Tag: Netherlands
Netherlands introduces magic mushrooms ban
A ban on the sale of the hallucinogenic fungi known as magic mushrooms is coming into force in the Netherlands, a country traditionally tolerant of drug-taking. [MORE]
FFA appoint Berger as Technical Director
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced the appointment of Han Berger as Australian soccer's new National Technical Director.[MORE]
Man City, Spurs clinch UEFA wins
Manchester City and Tottenham edged closer to the UEFA Cup knockout stages with crucial away wins this morning (Australian time).[MORE]
Philips announces job losses
Dutch electronics giant Philips has become the latest international company to announce a big retrenchment.[MORE]
Amsterdam weed cafes to go up in smoke
Almost a fifth of Amsterdam's popular marijuana-selling coffee shops are to be closed because they are too close to schools, the city council said.[MORE]
International Court to hear Serbia genocide claim
The International Court of Justice in The Hague has ruled that it has the legal competence to hear a genocide claim against Serbia in relation to the conflict in the early 1990s. [MORE]
Dutch towns close coffee shops in 'drug tourists' crackdown
Two Dutch towns said they planned to close their cannabis smoking coffee shops after admitting that an influx of up to 25,000 French and Belgian "drug tourists" each week had become too much.[MORE]
Sprint king Hoogie to retire in December
Former Olympic sprint champion Pieter van den Hoogenband will end his career at a meeting in Eindhoven on December 7, the Dutch ANP news agency has reported.[MORE]
Netherlands injects $20b into ING
The Netherlands Government has injected $20 billion into one of the world's largest banks.[MORE]
Dutchmen on trial for spreading HIV at sex parties
HIV-positive men have told a Dutch court how a three-member gay gang tried to infect them with the AIDS virus at sex orgies.[MORE]
Dutch initiative seeks TV channel for pets
Dutch animal lovers have launched a national campaign to establish a public TV channel for animals and their owners.[MORE]
Gerrard, Keane on target against PSV
Liverpool has completed a comfortable 3-1 Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven at Anfield.[MORE]
Fortis bank latest victim of credit crisis
European shares have slumped to a three-and-a-half year low as the fallout from the credit crisis claims more victims.[MORE]
British Govt intervenes to prevent bank collapse
Britain's eighth largest bank is to be nationalised after its share price collapsed, in further fallout from the US financial crisis.[MORE]
Sydney men 'linked to global ice ring'
A Sydney court has heard that a two-year international police operation led to the arrest of two men over a plot to import more than 200 kilograms of an illicit drug component.[MORE]
DreamWorks boss touts brave new 3D world
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg predicts that all movies will be made in 3D within "a reasonable period of time" and that 2D films will be "a thing of the past."[MORE]
Socceroos stun 10-man Netherlands
Josh Kennedy headed home the winner for Australia in a surprising 2-1 win over the Netherlands in its international friendly in Eindhoven this morning.[MORE]
Grella, Milligan to miss Dutch friendly
Socceroos midfielder Vince Grella and defender Mark Milligan have been ruled out of tomorrow morning's friendly match against the Netherlands in Eindhoven.[MORE]
Germany to try former SS man
Germany will try an 86-year-old former SS member who confessed to killing three Dutch civilians more than 60 years ago but has escaped a death sentence and avoided jail, a court said on Thursday.[MORE]
Global warming forces Dutch to strengthen dykes
The Netherlands will be forced to spend about $170 billion to extend and strengthen its dykes to protect the country from rising sea levels.[MORE]
Socceroos aiming to sharpen up against Dutch
Socceroos midfielder Vince Grella says his side will be looking to shake off any rust in this weekend's friendly match against the Netherlands.[MORE]
Socceroos in Netherlands for friendly
The Socceroos are in camp in Holland ahead of their friendly against the Netherlands on Saturday.[MORE]
Not guilty plea entered for Karadzic
The ICTY entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Radovan Karadzic to genocide and war crimes.[MORE]
Dutch say Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower
The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th Century building, in the northern Dutch town of Bedum, as Europe's most steeply leaning tower.[MORE]
Socceroos welcome back Kewell, Emerton
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has recalled Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton for Australia's next World Cup qualifier.[MORE]
