World Jan 17 WATCH: Biden hosts Netherlands prime minister for talks on semiconductors, Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Dec 19 Dutch Prime Minister apologizes for role Netherlands played in slave trade Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade. By Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Jul 27 Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads to protest planned emission reductions The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which livestock produce, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered species stretching across the European Union. By Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Dec 18 Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb omicron Schools, universities, and all non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands will be closed until Jan. 14 starting Sunday, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Saturday night. By Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Jul 11 Watch 11:43 A Dutch chocolate company’s fight to end illegal child labor The chocolate industry has a dark side: almost 1.6 million children work -- illegally -- in the cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast. Tony’s Chocoloneley, a quirky but popular chocolate brand in The Netherlands, is on a mission… By Megan Thompson, Joan Martelli
Jan 20 Dutch propose curfew to rein in virus, will ban more flights By Mike Corder, Associated Press The Dutch government says it wants to impose a curfew as part of beefed-up restrictions to rein in the spread of a new more contagious coronavirus variant that already accounts for at least one in 10 Dutch infections… Continue reading
Apr 26 Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus By Aleksandar Furtula, Associated Press Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students with very little sailing experience ended a trans-Atlantic voyage Sunday that was forced on them by coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Stabbing attacks jolt London, the Netherlands In our news wrap Friday, stabbing attacks in London and the Netherlands have jolted both countries at the start of the holiday season. In the first incident, a man killed two people near London Bridge before he was shot and… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 8:28 For the first time ever, ‘All the Rembrandts’ are on display in Amsterdam By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe, Lorna Baldwin An extraordinary new exhibition in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum marks the first time the museum’s entire collection of Rembrandts is available to the public. Titled “All the Rembrandts,” the show commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Dutch master’s death and sheds new… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 7:32 Dutch businesses work to test the concept of a circular economy By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe, Lorna Baldwin The Netherlands has become a global leader in implementing the tenets of a “circular economy,” a radical new approach to sustainable living that focuses on reducing consumption, minimizing waste and reusing nearly everything. As Jeffrey Brown reports, some Dutch companies… Continue watching