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Suicide by police?: Man fatally shot by Amsterdam cops near bank was carrying fake gun
Prosecutors say a man fatally shot by police near the Dutch central bank in Amsterdam was carrying a fake weapon and may have been attempting to incite officers into killing him. Detectives investigating Wednesday night's shooting say the 31-year-old victim was carrying a replica weapon ...
Panic in Amsterdam station after double stabbing at train station
Two people were stabbed at Amsterdam's busy Central Station on Friday before the alleged attacker was shot and wounded, Dutch police said. Witnesses described scenes of panic as gunshots rang out and thousands of commuters and tourists were evacuated from the rail terminus shortly after ...
New Amsterdam government determined to tame tourism with restrictions on Airbnb and 'beer bikes'
Amsterdam unveiled plans on Wednesday to rein in tourism, reflecting the dissatisfaction of many residents who feel the city's centuries-old center has been overrun. The leading Green Left party and other parties negotiating a new municipal government after a local election in March vowed to ...
Tattoo artist Gakkin leaves his mark in Amsterdam
Gakkin, a native of Wakayama and now a resident of Amsterdam, draws freehand, forgoing modern stencil machines to work directly on the body.
MUFG set to pick Amsterdam as post-Brexit hub for EU investment banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has chosen Amsterdam as a base for its investment-banking business in the European Union after the U.K. leaves the bloc. The firm's securities unit has decided to apply for a license to establish a subsidiary in the Dutch city, it ...
Art festival lights up Amsterdam in dark winter
As a canal boat slides along Amsterdam's elegant Herengracht canal, a man walking over a bridge pushes down and pulls up on a bicycle pump. As he does, a model tulip — its flower glowing purple — rises sedately from beneath the water. The art ...
