corporate
Dubai buys EADS stakeA Dubai government owned investment fund has bought 3.12% of the shares of EADS, the parent company… 05/07/07 06:07 CET
CVC makes the case for buying SamsoniteThe latest household name to be bought by a private equity firm is US luggage manufacturer… 05/07/07 06:07 CET
UK borrowing costs go up while euro zone’s stay unchangedBritish interest rates have gone up for the fifth time in less than year as the policymakers at the… 05/07/07 06:07 CET
europa
Commission signals need for VAT simplificationThe European Commission has stressed the need to simplify the various rates of VAT which are in… 05/07/07 06:07 CET
Commission outlines charter for energy consumersThe European Commission has laid down the basis for a charter, to protect the rights of energy… 05/07/07 06:07 CET
EU hosts international conference on bio-fuelsThey have been talking about bio-fuels in Brussels. Brazil’s president Lula da Silva was greeted by… 05/07/07 06:07 CET
space
Cubesat: helping space students reach for the starsIt’s the first Swiss satellite and it’s been made entirely by students. The Swisscube is part of a… 05/07/07 04:07 CET
world news
Deadly bird flu strain detected in FranceIt has been confirmed that three swans found dead in eastern France were killed by the deadly H5N1… 05/07/07 12:07 CET
Al Qaeda leader posts new internet warningAl Qaeda’s second in command has called for the overthrow of “corrupt” Muslim states. In a new… 05/07/07 11:07 CET
Fires force evacuations in France and SpainFirefighters are hopeful they have managed to contain a blaze that has forced the evacuation of… 05/07/07 11:07 CET
Human shield fears grow over besieged Pakistan mosqueThe captured leader of a besieged Pakistani mosque has urged holed-up militants to surrender or… 05/07/07 11:07 CET
Israel kills Hamas gunmen in Gaza raidAt least four Palestinian gunmen have been killed in clashes between Israeli troops and Hamas… 05/07/07 11:07 CET
Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge announces that Sochi is to host the 2014 Winter Olympic GamesThe Russian Black sea resort beat the South Korean bid of Pyongchang and the Austrian City of… 05/07/07 08:07 CET
More Canadians killed in AfghanistanCanada’s forces in Afghanistan have suffered one of their worst ever losses of life in a single… 05/07/07 07:07 CET
Ivanov warns missiles could be sited in KaliningradAmerica’s missile row with Russia rumbles on despite the friendly exchanges between Presidents… 05/07/07 07:07 CET
More evidence uncovered in French “Watergate”It is claimed fresh evidence has implicated France’s former President and Prime Minister in the… 05/07/07 07:07 CET
Forces close in on besieged Pakistani mosqueTension remains high around a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital Islamabad where hundreds of… 05/07/07 06:07 CET
