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We have good news on the vaccine! The vaccine that is currently being used against covid-19 in the European Union is produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, and these companies have released a statement confirming the efficacy...
Make sure you know the facts before you step outside. After much debate in the House of Representatives, a curfew time has been agreed on and it comes into force tonight (Saturday). Between the hours of 9pm and 4.30am,...
We’re hoping for a repeat of last weekend’s snow. Last week’s snow covered the country, including Amsterdam, and the city looked so beautiful. Again, this weekend, we stand a chance of seeing it in Ams...
Some suggest that people will use them to avoid a curfew. This afternoon (Wednesday) the cabinet is likely to announce a curfew, meaning that people will not be allowed to leave their houses between 8pm and 4am. Of cour...
The climate is predicted to change across the world. A study published by the scientific journal PLoS One and conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology calculates that climates across the world will change...
It was a dead heat between 2016 and 2020 being the hottest year. Nasa announced on Thursday that the average global land and ocean temperature in 2020 was the highest ever measured, edging out the previous record set in...
PM Mark Rutte is one of Europe’s longest-serving political leaders. The Dutch government has been under pressure to resign, and today that has happened. The calls for the government to resign after 20,000 families...
We’re so excited about the snow! As the country deals with this long lockdown we have all waited anxiously for the snow. This winter, however, we haven’t seen it blanket Amsterdam. It seems that everywhere b...
People in the Netherlands could see a curfew of 8pm. UPDATE: The government is no longer expected to announce a curfew in tonight’s press conference. The government is considering a curfew in all of the Netherland...
Non-residents could be banned from coffee shops altogether. In the past authorities have spoken about banning non-residents, and even non-citizens from Amsterdam’s coffee shops. However, this time the city’s...