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Seven convicted of Dutch linesmans manslaughter
A Dutch court has convicted six young footballers and one player's father of the manslaughter of a volunteer linesman who was attacked after a youth match in December.Judges in Lelystad sentenced the 50-year-old father, identified only as El-Hasan D, to six years in prison. Five teenage players were given two-year sentences in youth detention for their roles in the attack and another was ...
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Damning report on Dutch cyclings past
The Dutch Anti-Doping Commission has delivered a report that suggests as many as 95% of Dutch cyclists in the 90s and early 2000s were doping. According to the Commission's report, its interviews "confirmed the suspicion that most of the peloton, and the Dutch part thereof, during the heyday of EPO (late nineties and beginning of this century) used doping. It is difficult to give ...
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Boeing Netherlands integrate helo logistics support
A $60 million integrated contractor logistics support contract has been signed by Boeing and the Dutch Air Force, merging two separate helicopter supply chains. Boeing said the deal -- the first for maintenance and spare parts for Chinook and Apache helicopters, is based on the number of expected flight hours rather than ordering and stocking parts and will lead to lower costs and increased ...
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Dutch teen footballers jailed for linesmans death
A Dutch court has found six teenage footballers and a player's father guilty of beating an amateur linesman to death. Richard Nieuwenhuizen, 41, was attacked by the soccer players - mostly of Moroccan origin - while he was officiating at an under-17 match at Almere, near Amsterdam last December. Mr Nieuwenhuizen was kicked repeatedly by the youth players, who were 15 and 16 years old at ...
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Dutch DJ Duo Produces Summer Smash With David Guetta
AMSTERDAM, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Young Dutch producers/DJs Albert Harvey and Kevin Ramos a.k.a GLOWINTHEDARK have recorded a single with successful producer and the world's former number one DJ, David Guetta. The track 'Ain't A Party' is released on Monday June ...
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Report doping was widespread among Dutch cyclists
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- An independent commission that investigated doping by Dutch cyclists and their teams recommended Monday that the responsibility for testing and sanctioning riders be taken away from the International Cycling Union to prevent the appearance of a conflict of interest. The commission's report concluded that doping was endemic among Dutch cyclists for years and ...
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Dutch Court Jails Man Six Youths for Killing Soccer Linesman
A 50-year-old Dutchman and six youths were jailed for manslaughter after they kicked and beat a soccer linesman to death during a match outside Amsterdam. The man got a six-year sentence and the teenagers were sent to youth detention for up to 24 months, the Lelystad court said in a statement on its website. The linesman, Richard Nieuwenhuizen, died a day after the Dec. 2 assault. The ...
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Creating mega province around Amsterdam will save €70m minister
Merging the provinces of Noord-Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland into a single entity will save €70m a year, according to draft legislation published by home affairs minister Ronald Plasterk on Monday. The minister plans to press ahead with the merger, despite widespread opposition. He says it will allow the region to operate more effectively and efficiently in terms of housing, ...
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Laura Dekker victim of ageism in Netherlands?
Laura Dekker’s future plans to sail around the world solo hang in the balance as her emotional and mental stability is argued over by two national child care agencies that are in disagreement about her state of mind.
Laura Dekker, 14, has been trying since August last year to sail around the world on her own and in so doing become the youngest person to accomplish the feat. When she first announced her plans, the courts quickly intervened and according to Netherlands news reports, she was placed under the custody of the Child Protection Board in order to be assessed. Read more
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