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One in two 'will live in cities'
Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:29 AM EDT (BBC News)
More than half of the world's population will live in cities by 2008, most of them in developing countries, a report by the UN Population Fund says.
Portugal hopes for October EU treaty finale
Seeded on Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:44 PM EDT (euobserver.com)
The incoming Portuguese presidency has set aside just three months for negotiation on a new EU treaty, believing the weekend's tempestuous summit resulted in sufficiently clear directions to wrap up a new text.
OECD sees migration rise by 10%
Seeded on Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:30 PM EDT (BBC News)
The OECD's International Migration Outlook study said four million people arrived in its member states that year.
Polish twins accused of bad taste in Brussels
Seeded on Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:14 AM EDT (euobserver.com)
The Kaczynski government sees its EU summit performance as a big success. But Poland's messy negotiating tactics and use of World War II references has left a bad taste in the mouth for some of its partners in Brussels.
Eiffel ex-staff in ticketing scam
Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:43 PM EDT (BBC News)
Fifteen former workers at the Eiffel Tower in Paris have been fined after embezzling hundreds of thousands of euros from ticket sales.
The New Seven World Wonders
Seeded on Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:15 PM EDT (blogs.britannica.com)
select the new Seven Wonders of the World from a list of 21 sites that had been whittled from 77 by a team of experts including a former director-general of UNESCO and various architects
Serbia aims to be EU "candidate" in 2008
Seeded on Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:18 AM EDT (euobserver.com)
Serbia aims to achieve official EU entry "candidate" status in 2008 after resuming EU integration talks this week, but an international rift on the status of Kosovo and the fact several war crimes suspects remain at large is keeping optimism in check.
Hate Wikipedia? Start Your Own
Seeded on Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:29 PM EDT (freakonomics.com)
Have you all heard of Conservapedia? It bills itself as "a conservative encyclopedia you can trust," and it is pretty fascinating. It has a strong pro-Christian, anti-liberal (and especially anti-N.Y.
Sex crime drug treatments planned
Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:44 AM EDT (BBC News)
The treatment involving libido-reducing drugs or anti-depressants would be given on a voluntary basis.
European bio-data pool
Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:20 AM EDT (euobserver.com)
The EU bloc has taken the final step towards having the world's largest biometric database with 70 million sets of fingerprints, designed to boost border security by allowing EU states to share data on short-stay visas and visa applications from non-EU citizens who wish to enter …
From Contemplative Man to Flickering Man
Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:18 AM EDT (blogs.britannica.com)
As the networked computer becomes our universal medium (revealing the television to be merely a transitional device), it's going to change the nature of human intelligence just as surely as the printed page did a half a millennium ago.
10 Things You (Maybe) Didn't Know About Books
Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:26 AM EDT (blogs.britannica.com)
In short, publishing is a strange enterprise, a blend of art, politics, magic, and sometimes a little science. It has ever been thus, and in that spirit I offer a few tidbits from the stranger side of the world of print.
Sahel and U.S. Foreign Policy
Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:29 AM EDT (blogs.britannica.com)
...the Iraqis have a unique word in their language, one not shared by other Arabic-speaking lands.
All Eyes on Slovakia's Flat Tax
Seeded on Sat Jun 9, 2007 3:55 AM EDT (Moneycontrol Top Headlines)
As interest in the flat tax grows, the world seems transfixed on an unlikely country, Slovakia, whose 3-year-old tax reform program is paying early dividends.
EU to ban traditional barometers
Seeded on Wed Jun 6, 2007 3:06 AM EDT (BBC News)
Euro MPs have signalled the end of traditional barometers, in a move to ban the sale of products containing mercury across the EU.
Swedish booze import ban 'wrong'
Seeded on Tue Jun 5, 2007 11:11 AM EDT (BBC News)
Restrictions banning Swedes from importing alcohol from abroad are "unjustified" and may breach laws, the European Court of Justice has ruled. EU judges made the comments after 11 Swedes complained that wine ordered from Spain was confiscated on arrival.
How strong is Europe's labour market, really?
Seeded on Tue Jun 5, 2007 10:14 AM EDT (euobserver.com)
At a glance, recent reports seem rather positive: European unemployment is at its lowest point in years. The euro is rising to record highs. It seems the economy, indeed, is firing on all cylinders.
Pole wakes up from 19-year coma
Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 3:43 AM EDT (BBC News)
A Polish man has woken up from a 19-year coma to find the Communist party no longer in power and food no longer rationed, Polish TV reports.
Exodus of women 'hurts E Germany'
Seeded on Sat Jun 2, 2007 4:15 PM EDT (BBC News)
The former East Germany is being drained of young women, leaving an underclass of disillusioned young men behind, a study says.
New EU Countries' Growth Likely to Slow Down in 2007
Seeded on Sat Jun 2, 2007 6:33 AM EDT (international.ibox.bg)
The region's overall strong performance reflected the favorable external environment of robust global growth, low interest rates, and positive emerging market sentiment.
Dutch TV Kidney-Giveaway Show a Hoax. (Probably. Sort Of.)
Seeded on Sat Jun 2, 2007 6:26 AM EDT (freakonomics.com)
"We have only done this cry for help because we want to solve a problem that shouldn't be a problem," a producer said afterward.
Poland: 'Tinky Winky's too gay'
Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 7:46 AM EDT (metro.co.uk)
Poland's conservative government took its drive to curb what it sees as homosexual propaganda to the small screen on Monday, taking aim at Tinky Winky and the other Teletubbies.
Ryanair faces legal row over ad
Seeded on Thu May 24, 2007 4:59 PM EDT (BBC News)
A Polish MP is taking legal action against Ryanair over an advert that suggested she was having a romance with the country's prime minister.
Human rights 'eroded worldwide'
Seeded on Wed May 23, 2007 12:07 PM EDT (BBC News)
Powerful governments and armed groups have been deliberately fomenting fear to erode human rights worldwide, a report by Amnesty International says.
European public backs smoking ban
Seeded on Wed May 23, 2007 12:05 PM EDT (euobserver.com)
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The European Commission has suggested that the rising support for public smoking bans means there could be an expansion of smoke-free policies across Europe, with 88 percent of citizens backing the approach - especially in countries that have introduced …
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