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Dutch fund returns down says WM
Average returns for Dutch Pension funds in 2006 halved - from 14.8% in 2005 to 7.4% in 2006 – according to new performance figures by WM Performance Services (WM). Taking into account the consumer price index, which rose by 1.4%, this represents a real return of 5.9%, which is above the 10-year annualised real universe return of 5.2%, says the investment performance measurement ...
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Europes Defense Double Dutch
Julian Lindley-French doesn't believe that shrinking European defense budgets will spur ever-closer defense cooperation. In fact, this erroneous notion not only jeopardizes NATO's vision of Smart Defense, it also means that Europe's leading armed forces will have a little bit of everything but not much of anything. By Julian Lindley-French for Atlantic ...
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Trio denies causing death of Dutch tourist in pub fight at Gawler
THREE young men have denied unlawfully causing the death of a Dutch tourist during a pub fight last year. Jason Bridgland, Alex Winter and a 17-year old youth who cannot be named, each pleaded not guilty today to a charge of manslaughter. Bridgland, 21, is alleged to have inflicted the punch that killed Henk van Oosterom outside the Bushmans Hotel in Gawler in September last year. He was ...
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Dutch police detain girl who wished to become jihadist fighter against Assad
The girl is the first female volunteer to be stopped before leaving the country - although there were suggestions at the weekend that two other women have previously made the journey, and that as many as nine of those who've gone to fight since 2011 have been under ...
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Eredivisie Wrap Twente Utrecht advance
Edson Braafheid scored at both ends as Twente came from behind to beat Groningen 4-2 in the Eredivsie Europa League play-off semi-final.Twente came into the second leg with a 1-0 aggregate lead, and their European bid looked all the more likely when Braafheid gave them a 12th-minute lead. Braafheid was on the scoresheet again just ten minutes, only this time putting the ball past his own keeper ...
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One in three watch Anouk but is the Eurovision winner a Dutch copy
Dutch singer Anouk returned to the Netherlands on Sunday after coming ninth in the Eurovision Song Contest, saying she was very happy with her performance. Anouk, who said she had aimed for a top 10 place with her self-penned number Birds, was the first Dutch entrant to qualify for the finals in nine years. The Russian, Ukraine and Greek entries were her own particular favourites, she said. ...
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Police locals deny claim part of The Hague is a Sharia triangle
Claim by newspaper Trouw that part of The Hague’s Schilderswijk district is so dominated by orthodox Muslims that they are dictating what people should wear and how they should behave, have been denied by both police and local politicians. Under the headline ‘Hague district is orthodox Muslim ...
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Soccer-Twente and Utrecht to meet for Europa League place
Twente Enschede a 3-2 win over Groningen on Sunday, securing a 4-2 aggregate victory and a place in the Dutch playoff final for a Europa League berth. Twente will host Utrecht, who ...
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Obama approval rating holds steady in CNN poll
Barack Obama did not seem to do any serious damage to his popularity among U.S. voters, a CNN poll released Sunday concluded. The CNN/ORC International poll -- conducted Friday and Saturday -- pegged the president's job approval at 53 percent, slightly better than the 51 percent approval level the same poll found in early April. "That two-point difference is well within the ...
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Devilish Dutch drama Borgman debuts at Cannes
Director Alex Van Warmerdam poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Borgman at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...
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Dark Dutch fairy tale spooks Cannes
Shape-shifting home invaders terrorise a wealthy family of five in a Dutch thriller tinged with black comedy that sent a shiver through Cannes Sunday."Borgman" by Alex van Warmerdam is a dark fairy tale that explores the guilty conscience of a cosseted modern wife living in a luxurious suburban home like a gilded cage.An opening sequence sees feral-looking men emerging from secret ...
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Masdar showcases innovative projects in Rotterdam
WAM ABU DHABI, May19th, 2013 -- Bader Al Lamki, director of Masdar Clean Energy, delivered a keynote speech last Wednesday stressing the importance of collaboration and co-innovation as a pathway to accelerate the technologies and policies needed to address global energy needs and water security. The speech was delivered during the "Powering Progress Together" forum - an event ...
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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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