Wednesday 8th February, 2012
Dutch TV presenters escape prosecution for cannibalism
Two Dutch TV presenters, who had pieces of their flesh surgically removed, cooked and ate them too during a programme, have been told that they will not be prosecuted for cannibalism. For, such an ...
Gullit expects Holland, Germany to reach Euro 2012 final
Former Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit hopes for a Holland and Germany final at the Euro 2012 Championships in June-July. "Of course, Spain is a favourite (too). We all know about that," the Dutch ...
Netherlands recalls ambassador from Syria
The foreign ministry of the Netherlands Tuesday recalled its ambassador from Syria, following similar steps by several nations to ramp up pressure against Damascus, Xinhua reported. The Netherlands ...
The Netherlands prepares its frozen canals for the Eleven Cities ice skating marathon
The TelegraphThe entire Netherlands is on a knife's edge this week, holding its breath to see whether a near-mythical ultra ice skating race on frozen canals will become a reality for the first time in 15 ...
Soldiers sweep ice for Dutch skating race
San Diego Union-TribunePeople skate on the frozen Keizersgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Volunteers poured onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands on Tuesday to shovel away ...
Dutch ambassador in Pretoria told to 'unlike' anti-PVV site
Dutch News.nlThe Dutch ambassador in Pretoria, South Africa, has been told to 'unlike' a Facebook link to a website page entitled 'no government supported by the PVV', foreign minister Uri ...
7 Pinoy films featured at Rotterdam festival
General SourcesMANILA, Philippines -- Filipino filmmakers triumphed once again, this time at a recent film festival in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. From January 25 to February 5, the Pinoy films were shown at ...
Dutch Socialists hit by another contribution incident
ExpaticaThe latest incident involves Tilburg councillor Veerle Slegers who has been refusing to hand over her salary since 2009. She will lose her seat on the council effective immediately unless she ...
Dutch sign action plan against football hooligans
ExpaticaDutch authorities signed a new action plan Wednesday to curb football hooliganism, following several violent incidents in the past year which even saw a goal-keeper attacked during a match.Safety ...
Press Review Wednesday 8 February 2012
ExpaticaSkating-marathon madness continues to dominate the Dutch press, but there’s a big euro-crisis story around as well. Internet piracy is put under the spotlight and a court gives a fillip to a ...
Dutch police present football policy
ExpaticaThe police are to draw up a top-10 of most notorious football hooligans for each club in professional football. All data pertaining to these hooligans will be stored in one single data ...
Dutch Red Cross first-aid app huge success
ExpaticaThe app, which was first introduced six months ago, has since been used 1,500 times in actual emergencies. These figures were published by the Netherlands Red Cross, which conducted a survey among ...
Poland angry about PVV complaints website
ExpaticaJavaScript Tag // Tag for network 870: Expatica // Website: Expatica NL // Page: General // Placement: General-1-175 x 60 (3091233) // created at: Apr 28, 2011 6:01:02 ...
Spending a night in a Dutch ice hotel
Kuwait TimesPublished Date: December 29, 2011 It could be any standard hotel room in the quaint northeastern Dutch city of Zwolle, with a bed, a minibar, bathrobes and two pairs of slippers. Except for the ...
Dutch on edge for word on unique ice race
BreitbartThe entire Netherlands is on a knife's edge this week, holding its breath to see whether a near-mythical ultra ice skating race on frozen canals will become a reality for the first time in 15 ...
Dutch foreign ministry recalls ambassador from Syria
SINATHE HAGUE, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch Foreign Ministry recalled its ambassador from Syria on Tuesday, following similar steps by several nations to ramp up pressure against Damascus. The ...
Lawyer urges jury to ding Vander Zalm with substantial damages, sending clear message
The Globe and MailThe jury in a defamation suit has been asked to send a clear message of wrongdoing by slamming former premier Bill Vander Zalm with such heavy damages that he won’t be able to "spin" ...
South Holland woman accused of embezzling from south suburban condo associations
Chicago Sun-TimesPamela Van Witzenburg, 55, allegedly stole $264,637 from the Crestline Arms Condo Association in Oak Lawn and $105,323 from the Hidden Lakes Condo Association in Palos Hills, authorities ...
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