archive 25·05·2009

cinema

• White ribbon wins Palm D’Or

  Austrian director Michael Haneke’s film ‘The White Ribbon’ has won the prestigious Palme d’Or at… 25/05/09 18:07 CET

corporate

• Opel/Vauxhall decision nears

  By the middle of this week we should know who will take over Opel and Vauxhall. The German… 25/05/09 20:31 CET

economy

• Ukraine’s economy under pressure

  Ukraine’s economy seems to be in free-fall from its currency and fiscal crisis. The… 25/05/09 19:39 CET

• Russian GDP set to fall further

  With the Russian commodity based economy shrinking, President Dmitry Medvedev has warned his… 25/05/09 19:39 CET

europa

• French EU campaigns launched

  France’s campaigning for the European Parliamentary elections has begun. But, as in other… 25/05/09 20:51 CET

futuris

• Digital fight against breast cancer

  Nijemgen, The Netherlands, a woman arrives for a breast cancer screening. An appointment she… 25/05/09 18:35 CET

• Digital fight against breast cancer

  Nijemgen, The Netherlands, a woman arrives for a breast cancer screening. An appointment she… 25/05/09 15:27 CET

hi-tech

• Astronauts prepare to join ISS

  The International Space Station is set to welcome three more astronauts later this month. Belgian… 25/05/09 18:15 CET

interview

• Lopez attacks weakened separatists

  Basque country politician Patxi López is leading the biggest political upheaval for his region in… 25/05/09 21:16 CET

le mag

• Eros and creative angst

  Finale Ligure, a small town in northern Italy, enjoyed the success of it’s Festival of Eros and… 25/05/09 18:07 CET

questions for europe

• More transparency for airline tickets

  Buying plane tickets on line can yield the best bargains, but you have to be careful. That is the… 25/05/09 21:02 CET

• Who are the European Parliament Members?

  Voters in 27 countries, from the 4-7 June, will have a chance to choose representatives in the… 25/05/09 21:02 CET

• Court power and politics

  A Dutch voter is interested in the role of the ECJ: “Hello, my name is Luke, and I come from… 25/05/09 19:29 CET

terraviva

• Zero waste in Tuscany

  In Italy, in the small town of Capannori in Tuscany they have adopted a “zero waste” policy… 25/05/09 18:21 CET

world news

• Obama condemns N.Korean nuke test

  America has joined the rest of the world in condemning North Korea for its latest nuclear weapon… 25/05/09 20:02 CET

• Karadzic claims US immunity deal

  The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has called for his war crimes trial to be… 25/05/09 20:02 CET

• Fraud trial for French scientologists

  The Church of Scientology in France has gone on trial accused of fraud in a case which could see… 25/05/09 20:02 CET

• Farmers pour pressure on EU

  Pressure is mounting on the EU Commission to do more to help hard hit diary farmers. Ministers met… 25/05/09 20:02 CET

• Dairy farmers fury over falling milk prices

  Dairy farmers have poured on to streets of several European cities to show their anger at… 25/05/09 20:02 CET

• Vienna killing sparks Indian riots

  At least two people have been killed in riots across the Indian state of Punjab. It comes… 25/05/09 20:02 CET

• Dairy farmers move on Brussels

  Dairy farmers have converged on Brussels to protest against the EU’s milk policy. Similar… 25/05/09 15:21 CET

• Hanecke’s ‘The White Ribbon’ wins Palme d’Or

  The Austrian film Director Michael Hanecke scooped the top prize at the Cannes on Sunday, winning… 25/05/09 13:44 CET

• N.Korean nuke test is condemned worldwide

  North Korea has earned worldwide condemnation after exploding a new nuclear weapon, and test-firing… 25/05/09 13:20 CET

• Karadzic claims the US agreed an ‘immunity deal’

  The alleged Bosnian war criminal Radovan Karadzic is preparing to unveil a controversial defence at… 25/05/09 13:20 CET

• ETA threatens new campaign of violence

  The armed Basque terror group ETA has warned it will launch a new campaign of violence this summer… 25/05/09 13:20 CET

• Climate: time running out says Gore

  A three-day summit in Denmark has heard time is running out to reach a deal on how to fight global… 25/05/09 07:52 CET

• Lopez says no to ETA terrorism

  The Basque region’s first non-nationalist president Patxi Lopez is promising to wage an relentless… 25/05/09 07:47 CET

• Farmers hope to shake EU ministers over milk

  Tractors will be out on the streets of Brussels again as dairy farmers from all over Europe vent… 25/05/09 07:47 CET

• German govt in more talks on Opel saviour

  Senior German ministers are preparing to decide which of the three bidders for the struggling… 25/05/09 07:47 CET

• Inquiry into stampede deaths at music festival

  Moroccan authorities have begun investigating a stampede at a major international music festival… 25/05/09 07:47 CET

• North Korea detonates second atomic weapon

  North Korea has confirmed that it has detonated a second nuclear device, claiming to have raised… 25/05/09 06:03 CET

• Mongolia has new President

  Mongolians have a new President – he is Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj. The result is not official yet… 25/05/09 05:03 CET

• One dead in Vienna Sikh temple attack

  A murder inquiry is underway in the Austrian capital Vienna today after a gun and knife attack at a… 25/05/09 03:43 CET

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