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Corneille dies at 88

The Dutch painter Corneille, whose real name was Guillaume Cornelis Beverloo, has died aged 88. Corneille was and is widely regarded as one of the most important Dutch painters of the Twentieth century.
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EU billions for Roma “go missing”

Europe has failed to get a grip on the approximate 10 million Roma people who live within the European Union.
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Article: Wilders pulls out of Dutch coalition talks

Talks aimed at forming a right-wing minority government in the Netherlands have collapsed.

Radio Show: The King's 24 Strings, Sacred Songs and the Hemsch

EARLY MUSIC It's the height of the Early Music Festival in Utrecht. A feast of French Baroque music!

Article: New case of mad cow disease in Holland

A 10-year-old cow in the Netherlands has tested positive for BSE, more commonly known as "mad cow" disease, the first such result in more than two years, the Dutch government said on Friday.

Article: Van Gogh’s “Bedroom” cleaned up again

With precision instruments and painstaking patience, Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has completed a six-month cleaning and restoration of The Bedroom by Vincent van Gogh. The Bedroom is once again clean and fresh. 

Video: This week in the Netherlands

Almost three months have passed since the general election and the Netherlands is still without a new government. Various combinations of political parties have tried and failed to reach agreement on a majority coalition.

Article: Press Review Friday 3 September 2010

The latest episode in the coalition formation talks is spiralling into a real life soap; a radical Australian Muslim wants Geert Wilders' head on a platter; workers at Dutch pharmaceutical company Organon can breathe a four-month sigh of re

Video: The electro boathouse

Jos Tio charges his electric rental boats 1400 times a year with his own home-produced "green" energy.

Radio Show: Chiwoniso from Zimbabwe and Atongo Zimba from Ghana

HEAR THE WORLD (repeat)   A performance by the Zimbabwean singer Chiwoniso and her band Culture Vibe. Chiwoniso accompanies her songs with the thumb piano.

Radio Show: EU missing at Middle East peace talks

Network Europe - 2 September 2010: With or without her - Middle East Peace talks go ahead but where's the EU? Bad memories? A row erupts in Germany over comments about Muslims and Jews

Article: South Africa trade unions fight inequalities

Massive strikes in South Africa’s private and public sectors looked set to continue on Thursday after the latest pay offer by the government was rejected by the country’s main trade unions.

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