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Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters)

September 2nd, 2010
Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs.

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Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters)

September 2nd, 2010
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.

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Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)

September 2nd, 2010

Police guard the entrance to a store in Barendrecht, near Rotterdam December 4, 2002. REUTERS/Guido BenschopReuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.


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Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)

September 1st, 2010

A fan blows a vuvuzela before the start of a 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match between Paraguay and Spain at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg July 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry LampenReuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.


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Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)

September 1st, 2010

A fan blows a vuvuzela before the start of a 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match between Paraguay and Spain at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg July 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry LampenReuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.


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Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters)

September 1st, 2010
Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.

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Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters)

September 1st, 2010
Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.

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Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters)

September 1st, 2010
Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.

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Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters)

September 1st, 2010
Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.

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Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters)

August 31st, 2010
Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.

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