Divers found an almost perfectly preserved dress in the remains of a ship that sank off the Netherlands in the 1600s. Researchers are trying to figure out who owned the garment.
Author: Claire Moses
Aging Societies
Asia’s population is shrinking faster than any other continent’s.
The Hunt for Nazi-Buried Treasure in a Dutch Village
The public release of a map from the 1940s has drawn fortune seekers with shovels and metal detectors to a small Dutch village. Not everyone is excited.
London Museum Removes ‘Irish Giant’ Skeleton From Display
The remains of Charles Byrne, a 7-foot-7 man who died in 1783, will no longer be on public view, an effort to address what one official at the Hunterian Museum called a historical wrong.
Consumed by Murders
Horrific slayings brought grief and anxiety to a the placid college town of Moscow, Idaho.
Mark Rutte Apologizes for Netherlands’ Role in Slave Trade
People were “exploited and abused in the name of the Dutch state,” Mark Rutte said, but some descendants of enslaved people say the government did not involve them in the apology.
What Russia Got Wrong
A cascade of military failures started with Vladimir Putin.
Cholera and Crime
Haiti is in the midst of a humanitarian disaster.
Squatters Can Stay at a Russian Tech Entrepreneur’s Property in Amsterdam, a Dutch Court Rules
The owner is Arkady Volozh, the founder of the Russian tech colossus Yandex, who stepped aside after coming under E.U. sanctions.
What’s at Stake
Tuesday’s elections will determine the next two years of President Biden’s agenda — and shape the future of democracy.