The authorities in the Netherlands have given approval for plans to launch first mobile euthanasia unit, which his scheduled to be launched next month.

The new mobile unit will carry out assisted suicides in borderline cases were doctors have refused to give lethal drugs on ethical grounds. Rob Jonquiere, MD, Communications Director for World Federation of Right to Die Societies said that doctors in the unit will also have to comply with the `due care criteria'.

Heart patients who suffer from anxiety disorders have high chances of suffering from stroke, heart attack, heart failure and death, according to findings of a study.

The findings come from a study performed by Elisabeth J. Martens, Ph. D., of Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands, and colleagues, claimed that anxiety is reason behind 74 percent cases of cardiovascular events.

In further addition to it anxiety was linked with catecholamines which are considered to be the "fight or flight" hormones that often results in heart risks.

Officials have informed that Amsterdam, Netherlands, which has used police decoys pretending to be elderly retirees and gays, is considering using officers disguised as Jews.

Dutch News has reported that the plan was suggested last week by Ahmed Marcouch, a Labor member of Parliament. It has been taken up by acting Amsterdam Mayor Lodewijk Asscher.

It has further been reported that a broadcast on Sunday showed young men in Amsterdam making Nazi salutes and shouting at a rabbi in several neighborhoods.

Researchers have said that a large study in the Netherlands found moderate consumption of coffee or tea cuts the risk of heart disease significantly.

The Daily Telegraph has reported that Dr. Yvonne van der Schouw of the University Medical Center Utrecht said the multiyear study suggests coffee and tea drinking do not increase the risk of death from any cause. She and her colleagues tracked 37,514 people for 13 years in one of the biggest studies on the subject.

British oil and gas company Dana Petroleum has given its confirmation to buy Petro Canada, the Netherlands group for approximately 270 million pounds. The deal is Dana's biggest ever deal made till date, to bolster the reserves and production.

Dana petroleum group, holdings in oil and gas assets in the UK and North Africa, expressed that the deal would provide them the exposure towards the Dutch North Sea and may boost its production of 2010, somewhere around 10-12 percent on the annual basis.

Rabobank is said to be planning of selling its stake in Indian private sector bank, Yes Bank. It currently has 15.9 per cent stake in it.

Rabobank, which is Netherlands based, is planning for the exit strategy since it wants to open its own branch in the country. Till now, it was hoping to grab a piece of the Indian banking sector through the partnership but has since felt that it is not getting enough out of the partnership.

Because of this, the 110 year old bank which is also into the business of dealing with agriculture, decided to go solo.

A study carried out in Netherlands stated that pregnant women doing boring and repetitive household work raises the chances of harm to the baby, resulting in premature delivery.

Daily mail reported that instead of doing household activities, would-be-moms are recommended to do exercises which are good for both mother and unborn child.

Hajo Wildschut of Erasmus University, the lead researcher said that Pregnancy is not a disease, and mostly all the women enjoy good health during pregnancy and deliver healthy babies.

According to the reports, the Netherlands National Institute for Safety has selected Environmental Tectonics Corp. to deliver its disaster simulators for training applications.

It will provide six of its Advanced Disaster Management Simulators to the National Institute for Safety for use by its Academy for Crisis Management, Fire Academy and Emergency Medical Service Academy, says Pennsylvania's ETC.

For the first time in Europe, the trail of Somali pirates has started in Netherlands. The group of five men have denied of any intention of hijacking the cargo ship in the Netherlands Antilles.

They have also said that they were on a normal fishing trip. They were sentenced up to 12 years of jail for this accusation.

In the year 2009 the Somali pirates have attempted more than 200 attacks on the Somalia coast. There all together 400 attacks world wide. The five men had been trialed in district court of Rotterdam and the court has already given its verdict.

Researchers in the Netherlands have suggested that martial arts may help those with osteoporosis fall more safely.

Brenda Groen and a team of researchers at the Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, said in a statement, "For obvious safety reasons, this could not be directly assessed using persons with osteoporosis. Therefore, we measured the hip impact forces during the martial arts fall exercises in a group of young adults."

ABN Amro Bank, state-owned entity on Friday said that it has completed the entire legal requirements for its separation from Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (RBS). This means that from today ABN is separate from RBS.

The bank also said that it has disposed the commercial client activities to Deutsche Bank AG (DB). It has done this in Netherlands.

This also means that ABN Amro Bank and Fortis Bank Nederland have become a part of ABN Amro Group NV. This group is headed by Gerrit Zalm.

Dutch researchers have found that most bullies are motivated to gain status and affection so they avoid bullying those who are well liked.

15 percent of children are victimized, leading to depression, anxiety, loneliness and other negative outcomes, Researchers at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, said.

Almost 500 elementary-school children ages 9-12 were questioned by study leader Rene Veenstra and colleagues.

It was found by the study that bullies generally choose to gain status by dominating their victims.

Bharti has made two special vehicles (SPVs) in the Netherlands and Singapore to implement the $ 10.7 billion deal. Bharti Airtel is in the concluding stage of acquiring stake in Zain Telecom's operations in Africa.

It is expected that deal would be signed in next 48 hrs in Netherlands by Zain and Bharti's senior officials. Zain has agreed to compensate Bharti in case of legal costs incurred by Bharti on ownerships disputes issues. Zain will also sign an indemnity clause i. e. a guarantee clause, which will be valid for few years.

Netherlands have reached into the semifinal of the Hockey World Cup even after losing their last league match 1-2 against the South Korean at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Ronald Brouwer smashed first goal of the match for Netherlands in just 22 seconds of the start of the play. Nam Hyun-Woon scored the equalizer for Korea in the 31st minute while Seo Jung-Ho scored the second goal in the 45th minute.

Netherlands has defeated New Zealand by 3-1 in the second match of the Pool A on the fourth day of the Hockey World Cup (HWC) at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.

New Zealand’s Phillip Burrows scored the first goal of the match in the first minute but Ronald Brouwer of Netherlands smashed ball into the nets in the second minute of the match to level the score.

Reliance Industries Ltd has further raised the bid for acquiring LyondellBasell Industries to $14.5 billion. LyondellBasell is a petrochemicals major facing bankruptcy.

Reliance plans to acquire the firm after it exits bankruptcy under its restructuring plan. The offer if goes through would give the Indian firm a minority stake in Lyondell and control of the board.

World's largest paint maker Akzo Nobel NV reported narrowed loss for the fourth quarter of 2009 due to write off the losses of last financial year and growth in the demand for the key markets.

Company recorded a decline of 7 percent in the sales mainly due to decline in the demand of decorative paints arm and industry coat arm which recorded a decline of 4 percent and 8 percent respectively.

Amsterdam, Jan 12 - Miep Gies, the woman who preserved the diary of Anne Frank after Nazis seized the child from her hiding place in the Netherlands, has died, her website said.

Gies was 100 years old. She died Monday night.  (dpa)

Amsterdam, Dec 30 : The Netherlands plans to require full-body scanners as soon as possible for US-bound passengers travelling from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, reports said Wednesday.

Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin told US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano via telephone that the Netherlands planned to implement the use of the scanners in the aftermath of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day.    

Chandigarh, Nov 27 : The Netherlands national cricket team arrived here Friday to play some practice matches against a local club.

The 14-member team will play four 50-over matches and two Twenty20 against Ferozepur-based Blue Star Cricket Club Nov 30-Dec 5.

Chief coach Peter Drinnen said: "We have eight national team players while others play in prestigious leagues back home. We are sure to give a tough fight in the tournament."