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European parliament roof in Strasbourg collapses

In front | NEWS
Outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Photo: J-N Strasbourg/ Flickr)

Though there was no chance of any MEPs getting hurt when the incident happened on 8 August; the building stays empty for 307 days a year

by Benjamin Lasry // 13/08/08

INVESTIGATION
Internet this way in Prato (Photo: C'est moi!/ Flickr)

Chinese textile workers use internet points in Prato

Of the 35 million Chinese who live outside China, 180,000 are in Italy. An investigation into whether internet use in cafes by the Chinese community in a province of Tuscany hinders as an integrative tool

by Graeme Johanson / Tom Denison // 15/07/08

NEWS
(Photo: European commission)

I’ll phone you from the Irish clouds

The latest Greek commissioner tells you to mind your business, the EU in Kosovo and don't worry about internet downloads – it’s the latest news from Brussels

by Federico Poggi // 15/04/08

FEATURE

Batman, goats and internet in Cavas do Monte, Portugal

The living conditions in the north Portuguese mountaintops of S. Pedro do Sul have hardly changed in hundreds of years. Bit by bit, however, the uniting, modernising world is moving in, and the children are moving out

by Laura Daub // 26/03/08

REPORT
Russian workers smoke as they wait for the moving truck (Photos: Tatiana Schramchenko)

UK, Russia: a new Iron curtain?

Two out of three British Council offices were deemed 'illegal' and closed down in Russia in January. A reflection on ties between the Kremlin and London

by Tatiana Schramchenko // 14/03/08

FREEZE! by the Eiffel Tower in Paris

On 8 March 2008, 3, 000 people suddenly stopped dead in their tracks and froze like statues at the Trocadero Square 'because we usually spend all day long running around like lunatics'

by Jane Mery // 14/03/08

PANORAMA

Blogging Kosovo, Erasmus and poetry

Existential crises in Berlin, self-critical French and new nation states - the best of our babelblogs this fortnight

by Jean Sébastien Lefebvre // 13/03/08

Cervantes institute premieres on TV

The academic institution, dedicated to promoting Spanish language and culture around the world, has just launched an internet TV channel

by Alma López Figueiras // 06/03/08

PANORAMA

Liz Solo: art on Second Life

Taunting performances and installations on the edge – in pixels. We meet the Canadian musician in the virtual 3D world

by Marco Riciputi // 26/02/08

FEATURE

'Sarkozy or YouTube 3.0?' in Bologna

Better processors, improved data management possibilities integrated into consoles. Report from the 'Future Film Festival' in Italy

by Marco Riciputi // 30/01/08

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