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Dutch labour party wants coltan ban to stop child-slavery in Congo

Dec 4 2008- AMSTERDAM. Dutch labour MP Martijn van Dam has asked the world's major cellphone manufacturers to stop using the Congolese mineral coltan - to stop child-slavery.
Published 21 hours ago by Adriana Stuijt in Technology | 15 comments

Two lost loggerhead turtles crawl ashore in the Netherlands

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Two loggerhead sea turtle babies have crawled ashore in The Netherlands within just a month.
Published yesterday by Adriana Stuijt in Environment | 4 comments

Lease-a-cow project gives Tanzania's female farmers a lot to smile about

One of the most successful self-help projects in Tanzania is the Lease-A-Cow project with its 110 participating female farmers.
Published Dec 3, 2008 by Adriana Stuijt in Environment | 3 comments

Dutch declare war on beaver rat invaders

GRONINGEN -- The Dutch have opened the hunt on the giant, amphibious beaver rat, which was imported into northern Europe from the subtropical regions of South America. It now thrives because of milder winters.
Published Dec 1, 2008 by Adriana Stuijt in Environment | 8 comments

Russian, Dutch warships in convoy with Dutch freighter brave Somalian pirates

A windmill-laden Dutch freighter is braving the piracy-haunted sea lanes of the Gulf of Aden-- accompanied by a Russian and a Dutch frigate.
Published Dec 1, 2008 by Adriana Stuijt in Business | 3 comments

Swiss government: heroin good, pot bad

In a momentous vote, the Swiss government approved a legal heroin program to help addicts with an 86% favourable vote, while at the same time rejecting decriminalizing marijuana.
Published Nov 30, 2008 by Szplug in World | 14 comments

DNA 'tagging' fights armed robbers in Europe

Police in Holland's main harbour city Rotterdam are providing local businesses with DNA tagging equipment to combat the growing number of armed robberies.
Published Nov 25, 2008 by Adriana Stuijt in Crime | 5 comments

Eurozone Countries Agree Bank Rescue Plan

Meeting at the weekend in Paris, the heads of states of the eurozone have agreed a response to the banking crises. The eurozone comprises the 15 countries that use the euro. This meeting was the first such, since the euro was launched in 1999.
Published Oct 14, 2008 by Tim Neale in Business

Dutch Prostitutes to Earn Street Miles

Prostitutes working in Dutch cities are to be awarded good behaviour points. The scheme is to encourage women off the streets and into better employment. As opposed to air miles, these ladies can collect 'street miles'
Published Oct 2, 2008 by Michelle Duffy in Lifestyle | 4 comments

Nudists Have To Get Dressed For Mass

After protests Dutch Christian naturalists have canceled a second nude Mass in Zeewolde, Netherlands. The first service was in June with a clothed priest presiding.
Published Sep 30, 2008 by KJ Mullins in Religion | 2 comments
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