archive 23·04·2009

cinema

• Allen returns to NY to boost Tribeca festival

  The 8th annual Tribeca Film Festival has launched with a host of stars turning out in support of… 23/04/09 19:10 CET

corporate

• Back to the black for Credit Suisse

  Switzerland’s second biggest bank has swung back into profit in the first quarter of the year, and… 23/04/09 21:00 CET

economy

• Bleak outlook for Germany’s economy

  There is more gloomy news from Germany, where new research for the government predicts the economy… 23/04/09 21:00 CET

• Rumours rife in european motor industry

  There is growing weight being given to reports that the Italian car giant Fiat is on the point of… 23/04/09 20:59 CET

europa

• Firm ‘no’ for French sole and cod

  After two hours of talks, the answer was ‘no’, French fishermen can not have bigger than negotiated… 23/04/09 21:00 CET

• Working at the wheel for longer

  Twelve days on the road for professional coach drivers in Europe will be legal from next January… 23/04/09 21:00 CET

• Clampdown on debt-rating

  New rules creating European oversight for credit rating agencies have been approved in the European… 23/04/09 20:59 CET

futuris

• Bilharzia and the ‘fluke’ discovery

  Scientists researching a parasitic tropical disease have discovered that the condition might have… 23/04/09 15:00 CET

le mag

• Madrid dance festival enjoys “Faust” et “Monger”

  One of Europe’s top dance companies, the Monte Carlo ballet, has presented Jean Christophe… 23/04/09 19:10 CET

markets

• Euro-bourses slip to end down

  European stock markets slipped back by the close of a choppy day’s trading after a positive start… 23/04/09 21:00 CET

science

• Stereo reveals secrets of the sun

  Twin NASA spacecraft, named Stereo, have begun providing scientists with their first view of the… 23/04/09 19:59 CET

world news

• Pakistan sends troops to Taliban-held Swat region

  Pakistan has sent troops to its northwestern province which has been virtually taken over by the… 23/04/09 20:45 CET

• Turkey and Armenia’s troubled relationship

  September last year, Turkey’s president Abdullah Gul breaks the ice becoming the first Turkish head… 23/04/09 20:34 CET

• Countering the pirates with a treasure chest

  The international community is providing a treasure-chest to combat piracy in Somalia. More… 23/04/09 20:34 CET

• More than 70 die in Iraqi suicide bomb attacks

  At least 28 people, many of them women and children hoping for humanitarian aid, were killed… 23/04/09 20:30 CET

• ANC has “commanding” lead in South Africa election

  In South Africa, early results suggest the governing ANC has a commanding lead in the general… 23/04/09 20:30 CET

• France pledges to scrap Calais “jungle”

  France’s immigration minister has pledged to remove a camp where illegal migrants trying to cross… 23/04/09 20:30 CET

• Continental workers unite against job cuts

  In a desperate bid to save their jobs, thousands of French and German employees at Continental have… 23/04/09 20:30 CET

• Old favourites make a return to Cannes

  There will be a host of familiar faces at the Cannes Film Festival this year with, in addition to… 23/04/09 20:30 CET

• Russian and Armenian Presidents hold talks in the wake of Turkey decision

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has held talks with his Armenian counterpart near Moscow… 23/04/09 20:07 CET

• French and German Continental workers join forces

  Around 1,000 French workers at a tyre factory near Paris have arrived in Germany for a joint… 23/04/09 13:32 CET

• Only unknown in South Africa vote: extent of ANC victory

  As counting in South Africa’s general election progresses, partial results have reaffirmed… 23/04/09 13:32 CET

• Donors pledge money to combat Somali piracy

  With an international naval force failing to defeat the scourge of piracy off Somalia diplomats… 23/04/09 13:32 CET

• Pakistan abdicating to Taliban extremists – Clinton

  The Taliban are moving closer to the Pakistani capital stoking fears about security in the country… 23/04/09 13:32 CET

• UN action urged to save Sri Lanka civilians

  The UN is under fire for what critics say is an inadequate response to the plight of civilians… 23/04/09 13:32 CET

• Genetic screening decision divides Spain

  A medical revolution or meddling with nature? Opinions are sharply split in Spain after health… 23/04/09 07:41 CET

• Turkey proposes better Armenian relations

  The long-running antagonism between Turkey and Armenia may soon be over, with reports that the two… 23/04/09 07:39 CET

• Obama urges US green energy revolution

  Speaking on International Earth Day, President Obama has declared the United States must lead the… 23/04/09 07:38 CET

• Germany restricts genetic screening

  In marked contrast to Spain, Germany has decided to tighten the rules on genetic screening of… 23/04/09 07:38 CET

• International conference to save Somalia

  The explosion of piracy in the seas off Somalia will be top of the agenda at an international… 23/04/09 07:37 CET

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