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"He played like a postman" - Dutch legend Marco van Basten slams Barcelona star for his performance in recent national team fixture
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has come in for a kicking from Dutch legend Marco van Basten after his latest performance for the Netherlands national team. Basten pulled no punches in his assessment, criticizing De Jong’s lack of urgency and...
Teton Gravity Research’s 30th annual film shows at Wheeler tonight
The 30th annual film from Teton Gravity Research is showing tonight at the Wheeler Opera House, showcasing elite backcountry skiing around the U.S. and Norway. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are available at aspenshowtix.com. Courtesy of...
Half of Dutch fearing higher bills due to energy transition plans
A study commissioned by the ANWB among nearly 2,000 respondents shows that 45 percent of Dutch citizens are worried the energy transition will hurt them financially. Many fear that their energy bills will continue to rise. This concern is...
Ocean Expert Joins UCF as Director of the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research
Ivan Haigh spent his childhood far from the sea. Growing up in Zambia, located in the landlocked South-Central area of Africa, Haigh didn’t see the ocean until his family began taking annual weeklong trips to Durban, South Africa, to visit family....
PROVED: Dutch government forcefully took control of Chinese chip company after American officials called it 'threat to national security'
FILE -- President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. . (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) In a move that highlights the geopolitical tightrope countries are walking in the US-China battle...
Europe’s EV charging infrastructure lags 74% behind 2030 target
Europe is falling far short of its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure goals, with only around one quarter of the capacity needed to meet the European Commission’s 2030 target. New analysis by Motointegrator and DataPulse Research...
China Blocks Nexperia Exports Amid Dutch Move to Seize Control of Chipmaker
An employee works with a wafer in a production line of Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia, in Hamburg, Germany, on June 27, 2024. Fabian Bimmer/Reuters China has barred Nexperia from exporting certain products made at its China facilities, the...
Chips are down for Europe after landing in the crossfire of US-China trade war
Volkswagen warned workers at its Wolfsburg plant this week that it would suspend production of the Golf from next Wednesday because it was running out of some essential microchips. Made by Nexperia, a Chinese-owned company based in the...
Dutch zero-emission zones spark rapid uptake of electric vans and trucks
The Netherlands’ zero-emission zones for freight (ZEZ-F) are accelerating the transition to electric delivery fleets and reshaping city logistics, according to a new Clean Cities Campaign briefing. Introduced in January 2025, and now including 18...
ISKO LUXURY BY PG Unveils SS2027 Collection at Kingpins Show Amsterdam
Heritage Meets Innovation in Sustainable Denim ISKO LUXURY BY PG presents its SS2027 collection at Kingpins Amsterdam today, combining tradition, technology, and sustainability. Today, at the prestigious Kingpins Show in Amsterdam, one of the...
Netherlands Allocates €310 Million for Anti-Drone Systems for Ukraine and Joint Production of Drones
The Netherlands has allocated a €200 million aid package for the purchase of anti-drone systems for Ukraine. In addition, €110 million will be invested in the joint production of long-range attack drones. This was reported by the Suspilne media...
Court documents reveal US pressure behind Dutch move on Nexperia: report
File photo: VCG A Dutch seizure of computer chip maker Nexperia, owned by Chinese company Wingtech, came after rising US pressure on the company, a court ruling released on Tuesday local time showed, Reuters reported. Newly disclosed court...
Netherlands and Ukraine to co-produce drones as The Hague commits €200 million
The Netherlands and Ukraine have agreed to begin joint production of drones. The plan follows Ukraine’s decision to relax export and intellectual property restrictions to allow joint manufacturing with Dutch companies, caretaker Defense Minister...
Brooks student combines love of birds and climate policy research during summer internship
Everett Smith ’27 started birding when he was just 7 years old. Growing up in the Netherlands, his family would travel to the U.S. during the summers to stay with relatives by the Chesapeake Bay. Back then, the ospreys captured his imagination....
Geothermal research drilling in Strandeiland, Netherlands reaches target 1963m depth
Drilling rig at Strandeiland in Amsterdam, Netherlands (source: SCAN) A research well to evaluate geothermal formations has been drilled to the target depth at Strandeiland in Amsterdam, Netherlands as part of the SCAN program. A research well to...
Capital Cities and Foreign Legal Research
Recently, I was tasked with a particularly complicated legal research question which involved one of my favorite topics: capital cities. The information and analysis we needed was only available to us once we managed to see the pieces through the...
Bentley Systems Bolsters Cesium with Reality Modeling Capabilities, Brings Geospatial Context to Infrastructure Engineering
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 15, 2025-- (Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2025) –Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the availability of reality modeling services...
NIH quietly resumes banned “gain-of-function” bird flu research, with critics warning of engineered pandemic threat
NIH quietly resumes banned “gain-of-function” bird flu research, with critics warning of engineered pandemic threat The NIH funded the creation of a genetically modified "Frankenstein" bird flu virus in Europe, which was then sent to a...
Ukrainian refugees contributed €3.5bn to Dutch economy last year
October 15, 2025 Photo: DepositphotosUkrainians in the Netherlands contributed €3.5 billion to the economy last year and the figure is likely to rise to €5 billion in the next two years if they stay, new research has shown. SEO Economic Research...