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The Anne Frank House museum said Friday it has restored 52 photographs and images the Jewish teenager pasted on the wall of her room to cheer herself up while hiding from the Nazis.
Unilever NV/PLC, the maker of Dove soaps, Axe deodorants and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, said Thursday it will appoint Paul Polman, currently an executive for Nestle SA, as chief executive officer.
U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz said Thursday he plans to call former Bosnian Serb political leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic as a witness in a related case at the U.N. Yugoslav Tribunal.
The U.N.’s highest court has scheduled three days of hearings next month about Georgia’s request to order Russia to stop attacks on ethnic Georgians.
ING Groep NV, the Dutch insurer and bank, said Wednesday its second quarter earnings fell 25 percent, mostly due to smaller gains on investments.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claims he is the victim of a media witch hunt that will prevent him from getting a fair trial on charges of war crimes during the 1990s Balkan wars.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 33 percent jump in second-quarter profits Thursday, its biggest quarter ever at $11.6 billion thanks to high oil prices and the weak dollar.
Consumer products company Unilever PLC, maker of Dove soaps, Lipton teas and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, said Thursday net profit fell by 21 percent in the second quarter, hurt by the strong euro, higher taxes, and restructuring costs.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday that second-quarter net profits rose 33 percent to a record $11.6 billion, up 33 percent from the same period a year ago, thanks to high oil prices and the weak dollar.
A team of European scientists unveiled on Wednesday a new method for extracting images hidden under old masters’ paintings, recreating a color portrait of a woman’s face unseen since Vincent van Gogh painted over it in 1887.
Of late I have been covering many green retreats that promise a blissful lifestyle for the future. But since we cannot skip the present, lemme bring your attention to a realistic finished project. Let’s take a tour of the latest completed project by...
Cocktail lounges for long have been hip, haute and happening places where the swish set usually hang around. Taking the Coctail lounge concept to stratospheric heights is the super-bling, House of Bols Cocktail and Genever Experience, at Amsterdam....
With global warming taking its toll on the coastlines around the world, rising sea level has emerged as a major concern now, but it seems like Dutch Architects are done with people whining and crying out “End is near.” They have plans to adapt...
Designers are not always engineers and this is the reason they can design automobiles with out taking into consideration their practicability. By looking at some of the concepts exhibited at the Platform21 Joyriding exhibition in Amsterdam this came...
Holland is famous for being one of the most liberal of European countries. But when its policemen’s demand, they be given the freedom to enjoy a bit of the ‘high’ giving exhilarating stuff, it is bound to raise a few eyebrows. Their argument is...
In this amazing form of art, four live-webcam-streams are projected on 3D-models of the particular places, which are Denmark, Amsterdam, Berlin and Holland. What we get are the four live-models of a far away space, which can be observed thoroughly as...
Ride the Boatboat boat and be responsible for the future. An eco-friendly boat designed by Kenneth Veenenbos runs on hydrogen. The boat has a transparent fiber body that enables an unobstructed view. The quality of the boat is not just confined to...
If you are into bags, then I’ll suggest you a visit Tassenmuseum Hendrikje. It’s a unique museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam which has a great collection ranging 17th century pouches and alms purses, 18th century thigh bags, wallets and framed...
Stumped for gift ideas or looking for something different to wear at obligatory office or family bash? Step into Parisienne and you’ve entered the right place, a world of romance.
Parisienne, a shop in Amsterdam’s Nine Streets district nestled...
Amsterdam’s red-light district is renowned for its various vices, and now one of its most famous trades, prostitution, is getting a statue in its honor.
That’s right, Els Rijerse is busy these days with making of the piece and that it would likely...
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A jewel-encrusted platinum skull, seen in this image made available in Amterdam, Tuesday Aug. 26, 2008, and titled “For the Love of God,” created by British artist Damien Hirst, will be on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands for six...
