archive 06·10·2009

cinema

• Saviors in the Night

  “Saviors In the Night” is the true story of Marga Spiegel (played by Veronica Ferres in the film)… 06/10/09 17:44 CET

corporate

• SocGen raises cash to repay aid

  French bank Societe Generale is to sell 4.8 billion euros worth of new shares. The cash… 06/10/09 20:15 CET

economy

• Australia raises interest rates

  Australia has become the first major developed nation to put up the cost of borrowing since the… 06/10/09 19:25 CET

• IMF seeks more funds

  At its meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, the International Monetary Fund has been working on its… 06/10/09 19:25 CET

• Rio goes for Gobi gold

  Australia’s Rio Tinto is to go ahead with a multibillion euro plan to extract copper and gold from… 06/10/09 19:25 CET

europa

• How to acquire Klaus’s signature for Lisbon Treaty

  Ireland has cleared it, now the pressure is on the Czech Republic to finish ratification of the… 06/10/09 19:29 CET

• Recognition of anti-mafia risks varies

  Italian anti-Mafia writer Roberto Saviano is among the ten candidates for this year’s Sakharov… 06/10/09 19:29 CET

• Multi-billion euro trade decline backdrop to EU-Brazil summit

  Brazil’s President Lula da Silva, emotional after his country’s successful bid to hold the… 06/10/09 19:27 CET

hi-tech

• Genoa: International Boat Show

  At the 49th International Boat Show, held at Fiera di Genova from 3 to 11 October in Italy business… 06/10/09 17:44 CET

le mag

• Turner Prize fireworks

  Is it art? Or is it a cash cow? A gigantic waste of money? Or just a joke? Every year the… 06/10/09 17:44 CET

markets

• Markets: 6th October

  European shares finished at their highest in six week – up 2.68 percent – as Australia’s interest… 06/10/09 19:25 CET

questions for europe

• Science for Africa

  Africa is, without doubt, the continent that is furthest behind the rest of the world in terms of… 06/10/09 16:18 CET

• Eat it, Drink it, Move it

  ‘Eat it, Drink it, Move it’ is the latest EU anti-obesity campaign slogan. What’s new in this… 06/10/09 16:17 CET

world news

• EU and US at odds over Afghanistan

  When it came the call was loud and clear. US General Stanley McChrystal, the top NATO commander in… 06/10/09 19:30 CET

• Obama consults on Afghanistan as casualties mount

  As fighting intensifies in Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama is meeting members of Congress to… 06/10/09 19:13 CET

• Roman Polanski denied bail by Swiss authorities

  Film-maker Roman Polanski has been denied bail by Swiss authorities ahead of his possible… 06/10/09 18:53 CET

• Italy’s top court reviews Berlusconi’s legal immunity

  Does the immunity from prosecution that Silvio Berlusconi enjoys violate Italy’s constitution… 06/10/09 18:47 CET

• Anti-IMF protests on the streets of Istanbul

  Violence has gripped the streets of Istanbul in Turkey. The focus of the anger was the… 06/10/09 17:07 CET

• Terror warning on new form of suicide bombs

  Airports across Europe are being warned about a new form of terror attack. French experts have… 06/10/09 17:03 CET

• Clashes in Istanbul as IMF meeting begins

  Turkish police and protesters have clashed in Istanbul where the International Monetary Fund and… 06/10/09 13:43 CET

• Health officials fear disease in quake-hit Indonesia

  Public health officials fear the outbreak of disease in Indonesia’s quake-hit West Sumatra… 06/10/09 13:07 CET

• Beatles Masters Degree course offered in Liverpool

  They are arguably the biggest band in the history of popular music and now you can study how the… 06/10/09 13:05 CET

• Italy’s Berlusconi awaits immunity ruling

  Legislation shielding Silvio Berlusconi from prosecution because he is Italy’s Prime Minister is… 06/10/09 12:43 CET

• North Korea says ready to return to nuclear talks

  North Korea says it is willing to return to international talks on its nuclear ambitions. The… 06/10/09 08:53 CET

• Glimpses of normal life in Indonesia

  Some shops and restaurants have re-opened in the Indonesian port of Padang providing the first… 06/10/09 07:55 CET

• A tide of anger over flood damage in Sicily

  At least 40 people are still missing and hundreds more have been left homeless in Sicily following… 06/10/09 07:55 CET

• German centre-right coalition in the making

  Negotiations on the make-up of Germany’s new conservative coalition have been taking place amid a… 06/10/09 07:55 CET

• Britain’s Conservatives fear Continental drift

  Britain’s Conservatives have begun their annual conference, with Europe threatening to spoil the… 06/10/09 07:55 CET

• Clearstream witness damages de Villepin

  The corruption trial involving an alleged attempt to smear French President Nicolas Sarkozy has… 06/10/09 07:55 CET

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