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French President Francois Hollande speaks as he visits housing construction at the urban redevelopment site in Ermont-Eaubonne, near Paris, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. President Francois Hollande says hell discuss when France will reduce troop levels in Mali during a trip there Saturday, nearly four weeks after a French-led operation against Islamic extremists began in the vast West African nation.
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Hollande rejects demand for slavery reparations
Sat 11 May 2013
“What happened happened,†French president François Hollande said yesterday when he rejected demands from a black group that the French state pay reparations for almost 200 years of slavery, duri... (photo: AP / Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
This undated photo released by the Aamer family, shows Shaker Aamer, a Saudi citizen nicknamed "The Professor", holding two of his children.
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William Hague may plead for the last British-resident Guantánamo inmate
Sun 5 May 2013
Shaker Aamer, who is on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay. | Foreign secretary William Hague is considering making a dramatic public plea for the return of the last former British resident held inside ... (photo: AP)
Dutch King Willem-Alexander is given three cheers by guests and his wife Queen Maxima inside the Nieuwe Kerk or New Church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during his inauguration Tuesday April 30, 2013.  Stuff  Wed 1 May 2013
Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander crowned
Willem-Alexander became the first king of the Netherlands since 1890 today, ascending a throne largely stripped of political power but still invested with enormous symbolic significance for the Dutch ... (photo: AP / Robin Utrecht, Pool)
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, right, and Princess Beatrix wave from the balcony of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tuesday April 30, 2013.  Business Day  Tue 30 Apr 2013
Dutch celebrate as first king in 120 years accedes to throne
AMSTERDAM — Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated on Tuesday, handing over to her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, who became the first king of the Netherlands in more than 120 years. | An estimat... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic)
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FILE - In a re-crop of this Monday Oct. 30, 2006 file photo, Dutch Queen Beatrix is seen during a state banquet in at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Netherlands. The Dutch Queen announced her abdication in a prerecorded speech in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, has ruled the nation of 16 million for more than 32 years and would be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. BBC News Tue 30 Apr 2013
Dutch Queen Beatrix to abdicate in favour of son
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is to abdicate in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander - an event which is being celebrated across the nation. | Queen Beatrix, 75, ... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
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Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, right, waves to the crowd from the balcony of the town hall of Brussels, Tuesday June 20, 2006, as her husband Crown Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, left, looks on. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is in Be BBC News Tue 30 Apr 2013
How the Dutch fell in love with their future queen
Princess Maxima's entrance into the Dutch royal house was a sensation. | While her family's links to a fallen dictatorship were scrutinised by parliament, the g... (photo: (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier))
Family   Netherlands   Photos   Princess Máxima   Wikipedia: Princess Máxima of the Netherlands  
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. Orange News Tue 30 Apr 2013
Netherlands: Queen Beatrix Handing Power To Son
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 t... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
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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 sh... (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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French President Francois Hollande, center, is welcomed by military officials as he arrives to an homage ceremony for Stephane Hessel The Irish Times Mon 29 Apr 2013
Hollande plans to slash French capital gains taxes
French president François Hollande is planning to slash capital gains taxes in an effort to convince investors rance is open for business and repair damaged relations fo... (photo: AP / Zacharie Scheurer, Pool)
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander is given three cheers by guests and his wife Queen Maxima inside the Nieuwe Kerk or New Church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during his inauguration Tuesday April 30, 2013. Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander crowned Stuff
FILE - In a re-crop of this Monday Oct. 30, 2006 file photo, Dutch Queen Beatrix is seen during a state banquet in at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Netherlands. The Dutch Queen announced her abdication in a prerecorded speech in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, has ruled the nation of 16 million for more than 32 years and would be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Dutch Queen Beatrix to abdicate in favour of son BBC News
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