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This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is jointly awarded to British computer scientist Demis Hassabis and American chemist John M. Jumper for their work on protein structure prediction, and to American biochemist and computational biologist David Baker for his work on computational protein design.
2024-10-9

A drunk wedding guest drives into a wedding in Chrouy Neang Nguon, Cambodia, injuring at least 13 Dutch nationals.
2023-08-7

Dutch lawyer Derk Wiersum has been shot to death near his home. At the time of his death he was the lawyer of state witness Nabil Bakkali in the Marengo-proces against the Mocro Maffia led by Ridouan Taghi.
2019-09-18

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to George P. Smith, Frances Arnold, and Greg Winter for the design of molecules with a range of uses by means that mimic natural selection.
2018-10-3

Authorities search for Belgium-born French national Salah Abdeslam, one of three brothers suspected of involvement in the attacks. Raids are reported to have taken place in Grenoble, Toulouse, Jeumont and the Paris suburb of Bobigny. This contradicts previously published official information that all the perpetrators of the attacks were dead.
2015-11-16

A French priest is kidnapped in Cameroon near the border with Nigeria.
2013-11-14

Four French hostages held in Niger by an Al-Qaeda offshoot since 2010 are released.
2013-10-29

A car bomb detonates outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, resulting in injury to two guards and extensive damage to the embassy.
2013-04-23

A French appeals court upholds a 2009 conviction of the Church of Scientology on fraud charges.
2012-02-2

A Dutch court acquits politician Geert Wilders of hate speech charges for statements against Islam in the Geert Wilders trial.
2011-06-23