Amsterdam

A view of the Maltese House of Parliament, where lawmakers are set to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis, Valletta, Malta. 
Justice
Malta just legalized recreational cannabis. Will other European countries follow? 
Tronco, or multiple foot stocks used to to constrain enslaved people
History
The Netherlands hosts a new slavery exhibit, as historical debates continue 
A scene from an Amsterdam metro subway with a huge TV ad of a white man's face
The Big Fix
Amsterdam bans fossil fuel ads from its metro
A woman smokes a joint at cannabis coffee shop Prix d'Ami in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 13, 2020.
Lifestyle & Belief
Amsterdam officials move to ban tourists from its cannabis cafés
Amsterdam's red-light district remains sparse as many international tourists have stayed away during the pandemic.
Lifestyle
Is overtourism over? Travelers to Europe stay home due to COVID-19 restrictions.
A sign reads "no sex" in the red-light district in Amsterdam.
Jobs
Sex workers in Europe struggle to survive as clubs slowly reopen
Alongside tulips and windmills, the global image of Amsterdam is one of a city entwined with water.
The Big Fix
Amsterdam’s coronavirus recovery plan embraces ‘doughnut economics’ for people and the planet
a sign in amsterdam that says you can't drink in the street
Culture
Overtourism in Amsterdam’s red-light district provokes local outrage
voting in holland
Global Politics
In upset, Dutch Labor party trumps populists in European vote
Two while men in suits
Global Politics
With far-right topping Dutch polls, EU elections could see Eurosceptics take the lead
Jeroen Nijland
Business, Economics and Jobs
In wake of Brexit, British companies head to Amsterdam
Nuria at My Red Light, a social project in the form of a brothel in Amsterdam. Nuria plans to retire from sex work later this year and work full-time in an administrative role at My Red Light.
Women & Gender
A Dutch brothel where women work for themselves
Rie van de Mueren (r) used to be a professional ballroom dancer. She's with Dieuwer Duijf at the Music Salon, which holds dance parties for the elderly in north Amsterdam.
Music
Amsterdam is tackling loneliness one dance party at a time
Two people walk across the beach sand. Across the water are wind turbines and other buildings
Environment
Sea levels off Dutch coast highest ever recorded in 2017
Demonstrators rally on behalf of LGBT asylum-seekers in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Justice
‘Not gay enough’: Dutch authorities challenge asylum-seekers to prove their sexuality
From the rooftop to the bottle: Joris Hoebe's Hemelswater beer (“Heaven’s water”) is part of a citywide effort to control flooding in Amsterdam.
Culture
When life gives you too much rain, make beer with it
Linawato Sidarto has lived in Amsterdam almost as long as she lived in Indonesia, but she says she doesn't think she'll ever be able to feel Dutch.
Global Politics
First- and second-generation Dutch wonder whether they’ll ever be considered locals
Anne Frank's poetry letter to her friend Christiane was sold today to a private bidder.
Culture
Buyer pays nearly $150,000 for a letter Anne Frank wrote at 12
Fatima Elati
Belief
Two friends find common ground in a divided Holland
Bike fishermen use a giant claw to remove bikes and other detritus from the Amsterdam canals. The bikes are deposited on a trash barge, and later recycled for scrap.
Environment
Where people are paid full-time, with benefits, to fish for bikes
22-year-old Attas is currently living with 70 other homeless migrants in an abandoned office building in Amsterdam. The Dutch govenment this week rejected a UN call to assist  illegal homeless migrants by providing food and shelter.
Global Politics
Homeless migrants in Amsterdam are stuck in a cold limbo
Cyclists ride over a 230 feet stretch of a new bike made entirely of solar panels in The Netherlands.
Environment
This bike path is made entirely of solar panels
Culture
Why do so many people in the Netherlands work part-time? Because they can
Public sector doctors
Health
A Dutch physician is making abortion drugs more accessible to women around the world — by mail
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Global Politics
Ukraine and Russia each produce accusations, and evidence, over who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight 17
"Smells of Auld Reekie on a very breezy day in 2011" -- Kate McLean's smell map of Edinburgh.
Arts, Culture & Media
This graphic designer makes ‘smell maps’ of cities around the world
"Smells of Auld Reekie on a very breezy day in 2011" -- Kate McLean's smell map of Edinburgh.
Arts, Culture & Media
This graphic designer makes ‘smell maps’ of cities around the world
Global Scan
Sochi hires a pest control company to ‘solve’ its stray dog problem
Global Scan
Sectarian violence costs more lives in Lebanon
Saint Nicholas is followed by his two assistants called "Zwarte Piet" (Black Pete) during a traditional holiday parade.
Lifestyle & Belief
Is Black Pete a black mark on the Netherlands?
Arts, Culture & Media
Once-believed fake, painting now declared real-deal Van Gogh
Business, Economics and Jobs
Testicles the main ingredient at Serbian cooking contest
Arts, Culture & Media
The Ballsy World of Serbia’s Testicle Cooking Championship
Global Politics
China’s copycat town emblematic of Chinese passion for look-a-likes
Development & Education
Ethiopia’s economy benefiting from emigrants returning home
Arts, Culture & Media
Historian mashes up historical images with modern-day reality
Ukrainian Sleeping Beauty art exhibit seeks to awaken political slumber
Environment
Bike ridership low due to promotion of helmets, urban motility expert says
Business, Economics and Jobs
Wave of reporting on Dutch political, economic struggles misses the nuance
Global Politics
Recession means new reality for Netherlands, stalwart economy of euro zone
Global Politics
Court OKs Netherlands ban on foreigners using famous marijuana cafes
Environment
Swedish preservationists document likely cause of sinking of ancient sailing ship
Europe’s brutal cold may allow Elfstedentocht, 125-mile skating marathon, to go forward in The Netherlands
Health & Medicine
Outbreak of rare disease in the Netherlands
Amsterdam climate neutral by 2025
Environment
Religiously safe search
Dutch drug tourism
Business, Economics and Jobs
New Diaspora: Online Project Documents the Greek Immigrant Experience
Geo Quiz
The New Latin American Dutch Queen Máxima
Arts, Culture & Media
Obama Pays Respect to Yad Vashem, Given ‘Chad Gadya’ Sheet Music
How Would John O. Brennan Change the CIA?
Arts, Culture & Media
The Ghosts of History
Global Politics
How Amsterdam Wants to Deal with ‘Nuisance Neighbors’
Arts, Culture & Media
Remembering Dutch Actress Sylvia Kristel, Star of ‘Emmanuelle’
Development & Education
Bright Green Hoppers Out On Amsterdam Streets
Geo Quiz
Swimming in Amsterdam’s Canals for a Good Cause
Global Politics
Dutch Economy: ‘We’ll Even Do the Dishes for You’
Sports
Europe’s Frigid Temps May Mean First Elfstedentocht Skating Race in 15 Years
Conductor Martin Pearlman Remembers Gustav Leonhardt
Arts, Culture & Media
Remembering Baroque Master Gustav Leonhardt