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Sexy EU election candidates from France to Romania via Lithuania
It's European election time again. As per usual there are some 'special' candidates hoping to win a seat. In 2004, a French orchestra conductor, a British actor, a Czech cosmonaut and even a Lithuanian hockey player became MEPs. What does the 2009 edition have in store for us? Featuring Elena Basescu, Barbara Matera and Donala Meiželytė-Svilienė
Video: German TV actor Inspektor Derrick dies
You might have heard of Horst Tappert, star of the cult crime series and the equivalent of the UK's Inspector Morse. The German actor passed away in a clinic on 13 December. He was 85
You can still watch TV in a financial crisis
Don't forget world television day on 21 November! The UN has consecrated a day to pay homage to an essential instrument of dialogue between cultures. On its twelfth celebration in Europe, sit back and watch a maybe mediocre media in crisis, versus an internet content rival
'If poker is a sport, why do I have this stomach?'
Technique, strategy, maths, patience and more than a bit of luck: these are the ingredients necessary to qualify for the final table at the World Series of Poker Championships on 9 November. With nine million dollars up for grabs, Denmark’s Peter Eastgate is the only European representative for this debatable sport
Videos: EU’s powerful but arrogant leaders
The relationship between EU leaders and the cameras is often an unstable one. It is a way of gaining huge popularity. But it can also bring out the worst side in the leaders - or, to put it simply, display the arrogance of those in power
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