever them out of third place. In

Sport

Iceland beat the Netherlands to close in on first major tournament appearance

Iceland stunned the Netherland’s 1-0 in Amsterdam on Thursday to take a giant step towards qualification for next year’s European Championships in

World

Cracking the code: the growing role of coding in education

Coding, used to build software for apps and websites, is increasingly becoming an essential skill in the 21st century. Correspondingly, educators

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Missile parts found at crash site of flight MH17 in Ukraine

Investigators in the Netherlands say they have found fragments of a suspected Russian missile system at the site where flight MH17 crashed in

Ukraine

MH17 crash site debris 'could be from Russian-made missile system'

Fragments of debris found at the crash site of Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine may be from a Russian-made missile system, according to investigators

Netherlands

Netherlands cranes collapse on houses, dozens injured

At least twenty people have been injured, some seriously, when two cranes fell onto a row of houses in the western Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn

Netherlands

Watch: dramatic landing of KLM plane at Schiphol Airport

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest 8 after 'unprecedented' weapons haul

Dutch police have arrested 8 people after finding one of their biggest hauls of illegal weapons. At least 60 pistols and handguns, 9 grenades, 36

Netherlands

MH17: wife of first officer given standing ovation after moving tribute to victims

Family and friends of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster arrived at a memorial service in the Netherlands clutching

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Cancellara in yellow; Greipal wins stage 2 of the Tour de France

Spartacus in yellow as Fabian Cancellara takes the leaders jersey after a hectic stage 2 of the Tour de France. I am so happpy....to be back in

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