archive 06·04·2009

cinema

• Roberts and Culkin star in Lymelife

  Indie drama-comedy Lymelife goes on limited release across north America, after winning the… 06/04/09 17:33 CET

corporate

• Investors kick tyres at Opel and Saab

  A union leader has confirmed reports the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia has held talks with… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

• IBM out of Sun deal?

  IBM’s talks to acquire smaller computer and software rival Sun Microsystems are reported to have… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

economy

• Japan to boost stimulus spending again

  The Japanese government is planning to spend the equivalent of at least 74 billion euros more to… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

• Russian PM defends crisis response

  Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has defended his handling of the economic crisis there… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

europa

• EU risks in giving Guantanamo help

  EU ministers have been finding human rights credentials put to a test. They have been deliberating… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

hi-tech

• Your thought is my command

  It seems the stuff of science fiction but a Japanese car maker has designed a robot that can be… 06/04/09 17:33 CET

le mag

• Is mystery man in painting Leonardo da Vinci?

  A picture of a middle-aged man with piercing eyes and long hair may be a portrait of Leonardo da… 06/04/09 17:33 CET

markets

• Monday 6th April

  European stocks finished down nearly one percent. Renewed concerns over the troubled banking… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

questions for europe

• Your Europe – Business web portal

  For companies looking to do business in other European countries it is not always easy to know how… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

• EU Elections communication campaign

  From 4-7 June, Europeans can take part in the five-yearly renewal of their parliament. Not that… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

world news

• Desperate hunt for survivors in Italy as death toll rises

  As a massive search and rescue effort is underway after Italy’s devastating earthquake, the death… 06/04/09 20:08 CET

• Italy: no stranger to earthquake disaster.

  Italy sits on a fault between techtonic plates, and they are still moving. In 1968, thousands fled… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

• Open air treatment for Italy’s quake survivors

  It lasted just 30 seconds. But, in that time, the tremor transformed L’Aquila into a disaster zone… 06/04/09 19:52 CET

• Seismologist predicted L’Aquila quake

  An Italian seismologist predicted a major earthquake around L’Aquila, just weeks before the… 06/04/09 19:17 CET

• Doubts over nature of North Korea rocket launch

  Angry protests have erupted on the streets of South Korea after Sunday’s launch of a long range… 06/04/09 19:05 CET

• Obama praises Turkey on last leg of tour

  Barack Obama has been rounding off his first world tour as US President with a visit to Turkey… 06/04/09 18:56 CET

• Italy’s quake survivors tell of brush with death

  Stories of survival have been emerging from the rubble of Italy’s earthquake. Still in shock, many… 06/04/09 18:25 CET

• New president for Macedonia

  Ruling Party candidate Gjorge Ivanov has been elected the new president of Macedonia after victory… 06/04/09 17:46 CET

• More than 90 dead in Italian earthquake

  As a massive search and rescue effort continues after Italy’s devastating earthquake, emergency… 06/04/09 15:08 CET

• Search for survivors after deadly Italian quake

  The worst earthquake to hit Italy in years has devastated the medieval city of L’Aquila and… 06/04/09 13:28 CET

• Dozens killed in Italian quake

  A powerful earthquake has killed dozens of people in central Italy. The official death toll… 06/04/09 13:22 CET

• Obama backs Turkey for EU

  The American president opened up a rare crack of divergence at the EU-US summit in Prague, when he… 06/04/09 13:12 CET

• Controversy over Italy earthquake forecast

  An Italian scientist had warned a major earthquake was on the way but his forecasts of devastation… 06/04/09 13:05 CET

• Conservatives seal grip on power in Macedonia

  Conservatives in Macedonia are revelling in their election success following a landslide victory in… 06/04/09 12:34 CET

• Merkel visits Afghanistan

  The German chancellor Angela Merkel has made a surprise trip to Afghanistan. She is visiting German… 06/04/09 12:19 CET

• Obama reaches out to Muslim world

  US President Barack Obama is in Turkey on the last leg of his event-packed European tour… 06/04/09 10:57 CET

• Dozens feared dead in Italian quake

  Dozens of people are feared dead after a strong earthquake rocked central Italy. Officially… 06/04/09 08:49 CET

• Security tight for Obama’s visit to Turkey

  Security has been stepped up in Ankara and Istanbul for US President Barack Obama’s visit to Turkey… 06/04/09 07:45 CET

• Obama hopes to win over Turks

  Having paved the way with a speech of support for Turkey’s bid to join the EU, President Barack… 06/04/09 07:34 CET

• Communists win Moldova poll; struggle for majority

  The indications are that Moldova’s governing Communists have gained enough votes in their general… 06/04/09 07:34 CET

• No decision at UN over N.Korea rocket launch

  North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket may have met with international outrage on Sunday but… 06/04/09 07:34 CET

• Quake kills at least a dozen in Italy 

  At least a dozen people are reported dead with more casualties expected after a powerful earthquake… 06/04/09 07:11 CET

• Macedonia elects political novice as president

  There were celebrations as Macedonia’s ruling party candidate Gjorge Ivanov won a landslide victory… 06/04/09 05:25 CET

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