Tag: Netherlands
Dutch prosecutors drop case of father of isolated family
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors asked a Dutch court Thursday to drop the case against a 68-year-old father who is accused of isolating and...
Kriechmayr’s masterpiece at worlds delights ski-mad Austria
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Austria finally has a “Doppel-Weltmeister” again.
The...
Online sales soar in 4th quarter for retailer Ahold Delhaize
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Online sales at retailer Ahold Delhaize soared nearly 72% in the final quarter of 2020, the company said Wednesday, as...
Dutch government halts overseas adoptions after criticism
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government suspended adoptions from foreign countries Monday after an investigative committee report criticized past ruling coalitions for being...
Dutch will extend coronavirus curfew until March 3
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government announced Monday it is extending the country's curfew until March 3, declaring that was necessary to slow...
American forward Llanez returns to US from Heerenveen
American forward Ulysses Llanez has returned to the United States from the Netherlands “due to private circumstances,” his Dutch club Heerenveen of the Eredivisie...
Brewer Heineken to cut 8,000 jobs after pandemic losses
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch beer brewer Heineken said Wednesday it plans to cut 8,000 staff, nearly 10% of its global workforce, as part...
Dutch govt offers gesture of appreciation to Srebrenica vets
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government said Wednesday that it will pay veterans of a United Nations peacekeeping mission that failed to prevent...
European deep freeze serves up fun, frustrations and danger
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Three workers in a boat hacked away at ice Thursday to create a watery barrier around the Dutch prime minister's...
Van der Poel sets speedskating 10,000 world record
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Nils van der Poel of Sweden set a world record in the 10,000 meters on Sunday to win his second title...
