archive 20·10·2008

cinema

• Time is running out for Ember

  The city of Ember is an underground community that has been powered by generators for more than 200… 20/10/08 18:19 CET

economy

• Bernanke backs second US stimulus plan

  The head of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke has said another wave of government spending may be… 20/10/08 20:09 CET

• Chinese economic growth slows

  China’s GDP expanded by an annual rate of just nine percent in the third quarter of 2008, down from… 20/10/08 20:09 CET

europa

• EU restricts aid to Mauritania, threatens sanctions

  Mauritania’s Prime Minister Ould Mohamed Leghdaf, and the military junta who appointed him after a… 20/10/08 20:09 CET

futuris

• Unlocking the secrets of the deep in 3D

  European marine archaeologists have developed a complex new technique to study shipwrecks, too deep… 20/10/08 20:13 CET

hi-tech

• The jacket that will recharge your batteries

  While it is great to be able to listen to music just about anywhere, it is annoying when your… 20/10/08 18:19 CET

le mag

• The dancer and the digger

  Transports Exceptionnels is a duet for a dancer and a digger. Set to Maria Callas’ music, the… 20/10/08 18:19 CET

questions for europe

• The European Parliament listens through petitions

  All European citizens and businesses have rights and it they are infringed, then they can respond… 20/10/08 20:18 CET

• Mali’s CIGEM migration centre

  How is the new migration centre in Bamako, Mali supposed to manage and inform people who want to… 20/10/08 20:18 CET

world news

• Brown shrugs off opposition jibes

  The British prime minister has rejected criticism of record levels of government borrowing -… 20/10/08 22:51 CET

• EU climate package too much for Italy

  Italy has asked for big changes in a European Union plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. At talks… 20/10/08 19:45 CET

• Livni wins more time to form Israeli government

  Israel’s prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni has been given an extra two weeks to form a… 20/10/08 19:29 CET

• Spanish prosecutors oppose civil war probe

  Prosecutors in Spain have launched a bid to block an investigation into the killing of thousands of… 20/10/08 19:29 CET

• Dutch move to reassure after bank cash injection

  Don’t Panic. That is the message to the market from the Dutch government after its latest… 20/10/08 19:29 CET

• Fifteen days to go in White House race

  Fifteen days to go in the race for the White House, and voting is already underway. The law… 20/10/08 19:29 CET

• Trial opens of shadowy far-right Turkish group

  The argument raging in Turkey over its secular or religious future is being highlighted by the… 20/10/08 19:29 CET

• “France’s Mother Teresa” dies aged 99

  Warm tributes have been paid to the Roman Catholic nun dubbed France’s answer to Mother Teresa… 20/10/08 18:46 CET

• Suicide bomber kills Afghan children

  At least five Afghan children and two German soldiers are reported to have been killed in a suicide… 20/10/08 15:25 CET

• Charity nun Sister Emmanuelle dies aged 99

  Tributes are being paid to Sister Emmanuelle who led a life-long combat to help the… 20/10/08 13:25 CET

• UK to spend its way out of economic downturn

  Britain is set to pump billions of euros of public spending into building projects to keep its… 20/10/08 13:25 CET

• Tough talks as EU tackles climate change

  A stormy meeting is forecast as Europe tries to tackle deep differences in its approach to climate… 20/10/08 13:25 CET

• Dutch bank rallies after government cash boost

  The Netherlands’ biggest listed bank has bounced back on the stock exchange, after the government… 20/10/08 13:25 CET

• Ultra-nationalist Turkish group on trial

  A shadowy right-wing group has gone on trial in Istanbul, accused of trying to topple Turkey’s… 20/10/08 13:25 CET

• Dutch mount ING rescue

  The Dutch government has agreed a 10 billion euro cash injection into the ING financial and… 20/10/08 07:58 CET

• Ergenekon trial begins in Turkey

  Dozens of members of a shadowy ultra-nationalist group are due to go on trial in Turkey later… 20/10/08 07:44 CET

• Italy denies isolation in Europe on climate change

  Deep cracks are appearing in Europe’s bid to set the global pace on fighting climate change, with… 20/10/08 07:44 CET

• Socialists retain power in Azores

  A busy 12 months of elections has kicked off in Portugal with regional polls in the Azores, that… 20/10/08 07:44 CET

• Powell snubs old friend McCain to back Obama

  Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has told supporters at a rally in North Carolina… 20/10/08 07:44 CET

• French savings bank boss quits

  The Chairman of the French savings bank Caisse d’Epargne has resigned over the loss of 600 million… 20/10/08 07:44 CET

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