Best summer photo: ethnic beauty at T’nalak festival
Expatica reader Ronald de Jong captured this image at the T’nalak festival in the Philippines.
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Republicans at convention: 'Europeans a bunch of weenies' 05/09/2008
European right hails McCain as Republicans deride the continent.... read more
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Ambulance personnel in Amsterdam are threatening to go on strike Thursday unless the authorities propose plan to help them tackle violence at work.... read more
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- Consumer groups want energy bills curbed: Consumer organisations say customers in the Netherlands are being overcharged by about EUR 100 per household in a year....
- Dutch minister talks about recognising Eid holiday: Deputy Transport Minister says as the Muslim population in the Netherlands increases, it is possible that the Eid al-Fitr festival could be declared as a public holiday....
- Chicken manure to power 90,000 Dutch homes: A biomass power station which opened on Wednesday will convert a third of all chicken manure produced in the Netherlands into green energy....
- Halt to Petten’s radioisotope production leaves patients waiting: The nuclear reactor in northern Holland which produces 60 percent of Europe’s medical radioisotopes is temporarily closed, following reports of gas bubbles leak....
- Where expat living is good: If you’re looking for the good life, then pack your bags and head for the US, UAE or Singapore....
- EU lawmakers call for ban on cloned meat: Lawmakers are seeking an EU-wide ban on meat from cloned animals as they may be less healthy than other animals....
- EU Parliament wants to end sexism advertisements: European lawmakers call on advertisers to stop reinforcing gender stereotypes of women and men....
- Dutch news in brief, Wednesday 3 September 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Council of State allows ethnic database: A court’s ruling to ban the use of a database of Antillean population has been overturned by the Council of State....
- Website shows comparison of health providers: The healthcare website will allow Dutch consumers to compare the performance of nursing homes, hospitals and home care providers....
- Police raid Dutch investment firm suspected of fraud: Dutch police raided the office of an investment firm in the town of Helmond suspected of embezzling up to EUR 33 million....
- Moroccan, Turkish more likely to be gambling addicts: A study shows that people of Moroccan and Turkish origin who gamble are more likely to be addicted....
- Iranian students sue Dutch government: The Iranian students are going to sue the government from barring them from courses related to nuclear technology....
- EU calls on Russia, Georgia to clear cluster bombs: France, speaking on behalf of European Union, appeals to Russia and Georgia authorities to rapidly clear unexploded cluster bombs from Georgian regions....
- Dutch prosecutor seeks longer terrorist sentences: The Public Prosecutor's Office is appealing for longer prison sentences for five convicted terrorists including Samir Azzouz....
- No proof environment minister signed petition: There is no proof that Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer signed a petition in 1986 supporting the radical magazine Bluf!, says accounting firm Ernst & Young....
- Astro TV taken off the screen: The astrological phone-in service has been taken off RTL’s screens after it was found to be duping their callers....
- Projects recommended to aid Antillean problem youths: A government task is seeking for long-term projects to assist problem youths from the Netherlands Antilles to stay in school and get a job....
- Dutch news in brief, Tuesday 2 September 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Dutch firms call for North Sea wind power: Twenty major Dutch companies took a full page in Monday’s newspaper and called on the government to speed up the construction of wind parks in the North Sea....
- Gustav weakens to tropical storm: Hurricane Gustav dropped to category 1 and whimpered to a tropical storm by early Tuesday....
- EU: Finding unity and muscle in the Caucasus crisis: The bloc suspends partnership talks with Russia over the crisis in Georgia....
- Bye, bye 'bad hair days': German scientists unsnarl tangled hair....
- Dutch teenagers drink themselves into hospital: Four teenagers were admitted to a hospital in Delft after drinking a large quantity of alcohol....
- Speedboat crashes into crane in Dutch village: Four people were injured after a speedboat crashed into a crane ship on a waterway in the village of Giethoorn....
- Cultural season opens in Amsterdam: More than half a million people visited the Uitmarkt Festival over the weekend....
- Terracotta army exhibition breaks museum records: About 353,000 people have visited the Chinese terracotta army exhibition in the Drents Museum in Assen in the past seven months....
- Dutch news in brief, Monday 1 September 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Bush heads to Texas as Gustav menaces: President George W Bush shows he is ready to act as he leaves Monday morning for Texas, a staging ground for emergency response efforts and a shelter state for Gulf Coast evacuees....
- Dutch army offers better benefits for soldiers: As personnel shortages in the Dutch army increase, the ministry wants to offer extra benefits to attract over 30-year-olds to join the force....
- World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer: French neurosurgeons successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells....
- Dutch news in brief, Friday 29 August 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- McDonald's says it uses real cheese: The American fast food chain dismisses claims that it uses fake cheese on its burgers....
- Ex-Dutch minister can keep housing expenses: Former development cooperation minister Eveline Herfkens can keep the money she received as rental expenses when she took on a UN job and moved to the States....
- Old Dutch computers sent back for recycling: The Delft University of Technology is taking back old computers it donated to schools in Tanzania years ago so they can be recycled in the Netherlands....
- Dutch government to announce measures to stimulate later retirement: Dutch Finance Minister will present measures geared to stimulate employees to work beyond 62 in September....
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