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An image of Dutch Queen Beatrix and her son Crown Prince Willem-Alexander is photographed from the window of an empty room in downtown Amsterdam, Netherlands Monday, April 29, 2013. Queen Beatrix has announced she will relinquish the crown on April 30, 2013, after 33 years of reign, leaving the monarchy to her son Crown Prince Willem Alexander.
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Netherlands: Queen Beatrix Handing Power To Son
Tue 30 Apr 2013
30 April 2013, 0:31 Netherlands: Queen Beatrix Handing Power To Son Tweet Millions of revellers are expected on the streets of Amsterdam today as Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates and her... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
Kevin Lodewick with Quattro M Securities works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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Business Highlights
Mon 29 Apr 2013
--- US consumers keep spending despite higher taxes WASHINGTON (AP) - This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their pay, already gasping to keep pace with inflation, suddenly shrank with a... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle)
Irish have more degrees than rest of EU - survey  The Irish Times  Mon 29 Apr 2013
Irish have more degrees than rest of EU - survey
Ireland has the highest rate of third-level degree attainment in the EU, with just over half of all 30 to 34-year-olds in Ireland completing third-level education. A total of 51.1 per cent of Irish... (photo: European Community / EC)
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Denmark's taxes highest in Europe, Ireland among lowest  Reuters  Mon 29 Apr 2013
Denmark's taxes highest in Europe, Ireland among lowest
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. And the place you're most likely to pay big taxes is northern Europe. In its 2011 tax report released on Monday, Europe's... (photo: EC / EC)
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Women watch a right wing demonstration of the NPD that demands no mosques for Germany in Duisburg, western Germany, Sunday March 28, 2010. Deutsche Welle Mon 29 Apr 2013
Study: Germans see Islam as a threat
A major study of attitudes towards religion says Germans approve of openness towards other religions. But many are still suspicious of Islam. Former German President... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein)
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Bertelsmann Sun Sentinel Mon 29 Apr 2013
Bertelsmann offers RTL shares at 55.50 euros each
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German media conglomerate Bertelsmann has set the placement price for part of its stake in RTL Group at 55.50 euros, bringing it gross proceeds of... (photo: Creative Commons / Galantereischik)
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In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo Dutch Queen Beatrix smiles as she arrives for the opening of cold mill 22 at Corus steel factory in IJmuiden, western Netherlands. Yahoo Music Mon 29 Apr 2013
Netherlands' Queen Beatrix gives farewell speech
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix thanked her people Monday and urged them to support her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, in a final address before she... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
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Queen Beatrix and Prince Willem-Alexander in the Golden Carriage in 2007. On 29 April and 30 April 2005, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her reign. Al Jazeera Mon 29 Apr 2013
Dutch welcome first king in 123 years
The Netherlands is getting ready for its first king in 123 years after Queen Beatrix abdicated after 33 years on the throne. Prince Willem-Alexander will take over... (photo: Creative Commons / Crazy Phunk)
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Real Madrid insist 'we can turn it round' against Borussia Dortmund The Guardian Mon 29 Apr 2013
Real Madrid insist 'we can turn it round' against Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid are invoking memories of historic comebacks as they seek to overturn a 4-1 deficit in the Champions League The Real Madrid coach, José Mourinho, has demanded... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
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AC Milan's Stephan el Shaarawy, left, celebrates with teammates, from left, Bojan Krkic, Daniele Bonera, partially hidden, and Kevin Constant during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Palermo and AC Milan at the Renzo Barbera Stadium in Palermo, Sicily, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Goal Mon 29 Apr 2013
AC Milan handed Bojan injury blow
The on-loan striker could miss the Rossoneri's remaining four Serie A games - though his length of absence is yet to be confirmed AC Milan's Bojan Krkic has suffered a... (photo: AP / Alessandro Fucarini)
League   Milan   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Bojan Krkić
EU to ban pesticides linked to bee decline Al Jazeera Mon 29 Apr 2013
EU to ban pesticides linked to bee decline
The European Union appears set to impose a two-year ban on three pesticides linked to bee deaths after a majority of member countries voted in favour of a... (photo: EC / © EU)
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