Best Columns - Europe
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United Kingdom: Threatening rape on Twitter
feature “Aggressive stalkers” are hounding British women on Twitter.
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Belgium: A king who can’t level with us
feature King Albert II can no longer ignore allegations that he had a child out of wedlock.
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Italy: Berlusconi guilty of ‘bunga bunga’
feature A three-judge panel has found former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi guilty of abuse of office and patronizing an underage prostitute.
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France: Ruled by a tiny clique
feature The “self-proclaimed inventor of liberty and equality” is actually the most elitist country in Europe.
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United Kingdom: What made Beckham different
feature As David Beckham “bid a blubbing farewell to his 22-year career, ”no one doubted that he’d remain a superstar.
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Ireland: Teach our youth how to drink
feature The decline of the family pub has led to a rise in alcoholism.
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How they see us: A racist nation of vigilantes
feature To Europeans, George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict is “not just troubling, but a travesty.”
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U.K.: Nation goes nuts for baby prince
feature The whole country is giddy with joy.
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The Diana inquest: Was it worth all the effort?
feature What a waste of time and money, said the London Daily Telegraph in an editorial. The inquest into the deaths of Diana, princess of Wales, and her companion, Dodi Fayed, took six months and cost British taxpayers upwards of $20 million. As for why the inqu
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Sorry, Hillary, but you’re not our hero
feature Hillary Clinton claims to have been instrumental in bringing peace to Northern Ireland. “I know. Don’t laugh,” said Lindy McDowell in the Belfast Telegraph. We’ve all been amazed at her sheer gall. Lord Trimble, who was leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
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Complicit in the horrors of the Nazis
feature Austrians are guilty of selective amnesia, said Egon Schwarz in the Zurich, Switzerland, Neue Z
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Austria: The monster who kept his daughter in a dungeon
feature The police are calling it the
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Don’t tell the Belgians, but we’re invading
feature Is it time for the Netherlands to annex Belgium?
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Italy: An iconic city is left to rot
feature Over the past few months, Naples has gradually disappeared under piles of garbage rotting away in the searing heat.
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