This picture taken Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, shows a wine cellar of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit – in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- PUTIN HOPING TO TELL WORLD THAT RUSSIA IS BACK
If ceremony opening Sochi Olympics doesn’t reshape country’s global image, it should at least be a good show.
- WHY THIS MONTH’S EMPLOYMENT REPORT IS EAGERLY AWAITED
Economists hope January jobs number will tell them whether U.S. economy is really slowing — or continuing to strengthen.
- WHO IS MOST CRUCIAL TO SUCCESS OF NEW HEALTH LAW
Young people are needed to offset higher costs of insuring older folks, and army of workers and volunteers is trying to enroll them.
- AUSTRIANS FOAMING OVER NEW TAX ON CHAMPAGNE
It’s less than 1 euro a bottle, and other goods face new fees too, but the one on bubbly bothers people the most.