archive 26·05·2009

cinema

• Samson and Delilah win Camera d’Or

  Aboriginal director Warwick Thornton has won the Camera d’Or at Cannes for his first feature film… 26/05/09 18:58 CET

corporate

• Opel partner choice imminent

  The German government has said it will announce the choice for a partner for Opel on Wednesday… 26/05/09 20:49 CET

• Virgin bucks the trend

  Virgin Atlantic has announced its yearly profits nearly doubled , but the privately-owned airline… 26/05/09 20:49 CET

economy

• German Q1 GDP slumps

  A record slump in exports and investment caused Germany’s economy to shrink in the first quarter at… 26/05/09 20:49 CET

• French keep shopping

  French consumer spending seems to be holding up for the moment. Shoppers bought more… 26/05/09 20:49 CET

europa

• Portugal little aware of election date

  Portugal has begun its campaigning for the European Parliamentary elections. Only eight percent of… 26/05/09 20:38 CET

• Election interest rising!

  As more and more campaigns get under way ahead of the European Parliamentary elections from the 4-7… 26/05/09 20:38 CET

hi-tech

• Lung cancer early detection hope

  Lung cancer kills 240,000 people across the EU every year. Early diagnosis is vital but until now… 26/05/09 19:04 CET

le mag

• Calvin Harris tops the charts

  Calvin Harris is topping the UK singles chart with his single “I’m not Alone” which was released in… 26/05/09 18:58 CET

markets

• Tuesday 26th May

  European shares closed up over one percent having spent much of the day in the red. They… 26/05/09 20:49 CET

questions for europe

• The 2-city parliament

  A German-speaking voter asks: “Why is the European Parliament in Strasbourg and in Brussels?“… 26/05/09 20:34 CET

world news

• Unrepentant N.Korea defies the world

  Defying international condemnation, an unrepentant North Korea fired off missiles and rhetoric as… 26/05/09 20:05 CET

• Georgia marks Independence Day with protests

  Georgia’s Independence Day has been marked by a massive protest against President Mikhail… 26/05/09 20:05 CET

• Succession vacuum blamed for North Korea’s missile launch

  A hesitant and fragile looking Kim Jong-il entered North-Korea’s Peoples’ Assembly last April… 26/05/09 20:05 CET

• Obama nominates new Supreme Court Justice

  President Obama has made history in his choice for a new Supreme Court Justice. The President had… 26/05/09 20:05 CET

• Europe and Asia urge release of Myanmar prisoners

  Myanmar has come under renewed pressure to release pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. At… 26/05/09 20:05 CET

• France opens military base in UAE

  Nicolas Sarkozy has formally opened a military base in the United Arab Emirates; France’s first in… 26/05/09 20:05 CET

• Georgian opposition rallies in Tbilisi

  Thousands of opposition protestors in Georgia have held a mass rally in the capital Tbilisi… 26/05/09 13:38 CET

• N.Korea tests more missiles

  North Korea has defied world condemnation and test-fired two more missiles. Sources in South… 26/05/09 13:38 CET

• Myanmar lifts Suu Kyi house arrest

  Myanmar has lifted the house arrest of pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. But she will… 26/05/09 13:38 CET

• Russian economy shrinks ten per cent

  Figures out today show how hard the world economic slump has hit Russia. The gross domestic… 26/05/09 13:38 CET

• North Korea frightens and fascinates

  Despite its rogue status in the international community, North Korea remains a magnet for tourists… 26/05/09 13:38 CET

• Hospital fire kills eight in Turkey

  A fire in a Turkish hospital has claimed the lives of eight people. The blaze broke out… 26/05/09 13:38 CET

• North Korea tensions mount amid UN condemnation

  North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il has refused to be moved by the world-wide condemnation of his… 26/05/09 07:40 CET

• A drop of comfort for European milk farmers

  Dairy farmers across Europe have succeeded in winning some concessions from the EU in the battle to… 26/05/09 07:31 CET

• Hezbollah slams links to assassination

  The assassination Rafik al-Hariri the former Prime Minister of Lebanon has caused a bitter war of… 26/05/09 07:31 CET

• Bangladesh/India battered by cyclone

  Half a million people have been forced from their homes in Bangladesh and eastern India after a… 26/05/09 06:03 CET

• Karadzic claims immunity deal with US

  Lawyers at the trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic are trying to convince the… 26/05/09 00:03 CET

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