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Scientists meet for alien summit  <== recommended

 

Historic Cocktails and Absinthe By PETE WELLS  Apotheke has a host of cocktails that Diamond Jim Brady wouldn’t recognize, while the center of attention at White Star is absinthe.

 

Restaurants

 

A Paean to Paella

By FRANK BRUNI

Although Socarrat Paella Bar has a menu of some 20 tapas it is, fittingly, all about paella.

• Audio Slide Show

 

The Pour

 

The Sweet and the Dry: Decoding Alsace Wine

By ERIC ASIMOV

Many wines from Alsace that consumers might legitimately assume to be dry are in fact sweet.

• Times Topics: Alsace Wines

 

Two tribes

Battle for identity in the divided heart of Europe

 

 

Central banks in shock rate cut

The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank all cut interest rates by a half point, in a surprise co-ordinated move.

Rescue plan for UK banks

Lenders cut mortgage rates

Live text: Rescue plan latest

Q&A: The bank rescue and you

Shares claw back losses

Your views: Will it work?

Brown details bank rescue plan

 

 

 

Tune your radio

Brazilians rule the radio waves via a social network

 

 

 

Cosmic imperfections celebrated

The Nobel Prize for physics this year lauds three individuals who described tiny flaws in the fabric of the Universe.

 

 

 

Seeds of hope

Why Malawi is enjoying bumper maize harvests

 

 

 

 

Insure against a recession

Britain is "already in a recession" and unemployment will rise by 350,000.

 

 

 

Kidman film to boost Australia's image

 

Australia will use a Nicole Kidman film to refresh its image in a massive global tourism campaign aligned with an outback movie.

 

 

 

Expats: Britain not for children

 

 

 

UK: Civilian ships must be armed against pirates

 

 

 

 

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This Week's Recipes

Speedy No-Knead Bread

Fast No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread

Quick Steamed Flounder With Ginger-Garlic Mustard Greens

Crisp Potato Cake (Galette de Pomme de Terre)

Saath Padar Pastries With Coconut, Pistachio and Raisins

Recipes for Health: Greek Swiss Chard Pie

Recipes for Health: Chard: Spinach’s Sturdier Cousin