Man Bites Cop During Rotterdam Arrest
www.nltimes.nl -A Rotterdam police officer was bitten by a man while trying to arrest him at the Zuidplein shopping center on Sunday. The police officer was checked over by a doctor and seems to be okay, the…
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Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, at the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas channel leading into the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. — Wikipedia
World’s Largest Container Ship Docks in Rotterdam
www.nltimes.nl -The HMM Algeciras, the largest containership in the world, docked at the port of Rotterdam on Wednesday afternoon. The Korean ship is 400 meters long and 51 meters wide - about the size of…
Fourth Suspect Arrested Following Rotterdam Shootings, Explosion
www.nltimes.nl -A 23-year-old man from Diemen was arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with a series of shooting incidents and a planned explosion in Rotterdam last month, the police have confirmed. The…
Man Shot Dead in Rotterdam; Witnesses Sought
www.nltimes.nl -A man was shot dead on Parellelweg in Rotterdam on Wednesday evening. The police are looking for witnesses. Passersby found the seriously hurt man in a parked car at around 9:00 p.m. and…
Anti-Racism Graffiti on Rotterdam Statues, Art Center
www.nltimes.nl -A group of activists left graffiti on the statues of Piet Hein and Pim Fortuin and on the Witte de With art center in Rotterdam. The vandalism was meant as criticism on “the glorification of…
Unilever Picks London as Its Home Over Rotterdam
www.theguardian.com -Anglo-Dutch conglomerate denies U-turn after finally choosing the UK capital over Dutch city as its HQ
Another 600 Kilos Cocaine Intercepted at Rotterdam Port
www.nltimes.nl -The authorities at the port of Rotterdam discovered and seized 600 kilograms of cocaine in a chemicals shipment from Brazil on Monday. The drugs had a street value of 45 million euros. That…
Boy, 14, Stabbed in Rotterdam; Teen Girls Arrested
www.nltimes.nl -A 14-year-old boy was injured in a stabbing on West-Kruiskade in Rotterdam on Monday night, the Rotterdam police said on Twitter. Two 17-year-old girls were arrested on suspicion of…
Rotterdam Mayor Aboutaleb Secures Third Term in Office
www.nltimes.nl -The city council of Rotterdam decided to support a third term in office for mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb late on Thursday evening. The council officially nominated Aboutaleb for reappointment to…
Unrest in Rotterdam, Utrecht; At Least 10 Arrests
www.nltimes.nl -Groups of young people sought confrontation with the police in Rotterdam and Utrecht overnight. Multiple small fires were set. At least ten people were arrested in the two cities, including…
Rotterdam Museum to Unveil New Depot in 2021
www.chinadaily.com.cn -How can public museums in a digital age provide people more novel visiting experiences? The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, provides a unique example by…
Two Hurt in Rotterdam Gas Leak Explosion; Possibly Intentional
www.nltimes.nl -Two people were wounded Friday morning in Rotterdam when a forceful explosion in a flat blew out the apartment’s facade. A gas leak led to the explosion on Vignolastraat, according to the…
Rotterdam Shooting Leaves One Dead; Escape Car in Flames
www.nltimes.nl -Police in Rotterdam discovered the body of a 58-year-old man in the city’s ‘s-Gravenland neighborhood after a suspected shooting took place late Friday night, the police confirmed in a…