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        <title><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva - Amsterdam Bureau Chief]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML ‘Well Prepared’ for Chinese Rare-Earth Curbs, CFO Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML Orders for Cutting-Edge Machines Boom as AI Fuels Demand]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:04:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The World’s Chip Supply Chain Is Bracing for Fallout From China’s Rare-Earth Curbs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dutch Prosecutor Summons Pension Fund Over Dividend Tax Evasion Suspicions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML Appoints Marco Pieters to Chief Tech Officer Role]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 06:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How the AI Boom Is Counting On a Small Dutch City]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[ASML wants to build a giant new facility in Eindhoven, but the project first needs to overcome some basic hurdles. ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML, Applied Materials Fall After US Panel Slams China Sales]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:31:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dutch Premier Warns Russia Over Entering NATO Airspace]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Kendall]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:20:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASM International Cuts Outlook After Chip Demand Disappoints]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:04:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nestle’s New CEO Tries To Move Past Scandal and Weak Management]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scandal and management upheaval have shaken the Swiss firm]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonja Wind]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dutch Minister Warns of Fintech Exodus Over Banker Bonus Cap]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Van Oosterom]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:26:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML Invests €1.3 Billion in Europe’s AI Champion Mistral]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israeli Embassy in the Netherlands Vandalized, Suspects Arrested]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:28:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philips Soars After Lifting Margin Outlook on Softer Tariff Hit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:07:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ING’s CFO Phutrakul to Leave Post a Year Early in 2026]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Jacob]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:12:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASM Shares Fall After Chipmakers’ Troubles Weigh on Bookings]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML CFO Says Trade War Worries Clients More Now Than in April]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:40:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML Says Easing China AI Chip Controls Would Boost Demand]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML Cools 2026 Growth Outlook as Clients Balk at Trade Wars]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASML’s Ability to Win From AI Boom Strained by Inconsistent Orders]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dasha Afanasieva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:54:57 GMT</pubDate>
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