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Dutch won't ask for Romanian art heist suspects

April 4, 2013 11:30
Dutch prosecutors will not ask Bucharest to extradite the suspects in a spectacular art theft from a Rotterdam museum last year, saying on Thursday it was a Romanian matter. "The Public Prosecution is not planning to ask for the extradition of the suspects who are currently in custody," it said in a statement issued from Rotterdam. "The suspects are being prosecuted in Romania, it is a Romanian investigation and because they are Romanian," the prosecutor's office gave as reasons for its decision.

Dutch police arrest Romanian woman over art heist

March 4, 2013 14:01
Dutch police on Monday arrested a young Romanian woman on suspicion of helping smuggle a haul of masterpieces stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum out of the country. The 19-year-old woman is the girlfriend of one of three suspects being held in Romania for alleged involvement in October's swiftly-executed theft of works by Picasso, Monet and Gauguin, among others.

Dutch police arrest Romanian woman over art heist

March 4, 2013 09:30
Dutch police on Monday arrested a young Romanian woman in Rotterdam on suspicion of helping get a haul of masterpieces stolen from the city's Kunsthal museum out of the country, police said on Monday. "Detectives investigating the art heist at the Kunsthal on Monday afternoon arrested a 19-year-old Romanian woman who is suspected of being involved in the handling of the seven stolen paintings," Rotterdam police said in a statement.

Japan's Orix in $2.58 bn deal for Dutch asset manager

February 19, 2013 05:00
Japanese financial firm Orix Corp. said Tuesday it will buy Dutch asset manager Robeco for about 1.94 billion euros ($2.58 billion) in what would its biggest acquisition. Under the deal, Orix will buy a 90.1 percent stake in Robeco from Dutch lender Rabobank, which will keep the remaining 9.99 percent stake. The deal would help Orix strengthen its presence in the global asset management business, giving it an opportunity to offer Robeco's financial products to Japanese customers, it said.

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday Feb 18

February 13, 2013 12:00
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: - - - - NBA West is best in All Star game HOUSTON - Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin provided a potent mix of outside shooting and inside dominance to lift the Western Conference to a 143-138 victory over the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday. (NBA-ALLSTAR/ (PIX), moved, by Steve Ginsburg, 400 words) - - Yao Ming not sitting around during retirement

European shares' rally pauses for breath

January 11, 2013 14:15
* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.1 pct, retreats from 2-yr high * EuroSTOXX 50 approaches overbought levels * Strategists turn more cautious, BofAML recommends puts By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - European equities stalled on Friday, with weak economic data from the United States and concerns about the scope for more stimulus in China giving investors the excuse to lock in profits on a new year rally to multi-month highs.
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