Protests halt Dutch science park
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A Dutch developer's withdrawal from a science park project is blamed on animal rights protesters.
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HANOVER, Germany: Demonstrators in Germany chained themselves to a railway yesterday to stop a shipment of highly radioactive nuclear waste from France, a day after a protester was crushed to death under the ...
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Dutch police have closed down a high-volume DVD manufacturing plant that was churning out pirated movies and music compilations.
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BEIJING - A Chinese city has halted construction of a chemical plant after residents sent more than 1 million mobile phone text messages protesting possible pollution dangers, news reports said Thursday.  The $1.4 billion facility being built by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co.
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AMSTERDAM More than 150,000 people took to the streets over the weekend to protest planned cuts to social benefits in what police described as the largest antigovernment demonstrations in the Netherlands in 20 years.
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Demonstrators seized control of a  natural gas facility in Bolivia on Friday in protest over the  government's nationalization of the energy industry, which they  say has not gone far enough, local radio reported.
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Campaigners against plans to built a gas terminal at Milford Haven plan protest over safety fears.
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Protesters besieged oil platforms run by Royal Dutch/Shell Group Cos. and ChevronTexaco Corp. for a second day Monday, shutting down 90,000 barrels a day in production from Africa&#39;s leading oil exporter, company officials said.
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Next month's Royal Film Premiere has been cancelled amid protests over the chosen film, Brick Lane.
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More than 300 demonstrators were  arrested in the Danish capital on Saturday after violent  clashes between police and youths who were protesting against  the planned closure of a youth center in the city.
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Villagers fail in their legal bid for a large exclusion zone to prevent animal rights protests against a guinea pig farm.
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The Eiffel Tower closes following a staff walkout which prevents tourists from visiting France's famous site.
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Controversy surrounding a current art exhibition (earlier reports here) being held in Berlin has deepened after an unusual stunt pulled on Wednesday by a German gymnast, said to be protesting over the dark legacy which is attached to the artworks on
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In the biggest protest in two decades, thousands gather in the Dutch capital to  voice anger at welfare cutbacks.
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More than 300 demonstrators were arrested in the Danish capital on Saturday after violent clashes between police and youths who were protesting against the planned closure of a youth center in the city.
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Citing security concerns, organizers of the Rotterdam Film Festival called off Sunday's screening of a short film by murdered Dutch moviemaker Theo van Gogh that has outraged some Muslims.
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Dutch side SC Heerenveen's UEFA Cup match with Maccabi Petach Tikva was canceled after a public workers' strike shut down Israel's international airport Tuesday.