the Netherlands
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A new study shows politicians have a considerable survival advantage over the members of the public they represent in Parliament.
29 Aug 2021
Although it is famous for its windmills, fields of tulips, and a labyrinth of romantic canals, the Netherlands offers so much more. The low-lying country is located in Western Europe (and also has territories in the Caribbean). Exploring the Netherlands is easy; due to its relatively small size, you can reach almost any location within…
27 Jun 2021
The first set of vaccines started being trucked out of plants in China, India, United States, England, Switzerland, Russia, The Netherlands
24 Mar 2020
A roundup of the main measures being taken in Europe to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. Citizens have been obliged to stay at home in Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain
29 Oct 2019
Ajax teenager Sergino Dest has chosen to represent the United States at an international level, despite being raised in the Netherlands, reports goal. The 18-year-old rose through the youth ranks at Ajax before graduating to the senior squad earlier this year
8 May 2019
Nduka Otiono and Uchechukwu Umezurike, editors of the proposed anthology, Wreaths for a Wayfarer, in memory of Professor Pius Adesanmi, which will be published in the last quarter of the year by Daraja Press (Canada) and Narrative Landscape Press (Nigeria) respectively, have received 257 poems from within and outside Africa. The submissions by established and budding poets…
26 Apr 2019
The Federal Government has been warned that the plan to shut down 80 out of 110 Nigerian embassies will compromise and diminish the country’s international diplomatic posture before the world. Founder and Executive Director of Hope for Niger Delta Campaign based in The Netherlands, Sunny Ofehe, who gave this warning, said the Federal Government must…
8 Apr 2019
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government’s to collaborate with the Government of the Netherlands on improved seeds/seedlings to boost food production in the country. The minister disclosed this during a courtesy visit by a delegation of private investors, led by the Netherlands’ Ambassador to…
14 Oct 2018
The Netherlands is in a 'cyberwar' with Russia, Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld told Dutch television Sunday, speaking in the wake of an alleged hacking attempt by four Russians in The Hague. "What happened is really dangerous," Bijleveld told Dutch broadcaster NPO, referring to the incident, which happened in April outside the headquarters of the Organisation…
28 Aug 2018
International payments provider MoneyGram has announced an expansion of its digital platform to five new countries. The service is now available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal. With the expansion, customers in these countries can send money directly to more than two billion bank accounts and mobile wallets or to any MoneyGram location…
26 Jun 2016
Britons had cast aside warnings of isolation and economic disaster to vote 52 percent-48 percent in favour of quitting the European Union in the June 23 referendum.