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The best of jazz is back at the North Sea festival
After a two-year break, jazz aficionados are gathering in Rotterdam in the Netherlands for a three-day musical feast
Adaptation should be central to climate crisis talks. Here’s why
Calls intensify to focus on helping high-risk communities adjust to climate change
One dead in possible terror attack on Dutch tram
One person has been killed after a gunman opened fire on a tram in the Dutch city Utrecht.
Turkey-Netherlands row shows no sign of ebbing
Turkish government insists on holding campaign meetings in W-Europe, but Germany and the Netherlands will have none of it.
Citadel reflects vain hopes
Poor city planning and failed public-private partnerships doomed the floating building that what was to be Rotterdam’s pride.
European trial of Somali pirate suspects opens
The first European trial of suspected Somali pirates opened in The Netherlands on Tuesday with five men denying they attempted to hijack a ship.
Nadal stunned in day of upsets in Rotterdam
Top seed Rafael Nadal was stunned 3-6 6-3 6-4 by Italian Andreas Seppi in one of series of second-round upsets at the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday. Second seed Nikolay…
Calls for kidney market as transplant demand soars
World markets match buyers and sellers for goods as different as oil and wheat or cars and computers. Why not for human organs like kidneys? Strong demand for life-saving…
Ajax down PSV to win Dutch Cup
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored two goals on Sunday to help Ajax win the Dutch Cup with a 2-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven. The win boosted Danny Blind’s chances of keeping his job as…
Bird flu virus ‘close to pandemic’
A leading scientist warned on Wednesday that the avian flu virus is on the point of mutating into a pandemic disease and says that current estimates that such a pandemic could…
Federer outlasts Ljubicic to win Rotterdam Open
Roger Federer triumphed in his 15th straight final without a loss on Sunday as he shut down the 782Â 250-euros Rotterdam Open. The Swiss world number one, who claimed 11 titles…
Clay aces victorious in Rotterdam
Clay-court kings Juan Carlos Ferrero and Guillermo Coria broadened their tennis horizons with convincing opening-round victories indoors at the €782 250 Rotterdam Cup on Monday.…