COVER
Zap!
True, a lot of our stock-market wealth is getting vaporized in front of our eyes, but how bad it gets still depends on how spooked we get
Sympathy Pains
Europe's markets were supposed to have parted ways with the Dow Jones and NASDAQ. No such luck
Don't Shoot! They're Only in Charge
The world's top central bankers cannot take all the blame or all the credit
EUROPE
Portraits of Plague
Britain's rampaging foot-and-mouth outbreak raises fears of an epidemic in Europe and throughout the world
Man of the Moment
A year after its divisive debut, Austria's rightist Freedom Party faces its first big electoral test
Battle for the Bundesrat
Party scandals could give Germany's Socialists control of parliament's troublesome upper house
ENVIRONMENT
Feast of Eden
Giant domes in a former clay quarry, housing a tropical rainforest and a Mediterranean landscape, reveal the symbiosis between man and plant
MIDDLE EAST
Can't Go Home Again
For Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, life is hard and the prospect of return is fading by the day
WORLD WATCH
World Watch
TIME DIGITAL
Interactive!
As the lines between TV and Internet blur, Europeans can expect lots of new, entertaining multimedia programs
Urge to Converge
Europe Online's distribution operations and Astra's satellite system make downloading software fast
Swede Success
What do you get when you take Hollywood and Stanford to Silicon Valley? Answer: K-World
Live and Clicking
It's TV, but it thinks like you do. Personal video recorders that allow ad-free viewing will change broadcasting
Let Us Entertain You
Gadget makers roll out their latest gee-whiz offerings, delivering multimedia bells and whistles in one neat electronic package
This Boy's Life
British teen Tom Hadfield has launched two successful start-ups and taken afterschool activity to a whole new level
Tune In to Tomorrow
Fancy a bit of British chat with your supper? Want to wake up to dreamy Icelandic pop? Here's how to surf the Web for the best radio
ARTS
Clothes Vs. Fashion
The age-old dilemma at the heart of fashion has never been more troubling. Should it be art or commerce?
By George! I Think She's Got It
A fine 'Fair Lady' for the Royal National and a dramatic debut for Martine McCutcheon