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Stroll down Electric Avenue in Brixton, South London, and three guys might offer to sell you marijuana within five minutes. It's O.K.; the cops here won't arrest you for possessing a little. And it's no different on much of the Continent. Cedric, an 18-year-old Swiss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Goes To Pot | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

It used to be that Holland was Western Europe's only tokers' paradise, courtesy of 900 cannabis cafes where adults can legally buy five grams of marijuana or hashish. But now, all over the Continent, the weed has won a new level of social acceptance. And where voters lead, politicians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Goes To Pot | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

In recent decades, China has counted heavily on Africa in its push to gain allies and influence. While the end of the cold war relegated the continent to the West's back burner, China has courted Africa's 53 nations diligently. Trade volume between China and Africa is a record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ends of the Admiral's Universe | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

There has been a steady drumbeat of bad news on the job front in Europe. Just last month, the Swiss engineering firm ABB announced 12,000 layoffs, 8% of the company's workforce. Infineon, Europe's second-largest chipmaker, said it is downsizing 5,000 workers because of a slowdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blood, Sweat, Toil and Tears | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

Skin lighteners are big business in Africa. Women - and some men - across the continent have long used creams and potions to make their skin a few shades lighter in the belief that it makes them more attractive. But the quest for beauty carries a heavy price. Many of the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Color Blindness | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

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