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Some 25 tractors were used to blockade a distribution center for supermarket chain Albert Heijn in the town of Zaandam, just north of Amsterdam, Monday, July 4, 2022. Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions used tractors and trucks Monday to blockade supermarket distribution centers, the latest actions in a summer of discontent in the country's lucrative agricultural sector. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses

By Peter Dejong - Associated Press

In this Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Dutch city to take down bridge temporarily to accommodate Jeff Bezos’ new yacht

By Peter Santo - The Washington Times

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Carlsen, Erigaisi score big chess wins at Tata Steel tourney in Wijk aan Zee

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Several thousands of people defied a ban Sunday to gather and protest the Dutch government's coronavirus lockdown measures, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. The municipality of the Dutch capital banned the protest, saying police had indications some demonstrators could be attending &quot;prepared for violence.&quot; (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Thousands gather to oppose Dutch virus measures despite ban

By Aleksandar Furtula and Mike Corder - Associated Press

Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, looks at a television monitor during the ongoing trial and criminal proceedings regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at the high security court at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Prosecutors are scheduled to begin explaining the evidence and their case to judges Monday in the murder trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downing

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

FILE - A man takes part in a demonstration against the country's coronavirus restrictions in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. The coronavirus's omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021, as reports of infections linked to the mutant strain cropped up in more parts of the globe, and one official said that the wait for more information on its dangers felt like “an eternity.” (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions

By Lori Hinnant - Associated Press

Wu Huan speaks during an interview in a safe house in the Ukraine on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Wu claims that she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run “black site” in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a secret detention facility beyond its borders. She was on the run from the threat of being sent back to her home country because of her support of her fiance, Wang Jingyu, a perceived Chinese dissident. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs

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United States' goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stops a ball in a the penalty shootout against Netherlands during a women's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Alyssa Naeher is a steadying force in goal for the US

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

United States' Lynn Williams, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Netherlands during a women's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rapinoe converts and US gets past Netherlands on penalties

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Caeleb Dressel of the United States swims in a heat of the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Caeleb Dressel goes for more gold on Day 7 of Tokyo Games

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Netherlands' Shanice van de Sanden, left, dribbles the ball to score her side's opening goal as China's Peng Shimeng tries to stop during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Netherlands downs China 8-2, sets up match against US

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Gold medal winners Britain's Thomas Daley and Matty Lee compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform diving final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Monday, July 26

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Milieudefensie Director Donald Pols, holding a copy of the verdict, celebrates the outcome in the court case of Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of the Friends of the Earth environmental organization, against Shell in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 In a landmark legal battle of climate change activists in the Netherlands energy giant Shell was ordered to rein in its carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk watches from the stands during the English Premier League soccer match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Saturday May 1, 2021, dampened hopes of Virgil van Dijk playing for the Netherlands at the European Championship, saying it will be “very, very tight” whether the defender can be fit in time because he’s not close to resuming full training. (Clive Brunskill/Pool FILE via AP)

Klopp urges caution on Van Dijk recovery as Euro 2020 looms

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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, April 1, 2021, Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte listens to a debate in parliament in The Hague, Netherlands. Rutte announced a significant easing in his country's months-long coronavirus lockdown Tuesday April 20, 2021, calling it a delicate balancing act as infections remain stubbornly high, and as lockdown fatigue grows.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch coronavirus infections rise ahead of lockdown easing

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Spain dismantles Chinese gang selling cannabis across Europe

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The sun rises between the trees as bluebells, also known as wild Hyacinth, bloom on the forest floor of the Hallerbos in Halle, Belgium, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. There is no stopping flowers when they bloom or blossoms when they burst in nature, but there are efforts by some local authorities to limit the viewing. Due to COVID-19 restrictions visits to the forest to see the flowers has been discouraged for a second year in a row. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2021, file photo, a police officer takes pictures of a burned-out coronavirus testing facility in the fishing village of Urk in the Netherlands after it was set on fire the night before by rioting youths protesting on the first night of a nationwide curfew. Prosecutors in the Netherlands said Thursday April 8, 2021, that police arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of plotting a crime with &quot;terrorist intent&quot; for allegedly plotting to set off what they described as a &quot;firework bomb&quot; at a coronavirus vaccination center in Den Helder, northern Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Dutch police detain man in plot to attack vaccination center

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France's Kylian Mbappe controls the ball during the World Cup 2022 group D qualifying soccer match between France and Ukraine at the Start de de France stadium, in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Stellar games in Germany, France head European title races

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE- In this March 15, 2019, file photo, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte waves as he waits for European Council President Donald Tusk to arrive for a meeting at Catshuis residence in The Hague, Netherlands. Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was fighting for his political life Thursday in a bitter parliamentary debate about the country's derailed process of forming a new ruling coalition following elections last month. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Dutch PM Rutte fights for his political life in tough debate

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press