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Dutch men overcome French resistance to reach Euro hockey final
DutchNews
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August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025 Jip Janssen celebrates after scoring his second goal to put the Dutch through. Photo: Imago/Graeme Wilcockson via ANPThe Netherlands men’s hockey team reached their third European championship final in a row with a hard-earned 3-1...
Minister Wever welcomes State Secretary Van Marum to Santa Rosa
24ora
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August 14, 2025
0 As part of his official visit to Aruba, the Dutch State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Eddie van Marum, visited Santa Rosa on Wednesday, August 13th, 2025. The visit included a presentation and tour focused on innovation in...
EU Scrutiny or Soft Censorship? Big Tech Called In Ahead of Dutch Elections
The European Conservative
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August 14, 2025
With national elections coming up on October 29th, the Netherlands’ competition watchdog will summon 12 major online platforms—including TikTok, Facebook, and X—for a high-stakes meeting to address the spread of ‘disinformation’ and ‘harmful...
Marin Voice: Rhetoric about politically fueled violence has changed
Marin Independent Journal - California
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August 14, 2025
It has now been a little over a year since then-candidate Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania – by less than an inch. We’re now in the first year of President Trump’s second term in office. We, as a nation, still...
Belgian Politician Sparks Outrage by Refusing Rosh Hashanah Greeting Amid Rising Antisemitism
Algemeiner Journal
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August 14, 2025
A senior Belgian politician has sparked outrage by refusing to send a Jewish New Year message, amid a growing climate of hostility toward Jews and Israelis in Europe, where antisemitic attacks continue to rise. Earlier this week, Matthias...
Prime Minister Mercelina Commends Approval of Coast Guard Function Book
721 News
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August 14, 2025
PHILIPSBURG — The Government of Sint Maarten proudly announces the official approval of the expanded Function Book for the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, which includes the creation of 20 new positions dedicated to Sint Maarten’s branch of the...
Greenergy extends lease for Amsterdam biodiesel plant
Decarbonisation Technology
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August 14, 2025
14-08-2025 Greenergy, a leading European producer of biodiesel from waste, announces a ten-year extension to its lease with the Port of Amsterdam, reinforcing its long-term commitment to biofuel production in the Netherlands. Since acquiring the...
a&o Hostels 2025 Half-Year figures: Rise in international guests
Travel Daily News
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August 14, 2025
a&o recorded 3.1 million overnight stays, 116m. euros revenue in H1 2025, with stable occupancy, new openings, and expansion plans across Europe. Europe’s hostel chain, a&o, recorded 3.1 million overnight stays and a total of 1.4 million guests in...
IndiGo Further Strengthens International Connectivity from Mumbai
Travel Daily Media
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August 14, 2025
4x weekly flights between Mumbai and Tashkent starting September 1, 2025; 4x weekly connectivity between Mumbai and Almaty from September 2, 2025; Commenced flights between Mumbai and Tbilisi with effect from August 2, 2025 IndiGo, India’s...
UNDP Resident Representative’s Message for International Youth Day 2025.
The City Review
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August 14, 2025
Celebrating International Youth Day: Empowering South Sudan’s Youth for Sustainable Development In South Sudan, the Youth aged 18–35 years make up about 72% of the country’s population, with most residing in rural areas. Despite their vast...
Politics has always been a game – but why does it now feel like we’re being cheated?
The Conversation
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August 14, 2025
Donald Trump – who has spent at least 45 days of his presidency so far on the golf course – has once again been accused of cheating, and this time there is video evidence. Trump’s long history of golfing malpractice is well documented, not least...
First Asian parasitic wasps released to combat Suzuki fruit fly in the Netherlands
Fresh Plaza
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August 14, 2025
The Suzuki fruit fly has gained a new natural enemy in the Netherlands. Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have released Asian parasitic wasps for the first time as biological control agents against this invasive pest. "This is...
Israel’s war on Gaza: Why do legal experts say it’s genocide?
Middle East Eye
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August 14, 2025
Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? It’s a question that has been asked repeatedly since Israel declared war on the Palestinian enclave on 7 October 2023 after Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel killed around 1,200 people. To date, more than...
Amsterdam airport Schiphol sees 4% passenger growth in July 2025, cargo volumes dip
Aviation24.be
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August 14, 2025
Schiphol Airport handled nearly 6.6 million passengers in July 2025, up 4% from a year earlier, with Spain, the UK, and Greece topping the destination list. Of these, 4.2 million were direct travellers and 2.3 million were transfer passengers,...
Dutch payments firm Adyen trims forecast as US tariffs hurt customers
Channel News Asia
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August 14, 2025
Adyen cut its annual revenue forecast on Thursday, citing U.S. tariffs hurting the growth of the Dutch payment company's customers. The Amsterdam-based firm's shares were down 9.2 per cent by 1331 GMT, after falling as much as 20.5 per cent...
Amsterdam man pleads guilty to child porn charges, faces up to 20 years in federal prison
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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A 30-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child porn. Francis T. DiCaprio, 30, of Amsterdam, pled guilty to distributing and possessing child pornography, according to an announcement by the Albany Field Office...
Dutch rail firm hosts student sleepover to ease housing crunch
Macau Business
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August 14, 2025
After a lively night, students with weary faces step out of ochre tents pitched on the first floor of Utrecht’s main station, stirred by train departure calls. The tents are part of a first-ever indoor campsite by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the...
International growth offsets UK declines for Evoke in H1
iGB
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August 13, 2025
In its H1 results Evoke put some market declines down to switching its focus to profitability and cash generation. Meanwhile UK&I revenue dipped on tough Euros comps. Evoke reported a 3% year-on-year rise in group revenue during the first half of...
Fantastic Fest Announces Whistle, Black Phone 2 and More for 20th Anniversary Packed lineup mixes international talents and hometown heroes
The Austin Chronicle - Texas
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Whistle, the new film with a script by former Austinite Owen Egerton, will be the closing film at this year's Fantastic Fest. (Image Courtesy of The Independent Film Company/Shudder) Fantastic Fest is back for its 20th anniversary (Sept. 18-25),...
Irregular migrants in Europe face obstacles to exercising legal rights – where they have them
The Conversation
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August 14, 2025
It is said that a true measure of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. To what extent, however, does this litmus test extend to the irregular migrants among us – namely, those who live and/or work in host communities without...