the netherlands is a successful outpost of this all-american sport the national team has a hard core of holland born players boosted by talent from dutch caribbean islands like curacao where baseball is in the blood we represent the netherlands but also we represent curacao i think. i have it as a mixed feelings because my dream was always going to the major leagues since i didn't make it i started thinking playing with the national team here and i've been going into the olympics up with a world championship. i never dreamed of playing so you don't have only to make it to the major leagues to live out of baseball but you can play for the national team here and also megan and i would like the loss of a limb pick baseball after two thousand and eight was a blow to countries like the netherlands it's reinstatement is a big chance for them to step up. now baseball isn't and i just sports in the netherlands but they do have major league is in the national team the dutch have all site batted well above their average with two fourth place finishes and at the world baseball classic now in th

all race al-jazeera who've top in the netherlands . now when you think dog ping scandal you don't often think of canines but that's what's been going on at the world's largest dog sled race organizers of the annual i did announce last week that for dogs had tested positive for a pound substance they've now named the handler of the dogs a full time race winner dallas seavey he denies the charges and has quit next year's race in protest. ok but it's a sport is looking for now let's get back to see you in london. well a note on how to live a happy life now penned by albert einstein as faddish one point three million dollars at auction in jerusalem the nobel prize winning scientists was on a lecture tour ninety five years ago when he wrote down his new sings his advice a calm and modest life brings more happiness and the pursuit of success compain with constant restlessness. that's in for mr tyson for this news hour i will be back in a moment with much more of the day's news don't go away. for years japanese have gone into the country's lu

army welling's and i'm stuck where the netherlands foothold so needs a place where you can buy seven goals to the world cup hundreds alive it's unlikely to happen so when what's gone wrong adoptable. thank you. thank you. thank. you you. thank . i think two countries are nations biting their nails us where they may get well cup qualification yet it's not just the two countries we're in the newsroom biting our nails australia and syria are approaching full time in a tense world cup play off in sydney now this match finished one one after the first leg to school on remains the same in the second leg after goals in the first fifteen minutes there are just a few minutes remaining which would mean that this time would head to thirty minutes of extra time our correspondent andrew thomas joins us now live from the stadium in sydney and andrew regardless of what happens next in this match most people hadn't expected the syrian team to even get this far. couldn't they score up one one at virtually full time it's the same score that took them a full ninety minutes in malaysia to achieve on the

all race al-jazeera who fought in the netherlands. don't think scandal that hit the world's most famous dog sled races escalated it was revealed last week that four dogs had tested positive to the pain reliever tramadol during this year's annual i did a rod race in alaska and northern canada the handler of the dogs was identified on monday as four time champion dallas seavey but officials say they couldn't penalize him because of a rule that requires them to establish intent with doping c.v. that was unhappy responding with a seventeen minute you tube video and withdrawing his name from next year's race in protest. i have done nothing wrong i have never knowingly broken any race i have never given any banned substance to my dogs but yes i did the blue i can be thrown under the bus this quick bite you did wrong and it will do nothing to protect you i've been the rest of my life. knowing that i backed down when i did nothing. ok and that's all yours for now hatred in fact you are many thanks indeed that's it for this news as well peace

in the netherlands in the n.b.a. golden state steph curry has escaped a suspension but has been fined fifty thousand dollars for throwing his mouthpiece at an official during their game against memphis over in denver the nuggets were defeated by the visiting washington wizards on monday bradley beal was a top scorer for the wizards with one point just want to five players three to double figures on the on the team and washington went on to beat denver one hundred nine two hundred four they remain unbeaten this season. adopting scandal that's had the world's most famous dog sled race has escalated it was revealed last week that four dogs had tested positive to the pain reliever tramadol during this year's annual i did a rod race in alaska and northern canada the handler of the dogs was identified on monday as four time champion dallas seavey but officials say they can penalize him because of a rule that requires them to establish intent with doping so even though isn't happy responding with a seventeen minute you tube

so it's been used to do a lot of good things for the people of the netherlands.ter: good things for the netherlands, but groningen is left with a mass of problems. once beautiful houses have become uninhabitable. margreet kraak and her family now live in this container -- furnished by the natural gas company. they've had to trade their country estate for temporary quarters. margreet is furious that her children have to grow up like this, and constantly worries that something even worse could happen. margreet: it goes on night and day. you wake up at night, because you hear a bang, and the bed starts to quiver. or during the day, you're sitting in the kitchen, you hear a noise, and everything starts to shake. reporter: the house has been in her family for six generations. now, it would take over a million euros to restore it. about 100,000 houses in the region have suffered damage. and nobody wants to buy them. margreet: until 2015, the cellar was always dry. but now, water's coming in. sometimes, it's 30 to 40 centimeters deep. and everything's covered in mold. r

and world cup qualifying three time runners up netherlands are eliminated during a dramatic night of international football which also saw the u.s. russia. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us we begin this program in spain where the government is meeting right now to discuss its next step in the catalonia crisis now that's after the president used a much anticipated address last night to sign a declaration of independence only to then suspend it and call instead for dialogue with madrid the spanish foreign minister says that's trickery and warns the move could lead to more unrest. would he or wouldn't he in the end karla's pushed him on did a bit of both after declaring catalonia his right to independence he put the brakes on. we propose that the parliament suspend the effects of the declaration of independence so that in the coming weeks we undertake a dialogue without this it is not possible to reach a solution. but madrid says there can be no negotiation as long as the cattle and government pushes for all out independence it's also accused of saying one thing and doing

all race al-jazeera who've top in the netherlands. now when you think dog ping scandal you don't often think of canines but that's what's been going on at the world's largest dog sled rice organizers of the annual i did announce last week that for dogs had tested positive for a banned substance they've now named the handler of the dogs a full time race winner dallas seavey he denies the charges and has quit next year's race in protest ok that is always. a note written by albert einstein and how to live a happy life has fetched one point three million dollars at an auction in jerusalem the nobel prize winning scientist was on a lecture tour in japan that ninety five years ago when he wrote his message and gave it to a korea instead of a tip his advice a calm and modest life brings more happiness and the pursuit of success find its constant. einstein his moment famous for his theory of relativity that his theory of happiness here in a couple of minutes with more knowledge. by foot. the sky what they should be no borders up here. only ho

now baseball isn't a my just sport in the netherlands but they do have major leaguers in the national team the dutch have also batted well above their average with two fourth place finishes and at the world baseball classic now in the sport back in the olympics they're hoping they can hit even higher heights at tokyo twenty twenty the dutch may have the best chance in their history of a medal in japan with the pedigree of players like ken lee young currently playing in the world series with the l.a. dodgers but this is a team that has learned to slug it out without stars. never learn as we all can get along. with each other for such a long time is feels like just being with the boys and all those guys are very excited to play in the olympics as well and i feel we have a good team to make it happen and i think we can go a long ways in the olympics and transfer medal i will say for sure. not many ambitious teams would answer no to that question but performances suggest that for the dutch it may be more than just hit and hope. all race al-jazeera who've top in the netherlands now when yo

on paul reece in the netherlands where norway's women's football team is about to play their first world cup qualifier since they secured a historic equal pay day old with the man. welcome back as we look at the weather across the levant and western parts of asia it's all looking dr fine at the moment temperatures not too bad for this time of year back you there enjoying the sunshine and temps of twenty three wall across turkey is also looking fine and what the conditions across the society the mediterranean also particularly good at the moment we're seeing temperatures drop away across iran iraq through into kuwait so just into the low thirty's very pleasant here here in the arabian peninsula too temperatures are dropping more importantly the humidity is dropping so thirty seven degrees as a high in and heavy on through into the talent the weekend temperature of thirty four in abu dhabi is also pleasant on the other side the potential temperature in mecca still close to the forty mark across into southern portions of africa for the most part we've got fine weather during the course of f

no gentlemen i guess it fell from the netherlands bypass first one yes. today. spending spending. we do family come back from mexico. ok. every single day planes filled with deportees arrive at the airport in guatemala city those people are among the fifty thousand. state says back home every year. greeted with. a free phone call home a bottle of water which. i don't have. any of the only work if the working in. and out people so it will only got there by me i mean i don't mean to you it is nothing the only failing of that you is that i've got this battle me or you noticed is that i have to fight is the good yet it looks like nothing to him and you know what they might. do. in the us a child can choose an army course in school. with retired officers as teachers we don't. recruit we'll sisters if the cadet is interested in going in the military but we don't recruit ourselves. the pentagon is funding a program to boost interest in the military among teenagers a chance to step up to an apollo so that comfortable with yourself. you can't go wrong with the military it's a great steppin

every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlandsw, that doesn't actually sound very far. but, in the middle, there is the small matter of 16,000 nautical miles, taking in 12 cities in six continents. and, with broken masts, capsizes and icebergs almost guaranteed, this is no luxury cruise. to try and make this journey even possible, technology inevitably raise its head. technology inevitably rears its head. these are some of the most advanced sailing yachts ever designed, and we were given special access to one of them during crew training. 22 october sees the most extreme offshore event in the world began. we're just testing if we can figure out trying to sail through that wind. we're struggling at the moment to try and make the boat go as fast as it can go, with the data we've been given. 16,000 miles, nine months of racing, seven identical boats, in the roughest seas in the world. with boats capable of 32 knots, and leaving for extended periods out with boats capable of 32 knots, and living for extended periods out at sea, races

citizens from the netherlands but as first born and yes. immigrants today been a point a sort of. solace yes or you have a good a good looks spanish you have a speck roots. actually we do family come back from mexico. they make out. ok. every single day planes filled with deportees arrive at the airport in guatemala city. to fifty thousand. state says every year. greeted with. a free phone call home a bottle of water and a sandwich. i don't have. any of the. what are. people going to loan me guys from me i mean i mean the thing you want is nothing the only thing living on the side is not god but is that the meal in your eyes is that i had to buy it it was good yet it was like nothing you know what in my. capitalism requires capital which requires savings which requires a rate of interest that encourages people to say that rate of interest has to be commensurate with the global more than america's risk reward profile in issuing bonds if i am a wall street bond issue or and i issue too many bugs in the market can absorb i should watch the price where bonds go down i know i just can'

no gentlemen i guess if it fell from the netherlands my best friends were and yes. the immigrants today been appointed a sort of. solace yes or. a good looks spanish you have a speck roots actually we do family come back from mexico. have them make out yes or. no head on their. ok. every single day planes filled with deportees arrives at the airport in guatemala city those people are among the fifty thousand. state says back home every year. greeted with. a free phone call home a bottle of water and a sandwich. i don't have. if the owner won't get the ok and if. he doesn't like oh no he got it from me i phone him it doesn't you want to just say he'll fail any other how you . got the backbone mails in your eyes is that i have to buy it's the yet again like nothing on a menu and i let him have. it's taken these children's hopes. now it's ready to take their future. the volcano here could erupt again at any time. most people have a strong choice. live in poverty. or showing they can. but some are following a different. moving on to leave. that point that hope for a bet

the netherlands miss out on a miracle and a second major tournament in a row.rld mental health day we'll hearfrom olympic gold medallist helen richardon walsh on her battles with depression. good evening, thanks forjoining us at the bbc sport centre. it's been a big evening for world cup qualifiers, as the second half of the teams in europe completed their final group games. and there's good news for fans of cristiano ronaldo, because portugal will be in russia next year. they knew a win over switzerland would take them through as group winners. an own goal and this from andre silva gave them a 2—0 win in lisbon and resigned the swiss to a play off spot. the netherlands were in need of a miracle seven goal win over sweden if they were to finish second in group a. but it wasn't to be despite a 2—0 win at home. aden arjen robben put them ahead from the penalty spot. the dutch miss out on the world cup while sweden will be amongst the teams in the play offs. france ended up as winners in group a, above sweden — they wrapped up qualifying with a 2—1 win at home to

the future was bright the future was orange when the netherlands finished third in the last world cupin brazil robin van persie is famous header in a five one humiliation of spain gave them a lift off but three years of misery of following a failure to reach the expanded european championships now they look certain to miss out on next year's world cup dickau because they need to beat sweden by seven clear goals what do you think has gone wrong over these past four years well we all here i think you know about that how we can improve everything also but a better federation. still got some good young players coming up. fill the gap well we need but the young talent is not there now for an assistant route while it whose team were beaten for nella by france in august nor was it their facade predecessors guus hiddink and thirty three year old all your robin is shouldered the burden but not given up or talked about international retirement yet . it isn't about me it's about the squad it's about the team and together we have to get a good result i really hope the stadium will be packed and t

currently a related project is running in the netherlands no matter which one is successful it could take up to ten years before robots will really be out there picking peppers. on facebook we ask you to tell us what kind of robots you'd like scientists to develop. says we need special design or robots for space missions. says he'd like to see robots that clean up r.c.s. filtering out plastics and micro plastics. and. has a suggestion for us t.v. folks a robot that's movable and not fixed in one spot and one that can even fly for science programs it would also be able to go underwater. it's about us says that would be epic because you could capture the motion on the ground above the ground and underwater. for centuries griffen vultures were widespread in germany but the bird was eventually driven out the victim of hunting and environmental pollution. researchers are now trying to help vultures resettle in places like the highlands of the swabian in germany south. a griffin vulture has recently taken up residence here beside the danube in southwestern germany. last year the young bird

on paul reese in the netherlands where norway's women's football team is about to play their first world cup qualifier since they secured a historic equal pay deal with the man. now the taliban have killed forty three afghan soldiers in an assault in the middle of the night on a military camp the group set off two suicide bombs at a base in the my wand district of kandahar province followed by hours of gunfight more than one hundred twenty people have now been killed in a series of taliban attacks this week alone our correspondent jennifer gratz has more from the capital kabul. the taliban attacked the afghan army base in southern afghanistan in my want near the helm on the border in the early hours of thursday morning killing forty three afghan soldiers there elsewhere in afghanistan at about the same time five soldiers killed five police killed the numers and six killed in northern bloc province that of course coming after earlier this week two separate attacks in eastern afghanistan borders impact and in gaza killed another eighty people as well most of them afghan security forces som

. >> from music to art, in the netherlands.the 100th anniversary of pete mondrian, mark fillps takes us on a walking tour. >> reporter: walk along any street in the hague in the netherlands lately can seem like all the shops are selling the same stuff. few rectangles in the appropriate colors, bingo. off awe exactly. >> everybody its proud of it. wants to show it. it's part of what is a city is. >> reporter: the city looks like it has been invaded by a disciplined graffiti artist. on storefronts. train stations. the sides of buildings. red, yellow, and blue rectangles, with black strieptz. everybody knows what this is. is about.ody understands what i- >> it about the 100th anniversary of perhaps the simplest and most enduring idea in modern abstract art. and it is about the man who painted these pictures, pete mondrian. >> just such a strong aim j. so hard to resist it. >> he put together the exhibit commemorating the anniversary, at the gamenta museum in the hague which has the the world's largest collection of mondrian art. >

society i'm a welling's announced the don the netherlands zero zero zero over the world cup so . all of the full story. hello there we've been seeing some very ferocious wildfires in parts of north america recently in fact is the northern part of california where we've seen the worst of those fires and these pictures are from the northern parts of the state now unfortunately it looks like the very strong winds that have fanned the flames still going to be with us over the next few days elsewhere across north america you can see this area of cloud here this is giving us some heavy downpours lots of thunder and lightning too and the whole system is gradually drifting its way eastward so wednesday we're expecting it to over the eastern parts of the u.s. and the eastern parts of canada as well eventually that will begin to clear away as we head through thursday and then more of us will see some drier weather but it will be a bit fresher than it has been so toronto it around seventeen and chicago at around nineteen for the west staying rather windy for us in california even further to

on paul reese in the netherlands where norway's women's football team is about to play the first world cup qualifier since they secured a historic equal how you deal with the mend. new zealand has a new prime minister its third female leader and the youngest in one hundred sixty is it into don't need a center left coalition government with support from the new zealand first party and the greens and thirty seven year old labor party came second in last month's election behind the incumbent center right national party it is vowing to address these ilands housing and inequality issues. i feel extraordinarily on it and privileged to be in the position to form a government with a labor with life at the leave i want to thank all those who gave labor support throughout the election and through this period of negotiation we campaigned had on issues that we believe strongly on and now we take very seriously the responsibility that we have to deliver on them. israel has temporarily expanded palestine's fishing zone off the coast of gaza but local fishermen say the extension will do little to imp

so difficult so replied i can't replace him like for like i need to bring for young talent the netherlands so i can have a team that can compete to try and get in the next european championships and the next world cup but for vova himself you can see why a player at thirty three would do he wants to extend his bomb unit career we don't know what. it was a good way to go out with it so it goes even though it wasn't the best penalty for the first go it was a brilliant second go and he's been a magnificent player for the netherlands you winnings in amsterdam thank you so much for joining us portugal are on their way to a fourth straight world cup appearance the picture is better for them of course they beat switzerland two no on tuesday to book a spot in russia as for the swiss they will have to try and qualify in the playoffs . and in all they were nine games across the european continent on tuesday in france when group a after the swedes lost in the netherlands so we didn't will head to the playoffs just like the swiss who were beaten by the portuguese and group c. was already won by belgiu

in the netherlands staying with the topic of women's football and equal pay the former head of women'sfootball at fifa hanny says the sport is still dominated by male administrators who have not yet grasped the commercial potential of women's football. i really think it's a lack of understanding of. the opportunities women's football nowadays it's a fantastic sport it's appreciated by the public by people on the street you can see that from the numbers of people watching the people women's world cup matches in the stands or following our t.v. social media you know huge numbers of people and this starts to drop the case in so many other countries and leagues it's only now if you will maybe it's the top but it's a really booming market and rights holders as well as sports organizations and basically the ones who run it seem to have not really understand or just don't see the potential which actually exists in women's football it's probably the biggest women's sports in the world and it has a lot of. big commercialized required pay is a bit complicated to discuss them i mean obviously at

a jewel dutch ethiopian citizen is on trial in the netherlands accused of war crimes committed in ethiopia in the late seventy's three hundred twenty one victims have been named in for war crimes charges sixty three year old ash to a lady who has been in detention in the netherlands for the past two years lost more news on the web site al jazeera dot com is your address up next it's talk to al-jazeera i'll see you at the same time tomorrow. i'm counting the cost of italy's wealthy lower than region so you see them all ptolemy but who are the forces reshaping european politics how might china's new leadership line up the economy plus why trade is the hong kong stock exchange is saying bye bye to the back country because of this time on al-jazeera. the brazilian amazon an immense rain forest known as the lungs of the world because of its lust for education but this is not a story about the dangers of deforestation but about those who have lived in and from this rain forest for thousands of years. the job id valley indigenous reserve is the size of austria eight million hectares that are home

will not force flows to stand for the national anthem more on that story plus on paul reese in the netherlands where norway's women's football team is about to play their first world cup qualifier since they secured a historic equal pay day all with the man. welcome to the news hour we start in europe where the spanish government is preparing to suspend catalonia is autonomy after catalan leaders ignored a final deadline to drops the session plans of the catalan president charles puter more threatened to call a vote in the regional parliament donz the session if madrid refused to enter into talks now the tense standoff between the regional and central governments began three weeks ago when the catalans pro independence leadership held a referendum on breaking from spain a poll of the dreads that was actually illegal that spain's government will meet on saturday to invoke article one five five of the constitution giving it control of the region again well leave barca is in catalonia his capital barcelona and joins me from there leave it seems that madrid really has had to move on the ongoing si

and sport will be live in amsterdam where the netherlands world cup hopes could be about to end. thank. you again american jin singh is thought to have a wide range of health benefits such as learning blood sugar levels and reducing stress but it's illegal to pick the plant in canada and officials are warning that pitching is on the rise as prices for the medicinal hub soar in east asia but no luck has more commercial. so it's a very nice. we can see butternuts on patrol not far from canada's capital city ottawa john francois du bois is looking for wild american gin saying it's an endangered species and record prices for the plant in east asia are attracting poachers if mr dubois finds any gin saying he knows where to focus his surveillance and we're using a lot of technologies and that's what the poachers there's no they may be walking in the forest and it may be some cameras live cameras that will receive the live pictures on our cell phones conservation officers across canada seas many kilos of illegal wild gin sing every year poachers can spend five years in jail but with a g

i guess there is one big difference with what is happening in austria competitor to the netherlands andting that they would help form a government, that in austria that isa a government, that in austria that is a possibility? it is, in fact it is a possibility? it is, in fact it is the most likely one. most commentators here believe that sebastian kurz will indeed seek a coalition with the far right party, that have gained more than a quarter of the vote here, they have a very strong presence. what is really interesting, and perhaps what illustrates the shift in tone and politics on european soil post the refugee crisis, is that this is not the first time here in austria that such a coalition has been formed. they invited the far right party to join back in the year 2000. when that happened there was shock and horror across the eu. member state imposed diplomatic sanctions on austria. now it looks like it will happen again and no one is really batting an eyelid. sebastian kurz, in part who models himself on emmanuel macron, he doesn't refer to his party but his movement, it is energetic

now see steve young from the netherlands has published a new coffee table book devoted to him and his ten principles for good design. number one good design is innovative. number two good design makes a product useful and number three good design is a static. after. you get all these ideas to keep it simple she says people were looking for the essence of the zine how you have to make product how you have to make graphic design if you don't always use your mind it's astonished that you can find to design a fantastic design or like. but you can see into very well and you can write it down humanity's principles and it's an eye opener for want of people and that's fantastic the fourth principle of good design makes a product understandable number five good design is unobtrusive and number six good design is honest design professor klaus klemp has created a room at the museum of applied art in frankfurt in honor of the toms with his universal shelving system six of six and other classics homs transformed the world's living room this. until that point people had record players that weren't

she was running my line in the netherlands in the summer and she is a great woman on the pitch and offitch. it is hard work to get where she is and it will be ha rd to get where she is and it will be hard work for every woman who wants to pick up a whistle in the premier league. it's a lot of work, a lot of effort and a lot of sweat. but if you were willing to do all this, there is no barrier, no ceiling, just girls, gopher it! enjoy what you do, love what you do and keep the passion inside you which drives you to get into the premier league. and finally — you think it might be a straightforward thing to pick eight teams out of a hat, but the quarter final draw of the carabao cup proved a difficult task today. the draw was due to take place at 3pm live on twitter but a technical fault meant that it was delayed and ended up being recorded. it was only put online in the last hour. and here it is... bristol city will host manchester united. arsenal will face west ham, leicester city are at home to manchester city and chelsea take on bournemouth. and that completes the quarterfinal draw. t

under the microscope a photographer from the netherlands quick tears under the lens. and between the trees a very special trait house hotel. for foodies sort of the who's who truly appreciates fine dining barbecuing is an essential part of cooking while it's not just about throwing a piece of meat on the grill fine barbecuing sometimes requires slow cooking of about eighteen hours or more to get the right flavor well to take things even one step further there is a grill world championship which takes place every two years now this year in ireland eighty teams from thirty countries braved bad weather to face off in europe's biggest barbecuing competitions so let's find out who won first place. chicken with sweet potato and maple syrup. cold shoulder marinated in apple juice and imaginative desserts of course all straight from the barbecue the international barbecuing elite has gathered in the irish city of limerick for the world barbecue championships some five hundred participants from more than thirty nations including mexico chile and thailand are competing. goods g

and a three one win in ecuador well meanwhile in european qualifying three time runners up the netherlands failed to reach the finals as expected following a very poor campaign they did beat sweden to nail but are in robin's goals were not enough to reach the finals in russia the barn munich winger then announced his retirement from international football france will be there after olivier hole and griezmann scored it to one victory over belarus european champions portugal also got through after andre sobers goal help them seal a two no win over switzerland now face a playoff to try to reach the world cup. this choir's here now from the sports desk for more on this good morning he does however and let's start with the netherlands they've had a terrible campaign it was really unexpected that they crashed out yet their campaign was as the dutch say that nader and humiliating this is a as you just said three times runners up two time european champions and they can't seem to get their act together and european all world cup qualification the reason for this is the court that best ever plays t

more about the penultimate bout of world cup qualifying morning good morning let's start with the netherlands they've had a terrible campaign have yeah yeah i don't know about under the dutch word for embarrassing if i knew it i would probably use it they'd missed out again this is after missing out in the european championship in two thousand and sixteen why are they missing out now because their top players are no longer top play is the days of having good it from boston. playing to the dust as a team they've gone up in the last poll but now he's gone up and coming to us talent isn't good enough and i think it's a collective lack of self belief when they're playing they know they've been playing bad the last couple of years and they just have a feeling of dread when they play yes they did beat sweden today it was too little too late and unfortunately dutch soccer fan. you deserve it sort of didn't go in unless it's a big shame that what they were run is up to world cup soccer and you know let's look at messi right now he did it again you know he's on his game is very well you know argentina