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The Titan Arum, known as the Giant Penis Plant and Corpse Flower, in bloom at the Blijdorp zoo in Rotterdam. 8 July 2026
TechNatureWeird
Video: Rotterdam zoo's Giant Penis Plant, known for "corpse" smell, in rare bloom
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People sitting at outdoors restaurant in the main square of Eindhoven on sunny spring day
HealthNature
Dutch June temperature record broken as 38.2°C recorded in Eindhoven
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Close-up of a judge’s gavel
Crime
Man jailed for 21 years after strangling ex-girlfriend with dog chain in femicide case
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A sign in an Amsterdam-Oost café promotes a free, public cooling space inside the Stayokay hostel. 24 June 2026
Nature
Netherlands under code orange as record heat intensity levels recorded in Eindhoven
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A NS train leaves Amsterdam Centraal headed east on a hot Tuesday afternoon. 23 June 2026
Business
NS cancelling trains on key routes this week due to heat; Passengers will need water
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A sex worker holds 200 euros.
Crime
Leiden steps up summer inspections amid rise in illegal sex work in student housing
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A woman with skin issues does her skincare routine.
Health
Nearly 90% of Dutch dermatologists link TikTok skincare trends to patient skin problems
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Three suspected hantavirus patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship operated by Oceanwide Expeditions were transported on medical evacuation flights from Cape Verde to the Netherlands. 6 May 2026
Health1-1-2
Hantavirus: 12 Radboud hospital workers to quarantine due to slack safety measures
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Three suspected hantavirus patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship operated by Oceanwide Expeditions were transported on medical evacuation flights from Cape Verde to the Netherlands. 6 May 2026
Health
Evacuation flight with 2 passsengers land at Schiphol; 1 has no hantaivurs symptoms
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Firefighters battle a massive wildfire near the military's artillery range at 't Harde in Gelderland. 29 April 2026
HealthBusiness
Video: Wildfire near ’t Harde broke out during military exercise; investigation underway
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Police siren.
Crime
Video: Police chase in Zoeterwoude ends with driver crashing into tow truck, police car stuck
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Snow falls on the A4 along the southern edge of Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam and Badhoevedorp. 15 Feb. 2026
1-1-2TechNature
Some 575 flights cancelled, delayed at Schiphol amid snow; 50 more affected tomorrow
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The Dom Tower at night in Utrecht
Crime
Homeless Romanian man should not be prosecuted for sleeping outside, court rules
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Empty rails at Amsterdam Central Station due to rail works and switch issues decreasing train traffic to Utrecht, 4 February 2026
Business
Malfunction halts train traffic to Schiphol; Many train issues in Netherlands today
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Commuters waiting on trains and trams at Den Haag Central Station
Business
ProRail planning trains every 7.5 minutes in large parts of the Randstad
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Comedian Sjoerd Scott in 2025
CrimeCultureEntertainment
Being scammed for €1,900 inspired stand-up Sjoerd Scott's law thesis and comedy career
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Den Haag Centraal station and surrounding buildings.
Business
Major works at The Hague Central disrupt train travel until mid-February
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McDonald's billboard, Amsterdam The Netherlands July 10, 2025
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam bans fossil-fuel and meat advertising in public spaces
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A container for ASML extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machinery is loaded into an airplane. May 2021
Business
Chip machine maker ASML, Nvidia, popular with Dutch investors in 2025
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Albert Heijn supermarket in Bilthoven
Business
Albert Heijn accused of firing warehouse worker who organized strike for colleagues
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A woman was found murdered in her home on Molenstraat in Hellevoetsluis on 16 April 2025. The photo shows a mobile police unit and crime scene tape cordoning off the scene.
Crime
Fewer than 100 murders reported in the Netherlands this year, incl. 10 in Amsterdam
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Mosa Meat's first cultivated hamburger, 2013
BusinessTechInnovation
Cultivated meat company Mosa Meat secures new funding amid sector shake-up
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Large ballot paper used in the 2025 parliamentary election
Politics
Eleven municipalities to test smaller ballot in municipal elections next year
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ProRail working on a tree that had fallen onto the overhead lines during Storm Ciaran, 2 November 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Rail authority warns of mounting maintenance backlog amid staff, budget shortages