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A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders

Sep. 02, 2024 14:27 PM EDT

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Netherlands. Muhammad Ashraf Asif...

Defense ministry network disruption causes widespread outages in the Netherlands

Aug. 28, 2024 06:29 AM EDT

THE HAGUE (AP) — Flights were grounded, civil servants were locked out of their computers and police officers resorted to texting one another in the Netherlands on Wednesday as a network outage at the Ministry of Defense caused major IT failures across the country. The extent and...

Playa Hotels: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 05, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (PLYA) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $13.2 million. The Amsterdam-based company said it had profit of 10 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 12 cents per share. ...

UniQure: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 01, 2024 07:25 AM EDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — UniQure NV (QURE) on Thursday reported a loss of $56.3 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Amsterdam-based company said it had a loss of $1.16. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of...

ING: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 01, 2024 05:16 AM EDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — ING Groep NV (ING) on Thursday reported net income of $1.92 billion in its second quarter. The bank, based in Amsterdam, said it had earnings of 58 cents per share. The financial services provider posted revenue of $6.15 billion in...

Philips: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 29, 2024 05:07 AM EDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — Koninklijke Philips NV (PHG) on Monday reported net income of $485.5 million in its second quarter. The Amsterdam-based company said it had net income of 52 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations and...

A decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry

Jul. 15, 2024 01:14 AM EDT

HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) — Quinn Schansman dreamed of becoming the youngest-ever CEO of an American company. A decade ago, he'd just finished the first year of an international business degree in Amsterdam as a step toward that lofty goal. But the 18-year-old dual Dutch American...

Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021

Jun. 12, 2024 11:49 AM EDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries, a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam that sent a shockwave through the Netherlands. His assassination appeared to be linked...

Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. De Vries in 2021

Jun. 12, 2024 06:30 AM EDT
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. De Vries in 2021.