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  • 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...

  • Press and Analyst Registration Now Open for WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam
    General Sources
    London — The only industry event series owned and endorsed by the WiMAX Forum(R), WiMAX Forum Global Congress brings together wireless industry players covering the entire WiMAX ecosystem...

  • 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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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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