Ellen Ranebo

As someone half Swedish and half Irish who has lived in the Netherlands, the UK, and attended an American School, Ellen is a cocktail of various nationalities. Having had her fair share of bike accidents, near-death experiences involving canals, and miscommunications while living here (Swedish and Dutch have deceptively similar words with very different meanings), she hopes to have (and document) plenty more in future.

Another concertgoer (23) found dead after Dutch music festival

Yesterday afternoon the body of a male festival attendee, 23, was discovered in a canal in Biest-Houtakker. On Sunday night, the 23-year-old victim's family...

The return of coronavirus? Number of COVID-19 particles in Dutch sewage highest since May

Thought COVID-19 was gone for good? Think again. Traces of the virus have been detected in Dutch sewage water (and it's the highest amount...

Russian bombers flew toward Dutch and UK airspace

"This doesn't happen often", says the Dutch Ministry of Defense, after sending F-16s to drive away two Russian bomber aircraft. Still, the ministry is...

Australian Aldi launches Dutch food week (and it’s absolutely hilarious)

Somehow, staples of the much-loved (and much-criticised) Dutch cuisine have managed to weasel their way onto Aldi's shelves in the Land Down Under. A...

World premiere: Dutch university invents facial scanner that can identify genetic disorders

Imagine being able to diagnose a disease or disorder at a glance. Well, Radboud University's medical centre researchers have designed a new computer with...

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