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Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands on December 09, 2022.

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Argentina beats the Netherlands in penalty kicks at the World Cup quarterfinals

5:53pm December 09, 2022

by Russell Lewis

Lionel Messi led Argentina to a quarterfinal victory over the Netherlands in a penalty kick shootout. Messi had a goal, an assist and scored in the shootout. Argentina will take on Croatia next.

USA defender Walker Zimmerman (#3) fights for the ball with Netherlands' forward Memphis Depay during the 2022 World Cup round of 16 match at Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Saturday.

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The U.S.'s 2022 World Cup run is over after falling to the Netherlands, 3-1

5:32pm December 03, 2022

The Dutch were favored and higher-ranked but the U.S. had found ways to keep moving on during the World Cup. But the Netherlands' high-powered offense was too much for the Americans.

Fiona ten Have and Patrick Phiri pose for a wedding portrait in front of the same hedge where NPR photographed them during his first visit to the Netherlands (see photo, below).

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Whatever happened to ... the pandemic-delayed wedding dreams of Patrick and Fiona?

7:54am August 28, 2022

by Nick Schonfeld

They finally came true! He's Malawian. She's Dutch. They fell in love and hoped to wed but the pandemic got in the way. Here's the story of the happy day — and the latest challenge in their lives.

Rotterdam residents appear to be up in arms over a plan to temporarily dismantle the Koningshaven lift bridge, popularly called "De Hef."

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The Dutch vow to egg Jeff Bezos' yacht if a bridge is dismantled to let his boat pass

1:31pm February 09, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

After early reports that Rotterdam would briefly take apart a historic bridge for the yacht's passage, thousands of people joined a Facebook event called "Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos."

Irene Schouten of Team Netherlands skates ahead of Francesca Lollobrigida of Team Italy during the Women's 3000m on day one of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval.

Speedskaters at the Winter Olympics are adapting to a new venue and its special ice

10:57am February 05, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Beijing repurposed some of the sites used in the 2008 Summer Games. The National Speed Skating Oval is the city's only new ice-sport venue built for the Winter Games.

A colorized electron microscope image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a single human immunodeficiency virus budding from a human immune cell.

Discovery of HIV variant shows virus can evolve to be more severe — and contagious

2:10pm February 04, 2022

by Melody Schreiber

Findings from a new study help answer questions about why some people get more severe and transmissible HIV than others — and serve as a reminder that viruses don't always weaken over time.

Footmen walk alongside the Golden Carriage as Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima arrive at Noordeinde Palace on Sept. 17, 2013.

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Dutch king won't use a royal carriage that's been criticized for a colonial image

5:09pm January 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

The king ruled out using, for now at least, the "Golden Carriage," which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands' colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade.

A vaccination center worker inoculates a woman with the Biontech vaccine against Covid-19 in Lower Saxony.

Europe and Russia battle a new wave of COVID-19

3:21pm November 12, 2021

by Scott Neuman

More lockdowns are in the offing, as Germany and Austria shatter daily case counts and Russia has become become the world leader in new COVID-19 deaths.

Patrick returned to Malawi in November 2020. He and Fiona aren't certain when they can see each other again but are looking forward to their reunion and wedding.

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Whatever Happened To ... Pandemic Wedding Plans Of A Malawian And A Nederlander?

7:01am September 11, 2021

by Nick Schonfeld

Patrick Phiri of Malawi met Fiona ten Have of the Netherlands met and fell in love. He proposed to her. She said yes. But the pandemic stymied their wedding plans. How are they doing now?

U.S. players celebrate a goal scored by teammate Lynn Williams during a women's quarterfinal soccer match against The Netherlands on Friday at the Summer Olympics in Yokohama, Japan.

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Beats The Netherlands And Advances To Olympic Semifinals

12:40pm July 30, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

This means they'll head to the semifinal. The U.S. is trying to become the first reigning Women's World Cup champion to win Olympic gold.