Curated Video
Grocery store and shoppers react to ban on some food imports
Shoppers in Moscow reacted to Russia's move on Thursday to ban most food imports from the West in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine.
The sweeping move will cost Western farmers billions of dollars but could also lead to emptier...
Curated Video
Dutch PM on yet to be released film that criticises Quran
1. Tilt down exterior of Elysee Palace to guards outside
2. Mid of French President Nicolas Sarkozy saying goodbye and shaking hands with Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende
3. Balkenende walking toward microphone in courtyard of...
Curated Video
Premiere of "new" Beethoven piece
1. Wide shot of Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra walking onto stage
2. Audience applauding
3. Conrad Van Alphen, Conductor of the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra, and Pianist, Ronal Brautigam, walking onto stage
4. Various of first minute of the...
Curated Video
ICTY on Mladic arrival, convoy, helicopter escort
1. Aeroplane carrying Ratko Mladic landing at Rotterdam airport
2. Cutaway of police officer and car at side of airstrip
3. Plane taxiing on runway
4. Various of plane taxiing past airport terminal
5. Wide of plane outside hangar
6....
Curated Video
WRAP War crimes fugitive Zdravko Tolimir arrested; scene, file, reax
Banja Luka, Bosnia - 31 May 2007
1. Various of policeman standing outside police headquarters
2. Cutaway of cameras
3. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Tamara Despenic, Spokeswoman of the Bosnian Serb police in Banja Luka:
"Police forces of Bosnian...
Curated Video
Spanish and Serbian FMs presser, comment on Somalia
1. Wide of news conference at Spanish Foreign Ministry
2. Mid of flags
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Miguel Angel Moratinos, Spanish Foreign Minister:
"Serbia is one of the essential countries in the Balkans so it is logical, as my colleague...
Curated Video
Preparations ahead of the Confederations Cup Final
1. Wide of outdoor market in downtown Rio de Janeiro with Brazilian flags hanging from the shops
2. Pan from left to right of hats in yellow and green, the colours of the Brazilian flag
3. Mid of yellow and green horns
4. Wide of a...
Curated Video
Tourists lock love on Paris bridge, cash-strapped Greeks celebrate
Paris, France
1. Pan right from Seine River to Pont des Arts with love padlocks on each side of the bridge
2. Mid of padlocks on fence
3. Close up of padlock reading (English) "Jot - Poonam - Forever and Always - Marry me?"
4. Mid of...
Curated Video
Dutch PM comments on the outcome of summit
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that the number of countries that had signed up to a pledge to adopt nuclear guidelines into law and undergo external checks was beyond his expectations and he expects more nations to sign...
Curated Video
Result of Milosevic autopsy announced by UN
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexandra Milanov, United Nations Spokesperson:
"Pursuant to a request from the government of Serbia and Montenegro, and with the concurrence of the Dutch authority and the tribunal registrar two pathologists from...
Crash Course
Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History
We've been talking a lot about kings, and queens, and wars, and religious upheaval for most of this series, but let's take a moment to zoom out, and look at the ways that individuals' lives were changing in the time span we've covered so...
SciShow
Tracking Plant Genetics Through Art
Just like animals, plants evolve and change over time. And you might think we'd be looking for things like fossils to figure out how they've changed, but some scientists are using a far less traditional resource: art.
Crash Course
English Theater After Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #17
This week on Crash Course Theater, Shakespeare is dead. Long live Shakespeare. Well, long live English theater, anyway. Actually, it's about to get banned. Anyway, we're discussing where English theater went post-1616. We'll talk about...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why isn’t the Netherlands underwater?
In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 people. 54 years later, a similar storm threatened the region. But this time, they were ready. This was thanks to a...
SciShow
These Smart Roads Could Change the Future of Driving
From self-healing asphalt to electrified roads, technology is steering the future of driving along some exciting new paths!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The art forger who tricked the Nazis
It was one of the strangest trials in Dutch history. The defendant in a 1947 case was an art forger who had counterfeited millions of dollars worth of paintings. But he wasn’t arguing his innocence— in fact, his life depended on proving...
Crash Course
The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History
The 17th Century in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time,...
TED Talks
TED: A smog vacuum cleaner and other magical city designs | Daan Roosegaarde
Daan Roosegaarde uses technology and creative thinking to produce imaginative, earth-friendly designs. He presents his latest projects -- from a bike path in eindhoven, where he reinterpreted "The Starry Night" to get people thinking...
Crash Course
Dutch Golden Age: Crash Course European History
While the English were falling apart a little, with their civil war and their restoration and their succession problems, the Dutch were getting their act together. They were throwing off the yoke of the Spanish Empire, uniting their...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? - James Earle
Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She's the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the 'Mona Lisa of the North.' But what makes this painting...
TED Talks
TED: Why I chose a gun | Peter van Uhm
Peter van Uhm is the Netherlands' chief of defense, but that does not mean he is pro-war. In this talk, he explains how his career is one shaped by a love of peace, not a desire for bloodshed -- and why we need armies if we want peace.
SciShow
Why Wouldn’t You Put Your Wind Farm In the Windiest Place?
Wind is an ever increasing source of power worldwide, which means wind farms continue to be constructed. And choosing where to place those farms seems straightforward, but it might not actually be best to place the in the windiest places!
TED Talks
Erik Schlangen: A "self-healing" asphalt
Paved roads are nice to look at, but they're easily damaged and costly to repair. Erik Schlangen demos a new type of porous asphalt made of simple materials with an astonishing feature: When cracked, it can be "healed" by induction heating.