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Meet ‘Mother of Dal’: Dutch Woman Devotes Five Years To Cleaning Kashmir’s Iconic Lake
In a powerful example of how one person can inspire environmental change, a 69-year-old woman from the Netherlands has become a beloved figure in Kashmir. Ellis Hubertina Spaanderman, affectionately called the “Mother of Dal” by locals, has...

Welcome to the Netherlands (master)
Welcome to the Netherlands, where there are more bikes than people! This year, the country is hosting the NATO Summit in The Hague, where Allied Leaders will take important decisions. Synopsis In 2025, the Netherlands is hosting a NATO Summit of...

Welcome to the Netherlands (IT)
Welcome to the Netherlands, where there are more bikes than people! This year, the country is hosting the NATO Summit in The Hague, where Allied Leaders will take important decisions. Synopsis In 2025, the Netherlands is hosting a NATO Summit of...

Welcome to the Netherlands (mastersubs)
Welcome to the Netherlands, where there are more bikes than people! This year, the country is hosting the NATO Summit in The Hague, where Allied Leaders will take important decisions. Synopsis In 2025, the Netherlands is hosting a NATO Summit of...

Social Media Account Affiliated With Israel’s Intelligence Agency Trolls the Islamic Republic
A Mossad-affiliated Farsi-language X account is trolling Iranian officials. Appealing to opponents of the Islamic Republic, the account is warning citizens to stay away from soon-to-be targeted Revolutionary Guards officials, and posting videos...

Dutch shoppers save 20% abroad while bulk deals at home fuel "overconsumption and waste"
Consumers in the Netherlands can save between 12 and 20 percent on groceries by shopping across the border in Belgium, Germany or France, according to new research by the Consumentenbond. The price survey, released Tuesday, compared in-store and...

Tomorrowland to stage first show in China
Organisers of Belgian music festival Tomorrowland have outlined plans to stage an ‘immersive’ show in Shanghai. Tomorrowland said its The Magic of Tomorrowland event marks the start of a long-term partnership between its artist agency One World...
Three musical comedians to see this August who aren't Oasis
Though they may be the most famous comedy double act in rock, not everyone will be going to see Oasis this August. For anyone who wants a double whammy of great tunes and biting wit, there are plenty of musical comedy performances to be found...

Dutch Queen Maxima breaks her silence after appearing to 'mock' Donald Trump on live TV
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has revealed what she really said when she appeared to 'mock' Donald Trump on live TV last week. The Dutch royal was standing right next to Trump and her husband King Willem-Alexander as they posed for pictures...

Stakelogic Expands in the Netherlands with Exciting Hommerson.nl Partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutes Award-winning Stakelogic Brings Cutting-Edge Slots and Live Casino Action to Dutch Players! Stakelogic, the leader in the online gaming industry, has announced a thrilling new partnership with Hommerson.nl, bringing its...

Your sport on TV this week: Cork v Dublin, Lions take on Waratahs and Ireland face Georgia
Don’t Miss: The All-Ireland SHC semi-finals take place this weekend with both clashes taking place at GAA HQ. First up on Saturday Cork will face Dublin. Munster champions Cork are bidding to reach their second consecutive All-Ireland final and...

Country music DJ Rattlesnake Johnny: ‘Britain wasn’t quite ready for this - now it’s taken off’
Hailing from Summerville, South Carolina, top country music DJ Rattlesnake Johnny is definitely the ‘real deal’ when it comes to in-depth knowledge of, and a passion for, the genre – and he will be showcasing his dancefloor-filling skills at this...

IndiGo launches direct flights between Mumbai and Amsterdam
IndiGo marked yet another milestone in its international expansion journey with the launch of direct flights between CSM International airport, Mumbai and Schiphol airport, Amsterdam. This is the airline’s second long-haul route, following the...

Art Review: Xu Yang’s Forget Me Not Exhibition Bridges Cultures At Château De Lantheuil
Artist Xu Yang. Courtesy of von Goetz von Goetz Forget-me-not’s, snails and puppy dogs tails: Imagine Sir Elton John’s Louis XIV costume for his 50th birthday party in 1991–complete with towering white wig decorated with a miniature silver...

Art’s Influence on the Brain Better Understood: New Data
She saw an angel of mercy. You saw a sandwich. Such is the fun of visiting a museum or art gallery with a friend and gazing at an abstract painting together and then realizing you have different interpretations of it. The funny thing is, neither...

Tomorrowland Music & 1001 Tracklists Launch New Label, 1001 Recordings
Tomorrowland Music, the label from Belgian dance mega-festival Tomorrowland, and dance music setlist database 1001 Tracklists have come together for a new label, 1001 Recordings. Focused on music for clubs and dancefloors, the label’s first...

Parker: Big Rock Brewery marks 40 years with bold rebrand, return of music fest
Breadcrumb Trail Links Business The traditional rooster as Big Rock’s primary icon has been replaced by a rendering of the 18,200-ton glacial erratic near Okotoks that Ed McNally chose to name his brewery after Published Jul 03, 2025 • Last...

Every Dutch person has ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood
News Politics Survey by Dutch institute finds widespread so-called PFAS in blood. Every person in the Netherlands has "forever chemicals" in their blood, according to the country's first national study on the topic. The study, published Thursday,...

Media’s role in the age of algorithms
The world around us is changing at a pace we have never witnessed before. Distances have collapsed. Borders, once physical, now feel fluid. A message can cross continents in a heartbeat, and a moment of truth can spark a global conversation in...

Netherlands church overhaul will let people swim in – and walk on – water
Courtesy of MVRDV A church in the center of Heerlen, a small city in the Netherlands, is being converted into a public pool in an effort to revitalize the city center. The St. Francis of Assisi Church sits in the center of Heerlen, a small, former...