The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.

The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.

Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.

The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this year and next year, and keeps interest rates on hold.

Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.

David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.

Four Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland.

US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China.

Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided".

Zara starts selling its clothes online for the first time following similar moves from Gap and Banana Republic last month.

Natalie Portman attends the opening of the Venice Film Festival, which launched with her film Black Swan.

Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.

A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain.

The eurozone economy grew by 1% between April and June, driven by strong German growth, official figures confirm.

European countries asked Kenyan ambassadors to explain why Kenya refused to arrest the Sudanese president on a recent visit.

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reports a threefold surge in profits for the first three months of the year, despite a sharp fall in gas prices.

Pernod Ricard says it will spend more on marketing to encourage consumption as the drinks market begins to recover.

Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire.

Ninth seed Andy Roddick sees his hopes of claiming a second US Open title end with defeat by Janko Tipsarevic.

Britain's Andy Murray cruises into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko.

Vuvuzelas, the noisy air horns which provided the soundtrack to the World Cup in South Africa, have been banned from all Uefa-sanctioned games.

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Racial discrimination in French job market reflected in new feature film L'Italien.

Wildfires in southern France have destroyed 6,000 hectares of scrubland and pine forests near Montpelier.

Dutch police have questioned two men who arrived at Amsterdam airport from Chicago, after US authorities spotted "suspicious items" in their luggage.

The European Union is stepping up its efforts to fight organised crime in countries wanting to join.

Local authorities in northern Spain have invested a record amount in an attempt to attract even more pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.

A new budget hotel run like a no-frills airline has opened its doors.

Unesco has given Istanbul just a few months to improve its management of one of the world's most important World Heritage sites.

In Italy, a fence has gone up along a stretch of coastline south of Rome amid fears of a campaign to promote money-making private beaches.

Judges to deliver verdict more than five years after trial began

Unease spreads over Sarkozy's Roma expulsions

Are UK extradition laws too draconian?

French citizens forced to change name to get a job

Paul Fussell's brilliant essay on the reality of war.

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La Place Ducale, à Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes, France)

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Hoy 3 de septiembre el cumpleaños de las dos...


Para Doña ALTAGRACIA ARISTI en el día de su cumpleaños... le deseamos bendiciones que tenga un día maravilloso y que nos siga deleitando con todas sus flores además de todas las dedicaciones que nos hace.

Para ELIZABETH ARANYOS igualmente FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS fue una sorpresa enterarme jajajaja ya lo sabes jajajaaj... que cumplas muchos muchísimos más.... y que ese gesto de la primera foto de tu galería fuese para mi es ALUCINANTE jajaja

OS DESEO MUCHAS BENDICIONES A LAS DOS Y QUE VUESTROS DÍAS ESTEN LLENOS DE LA LUZ Y COLOR DE ESTA MARIPOSITA ARCO IRIS.

Besos y abrazos.

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The 25 de Abril Bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril "25th of April Bridge") is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tejo river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999. Because of its similar coloring, it is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. In fact, it was built by the same company (American Bridge Company) that constructed the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and not the Golden Gate, also explaining its similarity in design. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 20th largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper platform carries six car lanes, the lower platform two train tracks. Until 1974, the bridge was named Salazar Bridge (Ponte Salazar).

After those very colorful photos, I thought I post one that has nearly no color. It was very foggy afternoon with some rain as well, definitely not a weather I would expect to see in mid August, however I really like the result of this shot.

Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 28.00 - 300.00 mm; Focal length: 39.00 mm; Aperture: 8.0; Exposure time: 1/160 s; ISO: 160


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Unedited shot of buildings at the Singel canal in Amsterdam, reflected the canal. Taken with my Panasonic DMC-FZ8. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

I am such a lucky guy, after having worked several Fridays and even a Saturday in the last weeks, I am back to my old lazy schedule of working Monday - Thursday only. Whenever I tell somebody that I work 4 days a week, they get dreamy eyes and imagine how good their lives could be if they had the same reduced work hours, not knowing that everybody can ask his/her boss for less work, it's a new Dutch law, if you ask, they can't say 'No', and even though you'll lose 20% of your salary and vacation days, you'll gain 52 free days per year, and of course you'll pay 20% less taxes, it's a win-win situation that I've been abusing for my personal gains for manymany years already. I can only recommend it, and if I can convince only one person to at least look at the possibility of reducing their work load and increasing their fun part of life by posting this picture, my mission was successful :)

Thank God it's Friday and I don't have to work, yay :D


I've made a wicked reflection movie of the canal too, check it out on my YouTube page!

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