archive 19·02·2009

cinema

• Pink Panther strikes yet again

  Inspector Clouseau is back in another installment of “The Pink Panther.” Again, Steve Martin… 19/02/09 19:55 CET

corporate

• US wants 50,000 UBS ‘tax evader’ names

  The US Justice Department is suing UBS, asking a federal court in the states to order the Swiss… 19/02/09 20:09 CET

• Nestle’s sales remain strong

  Nestle has reported strong underlying 2008 sales growth, up 8.3 percent and, unlike some rivals… 19/02/09 20:09 CET

• BNP Paribas looks profitable for 2009

  BNP Paribas has slashed its dividend by 70 percent as it reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 1.37… 19/02/09 20:09 CET

• Conflicts boost BAE profit

  Britain’s BAE Systems, which is Europe’s biggest military contractor, has announced that its full… 19/02/09 20:09 CET

economy

• Stanford effects ripple out

  The impact of a US fraud case against Texan billionaire Allen Stanford continues to spread… 19/02/09 20:09 CET

europa

• Encouraging new EU interpreters

  Facing a scarcity of top linguists, the EU institutions have decided to blitz the internet… 19/02/09 19:57 CET

• EP makes plea for whales

  Trying to end whale hunting for scientific purposes, the European Parliament has called for a… 19/02/09 19:57 CET

• Energy strategy to avoid Russia

  The energy ministers of the EU have taken a decision to develop gas options that avoid Russian… 19/02/09 19:57 CET

europeans

• EU fund keeps workers up to date

  With the workplace undergoing radical transformation in Europe, how can we all keep up with the… 19/02/09 21:40 CET

le mag

• Resins to be cheerful – Giant amber mosaic on show

  An enormous mosaic picture of pure amber, said to be the biggest in the world, is on show at St… 19/02/09 19:55 CET

reporter

• Cameroon – battle for food sovereignty

  In Cameroon, one-day-old chicks are being killed because they are unprofitable. It is because… 19/02/09 21:40 CET

space

• European scientists take the measure of gravity

  A European satellite is prepared for launch to map the subtle variations in gravity around the… 19/02/09 21:32 CET

• European scientists take the measure of gravity

  A European satellite is prepared for launch to map the subtle variations in gravity around the… 19/02/09 21:25 CET

world news

• US to lose its Afghan supply base

  America is set to lose its last-remaining Afghan supply base in central Asia. Manas airbase in… 19/02/09 20:26 CET

• NATO chief says failure ‘not an option’

  The secretary general of NATO has said the operation in Afghanistan must not fail. In a… 19/02/09 20:26 CET

• Afghanistan: 17,000 extra US troops. Then what?

  Afghanistan, rather than Iraq, has now become Washington’s top foreign policy priority. On… 19/02/09 20:26 CET

• Ties warming EU envoy visits Minsk as ties warm be

  In a further sign of warming ties between Belarus and the West, EU foreign policy chief Javier… 19/02/09 20:26 CET

• Muslim cleric wins compensation

  The European Court of Human rights has awarded a radical Muslim preacher compensation for being… 19/02/09 20:26 CET

• Iraqi shoe-throwing journalist seeks Swiss asylum

  An Iraqi journalist who gained global notoriety for hurling his shoes at US President George … 19/02/09 20:26 CET

• Klaus rocks European Parliament

  Czech President Vaclav Klaus has taken his criticism of European integration to new heights. Many… 19/02/09 19:55 CET

• Politkovskaya murder suspects found not guilty

  The most politically-contentious crime in recent Russian history remains unsolved, with the three… 19/02/09 18:36 CET

• Klaus nettles European Parliament

  A speech in the European Parliament by Czech President Vaclav Klaus has proven too irritating for… 19/02/09 13:39 CET

• Radical cleric gets human rights compensation

  A radical Muslim preacher has been awarded compensation by the European Court of Human Rights for… 19/02/09 13:35 CET

• Netanyahu favourite to become Israeli PM

  Right-wing ultra nationalist Avigdor Lieberman heads to see President Shimon Peres, to offer his… 19/02/09 13:35 CET

• Silent march for protest victim in Guadeloupe

  Thousands of demonstrators have held a silent march in Guadeloupe’s largest city of Pointe-a-Pitre… 19/02/09 13:35 CET

• Kyrgyzstan parliament orders closure of US air base

  Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to close a US military air base in the country… 19/02/09 11:41 CET

• Iraqi shoe-thrower goes on trial

  The Iraqi journalist who made headlines around the world when he threw his shoes at president Bush… 19/02/09 11:33 CET

• Egyptian opposition leader released

  Egypt’s best known opposition leader has been set free after three years in jail. Ayman Nour… 19/02/09 07:42 CET

• Duffy sweeps Brit pop awards

  Welsh singer Duffy scored a hat-trick at the Brit Awards scooping three prizes including best… 19/02/09 07:42 CET

• Home help from Barack Obama

  US President Barack Obama has pledged 220 billion euros to stem the wave of home foreclosures that… 19/02/09 07:42 CET

• 18 rescued after North Sea helicopter crash

  Eighteen passengers and crew have been rescued after their helicopter crashed in to the North Sea… 19/02/09 02:35 CET

• Economic migrants hurt in detention centre fire

  At least 60 economic migrants have been injured after they set fire to a detention centre on the… 19/02/09 01:36 CET

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