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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Amsterdam</title>
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		<title>Dutch police investigate alleged theft of illegal ecstasy pill collection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch man reports theft of Ecstasy pill collection

AMSTERDAM — A man who said he spent two decades collecting Ecstasy pills of all colors and shapes as a hobby has turned to police for help after they were stolen — because he said some of them are poisonous.
Police say the 46-year-old man, who was not identified, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-police-investigate-alleged-theft-of-illegal-ecstasy-pill-collection-242635/" title="Dutch police investigate alleged theft of illegal ecstasy pill collection">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First of 150 saplings from the Anne Frank tree planted in Amsterdam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Sapling from Anne Frank tree planted in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM — A park in Amsterdam has begun planting 150 saplings from an ancient chestnut tree that once cheered Anne Frank as her family hid from the Nazis.
The Jewish teenager wrote about the tree in her diary as a rare connection to nature during the 2 years her ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-of-150-saplings-from-the-anne-frank-tree-planted-in-amsterdam-239983/">First of 150 saplings from the Anne Frank tree planted in Amsterdam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Sterling</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch military captures 13 pirates off Oman coast

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch navy captured 13 Somali pirates and seized a haul of weapons off the coast of Oman after the pirates attacked a merchant ship, the Defense Department reported Thursday.
Armed pirates on speedboats tried to board the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged BBC Togo, but were repelled after ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-military-ship-captures-13-pirates-off-the-coast-of-oman-239358/" title="Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>War crimes suspect Karadzic to challenge court appointed lawyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Karadzic to challenge court apppointed lawyer

AMSTERDAM — Radovan Karadzic will challenge the appointment of a lawyer to represent him at his war crimes trial, his spokesman says.
The former Bosnian Serb political leader plans to conduct his own courtroom defense against genocide and other war crimes charges stemming from the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
But judges .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-crimes-suspect-karadzic-to-challenge-court-appointed-lawyer-239123/">War crimes suspect Karadzic to challenge court appointed lawyer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Driver pays: Dutch government will slash price of car taxes in favor of tax-per-mile</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch drivers to pay tax on road time, not on car

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch government plans to bring the polluter-pays principle into the home garage.
Rather than an annual road tax for their cars, drivers will soon pay a few cents for every kilometer (mile) on the road, in a plan aimed at breaking chronic traffic ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/driver-pays-dutch-government-will-slash-price-of-car-taxes-in-favor-of-tax-per-mile-229285/">Driver pays: Dutch government will slash price of car taxes in favor of tax-per-mile</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Somali terrorism suspect arrested in Netherlands had US green card</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Somali terror suspect had US residency

AMSTERDAM — A Somali man suspected of recruiting youth in Minneapolis for Islamic terrorism in Somalia has a U.S. green card, Dutch media reported Friday.
Mohamud Said Omar, 43, was arrested last weekend at the request of U.S. authorities in an asylum seeker&#8217;s center in Dronten, Netherlands, about 45 miles .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-somali-terrorism-suspect-arrested-in-netherlands-had-us-green-card-228327/">Report: Somali terrorism suspect arrested in Netherlands had US green card</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer goods maker Unilever reports 36 percent fall in net profit for third quarter</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/consumer-goods-maker-unilever-reports-36-percent-fall-in-net-profit-for-third-quarter-218681/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Sterling</dc:creator>
		
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Unilever reports 36 percent fall in Q3 profit

AMSTERDAM — Unilever NV, maker of Dove soaps and Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s ice cream, saw net profit fall 36 percent for the third quarter, mostly because earnings in the same period a year ago benefited from the sale of operations.
The consumer goods giant made €1.05 billion ($1.56 billion), .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/consumer-goods-maker-unilever-reports-36-percent-fall-in-net-profit-for-third-quarter-218681/">Consumer goods maker Unilever reports 36 percent fall in net profit for third quarter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch remember filmmaker Theo van Gogh, murdered by a Muslim fanatic 5 years ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-remember-filmmaker-theo-van-gogh-murdered-by-a-muslim-fanatic-5-years-ago-214920/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Sterling</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch mark 5th anniversary of filmmaker&#8217;s murder

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch marked the fifth anniversary Monday of the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim fanatic, a brutal killing that continues to shape politics in the Netherlands.
Van Gogh, a distant relative of the famous painter, was shot and stabbed on an Amsterdam street Nov. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-remember-filmmaker-theo-van-gogh-murdered-by-a-muslim-fanatic-5-years-ago-214920/" title="Dutch remember filmmaker Theo van Gogh, murdered by a Muslim fanatic 5 years ago">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shell third quarter profit down 62 percent to $3.25 billion, will cut jobs amid weak recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Sterling</dc:creator>
		
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Shell Q3 profit falls 62 pct, to cut 5,000 jobs

AMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europe&#8217;s largest oil company, reported Thursday a 62 percent fall in profit for the third quarter due to lower oil prices, and said it plans to cut 5,000 jobs to cope with continuing weakness in the global economy.
Shell said net ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shell-third-quarter-profit-down-62-percent-to-325-billion-will-cut-jobs-amid-weak-recovery-210953/">Shell third quarter profit down 62 percent to $3.25 billion, will cut jobs amid weak recovery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shell to cut 5,000 jobs to enhance efficiency, 3Q production drops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM - Royal Dutch Shell reported Thursday a sharp drop in third-quarter earnings and production due to the weak global economy, and said it would cut 5,000 jobs.

The cutbacks are part of the so-called Transition 2009 programme already announced by CEO Peter Voser upon taking up his position July 1.	 	
By cutting the number of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shell-to-cut-5000-jobs-to-enhance-efficiency-3q-production-drops-210881/">Read more : Shell to cut 5,000 jobs to enhance efficiency, 3Q production drops</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN climate chief says full global warming treaty impossible this year, but framework needed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-climate-chief-says-full-global-warming-treaty-impossible-this-year-but-framework-needed-209622/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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UN climate chief doubts full treaty this year

AMSTERDAM — Reaching a final global warming treaty will be impossible this year, but the political ingredients of a deal must be settled at a conference in December, the U.N.&#8217;s top climate official said Wednesday.
&#8220;Time is running out,&#8221; said Yvo de Boer, the secretary-general of the U.N. climate .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-climate-chief-says-full-global-warming-treaty-impossible-this-year-but-framework-needed-209622/">Original article &nbsp;: UN climate chief says full global warming treaty impossible this year, but framework needed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch teenager says she will postpone attempt to circumnavigate globe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch teenager postpones plan to sail the globe

AMSTERDAM — A 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the world solo says she will wait until the school year ends before starting her attempt.
Laura Dekker is awaiting a court&#8217;s decision on whether she can go ahead with her voyage or whether .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-teenager-says-she-will-postpone-attempt-to-circumnavigate-globe-207381/">Dutch teenager says she will postpone attempt to circumnavigate globe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ING to split in half, issue $11.3 billion of new shares, repay state aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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ING to split itself, issue $11.3B of shares

AMSTERDAM — European services giant ING Groep NV said Monday it will split itself in two, spinning off its insurance arm to simplify its business and issuing euro7.5 billion ($11.3 billion) in new shares to repay state bailout money.
The dramatic change in strategy caps a year of cutting ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ing-to-split-in-half-issue-113-billion-of-new-shares-repay-state-aid-207006/">ING to split in half, issue $11.3 billion of new shares, repay state aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch court declares regional bank DSB bankrupt, ending hopes of sale or bailout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — A Dutch court declared DSB Bank NV bankrupt on Monday, ending hopes the regional lender, which suffered a run on deposits, might be sold or bailed out.

The privately-owned bank is the first to go bust in the Netherlands since last year, though the government and regulators insist its failure was not directly related ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-court-declares-regional-bank-dsb-bankrupt-ending-hopes-of-sale-or-bailout-199678/">Dutch court declares regional bank DSB bankrupt, ending hopes of sale or bailout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch set to raise legal retirement age to 67</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM - The Dutch are to raise the legal retirement age from 65 to 67, media reports said Friday.

From 2020, the retirement age will be raised to 66, and from 2025 to 67. Those wanting to retire at 65 would receive lower state pensions.	 	
There would be special provisions for people with disabilities, people who ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-set-to-raise-legal-retirement-age-to-67-198166/">Dutch set to raise legal retirement age to 67</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ASML ends loss streak with €20 million net profit in third quarter, orders rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to computer chip makers, reported Wednesday a net profit of euro20 million ($29.7 million) for the third quarter, ending a nine-month streak of losses, and said new orders had increased sharply.

The company, which supplies tools to Intel and Samsung, had euro73.3 million in net profit in the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asml-ends-loss-streak-with-e20-million-net-profit-in-third-quarter-orders-rise-195695/">ASML ends loss streak with €20 million net profit in third quarter, orders rise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Rationalizer&#8217; _ designed to keep emotions from clouding stock traders&#8217; judgment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — It&#8217;s said that greed pushes investors to buy stocks when they&#8217;re overpriced, while fear drives sales when stocks are at or near a bottom.

With that in mind, Philips Electronics has teamed up with a prominent Dutch bank to develop a system of warning home traders when they&#8217;re about to make a decision to .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-rationalizer-_-designed-to-keep-emotions-from-clouding-stock-traders-judgment-194787/">&#8216;The Rationalizer&#8217; _ designed to keep emotions from clouding stock traders&#8217; judgment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philips third quarter net profit triples to $256 million, but sales slump by 11 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips Electronics NV reported net profit of euro174 million ($256 million) for the third quarter on Monday, three times the depressed levels of a year ago, due to cost-cutting measures.

In the same period in 2008, the world&#8217;s largest lighting manufacturer had reported profits of euro57 million, including around euro80 million in net ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philips-third-quarter-net-profit-triples-to-256-million-but-sales-slump-by-11-percent-193680/">Philips third quarter net profit triples to $256 million, but sales slump by 11 percent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philips third quarter net profit triples to €174M, but sales slump by 11 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips Electronics NV reported net profit of €174 million ($256 million) for the third quarter on Monday, three times the depressed levels of a year ago, due to cost-cutting measures.

In the same period in 2008, the world&#8217;s largest lighting manufacturer had reported profits of €57 million, including around €80 million in net .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philips-third-quarter-net-profit-triples-to-e174m-but-sales-slump-by-11-percent-193679/" title="Philips third quarter net profit triples to €174M, but sales slump by 11 percent">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philips third quarter net profit triples to euro174M, but sales slump by 11 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips Electronics NV reported net profit of euro174 million ($256 million) for the third quarter on Monday, three times the depressed levels of a year ago, due to cost-cutting measures.

In the same period in 2008, the world&#8217;s largest lighting manufacturer had reported profits of euro57 million, including around euro80 million in net ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philips-third-quarter-net-profit-triples-to-euro174m-but-sales-slump-by-11-percent-193678/" title="Philips third quarter net profit triples to euro174M, but sales slump by 11 percent">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Speeders beware: Italian Lamborghini police car to show its stuff at Dutch show</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — The Dutch are about to learn how Italian police catch speeders.

A Lamborghini police car with a top speed of 202 mph (325 kilometers per hour) was en route Thursday — presumably within the speed limits — from Italy to the eastern Dutch city of Ewijk to be the top attraction at a display .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/speeders-beware-italian-lamborghini-police-car-to-show-its-stuff-at-dutch-show-190689/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Speeders beware: Italian Lamborghini police car to show its stuff at Dutch show</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic has appealed the Oct. 19 start date for his war crimes trial, arguing that judges have not given him enough time to prepare.

Karadzic, who was president of a breakaway republic of Bosnia in the early 1990s, faces 11 charges including genocide and crimes against humanity for ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karadzic-appeals-oct-19-start-of-war-crimes-trial-arguing-he-has-not-had-time-to-prepare-182179/">Karadzic appeals Oct. 19 start of war crimes trial, arguing he has not had time to prepare</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for €1.28 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Consumer products giant Unilever NV said Friday it has agreed to buy businesses including the Sanex and Duschdas brands from Sara Lee Corp. for €1.28 billion ($1.88 billion)

The businesses to be acquired, subject to regulatory approval, include Sara Lee&#8217;s worldwide body care products business and its European detergents arms, which includes strong regional ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unilever-to-buy-sara-lees-personal-care-products-for-e128-billion-178671/">Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for €1.28 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Consumer products giant Unilever NV said Friday it has agreed to buy businesses including the Sanex and Duschdas brands from Sara Lee Corp. for euro1.28 billion ($1.88 billion)

The businesses to be acquired, subject to regulatory approval, include Sara Lee&#8217;s worldwide body care products business and its European detergents arms, which includes strong regional .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unilever-to-buy-sara-lees-personal-care-products-for-euro128-billion-178670/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for euro1.28 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for $1.88 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Consumer products maker Unilever NV says it has agreed to buy the personal care products businesses of Sara Lee Corp. for euro1.28 billion ($1.88 billion).

Unilever makes Dove soaps and Axe deodorants, while the Sara Lee businesses to be acquired are known for the Sanex, Radox and Duschdas brands, Unilever said.
The Anglo-Dutch company says ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unilever-to-buy-sara-lees-personal-care-products-for-188-billion-178650/">Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for $1.88 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>One dead after train collision near Rotterdam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM - One man died and several people were injured as two cargo trains collided and hit a passenger train Thursday night near Rotterdam, Dutch police said.

The driver of one of the cargo trains died and, according to police, &#8220;relatively few others were injured&#8221; when two cargo trains collided around 10.30 p.m. (2030 GMT) near .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/one-dead-after-train-collision-near-rotterdam-178363/">One dead after train collision near Rotterdam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three trains collide in the Netherlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM - Several people were injured as two cargo trains collided and hit a passenger train near Rotterdam Thursday night, according to Dutch police.

Police said &#8220;there were relatively few injured&#8221; after the two cargo trains collided at about 10.30 p.m. (2030 GMT) near Barendrecht, close to Rotterdam.	 	
A spokesperson from rail management company ProRail said .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/three-trains-collide-in-the-netherlands-178337/">Three trains collide in the Netherlands</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish police arrest former Argentine navy officer for alleged &#8216;dirty war&#8217; crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — An Argentine-born pilot for a low-cost airline was arrested during a stopover in a Spanish airport on suspicion of piloting planes that carried hundreds of dissidents to their deaths during his country&#8217;s 1976-1983 &#8220;dirty war,&#8221; authorities said Wednesday.

Julio Alberto Poch, 57, a former Argentine navy lieutenant with Dutch nationality, is wanted in his ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spanish-police-arrest-former-argentine-navy-officer-for-alleged-dirty-war-crimes-176322/">Spanish police arrest former Argentine navy officer for alleged &#8216;dirty war&#8217; crimes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greenpeace says it has new evidence in Ivory Coast disaster, demands prosecution of company</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Greenpeace said Thursday it has uncovered new evidence linking a major oil trading company to toxic waste that killed 15 people in Ivory Coast in 2006, and asked Dutch prosecutors to reconsider charging executives with illegal dumping.

The environmental group said it had obtained internal e-mails and other documents that show Trafigura Beheer BV .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greenpeace-says-it-has-new-evidence-in-ivory-coast-disaster-demands-prosecution-of-company-171135/">Greenpeace says it has new evidence in Ivory Coast disaster, demands prosecution of company</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Global puzzle: Some Apollo moon rocks are lost, perhaps not all by mistake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Attention, countries of the world: Do you know where your moon rocks are?

The discovery of a fake moon rock in the Netherlands&#8217; national museum should be a wake-up call for more than 130 countries that received gifts of lunar rubble from both the Apollo 11 flight in 1969 and Apollo 17 three years .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/global-puzzle-some-apollo-moon-rocks-are-lost-perhaps-not-all-by-mistake-167410/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge sets Oct 19 for start of ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic&#8217;s trial; will take 2 1/2 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — A U.N. judge Tuesday rejected a plea from former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for more time to prepare his defense and ordered his long-awaited war crimes trial to begin next month.

Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs through a brutal three-year ethnic war in the early 1990s, had asked for another 10 months ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-sets-oct-19-for-start-of-ex-bosnian-serb-leader-karadzics-trial-will-take-2-12-years-162595/">Read : Judge sets Oct 19 for start of ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic&#8217;s trial; will take 2 1/2 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mother of Dutch teenager opposes daughter&#8217;s plan to be youngest sailor to circle the globe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — The mother of Dutch teenager Laura Dekker says she is against her daughter&#8217;s plan to try to sail solo around the world.

Babs Muller is quoted in the Volkskrant daily as saying her 13-year-old daughter has the technical ability to complete the voyage but that the teenager is not yet grown-up enough.
Muller also says ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mother-of-dutch-teenager-opposes-daughters-plan-to-be-youngest-sailor-to-circle-the-globe-160590/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Mother of Dutch teenager opposes daughter&#8217;s plan to be youngest sailor to circle the globe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch prosecutors to charge Arab group with hate speech for Holocaust cartoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Dutch prosecutors said Wednesday they will charge an Arab cultural group under hate speech laws for publishing a cartoon that suggests the death of 6 million Jews during World War II is a fabrication.

The public prosecutor&#8217;s office in the city of Utrecht said the cartoon insults Jews as a group and is therefore .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-prosecutors-to-charge-arab-group-with-hate-speech-for-holocaust-cartoon-157301/">Dutch prosecutors to charge Arab group with hate speech for Holocaust cartoon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss police seize 1,000 bottles of &#8220;Keineken&#8221; after Heineken protests</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Swiss police have seized 1,000 bottles of locally made &#8220;Keineken&#8221; beer after the Dutch beer giant Heineken NV complained its brand was being infringed.

The name &#8220;Keineken&#8221; appears to be a pun in German meaning &#8220;No Heineken.&#8221;
Heineken spokesman Jeroen Breuer said Tuesday a judge in the Swiss canton of Obwalden ordered police to seize ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-police-seize-1000-bottles-of-keineken-after-heineken-protests-156515/">Swiss police seize 1,000 bottles of &#8220;Keineken&#8221; after Heineken protests</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch royals win privacy lawsuit against The Associated Press over Argentina vacation photos</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — A court ruled Friday that The Associated Press violated the privacy of the Dutch royal family by photographing them on a skiing holiday in Argentina.

The judge handed down an injunction against further distribution or sale of four images of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander&#8217;s family that were made available worldwide last month and widely used  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-royals-win-privacy-lawsuit-against-the-associated-press-over-argentina-vacation-photos-152575/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prized &#8216;moon rock&#8217; in Dutch national museum is just an old piece of wood</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — It&#8217;s not green cheese, but it might as well be.

The Dutch national museum said Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by U.S. astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood.
Rijksmuseum spokeswoman Xandra van Gelder, who oversaw the investigation that proved the piece was a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prized-moon-rock-in-dutch-national-museum-is-just-an-old-piece-of-wood-151182/" title="Prized &#8216;moon rock&#8217; in Dutch national museum is just an old piece of wood">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic tells AP: Despite embargo US helped Iran arm Bosnian Muslims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Radovan Karadzic is seeking evidence that the U.S. turned a blind eye to weapons shipments from Iran to Muslim forces fighting in the Bosnian war, to support his claim that Serbs acted in self-defense during the conflict.

In written responses from jail to questions by The Associated Press released Wednesday, Karadzic said he has .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-bosnian-serb-leader-karadzic-tells-ap-despite-embargo-us-helped-iran-arm-bosnian-muslims-150037/">Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic tells AP: Despite embargo US helped Iran arm Bosnian Muslims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man killed in fight, shooting at Dutch beach party, 8 wounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Prosecutors say one man died and eight people were wounded when brawls and shooting erupted at a Dutch beach party.

Prosecutors say the 19-year-old died at the Sunset Grooves party at Hoek van Holland, near Rotterdam, on Saturday night. The party, which drew 10,000 people, broke up in confusion. Amateur videos posted on web ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-killed-in-fight-shooting-at-dutch-beach-party-8-wounded-147460/">Man killed in fight, shooting at Dutch beach party, 8 wounded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teen killed as Dutch beach rave turns into brawl</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM - An 18-year old  was killed and seven others injured as a beach rave party attended by thousands of people turned into a mass brawl in the Netherlands.

It was not immediately clear whether the teenager was shot dead or died from other injuries at the party entitled &#8220;Sunset Grooves&#8221; near Hoek van Holland .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teen-killed-as-dutch-beach-rave-turns-into-brawl-147331/">Teen killed as Dutch beach rave turns into brawl</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Combating climate change creates new kind of crime: Carbon crooks can cash in on credit trade</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Customs agents this week arrested nine people in the London area suspected of a multimillion dollar fraud in trading carbon permits, bringing attention to a rich new field for crime sprung from the fight against climate change.

The arrest confirmed fears among law enforcement officers that swindlers — operating from the trading floors of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/combating-climate-change-creates-new-kind-of-crime-carbon-crooks-can-cash-in-on-credit-trade-146233/">Combating climate change creates new kind of crime: Carbon crooks can cash in on credit trade</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Ramadan over Iranian TV appearances</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — A Dutch university fired Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on Tuesday for hosting a show on Iran&#8217;s state television, which the school said could be seen as endorsing the regime.

Ramadan — known as a reformist who condemns terrorism, seeks to modernize Shariah law and urges Muslims living in Europe to integrate — has recently .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-university-fires-islamic-scholar-ramadan-over-iranian-tv-appearances-143060/">Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Ramadan over Iranian TV appearances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia wins slightly more than Eritrea as intn&#8217;l claims panel awards damages for 2-year war</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — An international claims commission awarded Ethiopia slightly more than Eritrea as it settled mutual claims worth hundreds of millions of dollars for death, injury, rape, looting and destruction during their two-year border conflict.

The awards, announced Tuesday in The Hague, concluded a complex arbitration that was part of the 2000 peace agreement closing out ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethiopia-wins-slightly-more-than-eritrea-as-intnl-claims-panel-awards-damages-for-2-year-war-142928/">Ethiopia wins slightly more than Eritrea as intn&#8217;l claims panel awards damages for 2-year war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch school tailors timing to parents&#8217; needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM - Pupils at one Dutch elementary school are not vacationing this summer. But depending on their parents&#8217; schedules, they may be able to enjoy a long vacation at some other time.

De School, in the picturesque coastal village of Zandvoort north of Amsterdam, is the first Dutch elementary school to tailor its schedule entirely to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-school-tailors-timing-to-parents-needs-139241/" title="Dutch school tailors timing to parents&#8217; needs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch insurer Aegon posts euro161 million loss in 2Q, to issue euro1 billion in new shares</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer, reported a euro161 million ($229 million) loss for the second quarter on Thursday due to impairment charges and announced plans to issue up to euro1 billion ($1.42 billion) in new shares.

In the same period a year earlier, the company had net profit of euro276 million. The 2009 loss .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-insurer-aegon-posts-euro161-million-loss-in-2q-to-issue-euro1-billion-in-new-shares-138246/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Dutch insurer Aegon posts euro161 million loss in 2Q, to issue euro1 billion in new shares</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch insurer Aegon posts €161 million loss in 2Q, to issue €1 billion in new shares</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer, reported a €161 million ($229 million) loss for the second quarter on Thursday due to impairment charges and announced plans to issue up to €1 billion ($1.42 billion) in new shares.

In the same period a year earlier, the company had net profit of €276 million. The 2009 loss .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-insurer-aegon-posts-e161-million-loss-in-2q-to-issue-e1-billion-in-new-shares-138244/" title="Dutch insurer Aegon posts €161 million loss in 2Q, to issue €1 billion in new shares">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Record number of corporate bankruptcies in the Netherlands in first half of 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — A record number of companies went bankrupt in the first half of 2009, the country&#8217;s Central Bureau for Statistics said Wednesday.

In all 3,500 businesses went bankrupt, double the number that failed last year and the most since the agency began keeping data in 1981. Personal bankruptcies increased by 16 percent to 1,800, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/record-number-of-corporate-bankruptcies-in-the-netherlands-in-first-half-of-2009-137397/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Record number of corporate bankruptcies in the Netherlands in first half of 2009</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Korea, New Zealand pledge emissions cuts as climate talks reconvene; activists rap low goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM —Wealthy countries are not going far enough to control greenhouse gas emissions, activists said Monday as delegates from 180 nations resumed talks on a global climate change pact.

Beginning a five-day meeting in Bonn, Germany, negotiators began trying to whittle down a 200-page draft into a workable treaty that will bring the world&#8217;s carbon emissions .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/korea-new-zealand-pledge-emissions-cuts-as-climate-talks-reconvene-activists-rap-low-goals-135698/">Korea, New Zealand pledge emissions cuts as climate talks reconvene; activists rap low goals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch trading firm Van der Moolen files for protection from creditors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM —Dutch trading firm Van der Moolen Holding NV filed for protection from creditors on Monday, citing liquidity problems amid a slump in earnings.

It reported a net loss of euro10.5 million ($15.07 million) for the first half of 2009, compared with a profit of euro12.7 million in the same period a year earlier, as sales ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-trading-firm-van-der-moolen-files-for-protection-from-creditors-135457/" title="Dutch trading firm Van der Moolen files for protection from creditors">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian president uses witness stand at war crimes trial to strike back at US</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Charles Taylor accuses the United States of gunboat diplomacy, of dumping him as part of a global policy of &#8220;regime change&#8221; and of hypocrisy on human rights. Defending himself in court against war crimes charges, the former Liberian president is hitting back at his nemesis.

On the witness stand for the fourth week in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-president-uses-witness-stand-at-war-crimes-trial-to-strike-back-at-us-133769/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Former Liberian president uses witness stand at war crimes trial to strike back at US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian chief tells war crimes court US radio intercepts would clear the case against him</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor called Thursday on the United States and Britain to declassify radio intercepts he says would help clear him of war crimes charges.

Taylor was concluding his fourth week of testimony in his defense against 11 charges of crimes against humanity, including murder, rape and torture, for aiding rebels in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-chief-tells-war-crimes-court-us-radio-intercepts-would-clear-the-case-against-him-132575/" title="Ex-Liberian chief tells war crimes court US radio intercepts would clear the case against him">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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