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- Eco-marathon kicks off in Rotterdam
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- Mladic war crimes trial postponed
- Green Left voters prefer Jolande Sap
- Mladic trial continues in the Hague
- Kuipers' ride home arrives at ISS
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Bulletin: Eco-marathon kicks off in Rotterdam
The 28th edition of the Eco-marathon kicked off in Rotterdam this afternoon. The Eco-marathon is a competition in which students must design, build and drive energy efficient vehicles.
Bulletin: Green Left voters prefer Jolande Sap
Green Left voters want Jolande Sap to remain the party's leader, according polling by Maurice de Hond, which indicates that 56 percent of the party's supporters prefer Sap, compared to 23 percent for challenger Tofik Dibi.
Bulletin: Mladic trial continues in the Hague
At the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the case against Ratko Mladic continued on Thursday. On the second day of the proceedings, the prosecution gave its opening statement.
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Bulletin: Kuipers' ride home arrives at ISS
The Soyuz rocket that will bring Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers home arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) and docked on Thursday, according to Russian Mission Control.
Bulletin: Dutchman gets 6 months for illicit trade with Iran
A Dutchman charged with conspiring to export prohibited goods to Iran has been sentenced to six months in prison by a New Jersey court and ordered to pay a 2,000-dollar fine.
Bulletin: Wilders seeks injunction to block fiscal pact
Freedom Party (PVV) leader Geert Wilders is seeking an injunction against the Dutch state in a bid to scrap the European Stability Mechanism, a permanent bailout fund which is part of a EU fiscal pact to reinforce economic surveillance.
Bulletin: Dutch fans warned about risks at Euro 2012
The Dutch foreign ministry has published a booklet warning fans of the Dutch squad not to visit prostitutes, to be careful when using alcohol or drugs and to take into consideration that homosexuality is a sensitive subject in Ukraine.
Article: A century of child poverty in the Netherlands
One in ten children in the Netherlands is growing up in poverty, according to figures from the Dutch Institute for Social Research (SCP) - a total of 311,000 youngsters. It’s often difficult to see that they are poor.
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