Clark Boyd
Eurozone Deal Reached Without UK
All the countries of the European Union except the UK have backed a tax and budget pact to tackle the eurozone debt crisis, European leaders say.
France’s Sarkozy Warns EU Risks Disintegration
French President Nicolas Sarkozy warns of the risk of Europe “disintegrating” if a solution is not found to the eurozone debt crisis at the summit in Brussels.
Why Some Dutch Have Had Enough of the Euro
European leaders are meeting this week to save the common currency but in the Netherlands, some say enough is enough – it’s time, they say, to ditch the euro and go back to the guilder.
Podcast: Soft Robots Take Cues from Nature
Technology Podcast 348: This week, we hear about a new breed of soft, squishy robots that have been developed by researchers at Harvard. These bots take their cues from starfish and worms, not the Terminator.
Belgium Close To Forming Government
Belgium is on the brink of forming a coalition government after more than 500 days of wrangling. The problem has largely been a north-south divide, one that looks like a microcosm of the north-south divide in the Eurozone.
Podcast: The Kiira – Uganda’s Electric Car
Stories this week on Uganda’s electric car, Liberia’s new undersea fiber optic cable, and some Nigerians who are recycling plastic bottles into houses. Also, Syrian web monitoring and an app called Instant WILD.
In Belgium, It’s Not Just Beer. It’s ‘Liquid Communication.’
In Belgium, beer is serious business. The World’s Clark Boyd, himself known to hoist a few now and then, goes on a journey of discovery.
Why Some Belgians are Concerned About AB-InBev’s Belgian Beer Cafes
We’re not going to give you very long to guess today’s Geo Quiz. Think Europe and think beer. In fact the country we’re looking for thinks its beer is the best in the world. They believe this so strongly that they’ve bottled it, so to speak.
Podcast: Celebrating Everyday Technology Genius
Most tech podcasts spend all of their time talking about the newest, hottest thing to hit the shelves. But sometimes, I like to highlight those everyday bits of tech that people actually use, and find useful. Take bubble wrap, for instance. Did you know that it was originally created in the 1950s to be used as wallpaper? [...]
Europe’s Plan To Solve The Eurozone Crisis
European leaders agreed to a plan on Thursday that they believe will both save the euro and avoid another global recession. But some economists and financial gurus are still not convinced.
Greeks Fed Up With Austerity
Many Greeks have had enough of the austerity measures intended to keep the country from defaulting. Some of them are starting to say “No.”
“Ten Friends, Eleven Problems”
“Every day we wake up feeling anxious, like we’re being terrorized psychologically.” That’s how Yanna, a part-time municipal employee in the Greek town of Elefsina, describes how she and her husband Antonios feel when the morning alarm rings these days [...]
Small Mountain Village is a Greek Success Story
There’s a town in Greece that’s a bright spot of economic news. It’s invested in organic farming and is actually doing pretty well. For now.
The Snowflake That Started an Avalanche
“Greece is in a free fall,” Yanis Varoufakis says to me as we sit down for an interview at his apartment in Athens, and it sets the tone of the half-hour conversation that follows [...]
Greece on Strike
The Greek government is planning more cut-backs, but public sector workers say they’re already reeling from wage cuts and other austerity measures.
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