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Dutch Celebrate First King’s Day Holiday without COVID Curbs Since 2019

The city streets around the Netherlands streamed with festival-goers wearing orange on Wednesday in celebration of the national holiday King's Day in traditional fashion -- with music and open-air markets -- for the first time since 2019, without COVID-19 restrictions. King Willem-Alexander, who turns 55 on Wednesday and whom the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2022

Dutch celebrate first King's Day holiday without COVID curbs since 2019

The city streets around the Netherlands streamed with festival-goers wearing orange on Wednesday in celebration of the national holiday King's Day in traditional fashion -- with music and open-air markets -- for the first time since 2019, without COVID-19 restrictions.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

Sir Richard Shepherd obituary

Maastricht rebel Conservative MP who opposed his government’s handling of the Scott report into the arms-to-Iraq inquiry

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022