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“Rehab Chic” – A New Vogue

  • August 30th, 2007
  • Posted by EUEditor

rehab-2.jpgThe fashion magazine Vogue Italia has come under fire over its use of a U.S drug and rehabilitation centre in an editorial fashion spread.

Its July edition featured models being dragged along the floor of an institution by attendants in white coats. … Read More »

New Writers – Susie Lipscomb

  • August 30th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

susie-two.jpgNew writer Susie Lipscombsee self-portrait for EUAustralia — likes to experiment with her camera to see what it can do. … Read More »

Keeping Ecology Agendas Warm

  • August 30th, 2007
  • Posted by EUEditor

naked-switzerland-8-07.jpgAfter warming up awareness of climate change this Northern Summer with its no-clothes demonstration in the Swiss Alps (picture), the Greenpeace organisation this week launched a fresh move on GMOs.

Greenpeace has put a legal submission to the European Commission (28.8.07) challenging its move to over-rule a new Polish law that would block the production of genetically-altered products. … Read More »

Holidays Ending – Fun Starts?

  • August 30th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

sarkhozy-media-reduced.jpgCOMMENTARY: Winding up of the holiday month and the rentree brings signs of arousal on the political front, with decisions projected on Iran, Turkey and the IMF.

The new President of France Nicolas Sarkozy remains under the microscope, observers looking to see what new directions he might try to set. … Read More »

Russian Journalist’s Murder – Response To Arrests

  • August 28th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

anna-politkovskaya.jpgCOMMENTARY: The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists has expressed satisfaction at news of arrests being made in connection with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya in Russia — while demanding to know more. … Read More »

“Ausländer Raus”: Problem That Does Not Want To Go Away

  • August 27th, 2007
  • Posted by EUEditor

bootsreduced.jpgOPINION:

If there is one thing that can cut Germany to the quick, then it’s far-right political extremism.

On 18-19.8.07 racist attacks in two small towns in both East and West Germany have disgusted the country, says our German writer Nina Plonka: … Read More »

Forest Fires Emergency In Greece

  • August 26th, 2007
  • Posted by EUEditor

greek-fire.jpgThe new outbreak of forest fires in Greece has taken a nasty turn with fifty people reported killed over the weekend. … Read More »

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