Amsterdam’s local broadcaster AT5 on Thursday published a stinging attack on the city’s expat community, blaming them for ‘unaffordable rents, screaming Americans in the garden and piles of rubbish on the pavements’. While Airbnb tourists are often …
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Mercy Mission: Amsterdam to San Juan
AMSTERDAM – What you see happening in the driveway at 30 Pulaski Street in Amsterdam is best described as a mission of mercy, sort of an assembly line of kindness. The women who have gathered there are sorting through donated clothing items, which serves …
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Refugees run hotel in former Amsterdam prison
A hotel housed in one of the towers of what was once the Netherlands’ most notorious prisons offers a unique experience for guests and the hope of a new life for refugees.
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Refugees run hotel in former Amsterdam prison
A hotel housed in one of the towers of what was once the Netherlands’ most notorious prisons offers a unique experience for guests and the hope of a new life for refugees.
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Amsterdam mayor steps down over lung cancer battle
Eberhard van der Laan was diagnosed with lung cancer in January [Koen van Weel/EPA] Amsterdam’s mayor, who has been gravely ill for several months, has officially stepped down from office, prompting an outpouring of grief and admiration in the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam mayor steps down over lung cancer battle
Eberhard van der Laan was diagnosed with lung cancer in January [Koen van Weel/EPA] Amsterdam’s mayor, who has been gravely ill for several months, has officially stepped down from office, prompting an outpouring of grief and admiration in the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam airport hosts art exhibit from Dutch masters
A total of 10 paintings on loan from the Rijksmuseum will be on show, featuring the works of Dutch masters such as Jan van Goyen, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Abraham Mignon and Michiel van Mierevelt. Paintings include portraits, landscapes …
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Nieky Holzken injured, pulled from GLORY 45 in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM – An injury suffered during training has forced former welterweight champion Nieky Holzken out of the bout against Alim Nabiyev at GLORY 45 Amsterdam on Saturday, Sept. 30. Due to the difficulty in replacing a fighter of Holzken’s caliber on …
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Japan’s MUFG says picks Amsterdam as EU investment banking base
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) said it has picked Amsterdam as its European Union investment banking base, as financial institutions prepare for Britain’s exit from the EU. Japan’s largest lender is following the footsteps of other banks …
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Why your next visit to Amsterdam could become more expensive
In an effort to attract big spenders and curb “falafel-eating” tourists who spend most of their holiday loitering around the red-light district, Amsterdam’s city officials are considering a tourist tax hike that could make visits to the Dutch capital more …
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