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2. Man on the run for 14 years nabbed in Cheras

By JOSHUA FOONG and STEVEN CHIEW PETALING JAYA: For almost 14 years, wanted Dutch double murderer Chang Ming See (pic) was sought by the police in the Netherlands. Their search ended last week when the 56-year-old was finally...

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Rafael van der Vaart (R) of The Netherlands and Victor Caceres Centurion of Paraguay fight for...

Rafael van der Vaart (R) of The Netherlands and Victor Caceres Centurion of Paraguay fight for the ball during their friendly soccer match in Heerenveen, The Netherlands, on November 18, 2009. AFP PHOTO / ANP KOEN VAN WEEL /...

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Turkish film wins award in Netherlands

A Turkish film won the best film title in a Dutch festival. "Sonbahar" (Autumn), a film by Turkish director Ozcan Alper, was chosen the best film at the 31st Noordelijk Film Festival in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. The film...

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Canada's Nesbitt golden in Netherlands

Canadian women also capture Team Pursuit gold Canadian speedskater Christine Nesbitt won the women's 1,000-metre race at the ISU World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on Sunday, her third victory of this young season....

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UPDATE 1-Van Lanschot, Friesland end shareholding deal

AMSTERDAM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Dutch private bank Van Lanschot (VLAN.AS) said on Friday a shareholder agreement with unlisted Friesland Bank [FRIBK.UL] would be terminated, giving Friesland the ability to potentially increase...

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Cow dung to power more Dutch homes

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A plant that converts cow dung into energy for homes opened in the Netherlands on Friday. Manure from cows at a nearby dairy farm will be fermented along with grass and food industry residues, and the...

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Festivals - Netherlands - Noordelijk exploring borders

The 31st edition of the Noordelijk Film Festival in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden showcases nine European films in its “Interregio” competition this year. The festival kicked off yesterday evening with an out-of-competition...

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Streetview arrives in Mexico, Hawaii, updates in Netherlands, Spain

Another month, another absolutely massive Street View update. The big news is that Google has launched a wealth of imagery for previously uncovered Mexico; but they’ve also added imagery to Hawaii for the first time, added many...

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Academic Profile

2006-2007: MA (Leiden University) in Book & Digital Media Studies [distinction] 15,000 word dissertation (supervisor: Prof. dr. A. H. van der Weel): 'A Publishing History (1860-1896) of George Eliot in the Netherlands with a...

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Street View Expands in The Netherlands

Street View has expanded in The Netherlands to include coverage of Utrecht, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Tilburg and Leeuwarden (adding to the previous coverage of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Groningen). Interestingly this...

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