¤ Denmark Trims Its Generous Safety Net
 In June the government cut into its benefits system, the world’s most generous, by limiting unemployment payments to two years instead of four. |
¤ Portugal Makes the Leap to Renewable Energy
 The country’s experience in converting to renewable power shows rapid progress is achievable, but also highlights the price. |
¤ Cradle-To-Grave System Gets Rocky in Denmark
 The credit crunch and a growing public debt problem has fueled a discussion about the paradox of Denmark’s high earners receiving many of the same social benefits as the very neediest citizens. |
¤ Cameroon Is Eliminated Just as World Cup Seems Invigorated
 For Africans, the test is coming. Will they support the World Cup if they have no countries left in the tournament? |
¤ A Quiet Victory for the Netherlands
The Netherlands benefited from an own goal by Denmark, then closed it out with a goal from Dirk Kuyt. |
¤ Dutch Find Goals in Unusual Places
The Netherlands won after an own goal by Denmark’s Daniel Agger and a tap-in by Dirk Kuyt. |
¤ Dutch Coach Rules Out Key Player for Opener
The injured wing Arjen Robben has joined his teammates in South Africa, but Dutch Coach Bert van Marwijk will keep him out of the team’s opening World Cup game. |
¤ A Little Danish Mermaid Comes Up for Air in China
 Denmark is moving its best-known national emblem, the bronze Little Mermaid statue, from the location it has occupied since 1913 to Shanghai for the 2010 World Expo. |
¤ Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags
New incinerators convert rubbish into heat and electricity, reducing energy costs while benefiting the environment. |
¤ A Guilty Plea to 2 Terrorism Charges
David C. Headley pleaded guilty to helping plan both a terrorist attack in India and a proposed attack in Denmark. |
