Europe
France's super-rich: Raise our taxes, s'il vous plait
Instead of avoiding taxes during tough economic times, France's super rich have signed a petition asking the government to raise their taxes.
Copenhagen power plant turned into ski resort
Intrepid architects from Copenhagen are turning a power plant into a man-made ski hill, and creating a new kind of 'hedonistic sustainability.'
US, Europe to unfreeze billions in Libyan assets
The US prepares to release $37 billion of Lybia's assets tied up in cash, real estate and shares of US companies.
Italy and France eye Libyan oil
As European countries jockey for influence over the rebuilding of Libya, Italy and France have oil interests in mind.
Website allows users to rate their priests
A German website asks users to rate their priests on criteria like performance in church, with youth, with the elderly and the quality of the service.
Brits inciting riots on Facebook sentenced to years in prison
Concerns in UK over sentencing of two men to four years in prison for encouraging people to riot by posting messages on Facebook.
Ban kissing in the office says German group
Etiquette group claims German women are sick of being greeted with kisses by bosses and colleagues, and want to ban the practice from the workplace.
UK leaders propose restricting social media after riots
Free speech advocates criticize Prime Minister David Cameron's proposal to regulate social media after London riots.
Multiculturalism failed, say European leaders
European heads-of-state are openly questioning the wisdom of multiculturalism, a mainstay of European social policy for decades.
Freedom of Information and Jack the Ripper
Retired police detective files several Freedom of Information requests to access Jack the Ripper case files.
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Womfol (17 June, 2013 04:09:14)Sorry, but everyone knows that Steven Donziger and Amazon Defense Front faked the names of "Ecuadorians" and that Petroecuador has been responsible for over 200 ... -
Fina Robinson (15 June, 2013 08:05:11)Loved the fact of the biracial family on the cherrios commercial, it's 2013, & we definitely NEED to see more of this!!! Love, love, love!!
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becky (15 June, 2013 07:53:57)Whooping cough cases are majority reported in the vaccinated community.. So much for your effective vaccine.
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John-Michael (15 June, 2013 11:50:33)Ok one thing that just bugs me is you are miss representing the “Can’t innovate anymore? My ass!,” quote from Phil Schiller. He was in ...
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sinned34 (14 June, 2013 02:33:42)Hayden, And when a spill happens, the local and provincial governments will be the ones to suffer the consequences and foot the bill to clean it ...