THE HAGUE

On Complementarity & Cooperation of National, Regional Courts

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Today, 18 January 2018, the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") opened a judicial seminar titled “Complementarity and Cooperation of Courts in an Interconnected Global Justice System”, taking place at its seat in The Hague, Netherlands. The seminar, first of its kind at the Court, brings together for an interactive discussion more than 50 senior judges, including chief justices,Read more

Storms bring travel chaos as they blast the Netherlands

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Severe winter gales battered the Netherlands Thursday forcing Amsterdam airport to cancel all flights, while all Dutch trains were halted amid winds of up to 140 kilometres (86 miles) an hour. "Due to severe weather conditions: all air traffic has been suspended until further notice," Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest flight hubs, said in a tweet. The notice cameRead more

Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda

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Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda. Representatives from the giant social network travelled to The Hague for Thursday's unprecedented talks at Europol's headquarters in the city, officials said Friday. They were also joined by Instagram officialsRead more

Sea levels off Dutch coast highest ever recorded

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Storm surges and tidal cycles caused record sea levels along the coast of the Netherlands last year, a Dutch marine institute has found. "The level has been rising gradually since 1890 by about 0.2 cm per year due to the melting of the ice and the warming up of the ocean," expert Fedor Baart, of the research organisation Deltares, saidRead more

Dutch to hasten plans to pay damages after gas field

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The Dutch government plans to speed up moves to compensate people whose homes and buildings were damaged in a 3.4 magnitude quake, blamed on extraction at Europe's biggest gas field. "I want a framework for compensation to be drawn up within a couple of weeks," Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Friday, just days after northern Groningen province was hit byRead more

Cancer shatters gay marriage dreams

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They planned to say "I do" in 25 countries in a joyful celebration of gay marriage. But now the lives of two women artists have been shattered by a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Instead of planning their fifth wedding in Spain as part of a global performance artwork, Belgian Fleur Pierets, 44, is now nursing "the love of her life", Dutch womanRead more

after group spins off US arm

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Shares in troubled French media and telecoms firm Altice soared in early trading Tuesday, after it announced a major group reorganisation spinning off its US arm from its European business. Altice said in a statement late Monday that it "has approved plans for the separation of Altice USA Inc. from Altice NV", adding the new arm would be renamed "Altice Europe". "TheRead more

Dutch police open fire on man with knife

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Dutch military police on Friday opened fire on a man armed with a knife at Amsterdam's busy Schiphol airport, they said. "Man at Schiphol shot at by the military police, after he made threats with a knife. Situation safe," the military police said in a tweet. A second tweet said the "suspect had been overpowered and arrested and taken away".Read more

Far-right Dutch party drops polls hopeful for praising revisionist

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Far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders Friday withdrew a leading candidate for his Freedom Party (PVV) in next year's local elections after he praised British historian David Irving, who was briefly jailed for denying the Holocaust. Geza Hegedus, who headed the PVV's list for seats in the Rotterdam council, wished Irving a happy birthday on his Facebook page earlier this yearRead more

Unilever selling magarines for 6.8 bn euros to US giant KKR

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Anglo-Dutch food and consumer giant Unilever said Friday it had reached a 6.8-billion-euro ($8-billion) deal with US private equity giant KKR to sell its margarines business. Unilever "has received a binding offer from KKR to purchase its global spreads business for 6.825 billion euros on a cash-free, debt-free basis," the company said in a statement. After spurning a takeover byRead more