cinema
Japanese animation film charms Venice criticsHayao Miyazaki’s new animation, “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”, is already a big box office… 01/09/08 18:28 CET
corporate
Sterling slides as markets fallThe Britain’s pound has tumbled following comments from the British finance minister Alistair… 01/09/08 21:24 CET
Commerzbank to slash costs after Dresdner purchaseCommerzbank has revealed its cost cutting plans after the weekend purchase of Dresdner Bank. It… 01/09/08 21:24 CET
Alitalia unions discuss job cutsAlitalia’s unions are holding talks with the Rome government on job losses from its rescue plan… 01/09/08 21:24 CET
focus
How do Europe’s companies keep moving forward?Building a global presence, developing new products? euronews goes behind the scenes to meet the… 01/09/08 14:28 CET
hi-tech
Plants warn of pollutionScientists are “listening” to what some underwater plants have to say, in a new way of testing for… 01/09/08 18:28 CET
le mag
New expo of the weird and not so wonderful opens in LondonIf the bizarre and the grotesque take your fancy then a new exhibition at The Trocadero in London’s… 01/09/08 18:28 CET
questions for europe
Reforms shake-up EU’s wine sectorA wide ranging reform of the European wine sector has come into force to improve the quality and… 01/09/08 21:48 CET
Europe’s baby bustEurope is facing a population crisis that it is predicted will leave some rural regions all-but… 01/09/08 21:48 CET
world news
Poles and Swedes push for “eastern partnership”Certain EU members eye Russia with great suspicion, and want to take a harder line with Moscow than… 01/09/08 21:09 CET
EU threatens end to partnership talks with MoscowThe EU’s 27 leaders, brought together by current EU president France to thrash out a response to… 01/09/08 21:09 CET
New Orleans uneasy as Gustav hits homeHurricane Gustav has smashed into America’s Gulf Coast, downgraded to a “mere” Category Two storm… 01/09/08 20:10 CET
Georgia’s Day of Unity over Russia crisisWhile European leaders mulled their response to Russia’s show of force, Georgians themselves opted… 01/09/08 20:10 CET
Millions under threat as Gustav makes landfallWith America’s Gulf coast bracing itself for Gustav’s arrival, most of New Orleans chose discretion… 01/09/08 20:10 CET
Japanese PM Fukuda in surprise resignationJapan’s unpopular Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has resigned in an effort to break political deadlock… 01/09/08 20:09 CET
US hands control of Anbar province to Iraqi forcesControl of what had been one of Iraq’s most turbulent provinces has been handed over from the … 01/09/08 20:09 CET
Japan PM’s resignation fuels fear of recessionThe surprise resignation of Yasuo Fukuda has prompted fears of a political vacuum in Japan. The… 01/09/08 20:09 CET
Hurricane casts shadow over McCain’s big momentHurricane Gustav claimed its first victim before even hitting the US coast – the Republican Party… 01/09/08 20:09 CET
Gustav hits Republicans’ rally but protestors persistHurricane or no hurricane, veterans of the Iraq war were determined to get their anti-war message… 01/09/08 20:09 CET
Germany introduces citizenship testGermany is to introduce a compulsory test for those applying for citizenship. The German… 01/09/08 13:55 CET
Russia and Georgia await EU summit responseGeorgia has called for Europe to send a tough message to Moscow, in the face of what President… 01/09/08 13:55 CET
EU leaders gather for Russia/Georgia summitEuropean leaders are gathering in Brussels, for a summit on the crisis over Russia and Georgia. The… 01/09/08 13:55 CET
Thousands seek shelter from GustavGovernment shelters have been filling up around New Orleans, as the city braces itself for… 01/09/08 13:55 CET
Gustav hits US coastNearly two million people have fled New Orleans as Hurricane Gustav hits the US coast. Gustav is… 01/09/08 13:55 CET
Ramadan begins amid concerns over rising costsMuslims throughout the world are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan. Religious authorities in… 01/09/08 07:26 CET
Cuba counts the cost as Gustav passes overWestern Cuba bore the full brunt of Hurricane Gustav’s force as the storm swept across the… 01/09/08 07:26 CET
Republican convention scaled back due to hurricaneRepublican presidential hopeful, John McCain, has suspended the majority of today’s party… 01/09/08 07:26 CET
Last minute diplomacy before EU summitNicolas Sarkozy has been carrying out intensive telephone diplomacy ahead of today’s EU summit on… 01/09/08 07:26 CET
Calm before storm as New Orleans emptiesWith Hurricane Gustav just hours away from the US, New Orleans is virtually a ghost town. Most of… 01/09/08 07:26 CET
