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Sunday 10 May 2015

Dutch raise €19m for Nepal relief effort, gov't donates an extra €5m

The Dutch have donated almost €19m to the relief efforts following the Nepal earthquake two weeks ago through a variety of fund-raising projects, news agency ANP said at the weekend.The money has been paid into the... More >

1,497 people have gone missing in Holland

Society

Researchers say 1,497 people have gone missing in the Netherlands

While most of the people reported to the police as missing turn up within a short space of time, 1,497 people are listed in Dutch official files as having... More >

Dutch students put solar car up for sale

Education

For sale: solar powered car (red) with 4,000 kilometres on the clock

Always wanted a solar-powered car and have you got several hundred thousand euros to spend? Researchers at Twente University may have exactly... More >

Refugee numbers hit 22,000 last year in NL

Society

The Netherlands received 13 refugees for every 10,000 people in the population at large last year, according to calculations by the national statistics office CBS.This is slightly above the European average of 11 refugees per 10,000 population. Sweden tops the list with 78 refugees per 10,000, followed by Hungary (42) and Austria (33).The CBS bases its calculations on figures from the European statistics agency... More >