coronavirus pandemic

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Container ship moored at the EuroMax shipping terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
Business
Cargo volumes at Port of Rotterdam fall for fourth consecutive year
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Tourists in Amsterdam laying down on Dam Square while using their smartphones. 9 Sept. 2015
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam says long-promised 20 million tourist overnight stay cap was never enforceable
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A payment made with an Android phone.
Business
Dutch firm Mollie buys UK direct debit specialist GoCardless for €1.1 billion
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DJ Cuberick
BusinessCultureEntertainment
Top 100 DJ Cuebrick dives deep on AI use, Avicii, and the antidote to industry pressure
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Tourist checking a map in Amsterdam
Business
Netherlands growing as vacation country; Tourists spent €111 bil. last year
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Depression, suicide prevention
Health
Dutch youth report rising stress, loneliness, and suicidal thoughts
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Batavus in Heerenveen
Business
Batavus and Babboe parent company to close Heerenveen factory, 160 jobs lost
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Golden Earring Guitarist George Kooymans
CultureEntertainment
Hague church bell tower to play Golden Earring hits after guitarist's death
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Eurovision Song Contest Rotterdam 2021
CrimeCultureEntertainment
Rotterdam, broadcasters say they were unaware of 2020 Eurovision terror plot
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European union flag in front of building
PoliticsBusiness
European Court of Auditors criticizes the handling of the EU's post-COVID recovery fund
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Amsterdam's Red Light District abandoned during the pandemic. May 28, 2020
Business
More than 120,000 businesses still have Covid debts
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Willem Engel during an appearance on video program Vocast. 1 Sept. 2020
Crime
Covid conspiracy theorist Willem Engel convicted of sedition on appeal
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Commuters waiting on trains and trams at Den Haag Central Station
BusinessLifestyle
Commuter road traffic levels stabilizing after pandemic: study
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Ivermectin pills confiscated by customs officials in Germany in November 2021
HealthBusiness
Council of State approves fines for doctors who prescribed ivermectin for Covid-19
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Willem Engel during an appearance on video program Vocast. 1 Sept. 2020
Crime
Conditional jail sentence recommended against Covid conspiracy theorist Willem Engel
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A healthworker looking through a window in Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.
HealthBusiness
Ten percent of nursing staff still struggling to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
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Warehouse worker with a forklift stacker
Business
Demand for temporary workers decreased again in the first month of 2025
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Woman working on a laptop
Business
Temporary workers worked 8% less in 2024 than the previous year; third year of decline
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Ambulance
Health
Slight decline in New Year's fireworks victims, but more young people sent to the ER
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A KLM aircraft at Schiphol Airport near in Amsterdam during the overnight period
Business
Schiphol saw more passengers than last year but still below pre-pandemic levels
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A Thuisbezorgd deliverer cycles through Maastricht. February 2022
Business
Just Eat Takeaway sells off struggling U.S. business Grubhub
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Fireworks set off at the turn of the new year near a police station. 1 January 2023
Crime
More young people are being sent to crime prevention centers for fireworks offenses
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A consumer-grade fireworks cakebox continued to burn on a square in Amsterdam long after the barrage of pyrotechnics detonated. 31 Dec. 2024
Crime
Dutch authorities seized more than 107,250 kg of illegal fireworks in 2024, 36% increase
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Customers pack an Amsterdam shop to buy fireworks on New Year's Eve 2024
Business
People in the Netherlands break record from 2022 for most money spent on fireworks