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No hello to Holland from Hani. Singer says no to concert venue change
the Egyptian singer to cancel the concert in Dutch land was probs with an incompetent Amsterdam event organizer.The agent was to reserve a specific concert hall for the performance but switched locations without notifying Hani in advance. To make matters worse, according to the Middle East news portal Elaph, the dud dude did not even send airplane tickets ...
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Football - European Cup final results since 1956
European Cup/Champions League final results since the competition began in 1955-56: Date Venue Winners Runners-up 1956 Paris Real Madrid 4 Stade Reims 3 1957 Madrid Real Madrid 2 Fiorentina 0 1958 Brussels Real Madrid 3 AC Milan ...
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The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern
The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...
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Robben Van Persie named in Netherlands squad
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has named a strong squad for the upcoming friendlies in Asia, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie named alongside the recalled Erik Pieters and John ...
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Hagel Hails Netherlands as Strong U.S. NATO Partner
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosted the Netherlands' Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at the Pentagon today, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little ...
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Readout of Secretary Hagels Meeting with the Netherlands Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosted the Netherlands' Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at the Pentagon today. Secretary Hagel strongly emphasized the importance of the Netherlands as both a bilateral partner and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally and, on behalf of the Department of ...
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Otto Porter Nate Wolters among future NBA pros to watch
Andy Lyons/Getty Images I don't know if this is a bad NBA draft or just a mediocre one that's been overly maligned, but I'm certain that it's an easy one for GMs to botch. There are no locks for stardom and only a few for starter-dom. There will be a few shrewd picks and far more flops, and no one will know on draft night which is which. Kentucky center Nerlens Noel is ...
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The Stock Pickers Guide to Royal Dutch Shell
LONDON -- Successful investors use a disciplined approach to picking stocks, and checklists can be a great way to make sure you've covered all the bases. In this series I'm subjecting companies to scrutiny under five headings: prospects, performance, management, safety and valuation. How does ...
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Dutch Lions Move Into Third Round of U.S. Open Cup
The Dayton Dutch Lions FC have secured their place in the 3rd Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup after defeating Dearborn Stars SC 4-1 last night. The Dutch Lions will face The Columbus Crew in the next round at Crew Stadium on Wednesday, May 29. Unable to make next Wednesday's game in Columbus? No problem! The Dutch Lions will be facing the Crew two more times during their regular league ...
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Dutch honeymooners use WhatsApp to trace BB owner
Dubai: A Dutch couple who came to Dubai on their honeymoon, left with great memories, a treasure trove of goodies and possibly friends for life after tracking the owners of a lost mobile using a smart phone ...
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Unilever Ireland to seek 40 redundancies
Unilever has said it is to seek around 40 redundancies from its Irish operations in Citywest, Dublin. In a statement, the company said it was seeking the cuts in an attempt to create a "more competitive organisationin response to an unrelentingly challenging retail environment". Unilever currently employs 190 people in Ireland. It operates a number of brands including; Lyons ...
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Bombardier Boosts Capabilities at Its Amsterdam Service Centre Through Series of On-site Support Agreements
Bombardier business jet operators in Europe will soon have access to a broader range of superior quality aircraft services through Bombardier's wholly owned Amsterdam Service Centre at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport. Bombardier will add engine services, interior refurbishment and aircraft cleaning and detailing services to its already comprehensive line and heavy maintenance ...
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Europes biggest port Rotterdam opens major extension
Europe's busiest port of Rotterdam opened a multi-billion euro extension on Wednesday, with wider and deeper basins to accomodate the world's biggest freight ships. The Maasvlakte 2 project is the largest feat of Dutch maritime engineering in decades and is forecast to only reach full completion in 20 years. The initial stage of the extension has been completed at a cost of 1.55 ...
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New Issue- Elsevier Finance prices 275 mln sfr 2018 bond
May 22(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Wednesday. Borrower Elsevier Finance SA Guarantor Reed Elsevier Plc & Reed Elsevier NV Issue Amount 275 million Swiss francs ...
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Rotterdam Opens First Phase of Giant Maasvlakte 2 Container Hub
officially opened the first phase of Maasvlakte 2 , Europe's largest container terminal hub, which is expected to unleash a fierce battle for cargo across the Le Havre-Hamburg port range at a time of sluggish traffic growth."With Maasvlakte 2, the Netherlands is throwing the door wide open to the new generation of container ships. And we offer space for the latest terminals," said ...
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Dutch face highest bills in Europe for mobile internet
The Netherlands is the most expensive market in the EU for mobile broadband internet services, according to new Finnish research. For example, the report, by consultancy ...
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Dutch firm exported chemicals to Syria with weapons potential
Dutch companies have for years been selling chemicals to Syria which can be used to make chemical weapons, according to research by the NRC and RTL news. In 2003, for example, one Dordrecht-based company exported 160,000 litres of methyl ehtyleen glycol to part of the Syrian defence ministry, RTL and ...
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Dutch internet gambling market to be liberalised in 2015
The Netherlands is to open up the online gambling market to competition in 2015, ending the state's monopoly, according to draft legislation published on Wednesday. Currently, foreign firms are not supposed to target gamblers in the Netherlands, although the ban is widely ignored. The flouting of the ban has also had an impact on Holland Casino, the state-run gambling company which is ...
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European Football - Heitinga recalled by Netherlands
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal included four newcomers and recalled Everton defender John Heitinga when he named his 21-man squad for friendly international matches against Indonesia and ...
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Amsterdam and the Clash of Civilisations: is this city on the frontline?
There is a polarising pattern of insult and violence going round and round in Europe, and Amsterdam seems to be one of the cities leading the continent down the spiral toward a culture of intolerance toward everyone who isn't European.
The Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks is frequently in the media for his decisively controversial cartoons that seem to unremittingly try and provoke the Islamic communities across Europe. Just this week alone he was the target of two separate assassination plots that were to be carried out, interestingly, by two women who had converted to the religion he vilifies. Read more
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