It has been obvious for some time that the creation of the euro was a terrible mistake. Europe never had the preconditions for a successful single currency — above all, the kind of fiscal and banking union that, for example, ensures that when a housing bubble in Florida bursts, Washington automatically protects seniors against any threat to their medical care or their bank deposits. Leaving a curr
Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister of Greece, greets supporters after a rally of the governing Syriza party. Photograph: Sotiris Barbarousis/Sotiris Barbarousis/epa/Corbis Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister of Greece, greets supporters after a rally of the governing Syriza party. Photograph: Sotiris Barbarousis/Sotiris Barbarousis/epa/Corbis
The Doraemon toy took the place of a real cat inside the wooden cage Villagers in drought-affected northern Thailand have used a toy of a popular cartoon cat to perform a rain ritual - in case anyone complained about them using a real animal, it's reported. Ordinarily, a live cat would be used as part of the ritual to pray for rain, but locals were worried about being accused of animal cruelty, th
In aging Japan, thousands die alone and unnoticed every year. Toru Koremura is there to clean up what they leave behind. Three months ago in an apartment on the outskirts of Osaka, Japan, Haruki Watanabe died alone. For weeks his body slowly decomposed, slouched in its own fluids and surrounded by fetid, fortnight-old food. He died of self-neglect, solitude, and a suspected heart problem. At 60, W
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