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Jul 1 2008, AP

Dutch restaurants and bars sent tobacco smokers out the door Tuesday, enforcing a public smoking ban that went into effect even in the “coffee shops” where marijuana smokers were welcome to stay.

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Jul 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

The global food crisis will only worsen because of climate change, the U.N. climate chief said Friday, urging leaders of the world’s richest countries meeting in Japan next week to set goals to reduce carbon emissions within the next dozen years.

 
 
Jun 30 2008 by AP0 Comments

Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus after a giraffe kicked a hole in their cage.

 
 
Jun 30 2008 by AP0 Comments

Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus after a giraffe kicked a hole in their cage.

 
 
Jun 30 2008 by AP0 Comments

Dutch legislator Geert Wilders will not be prosecuted for inciting hatred of Muslims with his film denouncing the Quran, prosecutor said Monday.

 
 
Jun 30 2008 by AP1 Comments

The public prosecutor’s office says it will not charge right-wing legislator Geert Wilders with inciting hatred for his film denouncing the Quran.

 
 
Jun 26 2008 by AP0 Comments

Dutch bank Fortis will issue $2.35 billion in new shares and scrap cash dividends for the year to shore up its balance sheet.

 
 
Jun 25 2008 by AP0 Comments

A Dutch shipping company says a freighter hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia a month ago is free, along with its crew, and sailing toward the Suez Canal.

 
 
Jun 23 2008 by AP0 Comments

The Dutch Foreign Ministry says Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare.

 
 
Jun 21 2008 by AP0 Comments

Russia scored two goals in extra time Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the European Championship with a 3-1 upset win over the Netherlands.

 
 
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Mar 26 2008 by Arpita Mukherjee0 Comments

I always knew lamps are meant to illuminate the space around them and that lampshades are meant to diffuse the visual effect of the light and a lamp cannot create its own shade, both being two separate entities. However, here is a lamp that when...

 
 
Mar 15 2008 by attitude0 Comments

This is a very unique and really wonderful concept and one surely hopes that this takes off and becomes a bit of a hit. This new car that one can take on to the streets of Belgium and even Netherlands is a recycled and assembled car that works as good...

 
 
Feb 20 2008 by Pooja1 Comments

Florian Kräutli recently hit the charts with his magnetic curtain, an innovative solution to the conventional blinds or the messy cords that always get tangled. The designer also has some really novel concepts under his belt that I’m sure would appeal...

 
 
Dec 28 2007 by attitude0 Comments

People are finding amazingly strange ways to make sure that they harness the energy of renewable sources and they do that too in a way that is as simple as possible. They do not want to invent a new gadget and want to maximize the available resources...

 
 
Dec 5 2007 by attitude0 Comments

It is not often that religion and modernity go hand in hand. Most often they are perceived as conflicting ends with the liberal accusing the church of trying to keep the world in ignorance so as to keep its position strong. The world has, over...

 
 
Nov 15 2007 by Ritu0 Comments

The Dutch company Winoldi harnesses the design expertise of Mark Jan Meerdink, and blends it with the commercial knowledge of Jan Willem de Laive to give shape to their outstanding product. The elegant Vider is a flexible screen, which is handmade in...

 
 
Nov 1 2007 by Geetanjali Singh0 Comments

If you are a party freak, the Asko HomePub refrigerator/freezer with a built-in draught beer system is all what you could have wished for. The Stainless steel Asko has it all, a 301 litres net volume (218 litre fridge, 83 litre freezer) capacity,...

 
 
Oct 30 2007 by Subhankar2 Comments

The last time England hosted the FIFA World Cup finals, they won it in style. So there’s little doubt that England is eager to host the mostly widely watched single sports event again as early as 2018. The English FA had hatched the plan to bid...

 
 
Sep 8 2007 by Rajni0 Comments

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...

 
 
Aug 3 2007 by Pooja0 Comments

After the case of indictment by a couple, who were conspiring to extract £2.5million from the parents of the little girl, news regarding the whereabouts of Madeleine McCann has again hit the headlines, now it’s coming all the way from Maastricht. A...

 
 
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In this Jan. 14, 2008, file photo Dave Humphrey of Freeport, Mich., left, asks Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife Cindy to pose with his Sheltie “Lassie Quinn” as McCain leaves a campaign rally in Holland, Mich. ...