The Netherlands opened a Holocaust museum amid protests against Israeli President’s presence
Amsterdam, The Netherlands AP The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch King as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who were deported from the Netherlands […]
Postcards: A new Holocaust Museum shows how three-quarters of Dutch Jews were deported and killed
AP reports ahead of the official opening of the Netherlands’ new National Holocaust Museum on Sunday…
Postcards: No tulips from Amsterdam? Gas crisis hits Dutch greenhouses
TOBY STERLING, of Reuters, reports from the Netherlands…
Ukraine conflict: Russian Orthodox parishes in Europe pressured from both sides as war rages in Ukraine
TOM HENEGHAN, of Religion News Service reports that a Russian Orthodox parish in Amsterdam has reportedly became the first Western Orthodox church to break ties with Moscow over the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
“Welcome back!” Several famed museums reopen across Europe
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsAP In the Netherlands, the intimate gaze of the Girl with the Pearl Earring can once again startle and entice visitors. Down in Spain, the rusty maze of steel sheets by Richard Serra is a wonderland anew for art lovers. And at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam can drop jaws […]
E-transport boom could see first major European city go car free in 2020
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Next year will see the first major European city to ban private cars, a leading tech investor has predicted, saying a boom in electric-powered bikes and scooters was driving a green “revolution”. Norwegian capital Oslo and bike-friendly Amsterdam in the Netherlands are both candidates to become the first to go car-free […]
Tokyo named world’s safest city, Amsterdam tops Europe ranking
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Tokyo was named the world’s safest city on Thursday by the Economist Intelligence Unit, in an index ranking cities’ ability to handle everything from climate disasters to cyber attacks. Singapore took second place after Japan’s capital while another Japanese metropolis, Osaka, came third – the same top three as the two previous […]
TOURISM: TOP SPOTS CRACK DOWN AS THEY BECOME VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN SUCCESS
EMMA BATHA, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how nations are coping with the growing influx of tourists around the world…
SNAPSHOT: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
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World Council of Churches holds service marking 70 years since its founding
Hundreds of people gathered at Amsterdam’s Nieue Kerk this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches in the place where it was founded. Coming from across the globe, they attended a service held under the banner of “Walking, Praying and Working Together” during which Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of […]