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Netherlands Provides €200 Million Aid to Support Ukraine’s Energy and Infrastructure Recovery
On October 11, in the 1326th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Netherlands announced another aid package to Ukraine worth 200 million euros. The funds are directed toward supporting humanitarian initiatives, restoring infrastructure,...

Retail HR Summit 2025 Review - Powering through the challenges
GENERAL MERCHANDISE NEWS 14 October, 2025 | by Glynn Davis Despite the undoubted challenges in the retail sector there is an underlying positivity coming from the industry’s HR community about the prospects for the future, increasingly aided by...

ASML's Q3 results unsurprising, although forecasts welcomed
ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer, reported mixed Q3 results on Wednesday, although its forecasts and order intake seemed to reassure analysts, resulting in a sharp rise in its share price in early trading on the Amsterdam stock...
ASML, Europe's largest company, beats Q3 earnings: What to know
00:00 Speaker A In addition to bank earnings, of course, we've got other earnings coming out. I mentioned ASML. Romzon, what do we hear from the Dutch chip equipment maker and what does it tell us about sort of where we are in the AI trade right...

The best places to feel the perfect breeze, according to scientists
If you’ve ever found yourself chasing that just-right seaside breeze, you’re not alone, and now, science says it’s finally been measured. According to a new study from AllClear Travel Insurance, created in partnership with Jim N. R. Dale, former...
Dutch Artist Leon Keer Is Painting an 8,000-Square-Foot Mural in DSM
(Des Moines, IA) -- Dutch artist Leon Keer is painting an 8,000-square-foot mural at 901 Grand Avenue in downtown Des Moines. "In this case I used a lot of old televisions and within that I depicted different forms of nature that can be found in...

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Festive sales enter slog overs; Pismo CEO on India outreach
Happy Wednesday! Online sellers and marketplaces want to finish the festive season with a bang. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch. Also in the letter: ■ Anthropic's data plans in India ■ Chiplet demo by India soon ■ Tech Mahindra's...

US no longer ranked among world’s top 10 ‘most powerful passports’ for first time in 20 years
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

England have qualified for the World Cup but need to fix these issues to win it
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

GB and Scottish sprint star Jack Carlin announces retirement from track cycling
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Chinese, Dutch scientists discover how to regenerate single cell into new plant
Scientists in China and the Netherlands say they have discovered how a single plant cell can regenerate into an entirely new plant by flipping two genetic switches. Researchers at Shandong Agricultural University and BGI-Research in China...

Apple Releases Third iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, And macOS Tahoe 26.1 Public Betas
Apple has today released the third public beta test versions of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1. All three updates are now available for download. Apple made the same betas available as part of the developer beta program earlier this...

Cap on international students could cost Dutch economy up to €5 billion
A new study warns that limiting the number of international students at the five comprehensive Randstad universities could slash the Dutch economy by €4–5 billion. The Randstad region, home to half of the country’s GDP, would bear the brunt,...
Netherlands, Tanzania partner to boost poultry sector
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA is seeking to modernise and expand its poultry sector through a strategic partnership with the Netherlands, aimed at improving productivity, sustainability and technical expertise among local farmers. This was the focus of...

Smart Tech: Japan Deploys Laser Drones to Stop Bird Flu Before It Starts
Japan is turning to cutting-edge drone technology to protect its poultry farms from devastating bird flu outbreaks. In one of the most ambitious biosecurity moves in recent years, authorities have deployed laser-equipped drones to scare away...

These are nine of the strangest and most incredible stories from the history of spaceflight
For decades humanity has been pushing ever further out into the Solar System, exploring our seven sibling planets and their many moons, as well as countless asteroids. Yet we’ve done this all from a distance: it isn’t people that have been making...
Dutch Buy for SAMY
October 9 2025 Madrid-based social-first marketing agency SAMY has acquired team5pm, a data-driven social marketing agency based in Amsterdam Founded in 2012, SAMY helps clients with social-first marketing strategies, using a combination of...

How rail is proving its worth in the 21st century
For centuries, we have been conditioned to think of the world’s railways in terms of infrastructure: tracks, trains, stations. Steel and concrete. Heavy, slow-changing, dependable. That is a picture that is wholly outdated. It’s entirely at odds...