AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - August 21, 2008) - Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ahold announced that a new store look and new logos for its Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover supermarkets in...
Market Wire Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:21:08 -0400

On Thursday morning, Dutch prison inmate Perry Ingomar Toornstra pleaded not guilty of having violently resisted and threatened prison wardens in an incident that occurred on August 9. He also denied ...
MaltaMedia Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:49:03 -0400

If you're over 70 and you don't want to be resuscitated after a heart attack, the government should respect that wish. The Stichting Hartpatiënten Nederland (Dutch Heart Patients Foundation), a p...
Radio Netherlands Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:54:53 -0400

BEIJING (AP) -- Danielle de Bruijn scored seven goals, including the game-winner with 26 seconds left, as the Netherlands edged the United States 9-8 in the gold medal match in women's water polo Thur...
MSNBC Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:49:59 -0400

Konstantin Zyryanov converted a second-half penalty Wednesday to give Russia a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in a friendly rematch of their European Championship quarterfinal.Robin van Persie put t...
eTaiwan News Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:40:57 -0400

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Express India Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:40:10 -0400

Beijing - Germany beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Thursday to reach the final of the men's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics. Both teams were level 1-1 at the end of extra ti...
Earth Times Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:38:18 -0400

The spokesman added the German publisher via Gruner + Jahr has placed a non- binding bid for Reed Business Information, RBI. Wednesday a document seen by Dow Jones Newswires showed...
Morning Star Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:39:35 -0400

, are furious that Martina's disqualification came almost two hours after American officials had viewed the tapes. "How is it possible that officials didn't know there had been a techn...
Yahoo! News Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:34:21 -0400

-(Dow Jones)- Imaginatik, a provider of collaborative innovation and problem-solving software and processes, announced Thursday the signing of a multi-year contract with...
Morning Star Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:33:52 -0400

Hosts China defeated Olympic champions Germany 3-2 yesterday to advance to the final of the women's hockey tournament where they will meet the Netherlands, who demolished Argentina 5-2 in the day's ot...
KeralaNext Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:15:53 -0400

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USA Today Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:59:38 -0400

Officially, the Frisian flag is not allowed to be displayed during the Olympic Games in Beijing. The same applies to the Scottish, Welsh, Flemish or Basque flags, while the Tibetan flag is altogether ...
Radio Netherlands Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:22:38 -0400

Konstantin Zyrianov(L) of Russia is challenged by Robin van Persie of Netherlands during their national teams friendly football match in Moscow. The match ended on a 1-1 draw.
soccerway Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:59:29 -0400

The Netherlands' new coach Bert van Marwijk named Feyenoord defender Giovanni van Bronckhorst as captain on Tuesday, a day before a friendly with Russia.Van Bronckhorst, 33, replaced goalkeeper Edwin ...
eTaiwan News Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:21:22 -0400

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands - Darren Clarke's chances of a Ryder Cup wildcard rest with his performances over the final two weeks of Europe's campaign, the Briton said on Wednesday.
Khaleej Times Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:32:55 -0400

-(Dow Jones)- Publisher Reed Elsevier (RUL, ENL) expects to announce a formal acquirer for its trade-magazine division as early as October this year, an internal document seen Friday by Dow Jones Ne...
Morning Star Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:17:54 -0400

MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Two months on from their 3-1 victory over Holland at Euro 2008, Russia are to take on the Dutch again Wednesday - this time in Moscow in a friendly ahead of the start...
Russian Information Agency Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:06 -0400

Fuel is just one factor in the commodity boom that is expected to continue due to income and population growth, freer trade and globalization, and resource scarcity, according to a...
Seed Quest Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:10:19 -0400

) said Wednesday that Shell Canada has received the approval of the Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act to buy Duvernay Oil Corp. Shell Canada has now received all necessary Canadia...
Market Watch Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:01:47 -0400

Netherlandish rider Anky Van Grunsven rides her horse Salinero during the dressage individual grand prix freestyle of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games equestrian events in Hong Kong, China, Aug. 19, 200...
People's Daily Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:40:37 -0400

) have entered a licensing agreement to manufacture, market and distribute Starbucks' Tazo Tea beverages in the U.S. and Canada, said the companies in a joint statement late Tuesday. Tazo's ready-to...
Market Watch Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:52:08 -0400

AMSTERDAM (SW) - Feyenoord player Giovanni van Bronckhorst is the new captain of the Dutch national team, succeeding goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar. Van Bronckhorst made his international debut in 19...
soccerway Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:18:11 -0400

An agricultural revolution is needed to reduce the amount of water used in food production according to the Dutch Crown Prince. In an interview with Radio Netherlands Worldwide in Stockholm, he said t...
Radio Netherlands Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:44:52 -0400

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has applied to the U.N. war crimes tribunal to disqualify a Dutch judge from his genocide case, said court documents released Tuesday. Karadzic accused Jud...
International Herald Tribune Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:52 -0400

DGRI ), a developer and operator of proven gold mines and a regional mill in North America, today provided an update to shareholders on its current operations and near term opportunities amidst the...
Market Wire Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:22:03 -0400

New Delhi, Aug 19 : Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), with interest in personal and home care products and food and beverages, Tuesday said it wants partnerships with state bodies and NGOs to market fast ...
New Kerala Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:16:28 -0400

CNH ) has named Barry Engle to lead the company's New Holland Agricultural Equipment S.p.A., effective September 8. Engle will become the unit's president and chief executive officer, a position as...
Market Wire Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:28:34 -0400

Beijing, August 19: World Cup champions Germany and strong contenders the Netherlands cruised into the Olympic men's field hockey semi-finals with convincing wins.The Germans fought off New Zealand 3-...
Express India Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:32:17 -0400

Beijing - Spain beat South Korea and World champions Germany beat New Zealand for the two to join Australia and the Netherlands in the men's hockey semi-finals in Tuesday's final pool matches. Santiag...
Earth Times Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:22:17 -0400

19.8.2008 at 15:18 Finland's Karhu Sporting Goods said Tuesday it would deploy all legal means to secure what it maintains is its right to the Karhu brand. Karhu Holding, a company based in the Neth...
NewsRoom Finland Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:18:59 -0400

Mieke Cabout, left, of the Netherlands celebrates with goalkeeper Ilse van der Meijden, centre, and Danielle de Bruijn after they defeated Hungary 8-7 in their semifinal women's water polo match at th...
CBC News Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:01:28 -0400

Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands spoke highly of China's efforts in providing safe drinking water and access to decent sanitation in an interview with People's Daily Online reporter Xuefei C...
People's Daily Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:48:51 -0400

BEIJING - Canada maintained a slim chance of advancing to the Olympic baseball semifinals with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands on Tuesday. The Canadians still need a win against Taiwan on Wednesday an...
TSN Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:44:27 -0400

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (Hollywood Reporter) - A Dutch filmmaker has announced plans for a feature film loosely based on the 2005 disappearance and possible murder of American high school student N...
Reuters Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:22:57 -0400

Kenya bounced back to the top of the International Cricket Council Intercontinental Cup table when they beat the Netherlands by an innings and six runs at VRA ground, Amstelveen, Armsterdam, on Sunday...
Daily Nation Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:46:49 -0400

LMNR ), one of California's largest agribusinesses and a prominent community builder in Santa Paula, has selected Rabobank as its financial services provider. Rabobank is part of the global Rabob...
Market Wire Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:18:15 -0400

REUTERS Clubs use 150 times the power of normal households. New nightclubs in Rotterdam and London are harnessing human power to light "eco-clubs." First it was your mom nagging you to turn off t...
Spiegal Online Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:41:05 -0400

BEIJING - Great Britain continued its powerful showing on the cycling track Monday, taking Olympic gold in the men's team pursuit event in world record time while Marianne Vos of the Netherlands won t...
Khaleej Times Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:19:10 -0400

WHITE PLAINS, NY--(Marketwire - August 18, 2008) - To support its 17th year of US Open sponsorship, Heineken USA announced today a multi-faceted relationship with tennis star James Blake, along with...
Market Wire Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:06:37 -0400

A local court in Taiwan, on August 15, announced its judgment that Princo, a Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, must pay Royal Philips Electronics a total of 2.354 billion yen (US$21.1 million...
Digitimes Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:27:16 -0400

Loovens agreed a four-year deal with Gordon Strachan's club, who are believed to have paid around STG3 million for the Dutch centreback. The 24-year-old had been a long-time target of Celtic's Glasgow...
New Straits Times Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:36:25 -0400

Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson celebrate their Yngling gold. Photograph: P Lauener/Reuters Sarah Ayton ran the middle finger of her right hand around the circumference of her second gold m...
The Guardian Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:08:07 -0400

A coalition of human rights lawyers, academics and leading non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has begun openly to criticise the competence and conduct of the prosecutor of the international crimina...
The Guardian Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:49:00 -0400

Kenya crushed a makeshift Netherlands side within two days at Amstelveen to complete an innings-and-six-run victory, lifting them clear at the top of the table. The basis for the win was a superb cent...
Cricinfo Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:59:40 -0400

"Yes, yes, we're French police, we're here to help," two officers in navy blue uniforms with "Police National" badges tell a group of puzzled French revelers at Budapest's Sziget music festival.Christ...
eTaiwan News Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:39:54 -0400

Beijing - World champions Germany, spluttering at the start of the Olympic hockey tournament, won when it mattered Sunday to keep their semi-final chances alive with a 1-0 win over pool A leaders Spai...
Earth Times Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:34:07 -0400

Netherland's Marit van Eupen, left, and Kirsten van der Kolk react to their win in the Lightweight women's double sculls final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:10:31 -0400

Terpstra came crashing down when team-mate Robert Slippens, who he was riding behind, braked hard to avoid hitting a police car. It meant the Dutch had to make a last-minute call to Jens Mouris, who ...
RTE Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:29:00 -0400

BEIJING — Few people use the words "the Netherlands" and "baseball" in the same conversation. The Dutch, world-class performers in Olympic speed skating, are not known for their prowess on the b...
The Japan Times Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:20:28 -0400

The Kookaburras will face the toughest test of the Olympic title defence to date when they take on world No.3 the Netherlands in Beijing on Sunday night.Coach Barry Dancer has left nothing to chance b...
SBS Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:58:33 -0400

Shanghai - Former Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who arrived in China on Saturday, gave advice to the striker Sergio Aguero ahead of the quarter-final game pitting defending champions Argen...
Earth Times Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:32:21 -0400

Australia has won its third straight game in the Olympic softball tournament to put themselves on the verge of the semi-finals.The Aussie Spirit have medalled at every Olympics since the sport was int...
SBS Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:33:42 -0400

A British and Dutch mountaineer froze to death on Italy's northern Alps after they were caught in a storm, police and rescuers said. Adriano Favre, head of rescue services in the Aosta Valley region,...
ABC Australia Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:30:50 -0400

Originally, the land that's Holland today was a marsh, but through the years people have learned how to dig canals, build dikes and use wind power to pump water. Windmills can be seen in 17th-century ...
The Ledger Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:44:37 -0400

CHENNAI: Philips Electronics India is setting up a development centre to explore emerging market-specific product possibilities in electronic lighting space. The facility will come up adjacent to its ...
The Hindu Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:49:18 -0400

The Hockeyroos come up against the biggest hurdle on their path to the Olympic semi-finals on Saturday when they take on world No.1 the Netherlands at the Beijing Games.The Australian women's hockey t...
SBS Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:25:24 -0400

Team coach John Holland struggled to pinpoint exactly why the Irish lightweight four failed to row to their potential and ended up a disappointing fourth in today's Olympic semi-final. Lacking their ...
RTE Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:07:19 -0400

Political activism involving criminal acts can lead, years later, to deep regrets for a politician. That's been made amply clear by the resignation of the Dutch GreenLeft MP Wijnand Duyvendak. But whi...
Radio Netherlands Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:52:54 -0400

The GreenLeft party in the Netherlands is worried about the consequences of the 'zero tolerance' policy for drugs now being enforced at dance parties. It says such a policy may do more harm than good ...
Radio Netherlands Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:52:53 -0400

BEIJING ? Hours after a gut-wrenching, ninth-inning loss to South Korea in its Olympic opener — and with ever-dangerous Cuba up next — the USA played what amounted to a must-win game ...
USA Today Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:19:41 -0400

BEIJING - Taeke Taekema scored three first-half goals to lead the Netherlands to a 4-2 win over Canada in men's Olympic field hockey action Friday. With Australia beating Pakistan 3-1, the Dutch and ...
TSN Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:55:44 -0400

Shanghai - As if having Lionel Messi, Juan Roman Riquelme and Sergio Aguero in the same team was not enough, Argentina is set to play the Netherlands in the Olympic football quarterfinals Saturday wit...
Earth Times Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:22:09 -0400

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch Agriculture Ministry urged farmers to vaccinate their goats, sheep and cattle against the bluetongue livestock disease after confirming five new cases in the north of t...
Reuters Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:13:43 -0400

Ivanhoe Mines Issues Financial Results and Review of Operations for the Second Quarter of 2008 and Crosshair Provides Exploration Update & Announces Start of Drillin...
Financial News USA Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:45:07 -0400

Former Dutch international Pierre van Hooijdonk, who played in England and at home thinks younger British coaches such as McClaren can learn a lot from managing abroad, and help to dispel the somewhat...
Reuters Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:47:56 -0400

Thai restaurant Krua Thai Classic, located on the charming street of Staalstraat in Amsterdam’s city center, is a good place to experience up-market Asian cuisine. The decor is romantic, with a ...
Turkish Press Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:20:33 -0400

Thursday will witness two of the Olympic tournament's favourites: Argentina and the Netherlands clash in a men's soccer quarterfinals. The Oranje is likely to be the defending champions' toughest riva...
People's Daily Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:38:54 -0400

Amsterdam - International human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HWR) told international media on Friday it has evidence RTL television cameraman Stan Storimans was killed by Russian cluster bo...
Earth Times Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:59:50 -0400

The Dutch economy recorded a zero growth in the second quarter this year compared to the previous quarter, the first time that the economy has failed to show a quarterly growth in three years, the Dut...
People's Daily Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:32:38 -0400

Dutch banking and insurance group ING has increased its share in the Dutch corporate market following the battle among several big international banks last year to acquire ABN Amro, another large Dutc...
People's Daily Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:32:32 -0400

University of Twente in the Netherlands are poised to unveil new air purifying concrete stones that they claim are capable of converting nitrogen oxide from car exhausts into harmless nitrates. Th...
Infomatics Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:26:50 -0400

The Invisible Man and the trainee wizard Harry Potter have already made use of it in their adventures. Now invisibility has come a step closer for ordinary mortals. American scientists have developed ...
Radio Netherlands Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:18:11 -0400

Enterprise Content Management: From Strategy to Solution Enterprise content management (ECM) has become an important competence and infrastructural technology, particularly for large and medium-size...
CIO Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:17:44 -0400

Posted on: Thursday, 14 August 2008, 09:00 CDT AMSTERDAM and PORTLAND, Oregon, August 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - This is a Joint Press Release of Maastricht University, NCF, NWO Physical Sciences and SARA ...
RedOrbit Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:00:32 -0400

BEIJING (AP) ? The United States has beaten the Netherlands 7-0 in a baseball game that was called off after eight innings following a second rain delay.
USA Today Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:47:50 -0400

Pieter van den Hoogenband, right, shows off his silver medal from the 200m freestyle at the Athens games along with Michael Phelps (bronze) and Ian Thorpe (gold).
USA Today Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:47:49 -0400

Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander says he hopes the Netherlands' ambitions to host the Olympic Games will lead to an improvement in Dutch attitudes to sport. Speaking as an IOC member in Beijing, he...
Radio Netherlands Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:28:44 -0400

AMSTERDAM - Dutch Philips Electronics said on Thursday it has sold its remaining stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC, which will result in a book gain of 260 million euros ($390 m...
Business Times Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:06:00 -0400