11/22/2008
Netherlands whips RP; women chessers draw (Philstar.com via Yahoo! Philippines News)
DRESDEN, Germany - The Netherlands gave the Philippines a humbling 3.5-0.5 setback in the eighth round, leaving the Filipinos in a tie for 44th to 61st places with only three rounds remaining at the International Congress Center.
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11/21/2008
Netherlands Will Combine ABN Amro With Fortis Banking (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The Netherlands will combine Dutch assets of ABN Amro and Fortis Bank, businesses it acquired last month in a 16.8 billion-euro ($21.1 billion) bailout, and may sell or list it in 2011.
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11/21/2008
Netherlands Will Combine ABN Amro With Fortis Banking (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The Netherlands will combine Dutch assets of ABN Amro and Fortis Bank, businesses it acquired last month in a 16.8 billion-euro ($21.1 billion) bailout.
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11/22/2008
Netherlands unveils 6-billion-euro package to stimulate economy (People's Daily)
The Dutch government on Friday announced a package of financial, fiscal and social measures to alleviate the negative impact of the financial crisis. Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said after a cabinet meeting that the total sum represents 1 percent of the Dutch GDP, or 6 billion euros (some 7.5 billion U.S. dollars), Radio Netherlands reported. The government will improve the ...
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11/21/2008
Netherlands: ABN-Fortis won't be sold before 2011 (INO News)
(AP:AMSTERDAM, Netherlands) The Dutch government named former finance minister Gerrit Zalm chief executive of the recently nationalized ABN Amro and Fortis banks on Friday, and said the combination will not be privatized before 2011.
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11/22/2008
PSV beats Heracles Almelo 4-0 in Dutch league (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - PSV Eindhoven scored four first-half goals Saturday to beat Heracles Almelo 4-0 in the Dutch league, while NAC Breda drew 1-1 with NEC Nijmegen to go top.
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11/23/2008
Drug-friendly Amsterdam moves to close fifth of its 'coffee shops' (The Pantagraph)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Amsterdam's mayor said Friday that the city will close nearly 20 percent of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them near schools.
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11/23/2008
Special Report: Losing Louisiana (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
The coastal crisis in Louisiana has been decades in the making, yet little has been done to address it. In a five-part series beginning today, the Daily Advertiser's public service reporter Claire Taylor examines the causes and possible solutions by looking to the example of the Netherlands.
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11/21/2008
Netherlands to Spend EU6 Billion to Stimulate Economy (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The Dutch government will spend more than 1 percent of gross domestic product, or about 6 billion euros ($7.5 billion), to stimulate the nation's economy.
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11/23/2008
Akzo Nobel to invest Rs 90 cr in new plant in India (The Economic Times)
In tune with its India expansion strategy, Netherlands-based global paints and coating major Akzo Nobel will invest Rs 90 crore in setting up a new facility.
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