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'Nothing left but hope': Death toll tops 160 as European flood waters recede
The death toll in western Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate state rose to 98 on Saturday.
German floods kill at least 19 people and dozens missing
Heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars.
Businessman ditched by bank for being debt-free
'A bank may decide to withdraw products and services for commercial reasons.'
Reporter 'fighting for his life' after Amsterdam assassination attempt
Concerns the attack is linked to a murder and drug trafficking case he investigated.
Dutch court orders Shell to accelerate emissions cuts
Financial Times: Ruling sets precedent for other companies that could face similar suits.
To catch a serial killer: 'Absolutely gripping' - real-life hero of Netflix show lives in NZ
The Serpent diplomat: 'I'd seen people dead before but... not in that manner.'
Potato chips probe: Dutch firm dumping surplus frozen fries in NZ
Government finds evidence a Dutch company is dumping surplus frozen fries in New Zealand.
Ice Fever sweeps Holland as Dutch defy covid on the ice
Frozen canals are reawakening a national obsession with skating.
Covid-19 variants paralyse Europe
The threat is prompting European governments to introduce harsh new lockdowns and curfews.
Italy latest European nation to introduce Christmas lockdown
United Kingdom not the only nation to introduce Christmas lockdown.
Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete
THE CONVERSATION: Unease about function and significance of blackface is growing globally.
Man on trial after torture chamber found
A man acquitted of murder in Wellington is now a suspect in a Netherlands homicide case.
Train driver's fluke ends with a whale of a tail
Dutch metro train left perched on a whale sculpture in Rotterdam after leaving the rails.
As coronavirus surges, chastened Dutch wonder, 'what happened to us?'
New York Times: Ranking high in daily infections forces a reckoning for the Netherlands.
Covid-19: Europe and US 'deep in second wave'
Two continents in 'corona fatigue' , raising the threat of another round of lockdowns.
Netherlands to allow doctors to help end lives of terminally ill children
New York Times: Children aged one to 12 would now able to die with the help of a doctor.
Balloon racer to pay $121,000 for scaring parrots to death
A three-and-a-half year legal battle over the death of three birds has come to a close.
Sweden goes its own way on face masks
Personal freedom at heart of much resistance to masks across northern Europe.
Euthanasia referendum: Could terminal patients really be 'dead by the weekend'?
Arguing over euthanasia at the dinner table? Here's what the evidence says.
Inside Johnson & Johnson's non stop hunt for a coronavirus vaccine
New York Times: Scientists racing to build a vaccine against virus strangling the world.
Infected! Museum inflicts plague exhibition on the public
One of Europe's top museums has chosen a timely subject for their first exhibition.
Amsterdam's red light zone stays shut as rest of city edges open
New York Times: Sex workers must wait to return to work, sending hundreds into poverty.
How NZ's Covid-19 death rate stacks up versus the world
Australia and NZ have the lowest Covid death rates in the OECD.
What do you do with a stolen van Gogh? This thief knows
New York Times: An art thief explains the difficulties encountered in this line of work.
Cause of 'unimaginably cruel' surfing tragedy
Five experienced surfers, three of them trained lifeguards, drowned at a local surf spot.
Biggest number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in a single day
There have been more worldwide infections in the past 24 hours than ever before.
Dutch govt's racy advice for lonely singles: Find a sex buddy
Dutch officials have come up with a thoughtful solution for singles social distancing.
Five surfers die in stormy weather off Dutch coast
Five experienced surfers have drowned in stormy weather off the coast of The Hague.
Tulip fever: Million flowers mown in fields to fight virus spread
Nurseries in Japan have taken extreme measures to cut the spread of coronavirus.
Video shows thief stole van Gogh painting with sledgehammer
All it took was a few sturdy swings with a sledgehammer and a prized painting was gone.
Hikers' celebration turns to lockdown panic
Couple walked the length of NZ, now hunkered down for the lockdown.
Van Gogh painting taken in smash-and-grab raid
Singer Laren director Evert van Os was "angry, shocked, sad" at the theft.
Coronavirus claims iconic UK festival, and Eurovision
Taylor Swift was set to headline the festival's iconic 50th anniversary event.