archive 06·05·2009

cinema

• USS Enterprise voyages back onto cinema screens

  After over 40 years of being one of the greatest space adventure stories – ‘Star Trek’ returns to… 06/05/09 16:53 CET

corporate

• Airbus cuts A380 delivery numbers

  European planemaker Airbus has once again cut its target for the delivery of A380 superjumbos this… 06/05/09 20:17 CET

• BNP Paribas results surprisingly good

  France’s biggest bank, BNP Paribas, has posted first-quarter profits well ahead of analysts‘… 06/05/09 20:12 CET

economy

• Euro zone services pick up

  A key index of activity in the services sector in the euro zone has shown its biggest one-month… 06/05/09 20:56 CET

• VW and Porsche to merge as Saab awaits Fiat’s call

  Volkswagen and Porsche are to merge. That follows an agreement reached between the… 06/05/09 20:12 CET

europa

• Reprieve for illegal downloaders

  A victory which makes it harder for authorities to cut off Internet service, say when a subscriber… 06/05/09 20:24 CET

• LePen honour forestalled

  Jean-Marie Le Pen cannot preside at the new European Parliament’s first session, as custom would… 06/05/09 20:24 CET

• Treaty clears Czech hurdle

  The Czech senate has put the bounce back in the Lisbon Treaty. The members of the upper house of… 06/05/09 19:52 CET

hi-tech

• On the frontier in the fight against Malaria

  East meets West as a Chinese scientist mixes medicines from both cultures in the search for a… 06/05/09 16:54 CET

interview

• No link between Iran and US missile shield, Lavrov tells euronews

  With Russia’s relations with the West strained once again on several fronts, these are challenging… 06/05/09 21:13 CET

le mag

• New York’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Blitz” Germany

  New York’s “Yeah Yeah Yeahs” are on a European tour and have just taken their new album “It’s… 06/05/09 16:53 CET

markets

• Wednesday 6th May

  European shares finished up more than one percent as encouraging company results have investors… 06/05/09 20:21 CET

world news

• Controversial NATO exercises begin in Georgia

  There is rising tension between Russia and NATO. The alliance has begun military exercises in… 06/05/09 19:19 CET

• Mexico ends flu virus curfew

  Thousands of Mexicans have resumed work as the country tries to recover from the new flu virus… 06/05/09 19:18 CET

• Civilian deaths prove need for a new anti-Taliban strategy

  A growing civilian death toll will hang over today’s efforts by the presidents of the … 06/05/09 19:11 CET

• Clinton voices support for Afghan and Pakistani leaders

  Before meeting their American counterpart Barack Obama, the Afghan and Pakistani presidents joined… 06/05/09 18:53 CET

• US concern over instability in Pakistan

  Pakistan has been a key US ally in the fight against terrorism and continuing instability there is… 06/05/09 18:23 CET

• French jailers extend protest

  French prison wardens are threatening to extend their protests over poor working conditions and… 06/05/09 17:03 CET

• Briton wins “world’s best job”

  A British charity worker has won the so-called “best job in the world.” For the next six… 06/05/09 13:34 CET

• Scores of Afghans killed in suspected US air raid

  More than a hundred civilians are now said to have been killed in yesterday’s US-led air strikes in… 06/05/09 12:48 CET

• Controversial NATO exercises begin

  As NATO launches military exercises in the former Soviet state of Georgia, it is reported Moscow… 06/05/09 12:47 CET

• Czech Senate votes on Lisbon Treaty

  The upper house of the Czech parliament has begun debate on whether to ratify the European Union’s… 06/05/09 12:46 CET

• Antiguan ship seized by Somali pirates

  Somali pirates have captured a German operated cargo ship. It is believed the Antigua and… 06/05/09 12:40 CET

• Israel’s Lieberman gets angry reception in Paris

  Israel’s new and controversial Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has continued his European tour… 06/05/09 07:33 CET

• Croatia accepts EU offer over border dispute with Slovenia

  Croatia has accepted an EU proposal to use international arbitration to settle a border dispute… 06/05/09 07:33 CET

• Georgia points finger at Russia for mutiny plot

  Georgia’s government has accused Russia of trying to foment a coup on the eve of NATO war games… 06/05/09 07:27 CET

• Flu outbreak appears to ease in Mexico but the global extent of its spread remains unknown

  As the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus appears to be easing in Mexico, health officials say the… 06/05/09 06:17 CET

• UN report slams Israel’s conduct during Gaza war

  A UN inquiry has accused Israel of gross negligence and recklessness during the Gaza war earlier… 06/05/09 03:41 CET

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