corporate
Petrol prices rise as EU talks to oil companiesOil prices on both sides of the Atlantic have started to ease as producers in the Gulf of Mexico… 06/09/05 06:09 CET
Fiat launches new Punto and signals an industrial allianceFiat Auto has launched a new version of its Punto, hoping the car can help revive its fortunes… 06/09/05 06:09 CET
europa
Mining pollution to be regulated, at lastThe mining industry is facing the prospect of European Union laws on the pollution it produces… 06/09/05 06:09 CET
EU-China clothes deal ready for sealEurope’s deal with China on getting around clothes import quotas is said to be poised to get the… 06/09/05 06:09 CET
Sunshine rules too much say liberals, others worry over healthRules on how much light workers can be exposed to is taking regulation too far, according to a… 06/09/05 06:09 CET
world news
Water pumping begins in New OrleansEngineers in New Orleans have begun to pump the city dry after fixing the biggest breaches in the… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Chernobyul death toll revealed.Nearly 20 years ago, on April 25 1986, the world’s worst ever nuclear accident began in Chernobyl… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Russia won’t report Tehran to UNSCRussia has said it won’t report Iran to the United Nations Security Council arguing that Tehran… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Bush tries to reassure storm victimsUnder fierce criticism over his government’s handling of the devastation caused by Hurricane… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Stars promote “Proof” at Venice Film FestivalAnthony Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal stepped out on the red carpet in Venice to promote “Proof“… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Emotional return for some New Orleans residentsA week after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city, residents of New Orleans who lived in the… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Critics say Chernobyl report underestimates dangersA UN report to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, which suggests the deadly… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Bogus British spy dupes people out of thousandsA British man who became a millionaire by tricking people into believing he was a spy who could… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Alonso wins Asturias sports awardThis year’s prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Sport has been given to Fernando Alonso, the… 06/09/05 07:09 CET
Where to next for Katrina evacuees?Hurricane Katrina evacuees have been moved from the New Orleans Superdome to the Houston Astrodome… 06/09/05 06:09 CET
Irish abortion laws challenged in European courtStrict abortion laws in Ireland are coming under the spotlight today at the European Court of Human… 06/09/05 01:09 CET
Alonso wins Asturias sports awardThis year’s Prince of Asturias Award for Sport has been given to Fernando Alonso, the young Spanish… 06/09/05 01:09 CET
Blair seals Airbus deal with ChinaBanking and airliner deals have been signed on the second day of the British Prime Minister’s visit… 06/09/05 01:09 CET
Work starts on pumping out New OrleansWork has finally begun on pumping the deadly floodwaters in New Orleans back into Lake… 06/09/05 01:09 CET
