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    Fairy lights gone bad

    Melting glass and wires that give you a shock: fairy lights that make your Christmas party go with a bang. The Netherlands took part in a survey to see whether European safety regulations are being observed....
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    Dutch build green city off China coast

    China enjoys the doubtful honour of being the world’s biggest polluter – as well as the world’s biggest investor in green technology. And Dutch companies are getting in on the act –...
*Radio Netherlands Worldwide is the Dutch international public broadcasting service. The radio and television broadcasts and websites provide news, information and culture to millions of people around the world. Our mission is to:* "Make a contribution, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Netherlands, towards a better informed world by a combination of independent journalism and other media services." The mission has three chief purposes: 1. To provide an international audience with information about Dutch society, opinions, visions and policies, as well as to support the interests of the Netherlands. 2. To facilitate an international podium for themes which are of importance to the Netherlands, Europe and the world. 3. To serve as a source of expertise and knowledge to foreign media, especially in the area of Dutch/European developments, ideas and opinions. Radio Netherlands broadcasts in Dutch, English, Spanish, Papiamentu, Sarnami, Indonesian, Portuguese and French. It takes into account the information needs of different target groups and the media situation in various regions. The Radio Netherlands Training Centre, which is connected to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, provides media training and offers media and communications advice to partner organizations in developing countries.
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Article: Bhopal: 25 years on

After 25 years, one of the world’s worst industrial disasters has still not been adequately cleaned up, and the issue is embroiled in a tangle of lawsuits, official denials and finger pointing.

Radio Show: South Africans get the party started

Newsline 4 December 2009: South Africans are getting ready for their World Cup party, NATO pledges more troops to Afghanistan but not every member wants to contribute and can family planning actually save the planet?   Listen to t...

Article: FairTrade chocolate – is everybody happy?

FairTrade chocolate is hot in Holland. With the holiday season in sight, development aid organisation Oxfam Novib is pushing to get rid of ‘unfair’ chocolate from supermarket shelves. And with success: in the past two weeks seve...

Article: The eyes of the world are on Cape Town

Soccer fans around the world are waiting with bated breath to find out who their favourite teams will be playing in the FIFA 2010 World Cup. [media:audio] FIFA estimates that around 300 million people will be glued to their television sets...

Article: Press Review Friday 4 December 2009

A glance at today's front pages reveals a dazzling array of disparate stories which the papers consider top news. High-profile prosecutions fail, the Afghan mission issue and top police expenses scandal rumble on, tunnels get bogged down in...

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Article: Saving the planet with family planning

Saving the planet isn’t likely to be anyone’s first reason for limiting the size of their family – but a radical new initiative to cut CO2 argues that paying for family planning in the developing world is effective and ach...

Radio Show: African Artists

HEAR THE WORLD WEEK 49 "...Irresistible African grooves by top artists, recorded at various editions of the annual Music Meeting in Nijmegen. From Congolese rumba and soukous to Ethiopian soul and funk and from Malian Mandingo rhythms...

Article: Dutch MPs tackle home energy leaks

The Dutch lower house wants more pressure put on house owners and housing corporations to make homes energy-efficient.

Radio Show: How I Missed the Disco Era

In 2001 David Swatling met writer John-Manuel Andriote at a literary festival in New Orleans to talk about his book ‘Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco.’  They had very different experiences of the 1970s dance-music craze....

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