A JOKE doing the rounds in Brussels has Cathy Ashton, the European Union's foreign-policy chief, telling Hillary Clinton she now has the single telephone number so that America can "call Europe".

Instead of ignoring the crazy old man, mainstream media outlets like Spin and ABC's Nightline eagerly gave him a platform to yak on about his ideas.

Prevent Blindness America named February as AMD Awareness Month and is launching a new, dedicated online resource to educate the public about the disease.