corporate
Thales Q2 profit hit by A400MThales, Europe’s largest defence electronics firm, has unveiled a deeper-than-expected slide in… 27/07/09 20:52 CET
Ryanair profit warningIrish budget airline Ryanair has said it will continue to cut fares with the result that its full… 27/07/09 20:52 CET
economy
German consumer sentiment risesGood news for German retailers as consumer sentiment there rose to its highest level in over a year… 27/07/09 21:13 CET
French jobless total fallsThe total number of people out of work in France dropped in June for the first time in a year… 27/07/09 20:52 CET
Euro zone loans weakLoans to businesses and private individuals in the euro zone grew at the slowest annual pace on… 27/07/09 20:52 CET
hi-tech
Latest surgical robots at workIn Guy’s hospital in London, surgeons are using a new state of the art machine to perform surgery… 27/07/09 17:35 CET
le mag
Paleo FestivalThe Paleo Festival went off “without a false note” say organisers. More than 30 acts performed at… 27/07/09 17:35 CET
Hoops on Swiss villageSwiss artist Felice Varini has turned his attention to the tiny Swiss village of Vercorin with the… 27/07/09 17:35 CET
markets
Monday 27th JulyEuropean shares finished at their highest in more than eight months as strong US homes sales data… 27/07/09 20:52 CET
questions for europe
Diplomatic and consular protectionAll kinds of disasters, natural and otherwise, can strike while EU citizens are visiting countries… 27/07/09 20:49 CET
world news
Patriarch’s Ukraine visit requires diplomacyIt was just six months ago that Kirill was annointed as the 16th Patriarch of Moscow, becoming the… 27/07/09 19:51 CET
Doctors allay concerns over Sarkozy’s healthDoctors have given French President Nicolas Sarkozy a clean bill of health. He was discharged… 27/07/09 19:51 CET
Iceland starts three year road to EU membershipIceland has cleared its first procedural hurdle to joining the European Union. At their… 27/07/09 19:51 CET
Obama urges closer US-China tiesThey are two countries that don’t always see eye to eye. But, in Washington, high-level… 27/07/09 19:43 CET
Russian patriarch calls for unity with UkraineThe leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has led prayers in Kiev on the first of a 10-day visit… 27/07/09 19:43 CET
Britain ends Panther’s ClawThe British government says it has ended the first phase of Operation Panther’s Claw in troubled… 27/07/09 19:43 CET
EU extends Georgia ceasefire missionCeasefire monitors from the European Union have been mandated to carry on their mission in Georgia… 27/07/09 19:43 CET
Sarkozy to rest after hospital releaseThere was no wheelchair or patient’s robe for the French President when he left hospital shortly… 27/07/09 13:56 CET
Britain outlines new Afghan strategyWith July the deadliest month for UK troops in Afghanistan, British Foreign Secretary David… 27/07/09 13:47 CET
Sarkozy spends night in hospital after collapsingFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has spent the night in hospital having heart tests after he was… 27/07/09 07:45 CET
Dram drama: whisky workers take to streetsThousands of people have taken to the streets of Kilmarnock in Scotland to protest against plans to… 27/07/09 07:45 CET
Mitchell continues Middle East peace driveUS special envoy George Mitchell is continuing his drive to kick-start peace talks in the Middle… 27/07/09 07:45 CET
German minister takes government limo to SpainAn apparent misuse of public funds scandal is rocking Germany after it was revealed a minister sent… 27/07/09 07:45 CET
