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The Dutch-style church in Las Menas de Serón stands as a unique testament to the town’s mining heritage. Credit: Turismo Almanzora In the early 20th century, the mining town of Las Menas de Serón in Almería witnessed the construction of a unique Dutch-style church dedicated to Santa Bárbara, the patron saint of miners. This architectural […]
Leaders of the Dutch government’s coalition parties met Friday for crisis talks triggered by a conflict over alleged racist remarks by government ministers. Following the meeting, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said the government crisis had been diffused following the resignation of a junior minister. The political uncertainty began early Friday when Nora Achahbar, state secretary for benefits […]
Amsterdam-based startup Sympower has secured €21mn as it looks to scale its grid-balancing technology. Sympower partners with businesses that use a large amount of electricity. It gains access to some of their energy assets and can turn them on and off when the grid requires balancing — a process called demand response. Sympower’s software platform […]
STORY: :: Shell wins its appeal against a landmark Dutch climate ruling ordering it to sharply reduce emissions :: November 12, 2024 :: The Hague, Netherlands :: Carla Joustra, President of Appeals Court :: “The appeals court’s final judgment is that Milieudefensie’s claims cannot be granted. Accordingly, the court has overturned the lower court’s judgment.” […]
Clashes in Amsterdam as Maccabi Tel Aviv play Ajax The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said “our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse,” adding that the country could not ignore “antisemitic […]
Dutch Bros. CEO Christine Barone described the coffee chain’s cross-country expansion plans in a Friday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, saying it may be some time before the Oregon-based company opens stores in the Northeast region. “We’re really growing in a contiguous way, so that we’re growing across states that are next to each other,” […]
Prints depicting Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, part of the Reigning Queens series by Andy Warhol at museum Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (AP pic) OISTERWIJK: Two works by artist Andy Warhol were stolen during the night of Thursday to Friday from a gallery in the south of the Netherlands, while two other screenprints […]
A few weeks ago, I found myself having lunch next to the Belgian author David Van Reybrouck. We were in the writers’ room at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, where he had just taken part in a panel discussion on the end of empire, drawing on his Baillie Gifford Prize-shortlisted book Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth […]
Brio: Arnaud Tantet’s design collab with plastic-eating worms French product designer Arnaud Tantet presents Brio, a project where colonies of plastic-eating worms are integral to the design process. Fascinated by insects, Tantet collaborates with invertebrates at Dutch Design Week 2024, to create unique objects that highlight their underappreciated beauty and essential role in nature. […]
(ANALYSIS) On Oct. 14, a trial of a Dutch member of Daesh, also known as the Islamic State group, began in The Hague, Netherlands. The Dutch national, known as Hasna A., is being tried for crimes against Yazidi women. As commented by Yazda, a Yazidi-led nongovernmental organization, the trial represents a pivotal moment in the […]