archive 20·05·2008

cinema

• “Tyson” documentary and old-age sexuality presented in Cannes “Certain Regard”

  Two films in contention for the “Prix d’un Certain Regard” at Cannes are “Tyson” and “Wolke 9”. The… 20/05/08 16:59 CET

corporate

• Airbus gets luxury A350 orders

  Flying in the face of recession – the world’s major economies may be slumping but the super-rich… 20/05/08 19:59 CET

• China counts economic cost of Sichuan quake

  As rescuers search destroyed building for survivors of the Chinese earthquake in Sichuan, experts… 20/05/08 19:59 CET

europa

• Inaugural European Maritime Day celebrated

  European Maritime Day is being launched in a bid to safeguard ocean ecosystems and coastal regions… 20/05/08 19:41 CET

• New look at EU agriculture

  A European reform plan to help farmers respond to growing demand for food looks at doing away with… 20/05/08 19:39 CET

• EU Commission promotes fusion of ideas for new Union for the Mediterranean

  Clean the sea, improve traffic flow and boost solar energy development. These are among the key… 20/05/08 19:38 CET

europeans

• Cybercrime

  Identity theft is a booming market. People’s full personal details are being openly sold on the… 20/05/08 16:59 CET

hi-tech

• Art historians strike oil in ruins of Buddhist temple

  Lamented at the time as a disastrous case of cultural vandalism, the destruction of two huge Buddha… 20/05/08 16:59 CET

le mag

• Moby revisits electro in latest album, “Last Night”

  Moby is back with perhaps his most disco-friendly album to date. “Last Night” could be described as… 20/05/08 16:59 CET

pass

• Solvit, the European Single Market litigation resolution network

  In case of difficulty, who should European Union citizens call? 20/05/08 15:51 CET

• The launch of the euro, 10 years on

  In the spring of 1998, European Union leaders decided to launch the euro, even though many… 20/05/08 15:51 CET

world news

• Eastwood hopes to turn heads with film at Cannes

  As the Cannes Film Festival heads into its second half, the Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood has… 20/05/08 20:57 CET

• Spain’s PM again rejects Basque referendum

  The first meeting in more than six months between the Spanish prime minister and the moderate… 20/05/08 19:33 CET

• Georgian opposition cries foul ahead of vote

  The polling stations are all set for Georgia’s general election on Wednesday, with the party of… 20/05/08 19:33 CET

• Kentucky-Oregon could seal Democrats’ nomination

  The voters of Kentucky and Oregon are writing what could be the final chapter in the epic saga of… 20/05/08 19:33 CET

• Fire damages Berlin Philharmonic building

  Nearly 200 firefighters battled to save a prominent cultural landmark in Berlin on Tuesday. The… 20/05/08 19:33 CET

• Number killed or missing in China quake reaches 70,000

  The official number of dead or missing after the Chinese earthquake has risen to 70,000… 20/05/08 19:33 CET

• Eastwood unveils ‘The Exchange’ at Cannes

  As the Cannes Film Festival heads into its second half, the Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood has… 20/05/08 19:31 CET

• Georgian democracy on trial in vote

  Tomorrow Georgia votes for a new parliament in an election that may mark a turning point in the… 20/05/08 13:19 CET

• Spanish PM presented with Basque ‘roadmap’

  The leader of the Basque country regional government has started talks with the Spanish Prime… 20/05/08 13:19 CET

• Dramatic amateur pictures capture Beichuan horror

  Latest pictures from Beichuan at the heart of the Sichuan earthquake were shot by an amateur… 20/05/08 13:19 CET

• Chinese rescuers save more lives

  More than a week after China’s devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, rescuers are still… 20/05/08 13:19 CET

• Belgian train union claims massive support for strike

  Belgian railways are going nowhere fast today as rail workers strike on national and international… 20/05/08 13:19 CET

• Myanmar: aid okay; still no to Western aid workers

  The international aid agencies finally have a route to get vast amounts of relief supplies into… 20/05/08 07:41 CET

• Fighting talk in US presidential race

  The Republican candidate for the US presidential election, John McCain, has attacked Barack Obama… 20/05/08 07:40 CET

• China mourns her dead but the danger is not over

  A candle-lit vigil marked the end of the first of three days of national mourning for the 34,000… 20/05/08 07:39 CET

• UK parliament backs Brown’s embryo law plans

  The British government has won support in parliament for its highly-controversial attempt to change… 20/05/08 07:38 CET

• Rail travel nightmare as Belgium strikes

  An all-out strike by railway workers has brought train travel to a halt for Belgians, and many… 20/05/08 07:37 CET

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