Netherlands

Netherlands

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  Police arrest suspect in school shooting threat

  Dutch police say they have arrested a suspect in an online threat to shoot a teacher and students that prompted authorities to close all the high ... 

• Philips first quarter profits fall as sales slip

  Royal Philips NV, the maker of lights, consumer appliances and health-care equipment, on Monday reported a fall in first quarter profit due to weak ... 

• Feyenoord beats Vitesse 2-0 to close in on Ajax

  Feyenoord beat Vitesse 2-0 Sunday to move above the team from Arnhem in the race to catch Eredivisie leader Ajax with three matches to go in the Dutch ... 

• King's song scrapped after online criticism

  A song specially written to be sung by the nation to the Netherlands' new king on the day of his inauguration has been "withdrawn" by its producer ... 

• Ajax held to 1-1 draw by Heerenveen

  Ajax stumbled in its run toward a third straight Eredivisie title Friday, drawing 1-1 at home with Heerenveen. With three games left, the draw left ... 

• Dutch court upholds recall of suspect meat

  A Dutch court on Thursday upheld a decision by the country's Food and Consumer Product Authority to recall 50,000 tons of meat sold across Europe as ... 

• Dutch unemployment rises to 6.4 percent

  The Netherlands' Central Bureau for Statistics says the country's unemployment is rising sharply, hitting 6.4 percent at the end of March up from 6. 

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  Dutch crown prince hints at informal monarchy

  Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander set the tone Wednesday for what could be a relatively laid-back monarchy, saying in his last major interview ... 

• ING to sell stake in US arm for up to $1.5 billion

  ING Groep NV says it will sell a 25 percent stake in its U.S. arm for around $1.4-$1.5 billion in an initial public offering, as part of measures ... 

• ASML 3Q earnings fall, names new CEO

  ASML Holding NV, the largest equipment supplier to semiconductor makers such as Intel Corp. and Samsung Inc., reported a 51 percent fall in first ... 

• EU: Test show no safety issues with horsemeat

  More than 7,000 tests across the European Union have shown that nearly 5 percent of the food products labeled as beef contained horse meat, but there ... 

• Dutch company linked to horse meat fraud bankrupt

  A meat processing plant and wholesaler suspected of mixing undeclared horse meat with beef was declared bankrupt Tuesday by one judge and the owner ... 

• World court sets Burkina Faso-Niger border

  The United Nations' highest court has set a border between landlocked West African neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, in a case seen as an example of ... 

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  Eurogroup chief Dijsselbloem amends English resume

  The Dutch government has changed its English translations of Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem's online resume to make it clear that he never ... 

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  Dutch republicans want new king to take a pay cut

  Dutch republicans have a message for the Netherlands' Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king when his mother Queen Beatrix abdicates at ... 

• Cambodia, Thailand seek temple ruling

  Cambodia asked the United Nations' highest court Monday to clarify a 50-year-old ruling on ownership of a 1,000-year-old temple near its border with ... 

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  Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment

  Justin Bieber wrote an entry into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi ... 

• Ajax close to league title after beating PSV 3-2

  Two-time defending champion Ajax moved closer to its 32nd Eredivisie title by beating PSV Eindhoven 3-2 on Sunday in a thrilling match. Ajax has a ... 

• Tilahun Regassa wins Rotterdam Marathon

  Tilahun Regassa led an Ethiopian 1-2 to win the Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday, breaking away around six kilometers from the line to finish alone in ... 

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  Netherlands' Rijksmuseum opens to the public

  Amid brass bands and a daytime fireworks display, the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix on Saturday officially reopened the Rijksmuseum, the country's ... 

• Dutch government puts austerity plans on hold

  The Dutch government has temporarily abandoned austerity measures it previously said were needed to bring the country's budget deficit within European ... 

• Dutch coffee company DEMB agrees to $9.8B buyout

  The management of Dutch coffee maker D.E. Master Blenders 1753 NV says it has agreed to a 7.5 billion euro ($9.8 billion) buyout offer from a group ... 

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  Goodbye fluorescent bulb? Philips says yes.

  If you've worked in an office, you're probably familiar with the soft glow of fluorescent tubes drifting from the ceiling. If Europe's Philips brand ... 

• Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe

  Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse ... 

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  US women beat Netherlands 3-1 in friendly

  Christen Press scored twice as the United States women's team beat the Netherlands 3-1 in a friendly Tuesday to stretch its unbeaten streak to 31 ...