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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Netherlands

Netherlands stories: 64 news summaries

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Contador Surges to Lead Tour's 14th Stage

Young Spaniard bests race-leader Rasmussen in mountain sprint

Jul 23, 07 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tour de France leader MIchael Rasmussen was bested in Stage 14 in the Pyrenees yesterday by 24-year old Alberto Contador of Spain. After a grueling 122.4-mile slog through the mountains, the two men emerged almost 2 minutes ahead of the field, with the Netherlands' Rasmussen, 33, still holding a... More »

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Spain • Netherlands • Tour de France • Michael Rasmussen • Alberto Contador • Pyrenees • Cadel Evans

'Goose Whisperer' Saves the Day

Dutchman helps improve human-poultry relations

Jul 21, 07 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "goose whisperer" is helping humans and geese to coexist peacefully in the Netherlands. Martin Hof has a gift for gabbing with ganders, the AP reports, and he's working with officials to develop gentler approaches to controlling the messy birds in public places, taking into account family groups and... More »

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Netherlands • Martin Hof • Geese

Dutch Do Pensions Right

The US should read up on Social Security in the Netherlands, reports Time

Jun 15, 07 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Governments around the world are stuck between tightfisted Anglo-American pension plans that pay only a fraction of one's past salary, and extravagant European-style social security that ends up welshing on the payments. But the Dutch have struck a balance that's working, reports Time, as sufficient amounts of money are saved... More »

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pensions • Europe • world economy • profits • Netherlands • retirement • retirees • money • US economy • Social Security

They Pay the Price of Warming

when it comes to global warming, we're not in it together

Apr 3, 07 5:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The obligation of people who live in countries that contribute the most to climate change--the developed nations— to those who will suffer most from it —the poor ones—is the subject of a provocative piece in the New York Times. More »

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climate change • environment • technology • Australia • carbon dioxide • India • drought • global warming • science • Netherlands • aid • Peter Gleick • Malawi • flood

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