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A forensic laboratory in Belgium has confirmed the identity of a third soldier from the First World war, whose body was found last year, with four others, near the town of Ieper.
Susie Lipscomb reports from Flanders Fields: … Read More »
A coincidence of events this month has seen France paying its respects to its most-valued of industries, and trade marks…
The names made the parade: Yves St Laurent had died, Carla Bruni, his model (and wife of the President, Nicolas Sarkozy), paid tribute; Ines de la Fressange (picture), much associated with Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel, was presented with the Legion d’Honneur, and a major exhibition was got up in Paris to honour the retirement of one, Valentino. … Read More »
Visitors to Austria will soon be able to bunk in the von Trapp family at their villa in Salzburg.
The famous villa best known as the backdrop of the 1965 film, The Sound of Music, opens as a hotel in July. … Read More »
COMMENTARY: Events in March saw new foreign policy initiatives as Prime Minister Rudd set out for America, China and the EU; a colourful cross-Channel trip by the family Sarkozy; more heat on the stock markets; heat on the dairy industry in Italy, and on a Dutchman who affronts Islamic fundamentalists. … Read More »
In a year dedicated to intercultural dialogue the EU is preparing for its inaugural ministerial conference on multilingualism which begins next Friday (15.2.08). … Read More »
Floats poking fun at politicians, men parading through town dressed as women, and a giant burning bonfire doll, it can only mean one thing – the Carnival season has begun, with special focus on a little town in Belgium.
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Visitors to Rome’s famous Spanish Steps may have had a little trouble walking them yesterday (16.12.08) after up to a million multicoloured balls cascaded down, filling the Piazza di Spagna and La Barcaccia fountain. … Read More »