Oct 20th, 2008 · Governments around the world continue to announce financial rescue plans. Dutch officials poured more than $13 billion into their country's largest bank, ING. Over the weekend, ING became the latest European bank to seek government help. And Swedish officials have announced they're setting up a bailout fund. They'll also guarantee some Swedish bank debt worth $200 billion.
Aug 13th, 2008 · The red that normally colors the flower of a tobacco plant may now be put to use to signal "stop" in the presence of deadly land mines. South African scientists along with a Dutch biotech firm have engineered a tobacco plant with leaves that turn red when grown near land mines. Its roots detect the nitrogen dioxide leaching from the mines.
Aug 9th, 2008 · A Dutch primary school teacher has accidentally discovered what some are calling a cosmic space 'ghost' — a strange greenish, gaseous object with a hole in the middle that may represent a new class of astronomical phenomena.
Aug 4th, 2008 · Eleven people are feared dead on K2, the world's second-highest mountain. Two Dutch climbers have been rescued by helicopter, while an Italian awaits evacuation. Professional mountaineer Ed Viesturs explains what makes K2 more treacherous than Mount Everest.
Jul 26th, 2008 · The popular urban street game called double Dutch, in which participants jump between two jump ropes swinging toward each other, eggbeater-style, is getting recognition. This school year, it becomes an official sport in the New York City school system.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · Named after the Dutch artist M.C. Escher, the up-and-coming group has both taken up residency at Lincoln Center and performed with singers in nightclubs. Hear the Escher String Quartet christen WNYC's new studios with a Dvorak classic and a world premiere.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Mystery novelist Janwillem Van de Wetering was once a motorcycle gang member in South Africa, an aspiring monk in Kyoto, Japan and a policeman in Amsterdam. The Dutch author of The Hollow-Eyed Angel, The Blond Baboon and The Maine Massacre died July 4 at age 77.
Jul 17th, 2008 · In the Netherlands, the health care system has been shaped by the culture. Everyone is required to have insurance and everyone gets the same care. The Dutch system is noted both for its restraint and the comprehensive care it delivers.