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Politics

27.08.2010

by Karl Dowling

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Harmless or hazardous?

After years of progress, Northern Ireland has once again been branded a risky place to visit. The country has had a Summer to forget with riots and bomb scares making global headlines. A few governments have now warned their citizens to stay away, but some locals say it’s still a safe destination. [more]

Culture

25.08.2010

by Tom Wilson & Sarah Hartley

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Ukraine's beach party utopia

Every summer, the beaches of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula are taken over by KaZantip - billed as the “biggest, longest, craziest and most unusual music event in the world”. Already notorious among Russian-speaking clubbers, the dance party is now drawing an increasingly international crowd.

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Culture

25.08.2010

by Ula Papajak & Sarah Elzas

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How to find good food in Paris

Fine French food is delicious and Paris certainly has no shortage of restaurants. But how do you sift though the myriad of suggestions on the internet and in hundreds of guidebooks to find the perfect meal? One group of Anglophone food writers has teamed up to try to solve the problem.

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Travel

17.08.2010

by Sarah Hartley

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Carry on glamping...

Like the great outdoors, but dread the idea of roughing it under canvas? With the latest craze in the camping world - glamping - you can enjoy nature in comfort without having to put up a tent in a thunderstorm in the middle of the night or miss a meal because you've forgotten your can-opener. [more]

Environment

05.08.2010

by Sarah Elzas & Sarah Hartley

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La vie en vert

Paris is the most visited city in the world. Tourists flock there for the French joie de vivre, the food and wine, the monuments and museums. But it wouldn't top most people's lists of eco-destinations, a state of affairs that one hotelier has set his sights on changing.

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Travel

22.07.2010

by Jessica Phelan & Sarah Hartley

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Turning on the Gallic charm

Tourism is big business in Paris, yet Parisians suffer from a little image problem - they are notorious for being aloof, if not downright rude to visitors. Now the tourist office is deploying a small army of "ambassadors" to encourage locals to lighten up and offer tourists a helping hand. [more]

Society

21.07.2010

by Sarah Hartley & Jessica Golloher

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Notes from the underground

The opening of two new metro stations in the Russian capital should be a cause for celebration for Moscow's commuters, but the station named after Dostoyevsky is already winning an unwelcome reputation thanks to the dark and violent scenes from the great writer's work depicted on its walls.

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Economy

15.06.2010

by Nancy Greenleese & Sarah Hartley

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The dark side of an idyllic island

Sicily is viewed as an Mediterranean island paradise by the hoards of tourists who flock their every year, but for many of those who live there this idyllic image does not ring true. A new initiative allows visitors to find out what daily life is like in one of the poorest areas of the capital. [more]

Travel

14.06.2010

by Sarah Hartley & Dany Mitzman

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Tourists get more than they bargained for...

Tourists in Italy this summer may be in for an unpleasant surprise if they buy knock-off goods from street vendors. One Austrian visitor to the resort of Jesolo hit the headlines recently after she thought she'd snagged a fashion bargain, but was then stung with a whopping €1,000 fine.

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Science & Technology

03.06.2010

by Karl Dowling

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Mission to Mars lifts off, sort of

Six astronauts are today facing the daunting task of a 520-day mission to Mars, where they will be locked in close quarters with only each other for company. The necessity of the arduous journey can be called into question however, when you realise they are not actually leaving Earth.

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Travel

21.05.2010

by Peter Gentle

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Visa-free travel carrot

EU leaders are expected to give Russia a political promise of visa-free travel at an upcoming summit in the town of Rostov-on-Don.

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Survey 31.08.2010 - 31.08.2011

In Rome this week, Lybian President Moammar Gaddafi offered to stop Africans entering the EU for a fee of $5 billion, and suggested Europe should convert to Islam. Should Mr Kaddafi ever be taken seriously or is he merely a figure of fun?
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  • Is Gaddafi right? (La Stampa, Turin)

  • Sidelined Europe can still be of help (La Vanguardia, Barcelona)

  • Bundesbank bigmouth gets boot (Berliner Zeitung, Berlin)

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  • 01.09.2010 03:15 UTC

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  • 27.08.2010 09:53 UTC

    Royaume-Uni: mort mystérieuse d'un espion? http://bit.ly/axQEkf
  • 26.08.2010 12:44 UTC

    Ukraine's beach party utopia: Exploring the Russian-speaking party scene's best-kept secret - the Republic of KaZantip http://bit.ly/9XiFtq
  • 25.08.2010 02:53 UTC

    La souffrance des médecins du travail français http://bit.ly/aNDxV5
  • 24.08.2010 04:36 UTC

    Fresh controversy erupts in French Roma row as Paris questions plans for Romania's & Bulgaria's Schengen membership http://bit.ly/9AyMHI
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