Europe heads to beach, America heads to work
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As Europe's workers take a few weeks of holiday this summer, their American colleagues will be lucky to get a few days off work, says a report published by the European Trade Union Institute.
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Near death after days at sea, the African illegal immigrants had made it to Europe, but were too weak to step down the ship's gangplank. The scene last week was appalling but familiar &#151; more emaciated arrivals among the thousands risking death to reach Italy's lengthy coastline and, from there, prosperity in Europe.
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This is getaway day for what's looked at as the unofficial start of summer. Millions of people will be climbing into their cars or getting on airplanes for the Memorial Day weekend.
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There will be a new, larger class of yacht at the next Americaâs Cup, and the Cup will be held in Europe.
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Growth has slowed in the United States, but economies in Asia and Europe are surging and snatching up more and more American exports.
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Most Americans living in Europe will have cast their ballots long before Tuesday's presidential election, but are getting ready for a series of all-night parties to await the results of the hotly contested race.
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An economic development trip to Europe in September is beginning to pay dividends, Gov.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico - An American T-shirt company has a solution for its fellow citizens who want to holiday in Europe without having to answer questions about US politics.
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RIDGEWOOD, N.J., May 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- To officially kick off the East Coast beach season, sand sculptors went to work on 20 tons of sand surrounding an eight foot high sand pail and shovel  --not on the beach, but in the heart of Manhattan.
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It&#039;s that time of year again when Europeans pack up the kids and pets and embark on an annual vacation exodus &amp;#151; jamming highways that are no celebration of European unity. The highway headaches are rooted largely in European governments&#039; inability to craft a sensibly numbered, well-maintained and uniformly sign-posted highway grid.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 3 (IPS) - The EU is stepping up relief efforts in the  tsunami-hit areas around the Indian Ocean.
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PHUKET, Thailand -- Thousands of European tourists were beginning their day with breakfast or by sunning themselves on Thailand's white sand beaches when massive waves triggered by an earthquake swept people, bungalows, boats, and cars out to sea.
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As Western Europeans head back to the office after their customary monthlong August vacations, they're finding more than just overflowing in-boxes. Their much-cherished short workweeks are under attack.
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Europeans who visit the U.S. will be required to fill out an online questionnaire two days before they enter the country under a proposal being studied by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europeâs environmental agency warned Wednesday.
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Europe and America square up in the 35th Ryder Cup which gets under way on Friday.
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Europe and the United States have been busy in the past year mending their relations damaged by deep divisions over the Iraq war, the Middle East peace process and trade issues.