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The decline of the United States of America as the dominant global power has set in, according to the US National Intelligence Council. The influence of Brazil, Russia, India and China is growing fast, the institute says.]]>
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:05:51 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/northamerica/081122-usa-2025
Sudanese officers to testify at ICC
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/africa/081121-ICC-Sudan-officers
Radio Netherlands Worldwide has learned from reliable sources that Sudanese soldiers are in The Hague to testify against their own government in the war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:44:33 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/africa/081121-ICC-Sudan-officers
The nice cancer bloggers
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/otherstates/tswi-081122-cancer-bloggers
Kairol Rosenthal shares strong opinions on her blog, yet she's never gotten a nasty comment - she tells us why her online community of cancer bloggers is so nice.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:36:00 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/otherstates/tswi-081122-cancer-bloggers
Amsterdam closes 43 'coffee shops'
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081120-marijuana-dutch
In Amsterdam, home to a quarter of the Dutch coffee shops, 43 of them will have to close their doors, the city council said on Friday. The reason: their close proximity to secondary schools.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:16 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081120-marijuana-dutch
Minorities matter
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/globaldevelopment/081121-climate-change
Around the world, the reality of dangerous climate change is being felt and its full force is effecting the people least equipped to cope.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:30:53 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/globaldevelopment/081121-climate-change
Europeana: library for the whole wide world
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/081121-europeana-library-mc
A place where paintings, books, films and music from all over Europe can be accessed with one click of the mouse: that's the grand idea behind the new online library Europeana. ]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:55:14 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/081121-europeana-library-mc
US judge orders release of Guantánamo detainees
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/northamerica/081121-guantanamo-release
A US federal judge ordered the release of five Algerian inmates of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba on Thursday. After almost seven years in confinement they are no longer regarded as ‘enemy combatants'. ]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:00:54 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/northamerica/081121-guantanamo-release
Will populist TV be popular?
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081121-populist-broadcasting
Proud to be populist. That's the attitude of rightwing politician Ronald Sörensen, announcing the launch of a new Dutch broadcasting organisation to stand up for a popular agenda: the Populist Broadcasting Company.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:53:05 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081121-populist-broadcasting
Dutch Islamic schools need to shape up
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081121-islamic-schools-mc
Fake names on the payroll; entire schools taking trips abroad with school funds; school boards fired for incompetence. Just a few of the problems the government has found at Islamic Schools in the Netherlands.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:30:02 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081121-islamic-schools-mc
India is an increasingly important player
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/specialseries/amsterdam-india-festival/081121-india-economy
The largest delegation of India business people ever arrived in the Netherlands this week to take part in an economic summit aimed at the growing economic ties between the two countries.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:35:18 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/specialseries/amsterdam-india-festival/081121-india-economy
EU to deploy first-ever naval force off Somalia
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/081121-EU-Somalia-piracy
The European Union will be launching its first-ever naval mission, Operation Atlanta. Its dual aim is to protect United Nations food aid shipments to Somalia and to combat piracy in the region.]]>
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:07:55 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/081121-EU-Somalia-piracy
Naema Tahir
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/radiobooks/081119rb
"Choose for yourself," urges outspoken writer Naema Tahir to all Muslim women who feel oppressed. But the choice is difficult in her story ‘The Simple Life' which revisits the classic Romeo and Juliet tragedy.]]>
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:20:26 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/radiobooks/081119rb
Too nice for the top
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081120-christian-union-mc
The Netherlands has lots of small political parties. One of those small parties, the Christian Union, is in the current coalition government. But, it's not going so well for them.]]>
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:34 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081120-christian-union-mc
Concertgebouw orchestra world's best
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/081119-concertgebouw-best
Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra has earned itself an international standing since it first began 120 years ago. But now its credibility has soared even higher, it's been voted the world's best symphony orchestra. ]]>
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:52:34 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/081119-concertgebouw-best
Strike highlights Dutch teachers’ divisions
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081120-strike-teachers
A national strike by teachers in the Netherlands shows just how divided the profession is on pay and conditions. It won only limited support from the rank and file.]]>
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:02:00 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081120-strike-teachers
Rights, wrongs and happy birthday
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/feedback/feedbackarchive/081120-feedback
Some things we get right, some things we get wrong, some things we can fix, and some things are just beyond our control. ]]>
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:48:29 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/feedback/feedbackarchive/081120-feedback
Preparing for the worst
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/development/081114-dutch-dykes-mc
The Netherlands, a country partially below sea-level, is tucked away safely behind dykes and dunes. What if they're breached, causing wide-spread flooding? A large-scale drill was held to find out.]]>
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:50:40 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/development/081114-dutch-dykes-mc
Gaza’s polluted waters
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/middleeast/081119-Gaza-pollution
Israel's restrictions on the movement of fishermen in the Gaza Strip is forcing them to fish in the heavily polluted waters near the shore. They still take their catch to market, but won't eat the fish themselves.]]>
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:12:34 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/middleeast/081119-Gaza-pollution
Should they stay or should they go?
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/asiapacific/081120-Dutch-Afghanistan
The question of Dutch military involvement in Afghanistan is one many in Dutch politics thought had been answered last year. Now, it's coming up again.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:00:39 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/asiapacific/081120-Dutch-Afghanistan
United States car industry begs for support
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/northamerica/081119-US-car-industry
The bosses of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler appeared cap in hand at Congress today. They are asking for government support, because otherwise their companies might not survive.]]>
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:31:16 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/northamerica/081119-US-car-industry
What should be our new human rights?
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/talkingpoint/081119-tswi-new-rights
The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 10 December. Among others, your right to vote, paid holidays and retirement are protected. But what should be our new, 21st century, rights?]]>
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:41:59 +0100
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/talkingpoint/081119-tswi-new-rights
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