archive 08·04·2009

corporate

• Daimler sees gradual earnings improvement

  As it held its annual general meeting, German luxury car company Daimler found itself facing not… 08/04/09 20:05 CET

• ArcelorMittal to cut production further

  The world’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, has confirmed more production cuts in Europe… 08/04/09 20:05 CET

economy

• Iceland cuts interest rate

  Iceland’s central bank cut its key interest rate from 17 percent to 15.5 percent. It is the second… 08/04/09 20:05 CET

• Germany boosts car scrapping scheme

  Germany is to increase the amount of money available for its car scrapping subsidy. The… 08/04/09 20:05 CET

europa

• I want my voter turnout – MTV! Help!

  In 1979, the European elections saw 63 percent voter turnout. By 2004, the rate for 18-24-year-olds… 08/04/09 20:34 CET

• Slovak police custody of Roma boys stirs outrage

  Video taken in a police station in Slovakia shows Roma boys forced to hit each other. Slovak… 08/04/09 20:31 CET

• Tesrt

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futuris

• Looking inside the Sun

  The mysteries of the Sun are slowly being unravelled as scientists pioneer new techniques to look… 08/04/09 21:15 CET

hi-tech

• Chinese pensioner designs stair-climbing chair

  Li Rongbiao had been looking forward to a quiet retirement. But after he left his job aged 65 a few… 08/04/09 21:10 CET

le mag

• Neptune of junk towers over El Hierro

  The Canary island of El Hierro now boasts a huge sculpture of Neptune, the work of Spanish artist… 08/04/09 21:10 CET

world news

• Indonesia gears up for parliamentary poll

  The world’s third largest democracy, Indonesia, is getting ready to vote on Thursday in… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• Bouteflika widely expected to win Algeria’s poll

  Algerians go to the polls tomorrow in a vote that is widely seen as a foregone conclusion… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• State funeral planned for Italy’s quake dead

  Field camps are dotted across the quake-stricken Abruzzo region in Italy, providing temporary… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• G20 death probe intensifies as video emerges

  British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has warned that police could face charges after video footage… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• Brief moment of joy in quake devastation

  With the spectre of death all around, there are few light moments in the earthquake-devastated… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• Post-earthquake looting prompts crackdown in Italy

  As earthquake survivors struggle to salvage what is left of their belongings, others are trying to… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• Romania rejects claims it stirred Moldova unrest

  There has been no repeat of yesterday’s violence in Moldova but protesters continue to denounce… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• Algeria suffering from failure to diversify

  Oil is the lifeblood of the Algerian economy and the engine driving the country’s growth in recent… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• The poverty fuelling Moldova’s election unrest

  The ransacking of Moldova’s parliament has drawn parallels with the unrest that followed disputed… 08/04/09 20:15 CET

• Police on hand as quake survivors retrieve property

  Survivors of Italy’s earthquake have been returning to their ruined homes to try to salvage what is… 08/04/09 18:08 CET

• Italian earthquake claims 250 dead

  As the sun rose over L’Aquila today revealing further destruction, there was more gloom with the… 08/04/09 13:55 CET

• Romania accused over Moldova riots

  Bracing for a third day of angry anti-government protests, Moldova’s president has accused… 08/04/09 13:55 CET

• Second night outdoors for Italy’s quake survivors

  Displaced people have spent a second night under canvas in bitterly cold temperatures. Tent… 08/04/09 13:55 CET

• Clown therapy seeks to help quake’s children

  As rescue efforts continue in central Italy following Monday’s earthquake, a team of clowns have… 08/04/09 13:55 CET

• Safe landing for Soyuz

  The Soyuz space capsule carrying the world’s first double space tourist and its Russian American… 08/04/09 13:55 CET

• Moldova in turmoil after election protests

  Moldova remains in uproar following demonstrations yesterday. The opposition is calling for another… 08/04/09 07:54 CET

• Berlusconi promises renaissance for Abruzzo

  “All this will be rebuilt within the next two years.” That was the vow from Italian Prime… 08/04/09 07:54 CET

• Obama tells Iraqis it is time to take responsibility

  US President Barack Obama has told Iraqis it is time for them to take reponsibility for their own… 08/04/09 07:50 CET

• Monarch approves Spain’s new cabinet

  Barely a year after winning the general election, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez… 08/04/09 07:50 CET

• Final hours tick away in L’Aquila rescue effort

  L’Aquila felt its strongest aftershock on Tuesday, spreading panic, which claimed another victim of… 08/04/09 02:04 CET

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