World Nov 13 Greta Thunberg briefly interrupted by man on stage at climate protest in Amsterdam The interruption happened after Thunberg invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.
Economy Oct 08 WATCH: Nobel economics prize goes to professor for research on labor market gender gap Goldin has studied 200 years of women’s participation in the workplace, showing that despite continued economic growth, women’s pay did not continuously catch up to men’s and a divide still exists despite women gaining higher levels of education than men.
Arts Oct 04 WATCH: Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in literature One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Fosse, 64, has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays.
Science Oct 03 WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in chemistry for research on quantum dots Quantum dots are particles a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.
Health Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work on mRNA led to COVID vaccine Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing vaccine development during what the panel that awarded the prize called “one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.”…
World Sep 06 U.S. lawmakers visiting The Hague say Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine The committee's chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, says Putin "tried to erase a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide."…
World Aug 25 Dutch Supreme Court confirms immunity of 2 former Israeli officers over a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike The highest Dutch court on Friday confirmed findings by judges in two lower courts that Benny Gantz and former air force commander Amir Eshel are protected from civil proceedings in the Netherlands because they have "functional immunity."…
World Aug 18 U.S. gives OK for Denmark, Netherlands to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine Officials have previously said that Ukrainian pilots will need six to eight months of training on the F-16s.
World Jul 18 International probe into Philippines ‘war on drugs’ resumes Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that an investigation into the Philippines deadly "war on drugs" can resume.
Politics Jul 10 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era Rutte's four-party ruling coalition resigned Friday after failing to agree on a package of measures to rein in migration. No date has yet been set for the election.