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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists spread across Europe on Tuesday as some called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, while schools increasingly faced the question under debate in the U.S.: Allow or intervene? German police...
UniQure: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — UniQure NV (QURE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $65.6 million in its first quarter. The Amsterdam-based company said it had a loss of $1.36 per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five...
Playa Hotels: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (PLYA) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $54.3 million. The Amsterdam-based company said it had net income of 39 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 40 cents per share. ...
ING: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — ING Groep NV (ING) on Thursday reported net income of $1.71 billion in its first quarter. The Amsterdam-based bank said it had earnings of 52 cents per share. The financial services provider posted revenue of $6.06 billion in the...
Philips: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — Koninklijke Philips NV (PHG) on Monday reported a loss of $1.08 billion in its first quarter. The Amsterdam-based company said it had a loss of $1.19 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 28 cents per share. ...
Orange crush: Boats packed with revelers tour Amsterdam canals to celebrate the king's birthday
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Decked in the national orange color, dancing to music, and eating orange-glazed pastries, many in the Netherlands Saturday are marking King's Day, celebrating the birthday of their monarch who is enjoying a very slight rise in popularity as per a national poll. As...
Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the Italian city grapples with overtourism
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro ($5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its...
A Delta flight was cut short after a panel behind one of the engines fell off during takeoff
A Delta Air Lines flight over the weekend was cut short and the plane returned to Salt Lake City after a panel behind one of the two engines fell off during takeoff. The Airbus A330neo jetliner left for Amsterdam on Sunday but got only as far as the Montana-North Dakota boundary...
Dutch court says the government must do more to rein in noise pollution at Amsterdam's busy airport
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has systematically put the interests of the aviation sector above those of people who live near Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs, a Dutch court ruled Wednesday, saying that the treatment of local residents amounts to a...
An Amsterdam court has ruled KLM's sustainable aviation advertising misled consumers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a decision hailed by an environmental group as a historic victory, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch national airline KLM misled consumers in statements about sustainable aviation in a case that accused the carrier of “greenwashing.” ...
