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Good taste?

BRITAIN: Boxed wine offers a number of advantages. It’s cheaper to package and, once opened, stays fresh longer. But it suffers from a “downmarket” image. So, will wine drinkers accept the paper wine bottle?

Wein im Karton

verpacken

wenig anspruchsvoll

Poverty: one of the big problems facing the the world

Environment or economy?

EUROPE: Although concerns about the euro are getting lots of media attention, it seems that Europeans think there are even bigger problems facing the world.

Sorgen, Bedenken

konfrontieren, bedrohen

Vocabulary: Recycling

There are lots of good reasons for recycling, but do you know which materials can be recycled? And do you know the vocabulary of recycling in English? Test your knowledge in our exercise on our free podcast.

Climate lessons

CANADA: Do you want to save the planet? First, learn more about the greenhouse effect and global warming with a new, easy and free online course. Then spread the word.

Treibhauseffekt

es weitererzählen

Alien attack

I’m feeling good today. Another one of my worries has been removed. I’ve just found out that, in the event of an alien attack from outer space, I will probably not be wiped out, thanks to the fact that I’m not a car driver.

im Fall

Weltall

ausgelöscht werden

Hey, baby!

This week, we look at commentary in the financial press on the US fiscal debate — and on whether David and Victoria Beckham are bad role models.

Ausgabendebatte

Vorbilder

Room to grow

GREEN PROJECT: If you’ll pardon the expression, the idea of urban farming is growing. And a "landshare" project aims to connect people who want to grow food with people who have land to share.

urbane Landwirtschaft

Oh, happy day!

FEELING FINE: Economics is often referred to as "the dismal science", but the growing field of "happiness economics" looks at what makes people happy. There's even a free iPhone app that asks people how happy they are.

trostlos

Should plastic water bottles be banned?

Bottled water is convenient, but it’s not without controversy. We sent our correspondent Jack Luceno on to the streets of New York to ask: “Should plastic water bottles be banned?”

Is there a better alternative to plastic bottles?

Should plastic water bottles be banned?

Many people believes that plastic water bottles should be banned. But could the alternative be even worse for the environment? We present two differing views on plastic bottles in our Head-to-Head section.

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