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When diseases have a bad name, change is hard

Some diseases just have a bad name. But even when their commonly known labels glorify Nazi doctors or slander certain ethnic groups, old habits are hard to change.

When diseases have a bad name, change is hard
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Space Cadets line up for one-way Mars trip

More than 200,000 people from 140 countries have applied to go to Mars and never return.

Space Cadets line up for one-way Mars trip
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Dutchman dies in car accident in Karaganda oblast

A citizen of Netherlands was killed in a car accident in Karaganda oblast in central Kazakhstan.

Dutchman dies in car accident in Karaganda oblast
Jan Schoonhoven. Photo courtesy of memphisfilmtv.com
How stolen Dutch art fooled even Sotheby's expert eyes

A cunningly disguised stolen work by Dutch contemporary artist Jan Schoonhoven managed to fool experts at the world's largest art broker Sotheby's.

How stolen Dutch art fooled even Sotheby's expert eyes
Chairman of Kazakhstan State Service Agency Alikhan Baimenov. Illustration by Tengrinews.kz
Kazakhstan's state service reform concures with development of European countries

Kazakhstan State Service Agency is interested in the state service reform experience of Great Britain and the Netherlands.

Kazakhstan's state service reform concures with development of European countries
Dutch duo peddle old bikes as fashion, furniture

Two Dutch entrepreneurs have found a novel way to make money out of the thousands of bicycles abandoned in the Netherlands each year, by turning them into designer fashion items and furniture.

Dutch duo peddle old bikes as fashion, furniture
Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Crown Princess Maxima. ©REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule
Dutch enthrone '21st-century king' Willem-Alexander

Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander becomes Europe's youngest monarch on Tuesday when his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicates and his country hails the avowedly 21st-century king with a massive, orange-hued party.

Dutch enthrone '21st-century king' Willem-Alexander
Dutch love their Argentine queen despite father's past

Maxima, the Argentine-born future queen of the Netherlands, has worked hard to win over Dutch hearts and is immensely popular despite her father's murky role in his country's military junta.

Dutch love their Argentine queen despite father's past
Dutch crown prince vows less protocol as 21st century king

Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander vowed to be an approachable, 21st century monarch, insisting in a wide-ranging interview.

Dutch crown prince vows less protocol as 21st century king
Snapshot of the match between the netherland's and Kazakhstan's women's ice hockey teams. Photo courtesy of iihf.com
Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan women’s team lost first match in World Championship

The Dutch team moved up to the second line and the Kazakhstan team moved down to the third place in the general ranking of the Championship.

Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan women’s team lost first match in World Championship
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Benckiser group to buy Dutch Masterblenders for 7.5bn euros

Dutch tea and coffee producer D.E. Masterblenders said Friday that it has reached a conditional agreement with a German investor group led by Johann A. Benckiser on a 7.5-billion-euro ($9.8-bn) takeover deal.

Benckiser group to buy Dutch Masterblenders for 7.5bn euros
Austerity putting children at risk: UN

The UN warned Wednesday that austerity measures are hitting children hard, as it published a ranking of kids' well-being in rich countries topped by northern European countries and showing Britain climbing out of the bottom tier.

Austerity putting children at risk: UN
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Arctic 'greening' seen through global warming

Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive "greening" in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study said on Sunday.

Arctic 'greening' seen through global warming
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TNT Express to shed 4,000 jobs after UPS takeover fails

Dutch post and courier company TNT Express said Monday it would shed around 4,000 jobs over the next three years as it restructures after US rival UPS' takeover bid failed in January.

TNT Express to shed 4,000 jobs after UPS takeover fails
Selling of flowers in Almaty. ©Yaroslav Radlovsky
3 million flowers delivered to Almaty for March 8

Flowers are mostly supplied from the Netherlands, Germany, France, Israel, Ecuador, Kenya and Colombia to Almaty.

3 million flowers delivered to Almaty for March 8
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Amsterdam raises legal age for prostitution to 21

The city of Amsterdam said Tuesday it will raise the legal age of prostitutes from 18 to 21 and announced plans to close brothels during the early morning hours in a bid to protect sex workers.

Amsterdam raises legal age for prostitution to 21
Brussels calls for DNA tests, EU police in horsemeat crisis

The EU's executive called in Europe's law enforcers and urged bloc-wide DNA food testing on Wednesday to restore consumer confidence in a widening scandal over horsemeat-tainted processed food.

Brussels calls for DNA tests, EU police in horsemeat crisis
Dutch court rules in Nigerian farmers' suit against Shell

A Dutch court will decide on Wednesday whether Shell should clean up oil damage that destroyed a group of Nigerian farmers' land, a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility.

Dutch court rules in Nigerian farmers' suit against Shell
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Philips returns to profit, sells entertainment business

Electronics giant Philips on Tuesday reported 2012 net profits of 231 million euros (311 million dollars), after losses of 1.29 billion euros in 2011, and announced the sale of its entertainment business to focus further on health products.

Philips returns to profit, sells entertainment business
Australia joins Europeans in Benghazi threat alert

Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia have all urged their citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a "specific, imminent threat to Westerners", linked to French action in Mali.

Australia joins Europeans in Benghazi threat alert