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Over 45,000 people from 70 countries crossed the finish line of the world's largest multi-day walking event, many receiving their medals for completing the grueling 100-mile journey. The 108th annual Nijmegen Four Days Marches is drawing younger participants than ever before, proving that endurance and community still inspire across generations.
Archaeologists in Nijmegen discovered a stunning 4,900-square-meter Roman bathhouse, twice the size of any previously found in the Netherlands. The dig also revealed jewelry, statues, and hundreds of cat-shaped hairpins from a wealthy quarter that thrived 1,800 years ago.
A patient in the Netherlands just received a groundbreaking genetic treatment that reprograms their own immune cells to hunt down pancreatic cancer. This first-of-its-kind therapy could transform outcomes for one of the deadliest cancers.
A quarter century after becoming the first country to legalize same-sex marriage, the Netherlands has celebrated 36,000 weddings between same-sex couples. The milestone shows how one nation's bold step in 2001 paved the way for marriage equality worldwide.
A woman who hunts for space dust on rooftops and streets just got her own asteroid. The 1.5-kilometer rock orbiting between Mars and Jupiter now bears her name.
Amsterdam just voted to ban outdoor advertising for fossil fuels and meat products, joining four other Dutch cities leading a quiet climate revolution at the local level. The move transforms public spaces into zones free from high-carbon product promotion.
A new care home in the Netherlands is filling a critical gap by providing nursing care to older adults with addiction issues who've been turned away elsewhere. The facility combines regular elderly care with medically supervised substance management.
Men with spreading prostate cancer can now postpone harsh hormone therapy for over two years thanks to a targeted radiation treatment that leaves healthy tissue untouched. A quarter of patients showed no tumors after treatment.
All 27 people aboard the Hondius cruise ship tested negative for hantavirus after the vessel docked in Rotterdam, bringing relief amid an international health response. Health officials praised the outbreak response as a model of global cooperation.
The European Union is moving to ban high-powered fireworks that criminals have weaponized in thousands of attacks. The action comes after urgent appeals from the Netherlands, where firework bombings skyrocketed 600% in just four years.