Fewer window prostitutes in Amsterdam
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A non-profit corporation has purchased a large number of the buildings where prostitutes pose in windows in Amsterdam's Red Light district, the city said Thursday, in a deal that may lead to a third of the windows being shuttered.
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AMSTERDAM (Der Spiegel) -- Amsterdam's red light district has been a major draw for decades. But a deal reached Thursday will cut the number of prostitute display windows by a third. It's all part of Holland's attempt to clean up its image. Mention that you've been to Amsterdam, and you'll likely to get a knowing smirk. While the Netherlands' capital is home to beautiful canals, stunning art and lovely 17th-century residences, the city is equally known internationally for its pot-purveying coffee shops and its vibrant red light district, complete with prostitutes posing in windows to lure the punters... Read the whole story here
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Wearing nothing but necklaces and a small smile, a centuries-old painting of naked Venus is deemed too risque for the eyes of Londoners traveling on public transport.
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A Brussels police chief has warned his officers to abstain from visiting brothels and drinking alcohol during working hours, Belgium's La Derniere-Heure newspaper has reported.
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The city of Amsterdam announced Thursday that it will invest up to 15 million euros (21 million dollars) to help clean up its famous red light district by buying brothels there.
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'Crystal Jelly Double Dong' off the menu Greenpeace Netherlands has issued a statement warning sex toy lovers not to shove the "Spectra Gel Anal Plug" or the "Crystal Jelly Double Dong" where the sun don't shine, according to an eye-watering report on Expatica.â¦
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The Dutch government yesterday moved to reverse a long tradition as Europe&#39;s most liberal haven for immigrants by signalling tougher treatment of foreigners and Muslims and greater powers for the security services, in response to the Netherlands&#39; worst
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The Netherlands has long been Europe&#39;s most permissive society -- everything from window-shopping in Amsterdam for scantily clad hookers to hashish aroma in marijuana smoke-filled cafes.
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By TOBY STERLING  AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Self-conscious about what you wear while working out? A Dutch gym plans to introduce "Naked Sunday" for people who like to huff and puff in the buff.
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Free condoms should be given away in pubs, clubs and taxis to reduce the levels of unwanted pregnancies and sex infections, experts say.
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AMSTERDAM, Nov 2: Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who recently made a controversial short film about women and Islamic culture, was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday, police said.
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Britain is proposing to remove the term  &quot;prostitute&quot; from the criminal statutes because it carries too  much stigma.
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Saturday night and thrill-seekers  from around the world crowd the streets of Amsterdam&#39;s  red-light district ready to binge on sex, drugs and alcohol.
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Comment is free: Diane Taylor: Criminalising men who use prostitutes won't help women find another means of earning a wage.
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Laura Bekke moved into her new  Amsterdam flat last week and declined to have a fixed phone  line installed. Merijn Groenhart, a disc jockey in the same  city, has lived without a home phone for over a year.
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More than 40 percent of people in the European Union take no precautions against AIDS during sex, an EU survey showed on Monday.
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AMSTERDAM  - Despite a long tradition of television that pushes the boundaries of the acceptable in the Netherlands, Dutch viewers are being turned off by a wave of controversial programs.