From its canals to world-famous museums and historical sights, Amsterdam is one of the most romantic and beautiful cities in Europe.
Culture, history, art, ambience and many attractions. Amsterdam, one of Europe’s most popular cities, boasts it all. Nowhere in the world will you find as many places of interest per square meter than in this city and its surroundings. One day will not nearly be enough to explore them all. Fortunately, Amsterdam has ample accommodations.
Amsterdam is a city of tolerance and diversity. It is has all the advantages of a big city: culture, history, entertaiment, good transport - but is relatively small, quiet, and largely thanks to its canals, has a little road traffic. In Amsterdam your destination is never at a great distance.
Unilever shows better-than-expected rise in profit General Sources Ap:amsterdam, Netherlands) Unilever on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 34 percent rise in first-quarter net profit due in part to profits from selling assets and said that despite...
Akzo buying chemicals businesses in China, Germany General Sources Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel NV said on Friday it is expanding its paper and polymer chemicals businesses by buying specialty chemical producers in Germany and China.
Digital archive created for 337 Egyptian tombs Amsterdam News.Net Mastaba tombs from ancient Egypt, in a CD-ROM called the Mastabase, which will make research into these elite tombs a lot easier.
Ahold first-quarter sales down 1.3% Market Watch Uk:bg ] BG Group says Origin talks ongoing but inconclusive','Ahold Q1 net sales down 1.3% at EUR7.5B','RBA sees inflation moderating, with CPI at 3.5% by forceasts GDP growth at...
Unilever Price Push Pays Off Forbes ... first-quarter results on Thursday delivered expectation-beating sales and profitability growth, thanks in part to a 4.8% increase in prices over the year. Not every market responded positively to...
Dutch study unlocks key to firm tomatoes Reuters Dutch scientists said on Friday they have identified a key gene that protects tomatoes against a common fungus that causes the plants to wilt.
Amsterdam airport employees to strike General Sources Ground personnel at the Schiphol airport in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam plan to strike on Friday, which could cause serious problems as tens of thousands of holidaymakers are heading home this...
Heerenveen beat NAC 2-0 to close in on UEFA Cup place General Sources 2008, 10:07 am Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 away to strengthen their hold on fourth place and a Champions League berth, in the Primera Liga on Thursday.
Unilever net up 34 percent San Diego Union-Tribune Amsterdam, Netherlands – Unilever on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 34 percent rise in first-quarter profits, partly because of asset sales, and raised its full-year sales growth...
Unilever overcomes cost pressures Breaking News.ie Unilever today said underlying sales rose 7.2% at the start of this year after the company acted to recover sharply higher costs.The consumer products firm, which makes Hellmann's mayonnaise and Dove...
ERC reveals ref for Heineken Cup final RTE Nigel Owens will referee his first Heineken Cup final when he takes charge of the clash between Munster and Toulouse at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 24 May. The leading Welsh official...
Unilever sales up 7.2 percent, year to beat target Earth Times ... beat forecasts with a 7.2 percent rise in first-quarter underlying sales on Thursday and said it expected sales in the year to beat its target...
Amsterdam woman wins millions General Sources What would you do with $3 million? That's a question one Amsterdam couple is asking after winning a scratch off lotto game. Just who is the winner though? Mark Repasky tells us that could be one of...
Aer Arann announces new routes to Amsterdam Breaking News.ie Aer Arann has today launched their new Amsterdam route from Galway and Waterford airports today.Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is a global gateway for over 290 destinations with 50 million passengers...
Dutch drop case against 3 suspected of attack plan General Sources Dutch prosecutors said they had closed a case against three men arrested on New Year's Eve on suspicion of planning an imminent attack, because there was no evidence against...
Netherlands pledges five million euros for Afghan human rights Radio Netherlands Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen began a short visit to Afghanistan on Thursday. The trip will include meetings with President Hamid Karzai and Dr Sima Samar of the Afghanistan Independent...
Shell Oil president wants more access to energy resources The Seattle Times The United States' reliance on foreign oil is increasing because of limits on where companies can search for resources, the president of Shell Oil Co. says. &The U.S. prohibits access to its own...
Bulgaria, Netherlands Discuss Justice, Interior Affairs Collaboration Novinite Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin is to meet Thursday a delegation from the European Affairs Commission with the Netherlands' Parliament Second Chamber to discuss the collaboration between...
Unilever, Next buck lower London trend ahead of rate call Market Watch Sharp gains from clothing retailer Next and food and household products manufacturer Unilever placed a cushion under London stocks on Thursday, with nervousness prevailing...
Shares weaken ahead of central bank decisions; Unilever rises Market Watch European shares weakened on Thursday, with investors cautious ahead of interest rate decisions due later in the day and with oil prices hovering around record levels, although...
Unilever 1st quarter earnings up 34 per cent Earth Times London - British-Dutch food conglomerate Unilever reported Thursday that its operating profit in the first quarter of 2008 rose 34 per cent to 1.41 billion euros (2.18 billion dollars) despite higher...
Netherlands rejects call for apology General Sources The ruling political parties in the Netherlands rejected an opposition party call to issue an apology to Surinam for the country's involvement in slavery there.The Christian Democrats and Labor Party...
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