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Computer scientists crack Internet security of the future

November 1st, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 1 (ANI): Dutch researchers have shown that the so-called McEliece encryption system, a candidate for the security of Internet traffic in the age of the quantum computer in future, ...

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Chetan Anand loses Dutch Open badminton final

October 19th, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Indian shuttler Chetan Anand went down fighting to Andre Tedjono of Indonesia in the men's singles final of Dutch Open badminton in Amsterdam Sunday.Sixth seeded Anand lost ...

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Nude church service called off afer threats in Netherlands

September 26th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Amsterdam, Sep 26 (DPA) A group of Dutch nudists called off a special church service to be held in a nudist park after receiving threats, a spokesman for the group said Friday.In ...

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German commandos storm a KLM jet and seize 2 Somali suspected terrorists

German commandos storm a KLM jet and seize 2 Somali suspected terrorists

September 26th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by David M N James -
German commandos have stormed a jet in Cologne and arrested two suspected terrorists. The commandos went in the Dutch plane at Cologne airport and swiftly arrested the two men suspected of planning terror ...

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Bizarre Dutch law allows cannabis smoking but fines tobacco users!

September 25th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 25 (ANI): The bizarre Dutch policy of allowing smokers to puff away on pure cannabis but not tobacco has apparently perplexed police in the Netherlands, who have fined a man ...

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Georgia moves ICJ against Russia

August 13th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Amsterdam, Aug 13 (DPA) Georgia has instituted proceedings against Russia before the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the ICJ said in a statement Wednesday. Georgia is suing ...

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Dutch cameraman killed in Georgia

August 12th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Amsterdam, Aug 12 (DPA) A Dutch cameraman has been killed in Georgia, Dutch news agency ANP reported Tuesday citing foreign media sources. Dutch sources were unable to immediately confirm the reports and ...

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Ronaldo still wants to join Real Madrid: Calderon

Ronaldo still wants to join Real Madrid: Calderon

July 31st, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 31 (ANI): Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo still habours hopes of joining Real Madrid, according to the latters president, Ramon Calderon. In remarks that could infuriate Machester United coach Alex ...

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‘Spy aircraft’ that weighs just three grams

July 25th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS -
Amsterdam, July 25 (IANS) Dutch engineers have developed a miniature remote-controlled aircraft that flies by flapping its wings like a dragonfly, has an on-board camera and weighs just three grams. Delfly Micro, ...

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Climate change fastest in western Europe: Report

July 17th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Amsterdam, July 17 (DPA) The global climate is changing fastest in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands, a news report on Dutch RTL News said Thursday. RTL News said it got its information ...

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Food prices to remain high until 2012

July 13th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Amsterdam, July 13 (ANI): World Bank president Robert Zoellick has said that he expected food prices to remain above 2004 levels until at least 2012. He repeated that with food and ...

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Moss, Hince split up

July 9th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS -
London, July 9 (IANS) Rocker Jamie Hince has split up from his supermodel girlfriend Kate Moss and was seen taking his belongings out of her house. The two had been together for ...

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Businessman fetches PS1m for PS20 domain name!

June 26th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London , June 26 (ANI): Selling unique domain names can certainly make you a millionaire and the latest instance is of a businessman who sold the domain name www.PS.com for a ...

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1000 bare all for nude photoshoot!

June 17th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 17 (ANI): American photographer Spencer Tunick has another addition for his stock of installations featuring large numbers of nude people at Blarney Castle. A group of around 1000 people posed ...

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50 Cent has naked girls falling out of hotel room closets for him!

June 17th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI -
New York , June 17 (ANI): Rapper 50 Cent seems to be getting so popular with ladies that wherever he goes he is surrounded by women who are ready to get ...

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Somali pirates threatening to kill crew of Dutch ship

June 2nd, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Amsterdam, June 2 (DPA) Pirates who hijacked a Dutch ship May 27 are threatening to kill the crew if the ship is stormed to liberate them, Dutch newswire ANP reported Monday. According ...

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Scientists to discuss sex, love with robots

June 2nd, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Amsterdam, June 2 (DPA) Scientists plan to gather June 12 and 13 in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht to discuss the possibility of human beings increasingly engaging in personal and even ...

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Murdered student’s body to reach India Saturday

May 23rd, 2008 - 1:06 am ICT by admin -
London, May 22 (IANS) The body of murdered Indian student Samrajyo Jyothirmayee Vempala was to be flown to her native Andhra Pradesh Thursday, sources said. The body, which was brought from Birmingham ...

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Airbus revises A-380 delivery schedule

May 13th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by admin -
Amsterdam, May 13 (IANS) Citing time and resource constraints, European aircraft-maker Airbus has revised the delivery schedule of its A-380 super jumbo aircraft, reducing the number to 12 during the current year ...

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Dutch robot wins international LEGO competition

May 1st, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Amsterdam, May 1 (DPA) A robot built entirely from LEGO bricks by Dutch students has won the LEGO robot championship held in Tokyo, the Dutch newswire ANP reported Thursday. The robot, built ...

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Al-Jazeera awards controversial Dutch documentary

April 30th, 2008 - 2:17 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Amsterdam, April 30 (DPA) Dutch media reported Wednesday a controversial Dutch documentary has been awarded best film at the International Documentary Festival of Arab news company al-Jazeera in Doha, Qatar. In the ...

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Simplified edition of Anne Frank diary announced

April 25th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Amsterdam, April 25 (DPA) The Dutch Read & Write Foundation Friday announced the publication of a simplified edition of the Anne Frank Diary for 1.5 million Dutch nationals who have difficulty reading ...

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Dutch support for security mission in Afghanistan declining

April 21st, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Amsterdam, April 21 (DPA) More than 60 percent of Dutch people think their government should withdraw troops from Afghanistan if the number of their troops killed hits 25. The findings published Monday ...

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Clooney goes to police over anonymous call

April 7th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by admin -
New York, April 7 (IANS) Hollywood superstar George Clooney has asked police to investigate a mysterious call asking him to dump his girlfriend Sarah Larson. Pagesix.com reports that the message, which Clooney ...

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Two grannies to swap jam making and needlework for brothel tour

April 4th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by admin -
London , Apr 4 (ANI): They have relaxed themselves with needlework and jam-making for years, but now two members of Hampshire's Women's Institute are set to embark on a rather off-colour ...

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Kate Moss blurts out shes getting married

March 26th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin -
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Wedding bells may be in the air for English supermodel Kate Moss, who on a romantic break in Amsterdam, blurted out to adoring fans that shes getting ...

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Van Nistelrooy undergoes operation, out for six weeks

March 20th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Madrid, March 20 (DPA) Spanish champions Real Madrid say striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy has undergone an operation on his injured right ankle in Holland. According to Real, the operation - carried out ...

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First trial International Criminal Court in June

March 13th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Amsterdam, March 13 (DPA) The first trial of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is due to begin on June 23. An earlier date of March 31 was previously cancelled ...

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Gati signs strategic agreement with European courier firm

February 25th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by admin -
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Indian courier firm Gati announced Monday that it has signed an agreement with European parcel service major General Logistics Systems (GLS) to form a strategic alliance. GLS, one ...

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Man admits cheating on wife to win PS50,000 on TV game show

January 20th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin -
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Hoping to win 50,000 pounds on a TV game show, a husband owned up to cheating on his wife by having an affair and visiting a prostitute on ...

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