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Oil giant Shell and the Nigerian government have done little to clean up
pollution in the Niger Delta region, Amnesty International and other
environmental groups say in a report published on Monday.
The Dutch association Right To Die (NVVE) is running surgeries throughout the Netherlands to provide information on euthanasia.
More human remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
crash in Ukraine will be flown back to the Netherlands on Monday
afternoon.
Dutch sending large team to European Athletics ChampionshipsThe Netherlands is sending a team of 43 athletes to the European Athletics Championships, which begin next Tuesday in Zurich. Experts at MH17 crash site awaiting 'safety analysis' The international team at the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 have been unable to continue their search on Monday because of heavy fighting in the area. Extension of video referee and yellow card for shirt messages The Dutch football association KNVB is to ask the International Football Association Board for permission to introduce a video referee from this October. PEC wins first match of new football season Football club PEC Zwolle beat Amsterdam's Ajax to the silverware for the second time in a row on Sunday. Dutch say 'Eh' more than any other word 'Eh' is the most used word in spoken Dutch according to a new book listing the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language. PostNL sees turnover grow 3% in second quarter Postal firm PostNL on Monday announced an increase in turnover of 3% to €lbn in the second quarter. Coalition parties gain in polls in aftermath of Malaysian Airlines crash Voters appreciate the way in which the coalition government is handling the aftermath of the Malaysia Airlines crash, according to the latest Maurice de Hond opinion poll. Amsterdam pro-Gaza rally starts off peacefully, heavy police presence Around 1,000 people took part in Sunday’s demonstration in Amsterdam in support of the people of Gaza and there was a heavy police presence. Minke whale freed from fishing net off the island of Texel A nine-metre long Minke whale which became caught up in a fishing net off the island of Texel has been freed by a local boat trip operator. Telegraaf bids to take over the NRC The Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG) is attempting to take over the NRC Handelsblad newspaper and has bid €90m for the company, the Financieele Dagblad says on Friday. Billions of euros needed to strengthen Dutch dykes The infrastructure ministry will publish plans for a massive dyke strengthening problem when the government outlines its 2015 budget in September, according to current affairs show Nieuwsuur. Police investigate string of attacks on horses: 60 in the past year Dutch police are investigating a spate of violent attacks on horses, many of which they suspect are the work of the same person. Guus Hiddink says he'll build on World Cup success with Oranje New Dutch national football coach Guus Hiddink was formally presented to the press on Friday and praised his predecessor’s approach at the recent World Cup. Dirty, sleazy, too full: Rijksmuseum chief's warning for Amsterdam Amsterdam is becoming dirty, sleazy and too full and if changes are not made, the city will be unable to cope with its millions of tourists, the director of the Rijksmuseum says in an open letter in NRCnext. Work set to start at MH17 crash site as convoy of experts nears Members of the international team searching for the remaining bodies of people on board Malaysia Airways flight MH17 are hoping to be able to reach the crash site on Friday, after an advanced team made it through on Thursday. Dutch police to get tough on anti-semitism at pro-Gaza rallies Public prosecutors in Amsterdam and The Hague are to be extra alert for anti-semitic statements at pro-Gaza and other demonstrations in the coming days. Will they score? Online sex shop sponsors football club NAC Breda Europe’s biggest online sex shop Pabo has signed a one-year contract to sponsor Breda football club NAC. Pig farms re-opened after illegal antibiotic scare Almost 100 pig farms closed last week after a banned antibiotic was found in animal feed are again open for business. Mafia suspect arrested in Amsterdam An Italian man has been arrested in Amsterdam as part of a Europe-wide string of arrests on behalf of the Italian police investigating a mafia clan, the public prosecution department told Nos television. OSCE experts reach MH17 crash site, Dutch death toll rises to 196 Experts from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Thursday reached the crash site of Malaysia Airways flight MH17, after almost a week of trying. Remains of 1770s Dutch ship found below New York's Ground Zero Parts of an 18th-century ship found buried in soil 20 feet under the World Trade Center site four years ago are now thought to have come from a Dutch-designed boat to take people along the Hudson river, according to US media reports. More arrests made in connection with Dutch Cup final fireworks Twenty-five men have now been arrested in connection with a long investigation into crowd trouble at April’s KNVB Cup final between Ajax and Zwolle, police said on Thursday. Two arrested for inciting violence at The Hague pro-Gaza rally Two men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into anti-Jewish chanting at a pro-Gaza rally in The Hague a week ago. |
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