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Europe reacts: what Gaddafi’s expiration means
On 20 October the world saw a mediatised repeat of bloody images and videos of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on their deathbeds: Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, 69, was killed in his hometown of Sirte. French, US and British forces were part of the Nato airstrikes in the Libyan civil war which began in February 2011. Read presidential and prime ministerial postcards from Poland, Malta, Italy, France and Germany after the news broke
business, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, italy, jose maria aznar, angela merkel, politics, germany
Cafe Niesen in Prenzlauer Berg: no children please
Prams, buggies, babies, toddlers, kids... you name it, anything child related, Prenzlauer Berg will have it. This includes a cafe which has been open since 2005 but is getting media attention now - extract from the official blog of the cafebabel.com team in Berlin
business, germany, berlin, opinion, cafe, prenzlauer berg, blogs
M**Bun, Eataly, GROM: the organic flavour in Turin
Eating well can save the environment, economy, and local heritage, according to the Slow Food Movement, an international non-profit culinary educational organisation which was founded in 1989 by the Italian writer Carlo Petrini. Its appetising premise is to combat the acculturating effects of corporate America & co. through the affirmation of local, fresh, organic food. Its phrased in its manifesto as ‘the right to pleasure’, and in Turin, it’s a right that’s being energetically exercised
business, italy, world financial crisis, food, start-up company, economy, slow food
Dominika Nowak: 'I want to stay unusual, even if I've had to become more commercial'
The designer untames convention with her 'Nunc' shoes, insisting that her furry fabric fantasies are made to be adapted to daily life. We discuss Paris-Krakow, fashion uglies and what it's like to go it alone as a one-woman brand at 27
business, university, paris, expatriates, brunch, animals, poland
Why Swedes go next door to Denmark to buy alcohol
The Swedes are notorious for their heavy drinking; its government has been trying to counter the problem since the 19th century
business, systembolaget, alcohol, tourism, travel, eurogeneration, scandinavia
Herman Dune vs. Vandaveer: transatlantic anti- & alt-folk
An American plying his trade in Europe and a Franco-Swiss exporting his ‘anti-folk’ to the American continent – that place where a guy called Dylan’s first notes were heard. Interviews
business, guitar, europe, culture, folk music, united states, concert
Dutch supermarkets at war in Europe
Special offers, two for the price of one, price-cuts, buy one get one half price, loyalty cards, vouchers… are you familiar with these methods of seduction? Supermarkets are engaging themselves in heightening competition to the point of declaring war on one another, such as in the Netherlands, where leading brand names are selling at a loss
business, commerce, purchasing power, crise économique, competencia, sécurité alimentaire, consumers
F1, Premier League football and London Olympics hit by crisis
Whilst the NBA acts coolly across the Atlantic, it’s getting a bit hot under the collar in Europe’s traditional sporting industries and upcoming event. Overview
business, football, sport, financial crisis, economic crisis
Hating on Hungarian Tescos
Whilst shopping malls spring up like mushrooms, more and more shops in the city centre stand empty. Where does the course lie between tradition and modernity in Budapest?
business, feature, hungary, budapest, shopping, cities, central and eastern europe
‘Buda-sex’ and the Hungarian porn industry
Budapest is famous for being one of the world’s sex capitals. Pornography, sex toursim and prostitution converge in the Hungarian capital, to the delight of some and the frowns of others
business, prostitution, sex, best of cafebabel.com, pornography, feature, hungary
