October 31, 2013

Sinterklaas: Tensions mount in the Netherlands as UN questions ‘Black Pete’ Christmas tradition - Elisa Criado

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It emerged last week that a UN working group is investigating the Dutch custom of white people dressing up as ‘Zwarte Piet’ (Black Pete) ...
October 30, 2013

The Netherlands: Powerful storm hits Europe -over 100 million euros damage to the Netherlands infrastructure

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A storm battering north-western Europe has killed eight people - four of them in southern England. Two people died when their car was cr...

The Netherlands: Rabobank to Pay More Than $1 Billion in Libor Settlement; Chief Resigns - by Chad Bray

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The Dutch lender Rabobank admitted on Tuesday to criminal wrongdoing by its employees and agreed to pay more than $1 billion in criminal ...
October 22, 2013

The Netherlands-Privacy Rights Violations:US taps 1.8 million Dutch phone numbers-very few taps related to terrorism

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DutchNews NL reports that the American National Security Agency tapped 1.8 million Dutch telephones in one month alone as part of its ...
October 21, 2013

Netherlands: Famous WWI Spy Mata Hari's Dutch Birthplace Destroyed by Fire

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Mata Hari in Paris Over the weekend the home in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, in where exotic dancer and WWI spy Mata Hari was born got ...
October 16, 2013

The Netherlands: Almere and four other cities selected for nomination as the bicycle city of Holland

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Beautiful scenic bike paths  in Holland Almere, Europe's newest and most modern city has been selected together with the cities o...

Turkey v Netherlands - 2-0 Turkey crushed by clinical Holland

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Holland celebrated their qualification for the World Cup finals with a 2-0 win to finally end Turkey's tame challenge for a play-off...