- Jean-Claude Mas, Breast Implant Maker, Is Under Formal Investigation
Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that used substandard silicone in thousands of breast implants, was placed under formal investigation, his lawyer said Friday.
- Letter from Europe: Keeping It Simple in a 25/8 World
This is a new world, one in which social media and nongovernmental organizations seem more trusted than more traditional actors in business or government.
- Grantham Journal: Divisive Thatcher Remains Grocer’s Daughter Back Home
Long after her departure from public life, Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who is the subject of a new film, still divides the British, even in her hometown.
- Grim Economic Forecast for Greece as It Negotiates With Creditors
A new analysis suggests the nation’s economic condition is worsening, throwing a wrench into talks meant to pave the way for more financial support.
- Britain Releases Partial List of Those Declining Knighthood
The government on Friday released the names of 277 people who rejected the rarefied opportunity to become knights, dames and the like between 1951 and 1999.
- In France, Hollande Offers Plan to Revive Economy
François Hollande, the Socialist candidate leading in the polls, offered a mix of increased spending for social programs and jobs and tax increases for corporations, banks and the wealthy.
- Archbishop Viganò’s Transfer Hints at Vatican Power Struggle
A Vatican administrator wrote to Pope Benedict XVI revealing mismanagement and asking to continue cleaning up financial affairs. Instead, he was made ambassador to the United States.
- Jean-Claude Mas, Founder of Breast Implant Company, Is Detained
Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that made hundreds of thousands of breast implants from industrial-grade silicon, was detained early on Thursday.
- Op-Ed Columnist: Hope, but Not Much Change
President Obama seems sure of himself, but where’s the big agenda? It wasn’t in the State of the Union address.
- U.S. Commandos Free 2 Hostages From Somali Pirates
Navy Seals, drawn from the unit that killed Osama bin Laden, rescued two hostages, including an American woman, who had been held for months.
via: NYT > Europe
