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Tokyo governor urges capitals to share best practices on Astana visit

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike discussed hydrogen energy, AI cooperation and urban resilience during visits to the Netherlands and Kazakhstan.

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Hantavirus: Final 14 days of home quarantine for negative cases

The WHO has confirmed a new hantavirus case linked to cruise ship MV Hondius: a crew member who left the vessel in Tenerife and was repatriated to the Netherlands, bringing total infections to 12.

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Where to travel for accessible adventures in Europe

From accessible mountain adventures in Scotland to tactile museums in Sicily, disabled travellers and accessibility experts reveal the European destinations making holidays easier, more inclusive and less daunting for people with additional access needs.

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Dutch travel groups launch air tax campaign over flight cost fears

Netherlands-based travel firms are urging the Dutch government to rethink steep aviation tax rises they say could price ordinary families out of holidays and push travellers to airports across the border.

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Watch: Brussels & European capitals—how New Delhi is leveraging a two-tier strategy in Europe

India's Prime Minister is launching a massive diplomatic offensive across Europe. If we follow Modi's itinerary day by day, the calendar reveals exactly what is at stake.

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What we know about the man believed to be hantavirus patient zero

A Dutch ornithologist is suspected of being the “patient zero” in the hantavirus outbreak that has spread among passengers aboard a cruise ship. But how and where did he come into contact with the virus?

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Hantavirus outbreak latest: Spain confirms one new case

Spain confirms one new hantavirus case amongst evacuees as passengers remain under watch across Europe.

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Has Amsterdam banned meat adverts to avoid offending Muslims?

The Dutch capital recently banned adverts depicting meat products, with European far-right figures claiming the reason behind the move is to appease Muslims. The Cube uncovers the truth behind the measure.

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Cape Verde: three evacuated from MV Hondius over suspected hantavirus

Netherlands authorities have coordinated the medical evacuation of three people from the MV Hondius, including one Dutch passenger and two crew members, a Dutch and a British national. The patients, suspected of having a hantavirus infection, are being transferred to specialised hospitals.

Health news

Hantavirus ship evacuees to be taken to the Netherlands, operator says

The ship has been at the centre of an international health scare since Saturday after it was revealed that the rare disease was suspected of being behind the deaths of three of its passengers.

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No, the Netherlands didn't 'legalise illegal migration'

The Dutch Senate recently rejected a hardline asylum bill, which some are interpreting as overruling the notion that irregular migrants are "illegal" in the eyes of the law.

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France and Germany send firefighters to help battle Dutch blazes

Many of the fires, which broke out on Wednesday and Thursday, were raging in land used for military training, including an artillery range, in the south.

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Man detained for attack plot on Dutch princesses to appear in court

It was not clear where or when the man was arrested and the suspect's name was not released, in line with Dutch privacy regulations.

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Dutch football league passport dispute could force 133-match replay

An appeal lodged by NAC Breda over the status of players who chose to play for nations other than the Netherlands could bring this season's Eredivisie to a halt and force a repeat of 133 matches in the worst-case scenario.

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Royal recruits boost volunteers as Netherlands builds up reservists

The royal seal of approval, together with recruitment campaigns running across the media, has proven so successful that the military is now working overtime to arm, train and accommodate the influx of newcomers.

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Instituto Cervantes headquarters in Utrecht seized due to debts

A Dutch court authorised the seizure of the headquarters of the Cervantes Institute in Utrecht for non-payments resulting from the cut in renewables approved by the Spanish government in 2013.

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