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![No weed pass, no cannabis, Dutch tell tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No weed pass, no cannabis, Dutch tell tourists
The Netherlands' free-wheeling dope days may soon be over if the country's new centre-right coalition government has its way.
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Hockey: Black Sticks get Champions Trophy invite
The New Zealand women's hockey team will be playing at the Champions Trophy in Amsterdam next June following a decision to extend the tournament from six to eight teams.
![Cycling: Games stars back on the track](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cycling: Games stars back on the track
New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.
![Europe: Having a ball on the Baltic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Europe: Having a ball on the Baltic
Roger Hall cruises the Baltic and relishes his time in fascinating ports of call without having to think about about much else.
![<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: No thanks Nanny - whoever you are](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: No thanks Nanny - whoever you are
Whether it's the boss or the bureaucrats, the answer's the same: mind your own business.
![Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why chastise Naomi?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why chastise Naomi?
Not very nice supermodel Naomi Campbell did human rights a service by drawing attention to Charles Taylor's trial, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
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Naomi Campbell's diamonds seized in war crimes case
The supermodel's legal team accept she may have broken the law when she received three unfinished diamonds as a gift.
![Amsterdam: Walk on water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Amsterdam: Walk on water
The great question of our modern times is, surely, where do people from Amsterdam go for their stag nights?
![NZ named third-best place to die](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ named third-best place to die
NZ is one of the best places to shuffle off the mortal coil, according to a new index.
![Soccer: Van Persie keen to erase past ghosts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Soccer: Van Persie keen to erase past ghosts
Robin van Persie is the centre-forward of a team that has reached the World Cup final.
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Cycling: Armstrong wary of first week of tour
Lance Armstrong acknowledged this year's Tour is one of the toughest ones he'll tackle
![FIFA World Cup: Jubilation, despair as first semi finalists found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
FIFA World Cup: Jubilation, despair as first semi finalists found
An historic day for the Dutch and Uruguay left Brazilian fans to wonder what might have been.
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Paris Hilton marijuana charges dropped
Paris Hilton's publicist says she wasn't smoking dope in South Africa - it was "a complete misunderstanding".
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FIFA World Cup: Uruguay clutch victory from certain defeat
Uruguay has reached the World Cup semifinals as a distraught Ghana rolled over after a penalty shootout.