archive 01·09·2009

cinema

• “The Time Traveler’s Wife” jumps to the big screen

  As a novel, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” has been widely read and loved by most of its readers. Eric… 01/09/09 15:28 CET

corporate

• eBay sells Skype stake

  Internet auction company eBay has reached a deal to sell a 65 percent stake in its online phone… 01/09/09 19:42 CET

• Scrappage schemes boost car sales

  Government scrappage incentive programmes gave a major boost to car sales in August in Europe and… 01/09/09 19:42 CET

economy

• German jobs figures steady

  The last set of German jobless figures before the general election there later this month bring… 01/09/09 19:42 CET

europa

• Brighter green credentials with bulb law

  Consumers do not have to feel like outlaws for buying a hundred watt incandescent bulb in Europe… 01/09/09 19:15 CET

• Milk strike threatens in Brussels

  European milk producers are considering a continent-wide strike, depending on the outcome of a… 01/09/09 19:15 CET

le mag

• Fresh AIR: French electro group release album No. 6

  Acclaimed French electronica group AIR are getting ready to release their sixth studio album, “Love… 01/09/09 15:28 CET

markets

• Tuesday 1st September

  European stocks finished sharply lower after a day of volatile trading. The indexes fell… 01/09/09 19:42 CET

science

• New hope for better IVF treatment

  Across Europe, more and more women are struggling with infertility. Between 12 and 15 percent of… 01/09/09 15:28 CET

world news

• Slovak Hungarians protest at new language law

  Thousands of ethnic Hungarians living in Slovakia have held a protest rally in a sports stadium… 01/09/09 23:43 CET

• Gaddafi celebrates 40 year rule

  Marching bands, aerobatic displays and hundreds of dancers — all are in the mix as the Libyan… 01/09/09 20:23 CET

• British evacuees remember the war

  With war imminent, Britain decided to evacuate thousands of children from major cities to the… 01/09/09 20:16 CET

• Europe marks 70th anniversary of WWII

  Leaders from around Europe have marked the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in a… 01/09/09 18:37 CET

• Row over 1939 Nazi-Soviet pact rages on

  It began at a quarter to five in the morning, September the 1st, 1939. A German battleship in the… 01/09/09 18:32 CET

• Former Israeli president on trial for rape

  The trial has begun of the former Israeli president, accused of rape and sexual harrassment. Moshe… 01/09/09 18:31 CET

• Slovak airline SkyEurope collapses

  Thousands of air passengers face travel chaos following the collapse of the Slovak low-cost… 01/09/09 18:30 CET

• Beslan marks massacre anniversary

  A ceremony has taken place to mark the fifth anniversary of the Beslan school massacre – Russia’s… 01/09/09 18:29 CET

• Red faces as ETA suspect is freed by mistake

  A Europe-wide arrest warrant has been issued after a suspected Basque terrorist was set free by… 01/09/09 17:13 CET

• Putin urges openness on Polish-Russian history

  As Poland and Russia commemorate the start of World War II their prime ministers have urged greater… 01/09/09 13:33 CET

• Police delve into Jaycee abductors’ home

  Police in California are continuing to search the home of the couple charged with kidnapping a… 01/09/09 13:31 CET

• Prague war refugees relive train evacuation

  Among the poignant memories being evoked today is the story of the rescue of 669 children from the… 01/09/09 12:32 CET

• Wildfire threatens LA city limits

  Thousands more homes are now at risk as a wildfire in California continues to rage out of control… 01/09/09 12:31 CET

• Beslan massacre – five years on

  On this day five years ago terrorists took hundreds of parents and pupils hostage at a school in… 01/09/09 12:30 CET

• Hostile Turkey and Armenia to hold diplomatic talks

  Relations between hostile neighbours Turkey and Armenia have taken a turn for the better with the… 01/09/09 07:34 CET

• Secret report says Afghan victory “still possible”

  NATO’s most senior soldier in Afghanistan says victory against the Taliban is still possible, but… 01/09/09 07:33 CET

• The fall of Poland – the prelude to WWII

  Nearly 6 years of madness that broke forever Europe’s grip on the rudder of global affairs began… 01/09/09 07:32 CET

• NATO chief says alliance Afghan security a priority

  Shouldering the diplomatic and administrative responsibilities for NATO’s mission in Afghanistan… 01/09/09 07:31 CET

• Sarkozy & Merkel seek to curb capitalism

  France and Germany ganged up on the banks on Monday, and promised they would push for the G 20 to… 01/09/09 02:14 CET

• Snow White and Captain Marvel team up

  In what is being billed as the biggest media deal of the year Walt Disney is to buy Marvel… 01/09/09 02:13 CET

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