Customs officials arrested in Rotterdam cocaine smuggling probe
Two
Dutch customs officials have been arrested in connection with cocaine
smuggling via Rotterdam port, police said on Saturday.A 54-year-old man
was arrested on Friday after the discovery of 400 kilos of cocaine,
hidden in... More >
Dutch university signs US cycling expert
Radboud University in Nijmegen has appointed its first ever cycling
professor – and the job is being filled by an American transport
expert... More >
'Meteorologisch' is hardest word to say
Meteorologisch (meteorological) is the most difficult Dutch word to
pronounce, according to Dutch language experts.The Onze Taal language
organisation used its Facebook page to draw up a list of the 10 most
difficult Dutch words and encourage people to vote. In total, 2,880
people had their say on the Onze Taal website.Meteorologisch, with 35%
of the vote, was a narrow winner over... More >
Dutch farm grow barley for Scottish whisky
Some 30 Dutch farmers in the northern provinces of Groningen and
Friesland have turned over some of their land to grow barley for the
Scottish... More >
'Dutch elite has been silenced': Geert Mak
Historian, journalist and author Geert Mak (1946) is this year’s
recipient of the Gouden Veer (Golden Quill). The prize is awarded to
writers whose... More >
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- 'Meteorologisch' is the most difficult Dutch word to pronounce
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- More people visit Dutch museums, big institutes benefit most
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- The Dutch cultural vanguard has been silenced by Wilders: Geert Mak
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