EFA launches Young Audience Award Screen Daily | Young audiences across six European cities will vote from three films nominated by the European Film Academy. | The European Film Academy is introducing a new award targeting young audiences for its 25th edition of the European Film Awards. | The A...
The Netherlands Looks to Take the Lead in Rational Copyright Legislation Gizmodo Jamie Condliffe - | Copyright laws are designed to protect the “fair use” of copyrighted content such as mash-ups and remixes — or they were, at least, until the advent of the dreaded DMCA Takedown Notice. The Dutch government has...
Dutch dolls' houses of the 17th century still fascinate France24 | AFP - Are dolls and their houses the exclusive preserve of little girls? | Not in the eyes of wealthy 17th and 18th century Dutch and German women, who often spent a small fortune on these miniature works of art that could cost as much as a real ho...
Greek parties delay bailout talks despite E.U.’s threats The Washington Post | ATHENS — Greek political parties on Tuesday delayed yet again making the tough choice of accepting painful reforms in return for a new international bailout to avoid a chaotic default, seemingly deaf to E.U. warnings that the euro zone can li...
The world's trendiest hotel - citizenM in Amsterdam The Examiner | Many hotels lay claim to be the “best” or “largest” of just about anything to attract potential visitors. CitizenM Hotel in Amsterdam has the distinction of being voted the trendiest hotel in the world in 2011 by TripAdvisor...
Smiles better: World's first 3D printer-created jaw fitted to 83-year-old The Daily Mail | In a world first, an elderly patient has had a 3D printer-created lower jaw surgically implanted with complete success. | The titanium jaw was built by Belgian company LayerWise in collaboration with scientists from the University of Hasselt, based...
Cold kills 33 more in Europe, dam breaks in Bulgaria The Star | SOFIA (Reuters) - Europe's bitterly cold weather killed another 33 people on Monday and melting snow caused a dam wall to break and flood an entire village in Bulgaria. A general view shows a Berlin cityscape and the frozen river Spree on a cold wi...
Euro crisis threat to UK economy London Evening Standard | Chancellor George Osborne will beat his deficit reduction target by £3 billion in the current financial year but prospects for 2012 remain bleak, a respected economic think-tank has warned. | The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) annual Green Budget said the Government's spending cuts will see it undershoot the £127 billion target set by indepen...
