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How to Stop the Spread of Malware A Call for Action

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

malware report Q1-2013. Nothing new was mentioned here. The Netherlands remains the number 3 as far as sending malware from Dutch servers is concerned. At the same time Kaspersky writes that The Netherlands is one of the most safe countries as far as infections go. So what is going on ...
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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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Heineken stars on the ‘Road to Wembley Final’

The Punch - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The last leg of the 'Road to the Final' is set for five Nigerian fans that will get the opportunity to watch the final match of the UEFA Champions League live at the Wembley Stadium. The lap begins on Thursday when they depart Lagos to London to enjoy the Heineken Champions League final ...
Launch Of Amsterdam Flights Marks Start Of Second Phase In Etihad Airways KLM Strategic Partnership

Travel Blackboard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Peter Hartman, President and CEO of KLM (left) and James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways celebrate the launch of Etihad Airways’ flights between Abu Dhabi and ...
What Are the Citys Expectations for Royal Dutch Shells Profits

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

LONDON -- When weighing up a potential investment, it's useful to look forward rather than backwards. If you buy a stake in a business, it's the future profits that count -- and the stock market will value your shares based on future expectations. With that in mind, it can be helpful to review what expert City analysts are expecting a company to earn in the coming years. These ...
Discovering A Family Members Lost Time In Amsterdam

NPR - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Suzanne Hoogendijk, shown here in 2009, hid for two years with her mother in Amsterdam to escape the Nazis. When I found out that one of my cousins -- now 88 -- had hidden from the Nazis in Amsterdam, just like Anne Frank, it was a revelation. It made me want to know more about my cousin's life and story. "I like to analyze what happens and to put it in writing; that gives ...

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Massive tornado rips through Oklahoma killing dozens

Netherlands News.Net - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

WASHINGTON - A massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma city and its suburbs in the United States killing at least 24 people, including nine children, besides leaving scores homeless. As winds at over 320 kilometers per hour (kmph) flattened homes and businesses and severely damaged a hospital and two elementary school, the death toll was earlier said to be more than 90 but it was ...
Thein Sein praised for reforms in Myanmar but urged to end violence against Muslims

Netherlands News.Net - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama praised the reforms of Myanmar leader Thein Sein but urged him to end violence against Muslims. Sein is the country's first president to visit the White House in almost half a century. Speaking from the US capital Monday Obama said he recognized Sein's work to guide Myanmar down "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to ...
Roadside bombing kills six Afghan policemen in Herat

Netherlands News.Net - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan - At least six Afghan policemen guarding a strategically important dam were killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the war-torn country's western province of Herat, officials said. They said that suspected Taliban insurgents triggered the explosion when a police patrol vehicle heading to Herat city was travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of the province. "There ...

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Barroro voices concern over estimated one trillion euro tax evasion

Netherlands News.Net - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

BRUSSELS - Voicing concern about tax evasion that is estimated at one trillion euros, European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso said Tuesday that EU leaders will meet at a one-day summit on Wednesday to negotiate solution. The European Union can't afford to let tax evasion go on the way it is. Such large amounts of money, currently sitting in tax havens, would be greatly beneficial ...
German central bank sees signals of economic pick up in Q2

Netherlands News.Net - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

FRANKFURT - Germany's central bank Deutsche Bundesbank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter relying on signals of pick up in industrial orders and likelihood of weather related downturn in construction sector no longer impacting investment sentiments a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession. "Overall ...
HNL cancer drug trial discontinued by Pfizer

Netherlands News.Net - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

NEW YORK - Pharma major Pfizer has discontinued the development of cancer candidate inotuzumab ozogamicin, which is part of a class of therapies called antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), in the haematological cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after it failed to show benefit in overall survival during phase III trials. Pfizer has notified the study investigators and appropriate regulatory authorities ...
Merger pact by GrubHub and Seamless to stave off rivals

Netherlands News.Net - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

WASHINGTON - GrubHub Inc. and Seamless North America LLC, two of the biggest online services for food-delivery in the U.S., have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their companies to take on rivals in the growing market for online meal orders. The merger will create a combined company well positioned to drive more orders to restaurants, deliver a better experience for hungry ...