Toby Sterling

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Dutch company eyed in mislabeled horsemeat scandal

Toby Sterling · February 13, 2013 11:02 pm

Heineken full-year profit soars on one-time gain

Toby Sterling · February 13, 2013 10:18 am

KPN stock plummets as company to issue new shares

Toby Sterling · February 5, 2013 12:38 pm

Dutch gov’t : Let European Union have opt-outs

Toby Sterling · January 31, 2013 9:47 pm

Unilever fourth quarter sales grow 7.8 percent

Toby Sterling · January 23, 2013 11:36 am

Dutch government’s think-tank in recession call

Toby Sterling · December 19, 2012 10:03 am

Two men and a child cross a street as a sign prohibiting the use of marijuana in a designated area, top, is seen in Amsterdam, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. Amsterdamâs mayor Eeberhard van der Laan said Wednesday he would formally ban students from smoking marijuana at school as of Jan. 1, 2013, making the the Dutch capital the first city in the Netherlands to do so. Under the âtoleranceâ principle, marijuana is technically illegal here, but police canât prosecute people for possession of small amounts. Thatâs the loophole that made possible Amsterdamâs famed âcoffee shopsâ, cafes where marijuana is sold openly. But it has also had the unwanted side effect that Dutch children are frequently exposed to the drug in public areas. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Amsterdam to ban smoking pot in school

Toby Sterling · December 12, 2012 12:25 pm

In this photo provided by the Kroeller-Mueller Museum in Otterlo on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 the 1887 painting "Four sunflowers gone to seed" by Vincent van Gogh is seen.With the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam closed for renovations, the world's second-largest collection of the tortured Dutch master's work is stepping into the limelight. The lesser-known Kroeller-Mueller museum in the eastern Netherlands has revamped the layout of its central rooms, giving more space and focus to many of its top works. (AP Photo/ Kroeller-Mueller Museum)

Van Gogh dazzles at Netherlands’ Kroeller-Mueller

Toby Sterling · December 11, 2012 2:57 pm

Johan Huibers, bottom right, poses, after being asked by a photographer to go outside, with a stuffed tiger in front of the full scale replica of Noahâs Ark in Dordrecht, Netherlands, Monday Dec. 10, 2012. The Ark has opened its doors in the Netherlands after receiving permission to receive up to 3,000 visitors per day. For those who donât know or remember the Biblical story, God ordered Noah to build a boat massive enough to save animals and humanity while God destroyed the rest of the earth in an enormous flood. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutchman launches life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark

Toby Sterling · December 10, 2012 5:49 pm

In this photograph released by Scheepvaartnieuws.blogspot.nl the Baltic Ace cargo ship is seen in IJmuiden, Netherlands, 2012. Four crew members died and seven were missing in the icy waters of the North Sea, after a cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank off the Dutch coast Wednesday night, rescuers said. The 148-meter (485-foot) Baltic Ace collided with the 134-meter (440-foot) container ship Corvus J in darkness near busy shipping lanes some 65 kilometers (40 miles) off the coast of the southern Netherlands. The Baltic Ace, carrying a cargo of cars, had a crew of 24 which was forced to abandon ship as it sank quickly. (AP Photo/Hans Blomvliet for Scheepvaartnieuws.blogspot.nl,) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Dutch call off search for 6 missing crewmen

Toby Sterling · December 6, 2012 5:17 pm

In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 persons dressed as "Zwarte Piet" or "Black Pete" attend a parade after St. Nicholas, or Sinterklaas, arrived by boat in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Foreigners visiting the Netherlands in winter are often surprised to see that the Dutch version of St. Nicholas' little helpers resemble a racist caricature of a black person. The overwhelming majority of Dutch, who pride themselves on tolerance, are fiercely devoted to their holiday tradition and say "Zwarte Piet", whose name means "Black Pete", is absolutely harmless, a fictional figure who does not represent any race. But now a growing group of Dutch natives are questioning whether this particular part of the tradition should be changed. (AP Photo/ Margriet Faber)

Criticism of Dutch “Black Pete” tradition grows

Toby Sterling · December 4, 2012 4:41 pm

Lower oil prices weigh on Shell in Q3

Toby Sterling · November 1, 2012 9:24 am