Euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands, but prosecutors said they had filed charges in an effort to clarify ambiguities in the law.
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Christina, a Dutch Princess Who Married a Commoner, Dies at 72
She was the youngest daughter of Queen Juliana and a sister of Queen Beatrix; in her late 20s, she married a preschool teacher who worked in Harlem.
He Gave a Bike to a Refugee Girl. 24 Years Later, She Got to Thank Him.
Mevan Babakar was a 5-year-old refugee in the Netherlands when she received a present that changed her life. Social media helped her find the man who gave it.
On First Day of the Partial Ban on Burqas, Dutch Officials Decline to Enforce It
A Dutch law, criticized by rights groups as anti-Muslim, went into effect on Thursday, barring face coverings in some public places. Many officials say it’s not a priority.
A Heat Wave Bakes Europe, Where Air-Conditioning Is Scarce
Temperatures broke records, but while air-conditioning use is up among Europeans, it remains far less common than elsewhere in the world.
A Peculiarly Dutch Summer Rite: Children Let Loose in the Night Woods
Far from the land of helicopter parenting, getting ‘dropped’ in the forest is a beloved scouting tradition.
Renault and Nissan Need Each Other to Thrive in Future, 2 Leaders Say
The carmakers must reinvigorate their alliance and share the cost of a shift to electric, self-driving cars, Renault’s chairman and a Nissan board member said in separate interviews.
Netherlands Was 10 Percent Liable in Srebrenica Deaths, Top Dutch Court Finds
The Supreme Court reduced the state’s level of liability for damages in the deaths of 350 men and boys who were ordered out of a peacekeepers’ compound in 1995.
Dutch Railway Will Pay Millions to Holocaust Survivors
The company had set up special trains on behalf of the Nazis to carry Jews and other victims to transit points for deportation to death camps.
The MH17 Charges, Explained
Four men were charged with murder for an attack on a plane in 2014. What happened then, who are the defendants and what does it have to do with Russia?