Famous Stock Market Bubbles and Crashes
Stock market bubbles had occurred throughout history in various parts of the world, as the same exuberance and debt-financed markets were the main drivers. An asset bubble occurs when the price of financial assets More...
Poll: Majority of Dutch favor abolishing religious schools after rise in Sharia being taught to kids
A new poll by Maurice de Hond at NL Times claims that a majority of Dutch people are in favor of abolishing religious primary schools, with 59 percent of respondents claiming that all schools based on a religion More...
This Day in History: Natalee Holloway goes missing, Stephany Flores Ramirez dead five years later, Joran Van der Sloot guilty
May 30, 2005 was the day Natalee Holloway went missing and five years later, Stephany Flores Ramirez was found dead and Joran Van der Sloot confessed to the murder. Authorities believe Van der Sloot attempted to More...
The Advantages of Targeting the Dutch Market
Setting up a business in the Dutch market holds promise. It will provide you with the tools to maximize the competitive advantage of doing business in the Netherlands through a mixture of in-depth background information More...
Pakistan: Senate unanimously passes resolution against blasphemous sketches
On August 27 the Pakistani senate unanimously adopted a resolution against the blasphemous caricature competition in the Netherlands. The resolution was tabled by newly elected Leader of the House Shibli Faraz, More...
‘The Incredible Dr Pol’ celebrates 100th episode on March 25
After 10 seasons, over half a million patients, record-setting ratings and countless prolapses, pregnancy exams and problematic clients, Nat Geo WILD’s No. 1 series, The Incredible Dr. Pol, celebrates its 100th More...
Guatemala: government shuts down Women on Waves ‘abortion boat’
The Guatemalan government has detained a vessel, called the Adelaida, sent by a Dutch abortion group, Women on Waves, only a day after it arrived in the country’s largest port. “We are fine but our project is More...
EU Cracks down on refugee crisis, blocking new asylum seekers, deporting others
While German chancellor Angela Merkel warned against imposing a “general suspicion” on all Muslims and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that welcoming refugees was “a duty of solidarity,” More...
Dutch government panel rules euthanasia doctor ‘acted in good faith’ when he murdered woman with dementia
A Dutch doctor who euthanized an elderly woman with dementia “acted in good faith,” according to an euthanasia oversight panel, preventing the doctor from being prosecuted. This particular case was More...
The History of Stock Trading: Where It All Began
Although the concept of trading debts and government securities can be traced as far back as 12th century France, the fact of the matter is that the stock markets as we now know them are relatively modern. Whether More...
Netherlands euthanizes woman with dementia despite legal requirements
An 80-year-old woman with dementia was euthanized in the Netherlands after a judge ruled in favor of her family who claimed that she had a “death wish.” The court order overruled the fact that the woman had More...
Muslim rapper Ismo, Ismael Houllich, hates ‘Jews more than the Nazis’
A muslim Dutch rap singer has released a music video in which he rants against Jews and gays and recites the lyric, “I hate those f***ing Jews more than the Nazis.” The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) news service More...
US Congresswoman, Yvette Clark, says Brooklyn was enslaved by the Dutch
Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke dropped a huge gaffe on Brooklyn, the nation and Stephen Colbert, Wednesday after offering a explanation of New York history on “The Colbert Report.” Yvette Clarke, Brooklyn Congresswoman More...
