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- Netherlands envoy made ambassador to Holy See
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Representative to the Netherlands Larry Wang will replace Tou Chou-sheng as the co untry's ambassador to the Holy See, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). MOFA Spokesman Henry Chen said Tou will
- UN ends Western Sahara envoy mandate
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has decided not to renew the mandate of his personal envoy for the Western Sahara, Dutch diplomat Peter van Walsum, writes today's Volkskrant. The Polisario Front, which is fighting for independence for the Western Sahara
- Tsvangirai describes dinner with Mugabe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said that he got to see President Robert Mugabe as a human being during a private dinner last month. Tsvangirai gave an exclusive interview to Heidi Holland, the South
- Duluth completes first wind turbine blade shipment to Brazil
The Port of Duluth-Superior in Minnesota handled its first shipment of North American-made wind turbine components to Brazil. On Aug. 27-28, the Great Lakes port loaded 54 wind turbine blades measuring 37 meters long each onboard the Dutch-flag cargo
- Danes take contentment in stride
While Copenhagen is a thriving metropolis, when you travel out into the Danish countryside, you find yourself saying "cute" more than you know you should. When I'm in the Netherlands, I have a running joke with my guide friends. We say, "Everything's so ... Dutch." Now, in Denmark, I'm saying, "Everything's so ... Danish."
- The Power of Positive Thinking: Truth or Myth?
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - You might call Maarten van der Weijden the anti-Lance Armstrong.
Last week, the Dutch Olympic long-distance swimming champion and cancer
survivor told the British newspaper The Telegraph that he didn't want to be compared to the American cycling star.
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I but suffered a brutal invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EC, and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.
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