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The Netherlands (Reuters) - A Viking ship made from ice-cream sticks set sail for England from the Netherlands on Tuesday.
The 15-metre (50-foot) long ship, named after the Norse god Thor, is made from 15 million recycled ice-cream sticks glued...
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European Union regulators on Thursday approved a 10 billion euro ($12.5 billion) emergency capital injection into Dutch bank ING Group NV.
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A Dutch court convicted two men Wednesday for attempting to infect 14 victims with HIV in a bizarre sex case.
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Dutch staffing company Randstad NV said Thursday third quarter profit fell 20 percent as fewer companies hired temps in the face of an economic downturn.
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Two portraits whose authenticity was in doubt have been verified as real Van Goghs, the museum named for the Dutch master confirmed Friday.
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The world’s biggest Viking ship - Stallion of the Sea - ended its six-week voyage in Dublin. The endeavor took the crew of 65 men from Scandinavia around Scotland...
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