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Crowds during Pride Amsterdam 2015
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Pride Amsterdam nominated for UNESCO Intangible Heritage List
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
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Sharp dip in Dutch population growth due to less immigration; Asylum requests picking up
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King's Day flea market in Amsterdam, 27 April 2026
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City cleaners hard at work after busy King's Day with no major incidents
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Elderly couple sitting on a bench
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40% of pensioners with migrant backgrounds live in poverty in Netherlands
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Orange tops at a clothing store.
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"Ultrafast" fashion booms on King’s Day, fueling overconsumption warnings
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King's Day 2026: King Willem-Alexander and is family on the way to celebrate his 59th birthday in Dokkum, Friesland. 27 April 2026
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Willem-Alexander thanks Dokkum for a wonderful King's Day
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King's Day festivities in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam struggling to shake image that "anything goes" on King’s Day
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Strawberries
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Dutch strawberry consumption hits record high in 2025 at 2.8 kilograms per person
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King's Day festivities in Amsterdam
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Koningsnacht set to bring nationwide celebrations ahead of Koningsdag on Monday
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Bored students in a lecture hall
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More students leave high school tracks for vocational education as dropout concerns grow
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Man taking Euro banknotes from wallet.
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Men more likely to make ends meet; Also more likely to have debt
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Anne Frank in May 1942, two months before she and her family went into hiding
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Rare first edition of Anne Frank's diary found in Eemnes thrift store
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Stock image of three people holding phone with Instagram icon
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Meta suspends dozens of Dutch LGBTQIA+ accounts for second time in six months
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Elderly couple sitting on a bench
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Average retirement age climbs to 66 years and 4 months
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King's Day festivities in Amsterdam
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Criticism of Amsterdam's plan to enforce 12 passenger limit on canal boats on King's Day
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Cigarette butts.
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Dutch municipalities demand tobacco firms pay full cost of cigarette butt cleanup
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Two couples hanging out.
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More than 50% of young Dutch adults do not want children
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Marie-Louise Eta gives an interview following her appointment as head coach of Union Berlin’s men’s team on April 16, 2026, in Berlin, Germany.
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First woman to coach German top men’s team sparks Dutch debate on women in soccer
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A woman appears stressed as she sits in front of her laptop while speaking on the phone.
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Dutch law meant to enable double surnames leaves mothers blocked by fathers’ refusals
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A teenage girl is on her phone
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EU advances age-verification apps amid privacy and security concerns
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A brown rat in a home
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Rats overrun Den Bosch student housing, residents demand action
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Outdoor music festival
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Unregulated WhatsApp resales push ticket prices up to three times their original value
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Suitcase at an airport
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Almost all Dutch sticking to EU destinations this May due to global unrest, high prices
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A DJ playing in a club
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Amsterdam nightclubs launch €24.50 monthly pass to boost falling attendance