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Dutch government seeks new tools in fight against fake news

Dutch government seeks new tools in fight against fake news

Published on 08/07/2025 - 16:32 GMT+2 The Dutch government is exploring new legal powers to combat fake news "in view of the geopolitical developments and the real threat to national security", outgoing Home Affairs Minister Judith Uitermark said...

Netherlands should have condemned Israel attack against Iran

Netherlands should have condemned Israel attack against Iran

Farajvand made the remarks during an interview with the Dutch broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland, two weeks after a ceasefire ended 12 days of war that began with Israeli airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and civilian areas on June 13....

Dutch population screenings for cancer save thousands of lives per year

Dutch population screenings for cancer save thousands of lives per year

The Netherlands’ three population screenings for cervical cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer save the lives of thousands of people every year, the Erasmus MC concluded in an effectiveness study. Because these patients require less treatment,...

Dutch Inflation Confirmed At 13-month Low

Dutch Inflation Confirmed At 13-month Low

Dutch consumer price inflation moderated as initially estimated in June to the lowest level in just over a year, flash figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Tuesday. Consumer prices logged an annual increase of 3.1 percent in...

Dutch airline KLM announces third route to Amsterdam from Cork Airport

Dutch airline KLM announces third route to Amsterdam from Cork Airport

Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will launch a third daily service from Cork Airport to Amsterdam beginning in late October. The addition comes as part of the company’s expansion of its winter schedule adding 32,000 seats compared to the...

Netherlands gives back colonial loot to Nigeria

Netherlands gives back colonial loot to Nigeria

(MENAFN) In a significant act of restitution, the Netherlands has returned 119 historical artifacts to Nigeria, including royal regalia, plaques, human and animal sculptures, and a ceremonial bell. These treasures, known collectively as the Benin...

Netherlands' climate-friendly investments increased by 80% in four years

Netherlands' climate-friendly investments increased by 80% in four years

The Netherlands invested nearly 41 billion euros in measures to limit climate change in 2023, almost double the amount spent in 2019. New data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show that higher spending on electric vehicles, the electricity grid,...

Dutch Companies Explore the UK Organic Products Market

This mission empowered Dutch organic businesses with the knowledge, context, and contacts needed to explore new opportunities in the UK, driving sustainable growth across borders. Get in touch if you have any questions for the Agricultural team...

Amsterdam mayor won't be prosecuted for participating in Budapest Pride

Amsterdam mayor won't be prosecuted for participating in Budapest Pride

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema will not be prosecuted for participating in the Pride event in Budapest. The Budapest police will not charge any participants in the event banned by the Hungarian government, including other Dutch politicians....

Dutch Bros Coffee to open first South Carolina location in Summerville

Dutch Bros Coffee to open first South Carolina location in Summerville

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Dutch Bros Coffee, a prominent name in the drive-thru coffee industry, is set to open its first location in Summerville in the summer of 2025. The new shop will be located at 101 Angus Drive near Berlin G Myers Parkway...

Dutch gov't to punish mistakes with benefits, allowances less harshly

Dutch gov't to punish mistakes with benefits, allowances less harshly

Outgoing Minister of Social Affairs Eddy van Hijum has submitted a bill to parliament, which will result in people being punished less severely for errors regarding applications for benefits or allowances, RTL Nieuws has reported. The penalty for...

Dutch canal-leaping pole vaulters aim for the sky

Dutch canal-leaping pole vaulters aim for the sky

Smiling and relaxed, Dutch farmer Jacob de Groot grips a pole and walks to the water's edge -- chasing a thrill he first felt aged 10, vaulting across a canal. Every summer, Dutch provinces from Friesland to Utrecht leap into "fierljeppen" season...

Netherlands v Scotland - T20 World Cup qualifier scorecard

Netherlands v Scotland - T20 World Cup qualifier scorecard

Munsey,Munseycaught Croes, bowled Duttc Croes b Dutt Munsey,Munsey caught Croes, bowled Duttc Croes b Dutt 0 3 3 0 0 1 0.00 Hairs,Hairsbowled de Leede b de Leede Hairs,Hairs bowled de Leede b de Leede 52 35 8 6 1 65 148.57 McMullen,McMullencaught...

Hague 2019 in force in the UK – Good News for Commercial Parties

Hague 2019 in force in the UK – Good News for Commercial Parties

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019) entered into force in the United Kingdom. Hague 2019 is a multilateral treaty, currently...

Cricket: Clinical Netherlands qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup

Cricket: Clinical Netherlands qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup

The Netherlands has qualified for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in India and Sri Lanka in February and March next year with a clinical nine-wicket thrashing of Italy at Voorburg. Thousands of home fans cheered on as the Dutch...

Dutch prosecutors seek 8 years for Tajik man accused of recruiting for Islamic State

Dutch prosecutors seek 8 years for Tajik man accused of recruiting for Islamic State

Dutch prosecutors have demanded an eight-year prison sentence for a 31-year-old man from Tajikistan accused of recruiting Dutch citizens and others in multiple countries to join Islamic State groups. The man, identified as Abdusamad A., is alleged...

Netherlands Begins Renegotiation Of Double Taxation Agreement With Nigeria

Netherlands Begins Renegotiation Of Double Taxation Agreement With Nigeria

The Kingdom of the Netherlands has formally commenced talks with the Federal Government of Nigeria to renegotiate their existing Double Taxation Agreement (DTA), becoming the first foreign partner to initiate such discussions following Nigeria’s...

Dutch Christian parties separate in European Parliament

Dutch Christian parties separate in European Parliament

The Dutch Christian parties SGP and ChristianUnion (CU) will go separate ways into the European Parliamentary elections of 2024. The parties formed an electoral alliance for 38 years. The initiative for the split lies with the CU, according to an...

Rihanna Wears See-Through Fenty Bra and Polkadot Tie for a Chic Maternity Look

Rihanna Wears See-Through Fenty Bra and Polkadot Tie for a Chic Maternity Look

Rihanna Wears See-Through Bra and Polkadot Tie Axelle/Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images THE RUNDOWN Rihanna wore a see-through Fenty bra to Giorgio Baldi. The star has been sharing her take on maternity fashion. She is expecting her third baby with...

Netherlands to send F-35s to patrol Poland’s eastern border

Netherlands to send F-35s to patrol Poland’s eastern border

July 7, 2025 An F-35 fighter jet. Photo: Odi BusmanThe Netherlands is to send F-35 fighter jets to Poland to patrol the skies over Nato’s eastern border, defence minister Ruben Brekelmans has announced. Brekelmans said the deployment of the...

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