archive 16·07·2009

cinema

• Take-off for Moon Landing Documentary

  A 1970 documentary on the moon landing is being re-released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of… 16/07/09 18:33 CET

corporate

• Lufthansa ‘planning more cuts’

  Lufthansa is reportedly planning to cut its spending in the face of low demand for air travel… 16/07/09 20:53 CET

• Novartis raises sales forecast

  Encouraging news from drugmaker Novartis which has raised its forecast for sales this year, betting… 16/07/09 20:53 CET

• Porsche VW merger ‘not agreed’

  The families that own Porsche have not yet agreed on a strategy to cut the sports car maker’s… 16/07/09 20:53 CET

economy

• Chinese GDP growth picking up

  Economic growth in China was surprisingly strong in the second quarter. GDP accelerated by 7.9… 16/07/09 21:14 CET

• Mobile phone woes continue

  The world’s number one mobile phone maker Nokia has cut its profit forecast for the second half of… 16/07/09 21:14 CET

europa

• Splits show among eurosceptic ECR group

  Cracks are already appearing in the Conservative and Reformists at the European Parliament over… 16/07/09 20:28 CET

• Opponents press for delayed Barroso vote

  European socialists have stepped up their opposition to picking Jose Manuel Barroso as President of… 16/07/09 20:26 CET

europeans

• In search of stability in Georgia

  Sitting at a crossroads between Europe and Asia, Georgia occupies a vital strategic position for… 16/07/09 22:02 CET

hi-tech

• Young inventors show off work in London

  Design students are stealing the thunder at this year’s Royal College of Arts summer show in… 16/07/09 18:33 CET

le mag

• Gilbert and George take on Freaks

  Eccentric British double act Gilbert and George are back with their biggest exhibition to date… 16/07/09 18:33 CET

markets

• Thursday 16th July

  European shares finished the day at a one-month closing high. Investors were encouraged by data… 16/07/09 21:13 CET

world news

• Kadyrov says killers will be found

  The man some accuse of being behind Estemirova’s murder, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has also… 16/07/09 20:33 CET

• Estemirova murder shatters image of calm in Chechnya

  Chechnya pacified and renewed: that is the image that has been shattered by the assassination of… 16/07/09 19:43 CET

• Iceland to pursue EU membership

  The Icelandic parliament, after more than a thousand years of independence, has taken the historic… 16/07/09 19:43 CET

• Estemirova’s murder shocks rights activists

  The murder of Chechen human rights activist Natalia Estemirova has shocked fellow activists around… 16/07/09 19:43 CET

• Apollo 11 – The Director’s cut

  At last we have footage of the Apollo 11 mission worthy of such a momentous moment. NASA has… 16/07/09 18:03 CET

• Medvedev vows to find killers of activist

  The Russian President says he is confident that those behind the murder of the human rights… 16/07/09 17:04 CET

• Chechen President blamed for activist’s murder

  The Russian human rights group Memorial, mourning the death of a leading activist, has blamed her… 16/07/09 13:14 CET

• Iceland ready for EU accession vote

  Iceland’s marathon debate over joining the European Union is nearing the finish line, with… 16/07/09 13:14 CET

• Shuttle crew to investigate launch debris

  The shuttle Endeavour is heading towards tomorrow’s link-up with the International Space Station… 16/07/09 13:14 CET

• Medvedev to talk business in Munich

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is in Munich for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and… 16/07/09 13:03 CET

• Iranian public says sanctions brought down plane

  The public reaction to the crash has focussed on the state of Iran’s airline fleet and the effect… 16/07/09 12:03 CET

• Tupolev flight recorders found

  Salvage teams at the site of Iran’s worst plane crash in six years have recovered the Caspian… 16/07/09 11:03 CET

• Belfast youths pelt police with stones

  Gangs of youths in the Ardoyne area of Belfast have hurled stones and petrol bombs at police in a… 16/07/09 07:55 CET

• Delayed shuttle finally launched into orbit

  The US space shuttle Endeavour has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on a 16-day… 16/07/09 07:54 CET

• Iranian aircrash leaves 168 people dead

  Distraught family members grieve at the site of an Iranian air crash in which 168 have been killed… 16/07/09 07:52 CET

• White supremacist jailed for plotting terror attacks

  A white supremacist, who planned to fight a racist war against what he termed the “non-British” has… 16/07/09 07:52 CET

• Russian human rights activist shot in the head

  The murder of the leading Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova has prompted… 16/07/09 03:44 CET

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