Tag: Netherlands
Britain, Netherlands aim for more cycling gold in Tokyo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Britain won six gold medals and 12 overall at the 2016 Games, thanks mostly to its dominance in the velodrome. Jason...
The U.S. women are favorites in Tokyo after upset in Brazil
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Germany won its first gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Sweden. It was quite a swan song for Germany coach...
Sailing stars aim for repeat gold medals in Tokyo Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: At age 54, cancer survivor Santiago Lange of Argentina became the oldest medalist at the Rio Games when he and crew...
F-16 collides with building at Dutch air base before takeoff
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Belgian F-16 fighter jet collided with a building at a Dutch airbase Thursday morning as it prepared to take...
Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city fathers’ role in slavery
AMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the extensive involvement of the Dutch capital's former governors in the global slave trade, saying...
Belgium men, Netherlands women seek gold at Tokyo Olympics
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Thousands of EU citizens may lose legal status to live in UK
LONDON — Marlies Haselton has called Britain home for more than 30 years. The Dutch national married a Briton, had her children there, and...
UN war crimes court to pass judgment in retrial of 2 Serbs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A United Nations court is delivering judgments Wednesday in the retrial of two allies of the late Serbian President Slobodan...
Police seize cocaine, cash at farm near Amsterdam
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Law enforcement officers seized nearly three tons of cocaine and 11.3 million euros ($13.5 million) in cash when they raided...
Dutch court convicts woman for spreading IS propaganda
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court convicted a 32-year-old woman and sentenced her to six years' imprisonment Tuesday for involvement in war crimes...