Friday 30th July, 2010

• Dutch brewer beats Scottish company to claim world's strongest beer title

  Amsterdam News.Net

  A Dutch brewer has created a 120 proof beer breaking the world record, which had been set by a Scottish company, for being the strongest brew.

• Merck's Dutch Works Council Takes Company To Court

  Morning Star

  Merck & Co. Inc.'s (MRK) Dutch research and development operations is taking the U.S. pharmaceutical firm to court over planned job cuts in the

• Dutch troops to withdraw from Afghanistan in August as planned

  General Sources

  The Dutch troops deployed in Afghanistan will leave as scheduled starting Aug.1 after concluding a four-year mission in the country, Dutch military chief General Peter van Uhm said Thursday. While bei...

• Dutch pull out of Afghanistan at weekend

  General Sources

  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.

• Study: Good or bad shows up in hand use

  General Sources

  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...

• Dutch police round up drug gang

  Expatica

  Following raids on ten addresses in the towns of Schinnen and Sittard and the provincial capital Maastricht - renowned for its "drug tourists" - police discovered an operational "drugs laboratory" and...

• Dutch firms post hopeful profit results

  Expatica

  A number of the Netherlands' largest firms have issued surprisingly upbeat profit reports on Thursday, reflecting a general recovery across the eurozone following months of debt turmoil and fear for t...

• Reed Elsevier 1st Half Revenue Down 2%, Keeps Outlook

  Morning Star

  Reed Elsevier PLC (REL.LN) Thursday reported lower first half revenue but reiterated its full year outlook amid stabilizing advertising markets, but it remained cautious about the recovery.

• Museum at Sea on the Nieuw Amsterdam

  General Sources

  Take a look at blog contributor Paul Lasley’s art blog on the AAA TravelViews website by clicking HERE. Here is a sneak peek: The ms Nieuw Amsterdam is at sea on her first cruise, a short three...

• Royals call up Holland from Triple-A

  USA Today

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have promoted Greg Holland from Triple-A Omaha to fill the roster spot of outfielder Scott Podsednik, who was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• UPDATE: Wolters Kluwer Net Profit Down, Europe Remains Challenging

  Morning Star

  -(Dow Jones)- Publisher Wolters Kluwer NV (WKL.AE) Wednesday said it expects European markets will remain challenging, although it sees a continued recovery in

• Akron star Sarkodie on trial in Denmark

  General Sources

  AMSTERDAM -- University of Akron junior defender Kofi Sarkodie is on trial with Danish outfit FC Midtjylland, with a verdict expected over the weekend. The US Under-20 international began working out ...

• Bogus stamp of disapproval: Dutch post carries anti-royal mail

  General Sources

  Amsterdam - The Netherlands' Royal Post (TNT) was red-faced Thursday in conceding that it had been delivering mail with counterfeited stamps carrying an anti-royalist message.TNT admitted that its mai...

• SynCo Bio Partners and Versartis Expand Collaboration as Lead Product Enters into Clinical Trials

  General Sources

  /PRNewswire/ -- SynCo Bio Partners today announced an extension of its successful collaboration with Versartis, Inc. following the recent initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial in type 2 diabetes m...

• 'Avatar' Editor to Keynote IBC Workshops

  General Sources

  : The Oscar-nominated editor of the 3D blockbuster, “Avatar,” will keynote an inaugural seminar at this year’s IBC. Stephen Rivkin will address the first IBC Digital Media Training Workshops,...

• 'World's strongest beer' claimed

  General Sources

  Bottles of beer known as 'The End Of History' was announced last week by a small brewery called BrewDog. Only 12 bottles were made, each housed inside a stuffed dead animal and sold starting at £...

• Amsterdam court fines oil trader Trafigura euro1 million for its role in hazardous waste case

  General Sources

  AMSTERDAM - Oil trading company Trafigura was fined euro1 million ($1.28 million) Friday for exporting hazardous waste that allegedly left 15 people dead and thousands ill in Ivory Coast. It was the ...

• Taliban congratulates Netherlands for pulling soldiers out of Afghanistan

  General Sources

  The final contingent of 250 Dutch soldiers will be withdrawn on Sunday, after strong domestic opposition to participation in the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force.

• Taliban 'congratulate' Dutch on Afghanistan pull-out: report

  Expatica

  The Taliban have congratulated the Netherlands' government for the upcoming pull-out of their troops from Afghanistan, according to a newspaper interview with a spokesman from the group. "We want to ...

• Dutch set to leave Afghanistan

  General Sources

  The Hague - 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 major...

• Chelsea Youngster Jeffrey Bruma Gets First Netherlands Call-up

  General Sources

  Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has announced his squad for the international friendly against Ukraine on August 11. Van Marwijk has decided to rest almost his entire World Cup squad for the Donets...

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