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Amsterdam plans sustainable energy company

Amsterdam city council has launched a plan for the city to sustainably produce almost a third of the energy it uses by 2025. To achieve this, the city plans to set up its own sustainable power company.

 

A Dutchman in Cancun

The Mexican flu has dealt a strong blow to the country's tourist industry. The Cancun area, a favourite destinations for foreign tourists, has been particularly hard hit, with 4 out of 5 rooms empty.

 

Shell in the dock over Nigerian executions

A New York district court is to look at allegations that Royal Dutch Shell sought help from the Nigerian military junta in silencing human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Shell strongly denies the charges.

 

A slavery drama in the Dutch village of Someren

Handing in your passport and then being locked up in a windowless shack: is the slavery scandal involving Romanian workers in the Dutch village of Someren a one-off incident? Or maybe not?

 

"Socialism gone wild" in the Netherlands?

Should the US government follow the Dutch example and raise income tax to 52 percent? It could help finance a new health care system and other social benefits. Or is that "socialism gone wild"?

 

Why Bokito was angry

The facial expressions of primates can be deceiving, with different meanings for different species. Primatologist Jan van Hooff says displays of emotion are subject to evolution just as primate bodies are.