Topic: Luxembourg

Stefan Karlsson Estonia embraces euros

On Jan. 1, 2011, Estonia becomes the 17th euro country. What does this mean for the former Soviet republic – and for the euro?
12/31/2010 05:00 pm

Skype brings 10 million users back online, but millions more still without call service

Luxembourg internet phone company Skype said this morning that users had doubled in several hours to 10 million people, though the impact on investor sentiment may be more lasting.
12/23/2010 11:01 am

Horizons Worldwide Skype outage highlights dependence on VoIP

A Skype outage Wednesday cut millions of users’ connection to the popular worldwide network.
12/23/2010 02:15 am

Julian Assange, in his own words, about WikiLeaks' foes (VIDEO)

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, at a seminar at UC Berkeley earlier this year, described surveillance of his organization – and a cyberattack he said came from China.
12/07/2010 06:32 pm

The Adam Smith Institute Blog Ethiopia shows the damage that aid can do

The Ethiopian government is using western aid money to create a totalitarian regime, says Human Rights Watch.
11/11/2010 12:05 pm

Donald Marron How corrupt is the United States?

Transparency International recently reported on the world's perceptions of America's corruption.
11/01/2010 02:05 pm

Stefan Karlsson Devaluation worked in the '30s. But it won't today.

By abandoning the gold standard, nations effectively devalued their currencies and began to recover. Today's circumstances are far different.
10/31/2010 05:10 pm

EU leaders set for clash over financial reforms, Lisbon Treaty

At a two-day meeting in Brussels that opened today, Germany is set to make a high-stakes bit to amend the EU's Lisbon Treaty in order to make financial checks permanent.
10/28/2010 12:36 pm

Europe's 5 most generous pension systems

The strikes roiling France right now are about government plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 and the pension age, which determines when people can begin accessing their pension funds, from 65 to 67. The French government says it can no longer afford the earlier retirement and pension ages. France is not the only country facing a budget crunch partially because of its generous pension system, coupled with an aging population and a struggling economy. Across Europe, home to many of the world's most generous national pension systems, countries are struggling to afford this staple of the welfare state. Here are five examples.
10/19/2010 03:39 pm

Alberto Contador: How strong is the doping case against him?

Alberto Contador, winner of this year's Tour de France, tested positive for a banned substance during the race. The cycling superstar says he was a victim of food contamination.
09/30/2010 12:18 pm

Global News Blog France bristles at comparison of Roma roundups to Nazi tactics

France may face fines or disciplinary action from the European Union for its Roma roundups. EU officials likened the policy to Nazi-era tactics.
09/15/2010 02:01 pm

Cardinal urged Catholic sex abuse victim to keep quiet, new tapes reveal

A conversation published this weekend by Belgian media provides a rare glimpse into a transaction between church officials and victims involved in Catholic sex abuse scandals.
08/30/2010 03:23 pm

Stefan Karlsson The hidden implications of China's low per-capita income

China's economy grows while its people stay poor. But with that many people, their GDP will still surpass America's soon.
08/24/2010 07:30 am

Tour de France 2010 delivers drama – without the doping

After a lackluster 2009 edition, this year's Tour de France was filled with action, from the cementing of Contador and Schleck's rivalry to Armstrong's bumpy exit from the sport he dominated in unprecedented fashion.
07/26/2010 09:58 am

Contador's Tour de France win caps off banner summer of sports for Spain

Alberto Contador's Tour de France win – with only a 39-second lead over rival Andy Schleck, who finished second – is the latest triumph in an amazing summer of sports for Spain.
07/25/2010 04:53 pm

Tour de France Stage 17: Contador second by a hair, but likely to win overall

In the Tour de France's Stage 17 today, defending champion Alberto Contador hung with rival Andy Schleck up the race's most iconic climb, the Col du Tourmalet. French President Nicolas Sarkozy cheered their effort from the festive sidelines.
07/22/2010 03:57 pm

Zombie satellite forces other spacecraft to get out of its way

Zombie satellite Galaxy 15, which stopped responding to commands in April and has drifted out of its orbit, is forcing evasive maneuvers by its Intelsat siblings Galaxy 13 and Galaxy 14.
07/21/2010 02:27 pm

In Pictures Scenes from the 2010 Tour de France

Lance Armstrong, beaten, resigned to Tour de France defeat

Lance Armstrong conceded that his ambitions of an eighth Tour title were at a premature end.
07/12/2010 05:29 pm

Tour de France 101: Who’s favored to win?

The obvious pick for the 2010 Tour de France winner is last year's victor Alberto Contador. But youngster Andy Schleck, a consummate climber, could do well on this year's especially hilly course.
07/08/2010 06:47 pm

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Gallery Royal families: Europe's last monarchies

L'Oréal trial: heiress Bettencourt's tax shelters, gifts alienate belt-tightening French

The trial of a photographer charged with trying to defraud L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt started today, but was suspended to examine secretly made tapes in which Bettencourt discussed tax shelters with an adviser. Disaffection with elite privileges is rising in France.
07/01/2010 05:15 pm

Africa Monitor Spain vs. Switzerland: Mighty Spanish fall in World Cup’s first upset

The Swiss outlasted a game-long onslaught from the world’s top players to emerge from the Spain vs. Switzerland match 1-0.
06/16/2010 01:53 pm

Belgium elections: Beginning of the end of a nation?

Will Bart De Wever's Flemish party victory in Sunday's Belgium elections mark a north-south split that leads to an independent nation of Flanders?
06/14/2010 11:05 am