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Swedish word of the day: stuga
Swedish word of the day: stuga
Today we take a look at a very Swedish word, used to describe a few different things, most of them comforting and positive.
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June 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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With his new exhibition, An exercise in JOY showing at Zaandam’s Artzaanstad, former fashion designer turned artist Bas Kosters comes full circle.
Artist Bas Kosters on the serious business of creating joy - DutchNews.nl
With his new exhibition, An exercise in JOY showing at Zaandam’s Artzaanstad, former fashion designer turned artist Bas Kosters comes full circle. Bas Kosters was once famous as the bad boy of the…
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May 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
No comment really…
May 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Spring snow in Amsterdam!
May 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The Netherlands will send people back to Syria “when it is safe” https://buff.ly/3DMoF7Y
The Netherlands will send people back to Syria “when it is safe”
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January 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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The Amsterdam Foodie, who writes our regular wine column, has just updated her Amsterdam Restaurant Guide. It’s a great resource for anyone visiting or living in the Dutch capital, seeking answers about the best places to eat and drink.
Amsterdam Restaurant Guide 2025 (e-book by Vicky Hampton)
This Amsterdam Restaurant Guide is a comprehensive resource for anyone visiting or living in the Dutch capital. Personal recommendations from a local foodie
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January 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Dutch sweep the board at European sprint skating championships https://buff.ly/3PzFrtz
Dutch sweep the board at European sprint skating championships
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January 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Dutch officials are “at risk” if US imposes sanctions on the ICC https://buff.ly/3DRFtdH
Dutch officials are “at risk” if US imposes sanctions on the ICC
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January 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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More illegal workers from outside EU, employers could face jail https://buff.ly/40cMnSf
More illegal workers from outside EU, employers could face jail
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January 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Eindhoven University shut on Tuesday after cyber attack https://buff.ly/3DTsJ6g
Eindhoven University shut on Tuesday after cyber attack
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January 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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“Ice days” are becoming increasingly rare in the Netherlands as average temperatures rise, and 2024 was the hottest year on record.
Frosty days increasingly rare, setting new weather record - DutchNews.nl
Despite the overnight frosts of the past few days, and the snow in the south of the Netherlands, there has been no 24-hour period of sub zero temperatures at the De Bilt weather station for 756 days…
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January 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Nice flowers to take someone in hospital with a firework injury AH?
December 31, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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The new right-wing Dutch government wants to make sure that everyone who does an integration course in the Netherlands should learn about the Holocaust and its victims.
Anti-Semitism in the Netherlands: lessons from the Holocaust - DutchNews.nl
The new right-wing Dutch government wants to make sure that everyone who does an integration course in the Netherlands should learn about the Holocaust and its victims. When asked to explain the…
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December 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Podcast: The Did We Order This Government On Temu Edition
Podcast: The Did We Order This Government On Temu Edition - DutchNews.nl
Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? Click here to become a Patreon backer The Hague was in shock this week after six people died in a…
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December 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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The police will not take any measures to reduce speeds at the border, unless strictly necessary, immigration minister Marjolein Faber said.
Dutch border checks to start on Monday, but will anyone notice? - DutchNews.nl
The new border controls that the Dutch right-wing government plans to introduce from December 9 are unlikely to be very different from those already in operation, the NRC reported on Friday. In…
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December 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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The Hague explosion site was not a drugs lab, police say https://buff.ly/4iqgoGy
The Hague explosion site was not a drugs lab, police say
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December 9, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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According to figures from consumer and market authority ACM, the Netherlands has some three million active glass fibre accounts but some 7.7 million buildings have the potential to be connected to a cable in their location.
Glass fibre wires sprout on pavements, awaiting connection - DutchNews.nl
Unused coloured glass fibre connections are proliferating in Dutch streets as cable companies take their time connecting users and hedge their bets on potential clients, Nu.nl reported on Monday.…
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December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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At least five people killed in The Hague blast, four injured https://buff.ly/4f6mfOu
At least five people killed in The Hague blast, four injured
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December 7, 2024 at 9:38 PM