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M, W or X? MPs debate changing s*x in your passport - DutchNews.nl MPs on Tuesday evening will debate legislation giving transgender people the right to change the s*x listed on their birth certificate without an expert’s statement. The law will also reduce the age at which someone can apply to formally change the way their s*x is registered from 18 to 16, withou...

Lights out in Leiden: Thousands turn out to stargaze in the Sleutelstad - DutchNews.nl Despite cloudy conditions, thousands of stargazers flooded into the streets of central Leiden on Sunday night to look toward the heavens. It was all part of Seeing Stars Leiden, an event organised by Unesco and artist Daan Roosegaarde which is part of the ongoing European City of Science series. Loc...

Hong Kong officials try to track down Dutch hamsters - with Covid - DutchNews.nl The authorities in Hong Kong are anxious to trace the whereabouts of hamsters, reportedly imported from the Netherlands, which may be infected with coronavirus. Some of the hamsters were sold at a pet shop whose owner has since been diagnosed with coronavirus, local media reported. Subsequent testin...

Digitalised Holland Amerika line passenger lists reveal famous names - DutchNews.nl Volunteers have digitalised some 150,000 handwritten passenger lists naming people who travelled on the Holland Amerika Line (HAL) between Rotterdam and the United States. The digital archive, which is kept at the Rotterdam city archive and accessible to the public, covers the period between 1900 an...

Cargo ship Julietta D is drifting southwards, 18-strong crew were rescued - DutchNews.nl A cargo ship which hit an oil tanker in heavy seas off the Dutch coast on Monday morning is now drifting near an offshore wind farm, the coastguard said mid afternoon. The Julietta D is now floating rudderless between the turbines of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm which is currently under constru...

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A fascinating breakdown of EU covid protocols and politics written by BBC correspondents located living and working locally in each country.

Covid: Greece to fine over-60s who refuse Covid-19 vaccine Fines of €100 (£85) will be imposed from mid-January, with the money going towards healthcare.

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Some 2,000 Afghans who assisted the Dutch police forces and NGOs in some way, were brought out of Kabul following the takeover by the Taliban.

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Afghan refugees in emergency shelters are increasingly desperate - DutchNews.nl Afghan evacuees who have been staying in emergency accommodation following their arrival in the Netherlands in August and September, are becoming increasingly desperate about the lack of perspective, broadcaster NOS reports. Some 2,000 Afghans who assisted the Dutch police forces and NGOs in some wa...