The diamond industry, under scrutiny after supermodel Naomi Campbell’s war crimes testimony and a crisis in Zimbabwe, must take decisive measures to avoid a potential return of conflict diamonds, campaigners say
Autism gene may be related to one of society’s greatest killer
Sixth Sense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data
Amid the flat, wide fields of central France, a team of re-trained secretaries and IT experts is packaging Europe’s literary heritage for the digital era
The Chinese art bubble has burst. Long live Chinese art! Or so seems to be the refrain of artists and galleries in China, where prices are sagging after a decade when the country’s contemporary paintings were the hottest segment of a booming global art market
Berlin’s film business is booming, with low production costs, generous subsidies and cultural cachet attracting some of the world’s top filmmakers scouring for funds in the wake of the crisis
Two million euros in three months: that’s the cost so far for Vienna’s Albertina Museum, home to landmark Impressionist works by Monet and Renoir, as the financial crisis pulled some of its most generous sponsors
Even a “living goddess” is sometimes faced with tough decisions
Despite the success of Berlin’s burgeoning film industry, many forums for alternative culture are facing eviction from quirky historical properties which property developers want to transform into luxury flats, hotels and boutiques
It did not take long for the world financial crisis to affect the world’s oldest profession in Germany. In one of the few countries where prostitution is legal, and unusually transparent, the industry has responded with an economic rescue plan of its own: modern marketing tools, rebates and gimmicks to boost falling demand
Falling chunks of mortar from Rome’s Colosseum has rekindled the debate about the state of the Italian capital’s archaeological treasures
Along a sun-splashed cobblestone street in central Singapore, coatless bankers with loosened ties quaff imported beers in a neighbourhood of gaily painted shophouses called Duxton Hill
