Luge crash death darkens Games mood

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old Georgian luger, died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a pall over the Winter Olympics hours before the Games were to be declared open. | Video

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The Eiffel Tower is seen lit in the blue and yellow colours of the European Union flag to mark France's six-month presidency of the European Union, July 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon
Bernd Debusmann:

Europe, the superpower?

True or false: Europe has the world's biggest economy, the most Fortune 500 companies, and attracts the most U.S. investment?  Commentary 

A man looks at a mobile phone at the Microsoft booth during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Microsoft goes after iPhone

The tech giant is set to unveil new mobile phone software in a bid to wrestle back share from the iPhone and BlackBerry.  Full Article 

 Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, takes part in a conversation on leadership and the economy at The Women's Conference 2008 in Long Beach, California October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Warren Buffett's ticket to ride

Warren Buffett's train has left the station and millions of investors are buying tickets for a ride on the $173 billion behemoth.  Full Article 

A model stands beside the Alfa Romeo 8C during the Dubai Motor Show December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Mosab Omar

Alfa Romeo in U.S. comeback?

Is the classic Italian sports car set to drive down American roads again? Chrysler's boss thinks so.  Full Article 

Women in bikinis pose on Sydney’s Bondi Beach in a 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

10 things I learned in the blizzard

From beach hallucinations to vacation envy, Oddly Enough editor Bob Basler muses on how "700 inches of snow" changed him.  Full Article 

The Swedish women's hockey team take their lunch at the athletes' village, ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, February 9, 2010.  Credit: REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Life in the Olympic Villages

A behind the scenes look at where the athletes eat, sleep and get away from the stress of competition.  Slideshow 

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