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Inside: This Week In Europe
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TECHNOLOGY
EBay Gets Buffeted in Europe The auction site could face millions in extra costs to track down counterfeit goods if a French court's LVMH decision stands
ENERGY
A Second Wind for Aging Wind Turbines A two-year wait for new turbines is forcing some buyers into the secondhand market to meet the EU's carbon reduction targets
ENERGY
Nuclear's Tangled Economics John McCain wants to follow the French example and build lots of nukes in the U.S. But it wont be that simple
RUSSIA
Where Google Isn't Goliath Russia's Yandex—set to go public on Nasdaq—is innovating in a hurry to hold off the U.S. giant
EUROPE
• From Spiegel Online
Did Alstom Bribe Like Siemens? France's Alstom Group may have bought its way into contracts, but the media and politicians have been shielding the company
EUROPE
• From The Independent
BP Chief Lays Blame for High Oil Prices Speculators are not the problem, says Tony Hayward at the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid. Instead, he faults lack of investment and state-owned oil companies
EUROPE
Garmin Gets on the Phone The GPS innovator is linking up with geo-location and social-networking provider GyPSii and adding its navigation technology to a new handset
NEWS ANALYSIS
How Nokia's Symbian Move Helps Google The cell-phone maker's choice to eventually give away its smartphone software will mean more mobile Web use—and more Google search ads
INTERNET
An Infinite World of Internet Domains ICANN, the nonprofit that oversees Net addresses, has approved an unlimited number of new suffixes in a move that could help business
TECHNOLOGY
• From silicon.com
Payment via Mobiles to Hit $300B by 2013 Analysts predict mobile expenditures will expand fivefold over the next five years. Ticketing for transportation and entertainment will be the lion's share
EUROPE INSIGHT
Barclays Taps Investors for $8.9 Billion Britain's No.3 bank turns to Middle East and Asian backers in the latest move by financial institutions to bolster their balance sheets
EUROPE
• From The Independent
LSE, Lehman to Launch Trading Platform The London Stock Exchange teams with the Wall Street investment bank to introduce an electronic trading platform. Baikal will compete with four rivals
EUROPE
• From Spiegel Online
Siemens Could Slash Another 15,000 Jobs Workers fear more fallout from corruption scandals at the German engineering giant
EUROPE
• From EUobserver
Europeans Ditching Landlines for Mobile A survey shows EU citizens are going tech with a vengeance. Nearly half have Internet access, and many have switched to cell or Internet telephony
TELECOM
Russia's Holding for the iPhone Wireless operator VimpelCom is looking at a number of ways to keep up its rapid revenue growth. Adding the Apple smartphone is one of them
EASTERN EUROPE
• From Transitions Online
Europe's Schizophrenic Politicians The Lisbon Treaty continues to provoke disagreement. France and German consider it vital to enlargement, while others say that's nonsense
EUROPE
• From EUobserver
Europe's Cannabis Census Danes smoke the most pot, Spaniards pay the least for it—and the Dutch may get the best buzz
TECHNOLOGY
• From silicon.com
British Students Outsource Work to India At universities and schools, those enrolled in info tech programs pay Indian coders five pounds and up to complete their coursework
ARCHITECTURE
Battersea Power Station's Sustainable Makeover Rafael Viñoly, the architect behind a plan to build a 1,000-foot chimney on the site of the south London icon, defends the controversial proposal
NEWS & FEATURES
You Gotta Love Le Mans Nascar may be the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. but for sheer excitement, entertainment, and gutsy driving, nothing beats France's Le Mans
EASTERN EUROPE
• From Transitions Online
Commentary: Sarko Wrong on EU Enlargement The French president says the Lisbon defeat threatens EU membership growth. A critic says the old Nice Treaty is just as good
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