Newsline, Wednesday 24 June 2009: Should Dutch marines guard Dutch ships in the piracy-ridden waters off Somalia? Women in Namibia sterilised against their will. How do Dutch readers of newspapers see the future of this source of their daily news? 

Dutch ships guarded by marines?
Dutch shipping companies say marines should come aboard to guard their ships in the piracy-ridden waters off the Somalian coast, so why has the Dutch defence ministry declined the request?

Namibian women sterilised against their will
Namibian women have been sterilised against their will to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Some of these women are now planning to take the Namibian government to court.

Have Dutch newspapers turned their final page?
Dutch newspapers should spend more money on innovation to help them survive the growing competition from online and mobile news sources, a new report published on Tuesday says. But what does the average newspaper reader think of all this? Do they expect to be able to flip through their newspaper pages in ten years time, or will they have all disappeared?

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