Gathering social scientists and policy-makers from Lithuania, Estonia, Italy and Japan, this one-day conference will explore social reform in Europe and several countries, the trends and perspectives of the pension systems, labour legislation and gender equality.

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The starlings and sparrows that Europeans brought to North America may one day evolve sufficient differences from those left behind in Europe that they will constitute separate species.

WSJ: Matt Ridley on the Possible Formation of a Species | Mind & Matter

He goes on to say that the iPhone initially "won't support 3G, " though it's not clear whether he's referring to the device that's already out or the one that'll be launching in Europe any day (or week or month) now.

ENGADGET: Vodafone talks up Samsung F700, plays down 3G-less iPhone

Intel may have posted a solid set of quarterly results on Tuesday, but one its biggest suppliers in Europe could not do the same the following day.

FORBES: Market Scan

Over cocktails at the Forbes Townhouse in New York the other day, the head of one of Europe's biggest insurance companies predicted that intervention might support the euro at about 88 U.S. cents for a spell, after which it would again start sinking, to 80 cents.

FORBES: Sidelines

America's withdrawal from Iraq, economic recovery in Europe, and any number of other influences could all one day push up again the number of people willing to chance their arm.

ECONOMIST: Sometimes what does not happen is the real news

On Tuesday I interviewed one well-known Obama supporter on stage during the final day of the Forbes Europe CEO conference in Cannes, France.

FORBES: Obama's Campaign Is A Contradiction

Georg Ratzinger, speaking in Regensburg, Germany, said he expected to see a pope chosen from outside Europe one day -- but not just yet.

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One issue that received considerable attention throughout the day involved the question of whether events in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe had eliminated or substantially altered the requirement for an effective U.S. nuclear deterrent.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Roundtable Discussion On The B-2 Bomber