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6 years ago+12 12 0Smoking rooms in bars and restaurants in the Netherlands banned
The Court of Appeal has extended the ban on smoking in indoor public places to smoking rooms in bars and restaurants in the Netherlands.
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6 years ago+2 2 0The Netherlands is spreading anti-Russian sentiment, The Hague embassy says - DutchNews.nl
The Russian embassy in The Hague has condemned the way perceptions of Russia are being twisted in Dutch public opinion,...
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6 years ago+3 3 0Venezuelan heading for the Netherlands is arrested with 46 gold bars - DutchNews.nl
A Venezuelan man was arrested on the Caribbean island of Aruba on Sunday, heading for the Netherlands with a suitcase...
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6 years ago+16 16 0Letterkenny will rebuild Patriot missiles for the Netherlands
Letterkenny's partnership with The Netherlands foreshadows more foreign military sales at the local installation. Patriot missiles are used in a dozen other countries.
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6 years ago+2 2 0Queen Maxima battles the elements in Indonesia
The Argentine-born royal, 46, giggled as a sudden breeze blew her hair into disarray while meeting farmers in Sumatra's Lampung province, Indonesia, on Monday.
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6 years ago+11 11 0Speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen a late bloomer after ditching the Dutch | Toronto Star
Skater has become world record holder on Canadian team after struggling to break through in the Netherlands.
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6 years ago+10 10 0China, African Union deny report bloc's building was bugged
Chinese and African officials say a report that China bugged the African Union headquarters is a ploy to undermine their relations.
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6 years ago+11 11 0Merkel set to pay heavy price for a final deal on coalition
Angela Merkel has agreed a deal to form a new coalition government in Germany, four months after suffering damaging losses in elections.
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6 years ago+9 9 0Panic as fire breaks out near Gangneung Winter Olympics athletes' village
A FIRE broke out close to the athlete’s village at the South Korea Olympic Games. Social media pictures show smoke pouring from an under-construction apartment block in Gangneung. Journalists…
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6 years agoCurrent Event+4 4 0Canada orders review of deal to sell helicopters to Philippines
Just one day after signing a $233 million agreement to sell 16 helicopters to the Philippines, the Canadian government on Wednesday ordered a review of the deal amid concerns the aircraft could be used to fight rebels.
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6 years ago+2 2 0Europe Must Brake Mounting Nuclear Arms Race: Germany
Gabriel was responding to a so-called Nuclear Posture Review released Friday by the Pentagon that details the U.S. military's vision of nuclear threats and its response in the coming decades.
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6 years ago+10 10 0Deadly storm hits Netherlands and Germany
A fierce storm sweeping across northern Europe kills eight people and halts Dutch and German trains.
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6 years ago+10 10 0Judge rules Picasso painting sold to escape Nazis can stay with New York Metropolitan
German business Paul Leffmann sold Picasso's "The Actor" in 1938 to escape Nazi Germany with his wife. His great-grand-niece has lost a lawsuit aimed at returning the piece to the family estate.
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6 years ago+14 14 0Underwater volcanoes may have contributed to dinosaur extinction
Volcanic activity caused by the impact of an enormous meteor may have contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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6 years ago+11 11 0City historian KSS Seshan unearths the forgotten saga of Bolaram Mutiny of 1855 - Times of India
Did you know? long before the Great Revolt of 1857, which has gone down in history as the First War of Independence in India, a distinct voice of diss.
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6 years ago+2 2 0Polish climbers in heroic Himalaya rescue
English News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson - Himalayas Rescue - Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3... current events.
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6 years ago+5 5 0The business school where students graduate with a ready-made network
Networking and business go hand-in-hand, but how do you go about building a network to begin with?
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6 years ago+1 2 1'Hit by gas, I couldn't breathe or talk'
The UN's investigating reports bombs containing chlorine were used against civilians in parts of Syria.
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6 years ago+1 2 1Trump plans 'to top' France's military parade
The president was reportedly so impressed by a ceremony in France he wants one for the US.
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6 years ago+1 1 0Louvre to probe Qatar map distortion at UAE franchise
French officials apologise for inaccurate depiction of Gulf region at Abu Dhabi branch, says Qatar's human rights chief.