archive 25·02·2009

cinema

• Gran Torino: Clint’s acting swansong?

  In Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood plays Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski. Racist and mean, Kowalski is… 25/02/09 15:27 CET

economy

• German and British GDP declines

  A sharp drop in exports is behind a record contraction in Germany’s gross domestic product in the… 25/02/09 21:06 CET

• Dispute over world’s priciest house

  It seems the French Riveria is not immune to the economic downturn. There is a dispute over… 25/02/09 21:06 CET

• Japanese exports slump

  Japan’s exports nearly halved in January compared with the same month last year. The value of… 25/02/09 21:06 CET

• France to invest in merged Banque Populaire/Caisse d’Epargne

  France has confirmed that is to take an eventual 20 percent stake in the bank created by the merger… 25/02/09 21:06 CET

europa

• Backslide into protectionism ‘old-fashioned’

  Those who would heap assistance on suffering car industries are being warned that protectionism… 25/02/09 21:06 CET

• No sheriff badge for EU financial regulation

  A single, all-powerful body to regulate European Union financial markets… no. But former Bank of… 25/02/09 21:06 CET

futuris

• A new light on energy efficiency

  Lighting accounts for a quarter of energy costs in Europe. Replacing outdated light bulbs with more… 25/02/09 15:11 CET

hi-tech

• From plastic water bottle to mobile phone

  Environmentally-friendly phones were all the rage at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 25/02/09 15:27 CET

interview

• Frattini: “Protectionism is not the right solution to counter the crisis”

  In charge of the G8 presidency, Italy has helped oversee a renewed Afghanistan strategy as well as… 25/02/09 21:20 CET

le mag

• Showcase for Spain’s fashion designers

  The most prestigious fashion event in Spain, the Cibeles Fashion Week in Madrid, brought together… 25/02/09 15:27 CET

markets

• Wednesday 25 February 2009

  Slumping emerging stock markets caused the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to… 25/02/09 21:06 CET

world news

• US “will emerge stronger” Obama tells Congress

  He told recession-weary Americans they can expect better days ahead — and the message appears to… 25/02/09 20:43 CET

• Testing time as Iran takes another nuclear step

  Iran has taken a step closer to its nuclear ambitions following successful tests at its Bushehr… 25/02/09 20:38 CET

• Corruption and cronyism allegations fly in Spain

  Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, who is investigating allegations of corruption in the country’s… 25/02/09 20:29 CET

• Crash victims’ relatives are flown into Schiphol

  A plane carrying the Turkish relatives of the victims of this morning’s plane crash has arrived at… 25/02/09 20:22 CET

• Police study Schiphol crash black box for clues

  Today’s crash appears to be the worst at Schiphol since an El Al cargo plane slammed into high-rise… 25/02/09 19:33 CET

• At least nine dead in Schiphol air crash

  Nine people have been killed, including three crew members, travelling on a Turkish Airlines… 25/02/09 19:31 CET

• Testing time as Iran takes another nuclear step

  Iran has taken a step closer to its nuclear ambitions following successful tests at its Bushehr… 25/02/09 18:31 CET

• Greek strikers demand billions, like banks

  Public sector workers in Greece have been swept up in a 24 hour strike, protesting against pension… 25/02/09 17:03 CET

• Russians oversee tests at Iran’s nuclear plant

  Iran has begun key tests at its nuclear plant as part of prepartions to get the power station up… 25/02/09 13:35 CET

• Holocaust row bishop returns to England

  A Roman Catholic bishop who caused outrage by denying the scale of the Holocaust has arrived back… 25/02/09 13:35 CET

• Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam: 9 dead, 50 hurt

  It has been confirmed that at least nine people have been killed and 50 injured in a plane crash… 25/02/09 13:29 CET

• Obama promises America will re-build and recover

  President Obama was given a rapturous welcome as he made his first formal address to a joint… 25/02/09 07:44 CET

• Spain will accept Guantanamo prisonners

  Spain has agreed to accept some terror suspects to be freed from America’s Guantanamo Bay detention… 25/02/09 07:44 CET

• Basque avenger attacks ETA violence

  A disgruntled resident in the Basque town of Lazkao went berserk and attacked a local cafe, known… 25/02/09 07:44 CET

• UK postal workers protest Royal Mail sell-off

  UK postal workers have denounced plans to sell off part of the publicly-owned Royal Mail. Unions… 25/02/09 07:44 CET

• German cashier fired for 1.30 euro theft

  The price of a job in Berlin is something like 1.30 euros. Allegations of the theft of two bottle… 25/02/09 07:44 CET

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