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Dutch cabinet proposes speed limit trials on cycle paths
DutchNews
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July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025 Photo: Dutch NewsLocal councils will be allowed to trial speed limits on cycle paths from next year under a new government plan to reduce the number of cycling accidents. The proposal is part of a multi-year bicycle safety strategy...
International media react to Horner sacking by Red Bull
Grand Prix 247
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July 11, 2025
International (non-English) media also responded with shock these past few days to Christian Horner’s dismissal as Red Bull Racing team principal after 20 years, reporting it as a seismic moment not only for the team but for Formula 1 too. Italian...
President Museveni Leads World Population Day Celebrations in Kayunga, Emphasizes Economic Transformation Through PDM
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 11, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday 11th, July 2025, officiated at the national celebrations to mark World Population Day at Busaana County Grounds in Kayunga District. The event, held under the theme: “Promoting Population Health and...
Property purchases by foreign residents in Spain stall
The Local - Spain
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July 18, 2025
The number of properties bought by foreign residents in Spain didn't increase in 2024, new government data shows, but overall foreign buyers still represent around 1 in 5 of the total. Property purchases by foreign residents in Spain are...
Amsterdam woman arrested for pulling toy gun during argument on Nieuwe Meer
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
An argument between the passengers of two boats on the Nieuwe Meer lake near Amsterdam escalated to the point that the police responded to the scene with a helicopter and multiple units. A 58-year-old woman from Amsterdam pulled a gun on the other...
Netherlands to cut on asylum, development aid to achieve NATO defense spending norm
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
The Dutch government is considering cuts to development cooperation and asylum to increase spending on defense gradually to meet the new NATO standard, caretaker Finance Minister Eelco Heinen (VVD) told BNR. At the NATO summit in The Hague, the...
Dutch gov't planning four new neighborhoods with at least 3,500 homes each
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
The Dutch government is planning four new, large-scale residential neighborhoods in the areas around Alkmaar, Hengelo/Enschede, Apeldoorn, and Helmond in the coming years. Each location will have at least 3,500 homes, and the national government...
Netherlands buys eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems from Shield AI
Naval Today
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July 11, 2025
Deep-tech company Shield AI has revealed that the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has procured eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems. Credit: Shield AI As disclosed, the aim is to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
Dutch inflation holds at 3.1% in June, driven by...
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Consumer prices in the Netherlands were 3.1 per cent higher in June 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to flash estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). On a month-over-month (MoM) basis, prices remained largely unchanged from...
President Convinces NATO Nations to Pay More
American Free Press
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July 10, 2025
By Mark Anderson At the recent NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, President Donald Trump set the tone for the event, dominating the entire gathering. In so doing, he maintained to the sitting defense ministers from NATO’s 32 member states...
Dutch state gas firm NAM paid €3 Billion to Shell, ExxonMobil amid Groningen shutdown
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
The Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) has paid out a total of 3 billion euros to its owners Shell and the American company ExxonMobil, according to the 2024 annual report. This is the first payout to the two shareholders since 2017. Each...
Dutch, French unite for symbolic launch of the clean-up campaign
The Daily Herald
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Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs (left) and Collectivité Vice President Bernadette Davis (right) shake hands at the border following the campaign launch. (Robert Luckock phot . BELLE PLAINE--In a follow-up to a series of meetings on the subject,...
Minister president focuses on ongoing struggle for greater autonomy in Flanders Day speech
Belga News Agency
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July 10, 2025
Although Flemish nationalist party N-VA now leads both the federal and Flemish governments, minister president Matthias Diependaele focused on the struggle for greater autonomy in his speech to mark the Day of the Flemish Community, 11 July. The...
Amsterdam woman arrested, 3x legal limit with 6 children in the car, State Police say
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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Amsterdam, NY (WRGB) — State Police arrested 38-year-old Cassie Waldynski of Amsterdam, New York, on July 2, 2025, for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child under Leandra’s Law, six counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and...
Netherlands Provides Support to Damen Naval as German Frigates are Delayed
The Maritime Executive
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Reports in the Dutch media and by Bloomberg indicate that the Netherlands government has decided to provide support to help Damen Naval as it works to address challenges in its building program for a new generation of German frigates. The...
Oxfam Says Russian Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine Would Be 'Egregious Violation of International law'
Common Dreams
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July 7, 2025
Anti-poverty organization Oxfam on Monday expressed grave concern over reports that Russia has been increasingly deploying chemical weapons in Ukraine. The Associated Press reported late last week that two Dutch intelligence agencies are claiming...
Colombia summit on Israeli accountability: What's next for The Hague Group?
Middle East Eye
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July 18, 2025
The two-day emergency summit of The Hague Group in Bogota concluded on Wednesday, culminating in a joint declaration by states demanding international sanctions against Israel and legal accountability for what participants described as "grave...
Dutch embassy in Tanzania launches ‘No Waste’ campaign to promote recycling, protect marine life
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The Embassy of the Netherlands in Tanzania has launched a new public awareness campaign dubbed No Waste, aimed at promoting environmental cleanliness through improved waste management and recycling practices. The initiative, which...
Dutch government debt set to hit 126% of GDP by 2060 without policy change, CPB warns
NL Times
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July 10, 2025
The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) has published new projections showing that government debt could surge to 126 percent of gross domestic product by 2060 if current policies remain unchanged. The agency said the sharp...
Dutch treat for Duterte: Alan Cayetano seeks house arrest for Rody in The Hague
Politiko
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July 10, 2025
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has filed a resolution urging the Philippine government to push for the transfer of former President Rodrigo Duterte from his detention cell in The Hague to house arrest at the Philippine Embassy in the Netherlands,...