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Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms

The Dutch national railway has an unusual solution for passengers who need the bathroom on a train line designed without them: plastic bags.

Sex and coffee 'trigger stroke'

Coffee, sex and blowing your nose could increase the risk of a type of stroke, say researchers in the Netherlands.

Case of young man tied to wall sparks national debate in Netherlands

A Dutch documentary about a mentally ill and potentially dangerous 18-year-old has prompted lawmakers in the Netherlands -- amid national outrage -- to re-examine the treatment of those in psychiatric care.

Wi-Fi Makes Trees Sick, Study Says

Radiation from Wi-Fi networks is harmful to trees, causing significant variations in growth, as well as bleeding and fissures in the bark, according to a recent study in the Netherlands.

World's first Islamic online sex shop to open on Sunday

A Dutch webshop that calls itself "the first Islamic online webshop for sex articles and care products" will open for business starting on Sunday.

US general: Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Srebrenica massacre

A former American NATO commander and senior marine officer, Gen John Sheehan blamed "open homosexuality" in the Dutch army for the failure to prevent the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Sheehan made the comments at a U.S. Senate hearing where he argued against plans by President Barack Obama to end a ban on allowing gays to serve openly in the US military.