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A statue of the Dutch Golden Age trader and brutal colonialist Jan Pieterszoon Coen stands tall above a square in his hometown of Hoorn, north of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, June 19, 20202. Coen was a leading figure in 17th-century trading powerhouse the Dutch East India Company, but has gone down in history as the &quot;butcher of Banda,&quot; the man who ordered a bloody massacre on the Banda Islands, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Netherlands marks anniversary of abolition of slavery

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Thousands of people demonstrated in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in a park in Amsterdam, Wednesday June 10, 20202, named for South African anti-Apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. It was the latest in a series of protests in Dutch cities that have followed the death of George Floyd in Minnesota on May 25, 2020, and the protests across the United States and the world that followed. Floyd, a black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee on his neck even after he pleaded for air while lying handcuffed on the ground. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Thousands attend Black Lives Matter demo in Amsterdam

By PETER DEJONG - Associated Press

People observe social distancing when standing in line to buy coffee and juice on King's Day in Amsterdam Netherlands, Monday, April 27, 2020. The Dutch national birthday party was a muted affair, dubbed King's Day at Home because of coronavirus restriction, a far cry usual nationwide celebration with street parties. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

No orange crush: Dutch celebrate King’s Day at home

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

A boy in a wetsuit takes advantage of the ban on recreational boats and jumps into one of the normally crowded canals on a warm spring day in the city center of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Dutch appeared to heed government directives to stay clear of forests beaches and parks to avoid large crowds and the risk of spreading the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Amsterdam set to ban tourist home rentals in 3 neighborhoods

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People queue to buy marijuana at the coffeeshop Bulwackie in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, March 15, 2020, after a TV address by health minister Bruno Bruins who ordered all Dutch schools, cafes, restaurants, coffeeshops and sport clubs to be closed on Sunday as the government sought to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Up in smoke: Coronavirus closures hit Dutch coffeeshops

By PETER DEJONG - Associated Press

-FILE- In this Friday March 29, 2019, file image tourists bathing in a red glow emanating from the windows and peep shows' neon lights are packed shoulder to shoulder as they shuffle through the alleys in Amsterdam's red light district, Netherlands. The capital is banning tours that take groups past the city's famed &quot;windows,&quot; where sex workers pose in the Red Light District, the latest attempt to rein in the nuisance of over-tourism. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Amsterdam bans tour groups from sex workers’ windows

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Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn speaks to Japanese media during an interview in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. A lawyer for Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's former chairman who skipped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, on Friday slammed a gaffe by the Japanese justice minister who said that Ghosn should “prove&quot; his innocence. Ghosn, who was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges, fled Tokyo and appeared in Beirut Dec. 30. (Meika Fujio/Kyodo News via AP)

Ghosn seeks documents in Amsterdam wrongful dismissal case

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All aboard: Amsterdam-London nonstop train service to start

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A journalist takes a closer look at the previously contested painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh, a 1889 self-portrait, of which the authenticity was confirmed during a press conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The painting, which belongs to the National Museum in Norway, was painted at the Saint-Paul de Mausole psychiatric institution in Saint-Remy de Provence, France. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Experts say Vincent van Gogh self-portrait is genuine

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

The Latest: Carrier: Security alert mistakenly triggered

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Supporters of the 'Extinction Rebellion' movement block a road between the Brandenburg Gate, background, and the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. The activists want to draw attention on the climate protest by blocking roads and with other acts of civil disobedience in Berlin and other cities around the world. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Climate activists block roads, march in global protests

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

People take part in the Amsterdam Pride Parade, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Tens of thousands of spectators are lining one of Amsterdam’s main canals to watch a flotilla of decorated boats make their way through the historic waterway as part of the Dutch capital’s nine-day pride festival. (AP Photo/Michael Corder)

LGBT pride parade in Amsterdam features boats as floats

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Close the windows? Amsterdam mulls red light district change

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Public transport strike: Delays at Amsterdam’s airport

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Tourists are bathed in a red glow emanating from the windows and peep shows' neon lights are packed shoulder to shoulder as they shuffled through the alleys in Amsterdam's red light district, Netherlands, Friday evening, March 29, 2019. The Dutch capital plans to ban guided tours of the red light district, saying they are disrespectful and contribute to congestion in the narrow, canal-side streets where scantily-clad sex workers sit behind windows to attract customers. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Amsterdam sex workers angry at red light district tours ban

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

A Swastika, painted on the wall of the Stedelijk Museum overnight, is seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Vandals suspected of being football hooligans from The Hague have daubed graffiti including swastikas and anti-Semitic texts on buildings in Amsterdam. The graffiti were discovered Friday, ahead of a match Sunday between ADO and Amsterdam powerhouse Ajax. Ajax fans are banned from attending the match following previous clashes between fans of the two clubs. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Vandals paint swastikas on buildings in Amsterdam

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A cameraman takes images of Rembrandt's &quot;self-portrait as the Apostle Paul&quot; (oil on canvas, 1661) during a press preview of an exhibition of the all the Rijksmuseum's Rembrandts in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. To mark the 350th anniversary of the Dutch master's death, museums across the Netherlands have declared 2019 Rembrandt and the Golden Age Year and are staging a string of exhibitions to highlight their collections. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Rijksmuseum shows off its Rembrandts in blockbuster show

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

In a sign of the looming Brexit, Italy's Guido Rasi, director of the European Medicines Agency holds a pair of wooden shoes he was presented by Dutch Health Minster Bruno Bruins during the official opening of the agency's temporary headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. The London-based agency is moving to the Dutch capital after Brexit and is scheduled to move to the permanent location at Zuidas, Amsterdam's business district, later this year. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Crossing the sea: EU Medicines Agency shifts to Amsterdam

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, souvenirs are displayed fir tourists in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Netherlands’ highest administrative court on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018, upheld an Amsterdam municipality banning new tourist stores from opening in the city’s historic heart. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, FILE)

Dutch court upholds Amsterdam’s ban on new tourist stores

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This April 19, 2018, photo provided by Living Resources Corporation shows Amanda Rivenburg. Rivenburg was killed when a limousine she was riding in crashed Saturday, Oct. 6, in Schoharie, N.Y. (Cathi Butryn/Living Resources Corporation via AP)

A look at limo crash victims: Veteran died on 34th birthday

By JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press