From: Deutsche Welle on Thu, Jun 10 2010 8:35 PM

Redu, a small village in Ardennes, is fighting emigration and poverty with a novel concept to attract bookworms and holiday-makers alike.Redu was once like many villages in Ardennes: there were few jobs, and many people had moved away. But things changed after one resident returned from a trip t...

From: Deutsche Welle on Thu, Mar 04 2010 5:03 PM

Spain’s government is looking for a location for a nuclear waste permanent storage site. And there's no shortage of applicants. In the midst of the economic slump, many municipalities are vying for the 700-million-euro facility.Three towns are even competing in public. That's because t...