20th April, 2013
Gene data show China bird flu mutated ”under the radar”
The new strain of bird flu in China has been circulating widely “under the radar,” has acquired significant genetic diversity.
25th October, 2012
Danes develop eye-control software for phones, tablets
“You can use it for basic control, such as turning to the next page in an e-book, and playing games with your eyes.”
11th October, 2012
Google in industry’s “defining fight” with Apple, Schmidt says
Schmidt said there were already four times as many Android mobile gadgets - and that the scale of the battle between the two firms was unprecedented.
18th June, 2012
Dutch are Euro 2012′s ‘joke’: press
“The players' egos were too big...difficult to imagine how (coach) Van Marwijk could continue.”
8th June, 2012
Van Persie ready to shrug off ghosts of the past
“This Euro is my fourth major finals. I am now mature, a lot more capable of handling the pressure.”
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    19th May, 2012
    The integration of immigrant women in the West
    It seems that most cultural and social conflicts among the immigrants and the natives revolve around the treatment of women.
    15th May, 2012
    Pragmatic van Marwijk adds steel to Dutch silk
    THE HAGUE: Bert van Marwijk may have led the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final but his methods were not to the taste of…
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    7th May, 2012
    A nation’s success
    On this Liberation Day in the Netherlands, the display of national solidarity by ordinary Dutch citizens was much powerful than any display of arms and guns.
    24th April, 2012
    Oil down in Asia on Europe fears
    Oil prices edged higher in Asian trade Tuesday on easing concerns about a sharp economic slowdown in China, analysts said.
    18th October, 2011
    Van Gogh murder theory is ‘interesting’: Dutch museum
    THE HAGUE: A claim by two US authors that Vincent van Gogh may not have taken his own life is “interesting”, but it is premature…
    3rd September, 2011
    Unknown Klimt discovered in Dutch house
    VIENNA: A previously unknown painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has been discovered in a private home in the Netherlands, Austria’s Standard newspaper reported. The…
    25th August, 2011
    Netherlands latest to ban Samsung smartphones
      THE HAGUE: A Dutch judge on Wednesday banned the sale of three smartphones built by Samsung in several European countries in the latest blow…
    16th August, 2011
    Samsung to launch banned tablet on Dutch market
    THE HAGUE: South Korean electronics giant Samsung will Tuesday launch its Galaxy Tab 10.1 on the Dutch market in the midst of a legal stand-off…
    15th July, 2011
    Noah’s Dutch ark
    At an old abandoned quay on the Merwede River, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) south of Amsterdam, Huibers, 52, and a team of 50 dedicated…
    5th April, 2011
    Picasso loan to West Bank a study in complications
    JERUSALEM: A Palestinian art academy is preparing to spruce itself up for a famous guest: a $7 million Pablo Picasso masterpiece that would be the…
    2nd March, 2011
    Dutch local polls a vote of confidence on govt, Wilders
    AMSTERDAM: The five-month-old Dutch minority government, a right-leaning coalition reliant on a maverick anti-Islam party, could come under renewed pressure at national level if it…