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A police officers speaks to youths on scooters at a road block during a nation-wide curfew in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The Netherlands entered its toughest phase of anti-coronavirus restrictions to date, imposing a nationwide night-time curfew from 9 p.m. until 4:30 a.m. which started Saturday Jan. 23, 2021, in a bid to control the COVID-19 infection rate. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

131 arrested on ‘calmer’ night during Dutch virus curfew

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

In this image made from video, a COVID-19 testing center is seen after being set on fire in Urk, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Amsterdam, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Dutch police have clashed with protesters demonstrating against the country’s lockdown in the capital, Amsterdam and the southern city of Eindhoven. The unrest comes a day after rioting youths protesting on the first night of the country’s curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility in Dutch fishing village Urk. (Pro News via AP)

Dutch police use tear gas, water cannon amid rioting

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 file photo, staff members wait for in line at a COVID-19 testing facility of the Municipal Health Authority GGD, in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Dutch government came under heavy criticism from lawmakers Tuesday Jan. 5, 2021, for its COVID-19 vaccination plan that only starts to administer its first shots on Wednesday, making it the last European Union nation to begin vaccinations. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Dutch begin COVID-19 vaccinations; last EU nation to do so

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A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Josepha Delmotte, 102 years old, center, at La Bonne Maison de Bouzanton care home in Mons, Belgium, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, was transported from a hospital in Leuven to the residential care home on Monday, as Belgium begins its vaccination program starting with the most vulnerable. Also being vaccinated, nurse Marie-Catherine Van Broeck, second right, and Toni Agostinelli, left, who both work at the home. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)

Dutch government under fire for late start with vaccinations

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

People line up for a free dinner at a soup kitchen in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This soup kitchen is operated by neighbors who are in charge of preparing food and serving it to the public for free. The Secretariat of Inclusion and Social Welfare of Mexico City started its soup kitchen program in 2009. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

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In this Dec. 16, 2020, photo, A hosts directs visitors of a COVID-19 testing facility of the Municipal Health Authority GGD, in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Netherlands is banning flights from the United Kingdom for the rest of the year in an attempt to make sure that a new strain of the COVID-19 virus in Britain does not reach its shores. The ban came into effect Sunday morning Dec. 20, 2020, and the government said it was reacting to tougher measures imposed in and around London on Saturday. The Netherlands said it will assess &quot;with other EU nations the possibilities to contain the import of the virus from the United Kingdom.&quot; (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant

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The National Monument Slavery Past by Erwin de Vries is seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. To tell the troubling story of the Netherlands' deep historical links to the slave trade, the country's national museum is making it personal. The Rijksmuseum will open a major exhibition on the subject in February 2021, bringing slavery to life by pulling into sharp focus the lives of 10 people, from a man enslaved in Ghana and transported to work on sugar plantations in Brazil, to a wealthy Amsterdam socialite whose portrait was painted by Rembrandt van Rijn. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch national museum to stage 2021 exhibition on slavery

By MIKE CORDER and PETER DEJONG - Associated Press

People inspect the debris after an explosion in Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the early hours of Tuesday morning Dec. 8, 2020. Two Polish supermarkets in the Netherlands were badly damaged by explosions Tuesday but no injuries were reported police said. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Blasts badly damage 2 Polish supermarkets in the Netherlands

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Michigan woman charged with ‘03 murders of newborn twin sons

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A police officer is silhouetted as he passes a mural by artist Casper Cruse, showing a woman with a face mask holding a heart in the colors of the dutch flag in support for those suffering from the effects of the coronavirus, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, FILE)

Advice to Dutch government: Vaccinate elderly and ill first

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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997, file image, skaters pass a windmill at the village of Birdaard, northern Netherlands, during the Elfstedentocht, or Eleven Towns Tour. The near-mythical Dutch speedskating race could fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic, even if the looming winter is cold enough to stage it for the first time in more than 20 years, organizers said Thursday Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Dimitri Georganas, File)

On thin ice: Dutch speedskating race under threat from virus

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Netherlands' Georginio Wijnaldum celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (John Thys/Pool via AP)

De Boer gets 1st win as Netherlands coach

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FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 file photo, Italy coach Roberto Mancini gestures during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Italy and Poland at Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy. Italy coach Roberto Mancini has tested positive for the coronavirus days before the international break. The Italian soccer federation says that Mancini is “completely asymptomatic” and is self-isolating at his house in Rome. The Italy squad will meet up on Sunday. It plays an international friendly against Estonia on Wednesday and hosts Poland in the Nations League four days later. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Virus-hit Italy hosts Poland without coach and star forward

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

-FILE- In this Saturday Nov. 16, 2019, file image, Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete, right, the controversial blackfaced sidekick of Saint Nicholas, rear left, walks in a parade in Scheveningen harbor, near The Hague, Netherlands. Saint Nicholas, the gift-bearing patron saint of children, was arriving in the Netherlands on Saturday amid a partial coronavirus lockdown that forced the cancelation of celebrations in many towns and cities. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Low-key arrival for St. Nicholas amid Dutch restrictions

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Netherlands' Donny van de Beek, rear, celebrates with Netherlands' Memphis Depay after he scored his side's first goal during the international friendly soccer match between The Netherlands and Spain at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Pool via AP)

Van de Beek equalizes as Netherlands draws 1-1 with Spain

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Arkansas police chief resigns after threatening Democrats

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Kosovo president Hashim Thaci addresses the nation as he announced his resignation to face war crimes charges in Kosovo capital Pristina on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo’s war for independence, has resigned in order to face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity issued by at a special court based in The Hague, Netherlands. Thaci announced his resignation at a news conference on Thursday. He said he was taking the step “to protect the integrity of the presidency of Kosovo.” (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

Rwandan official: Genocide suspect arrested in Netherlands

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA - Associated Press

A COVID-19 patient is being tended to prior to being airlifted with the helicopter from FlevoZiekenhuis, or FlevoHospital, in Almere, Netherlands, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In the latest sign of the scale of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across Europe, a helicopter started airlifting COVID-19 patients from the Netherlands to an intensive care unit in the German city of Muenster.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch hospital airlifts patients to Germany amid virus surge

By PETER DEJONG and MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

The Latest: UEFA cancels men’s soccer under-19 Euros

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