Dutch Prince Friso buried by avalanche in Austria, in critical condition
February 17th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by BNO News
AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- Dutch Prince Johan Friso was critically injured on late Friday afternoon when he was buried by an avalanche in western Austria, the Dutch government said. He was skiing ... Read more...
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Spanish photographer wins world press photo award
February 11th, 2012 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Feb 11 (IANS) Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda Friday won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year.He was honoured for a photograph taken by him on Oct 15 ... Read more...
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Indian wins prize in photo contest
February 10th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The lone Indian contestant in the World Press Photo Contest has won a honorary prize in the Spot News category in Amsterdam.Salil Bera, who works for ... Read more...
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Ajax’s supervisory board resigns
February 9th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Feb 9 (IANS) The supervisory board of Ajax has decided to resign after months of unrest, the Amsterdam based soccer club said Thursday.The resignation will take effect in ... Read more...
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Laura Dekker finishes her solo sailing sojourn
January 12th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Laura Dekker has announced that she has had enough of the Dutch authorities. After years of legal battle, Dekker finally secured the permission to sail solo around ... Read more...
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Largest Dutch clog goes missing
January 11th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Dutch police have been left scratching their heads after a 2-tonne clog at a main street went missing. Investigators are at a loss as to how ... Read more...
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Richard Gere to work in Indian film?
January 10th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) If the grapevine is to believed, Hollywood biggie Richard Gere may feature in "I Am Kalam" fame director Nila Madhab Panda's next, an untitled ... Read more...
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Raul Castro’s daughter launches blog
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 23 (IANS/EFE) Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and director of the National Sexual Education Center, has launched a blog."El blog de Mariela Castro" featured ... Read more...
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Dutch TV airs cannibalism segment
December 21st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Dutch television network insists that cannibalism actually took place live on the network. BNN says when presenters Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno appeared on a live ... Read more...
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Hockey legend Dhyan Chand recommended for Bharat Ratna
December 21st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Wednesday requested the sports ministry to confer legendary Dhyan Chand with the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country.HI ... Read more...
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Spain busts gang that hid drugs in babies’ diapers
November 29th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 29 (IANS/EFE) Spanish police, with the collaboration of Belgian and Dutch authorities, broke up a gang that used children and babies to smuggle cocaine into Europe by plane ... Read more...
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Paralysed cyclist cured by bike crash
November 25th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Doctors in the Netherlands and indeed around the world are baffled after a paralyzed cyclist started walking again after a bike crash. The story of 27-year-old Monique ... Read more...
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Single-molecule car unveiled
November 10th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dutch scientists have unveiled the world’s tiniest car which is just a single molecule big. The remote-controlled vehicle is powered by electrical impulses and it is capable ... Read more...
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Dutch flight to Colombo suffers bird hit in Goa
October 27th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 27 (IANS) A Colombo-bound flight, with 263 passengers on board, Thursday made an emergency landing at Goa's Dabolim airport following a bird-hit, an airport official said.An Airports Authority ... Read more...
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Moderate drinking can cut asthma risk
September 26th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Drinking not more than six units of alcohol a week can cut the risk of asthma.Researchers from Bispebjerg Hospital in Denmark led by Sofie Lieberoth examined ... Read more...
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Belly fat linked to development of asthma
September 26th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Belly fat, linked with diabetes and heart disease, could also have a bearing on the development of asthma, research in Norway shows.Previous studies have found a ... Read more...
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Belgium city biggest cocaine user in Europe
August 15th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Aug 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Belgian city of Antwerp is Europe's biggest user of cocaine, leaving behind London and Amsterdam, a study said.The research studied waste water of 21 ... Read more...
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Finnair to operate its first biofuel powered flight
July 14th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, July 14 (IANS) Nordic air carrier Finnair will operate its first biofuel powered flight between Amsterdam and Helsinki from next week, an official said Thursday.Finnair's flight will use biofuel ... Read more...
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Salman to skip IIFA
June 21st, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) All those who were expecting a face-off between the two Khans of Bollywood - Salman and Shah Rukh - at the forthcoming International Indian Film ... Read more...
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Belgian solar tunnel to power high speed rail running from Paris to Amsterdam
June 9th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, June 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Belgian rail operator Infrabel and Enfinity, a company which specializes in renewable energy sources have collaborated together to make a solar tunnel. This solar tunnel would power ... Read more...
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Fight on for ‘Anne Frank tree’
June 9th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, June 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Frank Tree foundation which is responsible for taking care of the tree that stood infront of the house where Frank Anne lived is fighting a contractor ... Read more...
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Multiple casualties after shooting incident in Amsterdam
May 4th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by BNO News
AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- Multiple people were injured on late Wednesday afternoon after a shooting incident in the Dutch capital, police said, giving few details.Police said the shooting happened at around 5.30 ... Read more...
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Study reveals that powerful women are as likely to cheat as men
April 30th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, April 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study which was published on the 28th of April suggests that power other than gender determines if a person is likely to cheat on a ... Read more...
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Seven killed, 15 wounded in Dutch mall shooting
April 10th, 2011 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, April 10 (IANS) A gunman killed seven people including himself in a shooting spree at a shopping centre during Saturday busy hours in a town, about 30 km southwest ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Netherlands shooting
April 10th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, April 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 16 others were injured Saturday when a gunman opened fire with a machinegun at a crowded shopping mall in a ... Read more...
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Bieber’s waxwork unveiled in London
March 17th, 2011 - 5:22 am ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Teen sensation Justin Bieber unveiled his waxwork model at Madame Tussauds museum here.The sculpture took eight months to complete, the contactmusic.com reported.At the unveiling ceremony Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Bieber’s wax statue to be unveiled in March
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber is set to be immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds museum here."Justin Bieber is truly a worldwide sensation. We have been absolutely inundated ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber sized up for waxwork at Madame Tussauds
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Teen superstar Justin Bieber is to be immortalised with a waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London.The new figure, which is costing 150,000 pounds to make, will be ... Read more...
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Dutch prisoner Angelo MacD is too big for his cell
January 28th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Jan 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dutch prisoner Angelo MacD has a unique problem on his hands. Apparently his prison cell is too small for him. It ought to be mentioned that Angelo ... Read more...
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Theatre festival to promote environmental concerns in Assam
December 17th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex ToddGolapara (Assam), Dec.17 (ANI): The Badungduppa theatre Group has organised a traditional theatre festival to promote environmental concerns in Assam's Golapara District.The research-orientated theatre organization, whose main motive is ... Read more...
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Dutch police arrest teenager over pro-WikiLeaks hacking incidents
December 10th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Amsterdam, Dec 10 (ANI): Dutch authorities have reportedly arrested a 16-year-old teenager over his alleged involvement in the pro-WikiLeaks hacking attacks on the Visa and MasterCard websites.The Wall Street Journal quoted ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga’s eight waxworks unveiled
December 10th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga has become so popular in just in two years that eight of her waxworks have been unveiled at Madame Tussauds museums worldwide.Museums in London, ... Read more...
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City Of Nijmegen Plans To Hide Bronze Statues After Robbery
November 11th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Amsterdam, Nov 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Beautiful bronze statues depicting mythical and real characters have always been used all over the world to increase the beauty of cities. However, the same ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga to make Madame Tussauds history
November 8th, 2010 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Lady Gaga is set to make waxwork history next month when Madame Tussauds would simultaneously unveil eight figures of the controversial singer across the world.The "Poker Face" star ... Read more...
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Nothing suspicious found on Delta flight in Mumbai (Lead)
November 5th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Nothing suspicious has been found aboard the Delta Airways Amsterdam-Mumbai flight which had made an emergency landing at the international airport here, the authorities said Friday.Airport sources ... Read more...
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