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A growing number of young foreign buyers are acquiring holiday homes in Greece. 

Dutch archaeologists on June 21 revealed an around 4,000-year-old religious site, dubbed the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" in the country's media, which included a burial mound serving as a solar calendar.

At least one person died and 30 were injured early Tuesday when a high-speed passenger train slammed into heavy construction equipment and derailed near The Hague, Dutch emergency services said.

The accident took place around 3:30 am (0130 GMT) close to the village of Voorschoten, about eight kilometres (five miles) north of The Hague.

Ljubljana – Slovenian cycling star Primož Roglič will compete at La Vuelta, his team Jumbo Visma confirmed on Monday after the news was first broken by the Dutch news portal WielerFlits.

The three-time La Vuelta winner had sustained serious injuries in a crash at the Tour de France and it was uncertain whether he will be ready for the Spanish race.

Five Dutch companies in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht received bomb letters in the last week. None of the packages exploded, NL reported, citing Dutch police.

The packages containing potentially deadly explosives were sent to a gas station and hotel in Amsterdam, to a car dealer and a gas station in Rotterdam, and to a real estate agency in Utrecht.

Daytime speed limits on Dutch roads must be lowered to 100 km / h in order for the country to cope with its emissions and nitrogen oxide pollution, Dutch media quoted by economic.bg.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it was an "unpleasant measure" but necessary. The existing limit of 130 km / h will still be allowed overnight.

Several people were injured in shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht, Reuters reported, citing local police.

Local media, quoted by the France press, however, say there is at least one victim.

A square and a tram stop close to the city center are restricted by the police. An ambulance and officers of the anti-terrorist police unit were sent to the scene.

London, Paris and Auckland are the top three most lustful cities in the world for women, a new study shows.

Adult entertainment app Lazeeva conducted a survey of more than 450,000 people, with participants aged between 18 and 70.

The Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS) will be presenting the country at the Vakantiebeurs fair in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from January 12-17.

By Lukanyo Mnyanda

European government bonds surged, pushing yields from Germany to Spain down to records, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi gave his strongest signal yet officials are moving closer to quantitative easing.