Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander – an event being celebrated across the nation. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
An Army Veteran with disabilities is asking for the public’s help in saving his service dog, Dutch, from court-ordered euthanasia. After being punched, kicked, and hit with a metal pole for several minutes, Dutch bit his attacker and has now been accused of being a Original post on dogheirs.com Comments on reddit.com
Following in the U.K.’s footsteps, a Dutch court has found that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets do not infringe Apple’s design patents for the iPad. Read this article by Zack Whittaker on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Samsung Electronics does not infringe an Apple Inc patent by using certain multi-touch techniques on some of the Samsung Galaxy smartphones and Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Leaked documents reveal oil giant spent nearly 40 per cent of its $1bn security budget to guard assets in Nigeria. Original post on aljazeera.com Comments on reddit.com
Mars One will establish the first human settlement on Mars in 2023. Mars One invites you to join us in this next giant leap for mankind! Original post on mars-one.com Comments on reddit.com
Lawmakers in Holland have voted to strike down the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), slammed by many as a free speech and information access choker. Dutch MPs have also ruled the government will never sign any such agreement. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Non-Dutch visitors will no longer be able to legally buy soft drugs after judge upholds change to government policy Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
At least one boy under the age of 16 was castrated to ‘help’ his homosexual feelings while in Catholic church care in the 1950s, the NRC reported on Saturday. Original post on dutchnews.nl Comments on reddit.com
The controversial ACTA treaty is quickly losing support in Europe. After a handful of countries already backed off last week, The Netherlands and Bulgaria put their decisions of hold today. A majority of the Parliament is against the ratification of ACTA. They only intend to change this position if there’s irrefutable evidence that it doesn’t [...] Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on digg.com
Two large ISPs in the Netherlands have said they will not be blocking subscriber access to The Pirate Bay, as demanded by the Hollywood supported anti-piracy outfit BREIN. T-Mobile and KPN argue that blocking websites is a threat to the open Internet, and suggest that the entertainment industry focuses on new business models instead. BREIN is now expected to take the ISPs to court. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Laura Dekker cheered into final harbour of St Maarten but may not return to Netherlands after government resistance to trip Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on digg.com Other guardian.co.uk posts Other posts in News
