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07/08/2010 07:11 AM
Amsterdam considers using 'fake Jews’ sting
Amsterdam’s interim mayor Lodewijk Asscher says he will investigate the possibility of using undercover agents posing as Jews in order to combat anti-semitism.
07/08/2010 07:11 AM
Dutch anti-Islam party to have strong voice in next govt
Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders will have to be consulted on every decision the next government makes if a provisional agreement on forming a new cabinet reached Friday is finalised, an expert said....
07/08/2010 06:27 AM
Dutch anti-Islam party to have strong voice in next govt
Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders will have to be consulted on every decision the next government makes if a provisional agreement on forming a new cabinet reached Friday is finalised, an expert said....
07/08/2010 06:00 AM
Netherlands heads for first postwar minority government
The Netherlands appears on track to have its first minority government since World War II, Dutch party leaders announced Friday. The arrangement would see Mark Rutte's victorious Liberal Party forge a...
07/08/2010 04:58 AM
Jeremiah White turns attention overseas again
Chicago Fire after a recent training visit, free agent attacker Jeremiah White is now fielding a bit of interest from overseas. "I'm waiting to hear back from two, maybe three possible solutions," Whi...
07/08/2010 04:58 AM
Swiss club passes on Adu after trial
AMSTERDAM – Swiss side FC Sion have passed on the chance to acquire Freddy Adu after a brief audition, throwing the US midfielder's future into the air. The 21-year-old, who belongs to Portuguese po...
07/08/2010 03:07 AM
Derbyshire coast past Netherlands
Chris Rogers and Chesney Hughes ensured there were no dramas, posting 111 for the first wicket to dispel any Derbyshire doubts. Rogers won the toss, opting to field first, and was rewarded early when...
07/08/2010 02:36 AM
Hughes stars as Derbys down Dutch
Chesney Hughes hit 72 to steer Derbyshire to a seven-wicket CB 40 win over the Netherlands at Schiedam.Mudassar Bukhari hit 69 not out from 52 balls to help the home side post 181-9 from their 40 over...
07/08/2010 02:34 AM
Calmer waters await Kljestan in Belgium
Sacha Kljestan says he's happy to be in Belgium these days, and that he's thankful for the experience gained in MLS. (Victor Decolongon/Getty)
07/08/2010 12:45 AM
The Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan after four years
The Dutch troop deployment in Afghanistan, often held up as a model for other peace missions, ends after four years on Sunday amid concerns about the void it will leave."We offer the majority of the p...
07/08/2010 12:14 AM
Brewer claims world's strongest beer
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch brewer with a penchant for competition has laid claim to creating the world's strongest brew: a beer that is some 60 percent alcohol by volume.
07/08/2010 12:14 AM
Who should be called in for Brazil friendly
AMSTERDAM – As the US national team squad for the August 10 friendly with Brazil is set to be named early next week, it seems a good time to look at who might be called in for the contest. Instead o...
07/08/2010 12:14 AM
Seafox commissions installation jackup
. Delivery is scheduled for mid-2012. The vessel is designed to provide installation and support services in the deeper waters of the southern and central North Sea (65-70 m, or 213-229 ft). The self-...
07/07/2010 09:53 PM
TomTom to sell PNDs in China, has distribution deal
AMSTERDAM, July 30 - Dutch navigation device maker TomTom <TOM2.AS> said on Friday it will start to sell portable navigation devices in China and has closed a distribution deal with a local part...
07/07/2010 09:53 PM
Ajax sign Morocco striker El Hamdaoui from AZ Alkmaar
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 30 (Reuters) - Morocco international Mounir El Hamdaoui has signed a four-year deal with Ajax Amsterdam, the Dutch league club said on Friday. The striker, who spent th...
07/07/2010 07:32 PM
Dutch MPs slam draft internet law
A majority of Dutch MPs are opposed to draft legislation giving the Public Prosecutor’s Office the power to close down websites. newspaper says MPs think the proposal from outgoing Justice Minis...
07/07/2010 07:32 PM
Dutch launch debut eBay app.
RNW Amsterdam-based software producer WiQET Media has become the first ever Dutch company to be allowed to run a web application on US auction website eBay. The brand new web app, called WiQET, wi...
07/07/2010 07:04 PM
BlackRock Holds 5% Stake in Dutch Philips
AMSTERDAM -(Dow Jones)- U.S.-based asset manager BlackRock Inc. (BLK) has accumulated a 5% stake in electronics giant Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (PHIA.AE), the Dutch financial regulator AFM sa...
07/07/2010 03:19 PM
Merck's Dutch Works Council Takes Company To Court
MRK ) Dutch research and development operations is taking the U.S. pharmaceutical firm to court over planned job cuts in the Netherlands, a works council spokesman said Friday, confirming earlier medi...
07/07/2010 01:12 PM
Good or bad shows up in hand use
NIJMEGEN, Netherlands, July 29 (UPI) -- People who are right- or-left handed associate "good" things with the side of their body they most use for hand gestures, researchers say. Although in many cul...