Europeans feel the pinch of higher prices
International Herald Tribune - Inflation in the euro zone, with 13 countries, is likely to reach an annual rate of 3 percent in November because of escalating prices for basic goods like food and energy. That level is well above the European Central Bank’s target of 2 percent, although the bank has said it expects inflation to subside early next year.
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The hyper-president’s biggest problem
BBC - Nicolas Sarkozy, the man they call the hyper-president, moved back into hyper-drive after the new outbreak of riots in the Paris suburbs.
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Vote to tighten Europe gun laws
BBC - British MEP Arlene McCarthy, who is behind the campaign, says the supply of guns to criminals has to be tackled. The parliament in Brussels will also consider a proposal to raise the age for obtaining firearms to 18.
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Dobro došli u C.C.C.P!
Slobodna Evropa, by Nenad Pejić - Dvije trećine anketiranih misli da izbori u Ruisji neće biti pošteni, a gotovo polovica misli da će rezultati izbora biti fiksirani u administraciji - predsjednika Putina. Samo njih 15% misli da će izbori predstavljati volju glasača.
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My Short March Through China
Commentary, by Gary Rosen - For the Chinese government, every visitor, even the casual tourist, represents an opportunity to make a positive impression—to let the world know of China’s progress under the sage guidance of the Communist party. But American journalists fresh off the plane are potential troublemakers and have to be handled with special care.
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The Dance of Evolution, or How Art Got Its Start
New York Times, by Natalie Angier - While some researchers have suggested that our artiness arose accidentally, as a byproduct of large brains that evolved to solve problems and were easily bored, Ms. Dissanayake argues that the creative drive has all the earmarks of being an adaptation on its own.
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What does a free society require of believers and non-believers alike?
Guardian, by Timothy Garton Ash - Religious diversity won’t work without reasserting the liberal essentials. But let’s not confuse secularism with atheism.
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Final Kosovo talks end in failure
BBC - Serbs and ethnic Albanians have failed to resolve the future status of Kosovo at a final round of internationally-brokered talks. The UN had set a 10 December deadline for a negotiated settlement on Kosovo.
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