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Still from "Borgman" by Alex Van Warmerdam
20/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Dutch film Borgman by Alex Van Warmerdam intrigues Cannes audience

Borgman, written and directed by Alex Van Warmerdam, is one of 20 films competing for the Palme d'Or, the Golden Palm. And it’s the first time a Dutch film has made it to the ...

Inside Marseille's Baumettes prison
04/05/2013 - France

French prison suicide rate twice European average

France prison suicide is twice the European average, according to a new report by the Council of Europe.

A new monarch for the Netherlands
30/04/2013 - World news explained

A new monarch for the Netherlands

The Netherlands will have a new monarch from today. 46-year-old Willem Alexander is set to be crowned King of the Netherlands at a ceremony in Amsterdam.

12/03/2013 - France

Thousands stranded on French roads as snow threatens icy spring

At least one homeless person died and thousands of motorists were stranded as unseasonal snow hit northern France Tuesday. The big chill also hit Britain Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands

09/03/2013 - United Kingdom

Million-pound Van Dyck identified in UK museum's store room

A painting by the 17th-century English court artist Sir Anthony Van Dyck has been identified as an original after lying hidden in a store roem in a museum in north-east England for ...

Young Portuguese find new life in the Netherlands
08/03/2013 - International report

Young Portuguese find new life in the Netherlands

With few professional opportunities at hand, many Portuguese have taken the decision to leave the country. 2011 saw an increase in emigration of 85 per cent.

18/02/2013 - France - European Union

300 jobs at stake as French horsemeat scandal company's fate decided Monday

The fate of the company at the centre of the horsemeat-for-beef scandal will be decided on Monday, the French minister in charge of the food-processing industry has announced.

15/02/2013 - Art - Netherlands - photography

Photo of Palestinian children’s funeral wins World Press Photo

A Swedish photographer has won the 2012 World Press Photo award with a picture showing a funeral for two children killed in an Israeli missile strike on Gaza during the conflict in November ...

12/12/2012 - France - The Netherlands

Nuclear waste convoy crosses France despite protests

A convoy of trains carrying nuclear waste was crossing northern France on Wednesday after being stopped by environmental protesters on Tuesday near the France-Belgium border.

Dutch-Rwandan citizen on trial in The Hague
30/11/2012 - African news explained

Dutch-Rwandan citizen on trial in The Hague

A Dutch prosecutor has asked for a Dutch-Rwandan citizen to be sentenced to life in connection with the genocide in Rwanda.

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