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- El Hamdaoui signs for Ajax
Morocco striker Mounir El Hamdaoui signs for Dutch side Ajax from their rivals AZ Alkmaar on a four-year deal.
BBC News. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:20 +0000. - Albania, Belgium sign agreement on prisoners
TIRANA, Albania -- Belgium will send 93 Albanian prisoners back to their homeland after an agreement signed on Thursday (July 29th) in Brussels. ...
Southeast European Times. 2010-07-30. - Oil firms' profits almost double
Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.
BBC News. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:19 +0000. - EU finance ministers set for tussle on bank taxes
Belgium calls September meeting in bid to forge unity on financial tax and bank levies.
European Voice. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:20:00 GMT. - Dutch girl's sail bid will stand
THE HAGUE - DUTCH girl Laura Dekker's bid to become the youngest to sail around the world solo got final clearance on Wendesday when authorities said they would not appeal a court decision to let her go. ...
Straits Times. 28 Jul 2010 15:03 GMT. - Dutch Court Clears 14-Year-Old Sailor for Solo World Trip
Teen says she could set sail from Portugal within two weeks.
Voa News. Voice of America. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:00:00 GMT. - Controversial Meeting on Islam: Berlin Politician in Trouble for Inviting Dutch Populist Wilders
A local Berlin politician from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives is under fire for inviting Dutch populist Geert Wilders to a meeting on Islam on October 2. ...
Spiegel Online. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:38:15 +0200. - Targeting Doctors Won't Reduce Ulcer Drug Overuse
Education efforts directed at doctors won't prevent overuse of popular ulcer drugs, a new study from the Netherlands shows.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Drug Safety, GERD, Heartburn
National Library of Medicine. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:27:57 EDT.
Facts About the Benelux States
The Kingdom of Belgium is a constitutional monarchy. Its capital city is Brussels, and its currency is the Euro. Flemish (Dutch), French, and German are the primary languages used in Belgium, and in 2007, Belgium's estimated population was 10,392,000.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands, a.k.a. Holland, is a constitutional monarchy. Its capital city is Amsterdam, and its currency is the Euro. Dutch, English, and Frisian are the primary languages used in The Netherlands, and in 2007, the nation's estimated population was 16,571,000.
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy. Its capital city is Luxembourg, and its currency is the Euro. French, German, and Letzebuergesh are the primary languages used in Luxembourg, and in 2007, Luxembourg's estimated population was 480,000.