archive 02·12·2009

cinema

• Jordan Scott debuts with Cracks

  Set in an isolated British girl’s boarding school in the 1930s, Cracks is a story of obsession and… 02/12/09 15:27 CET

corporate

• Russian aluminium giant secures debt restructuring

  Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal has reached agreement with creditors in Russia’s biggest ever debt… 02/12/09 20:05 CET

• Daimler to shift C-Class production to Alabama

  Daimler AG, the world’s second largest maker of luxury cars is to shift production of its… 02/12/09 20:05 CET

• GM’s Henderson walks after a failed eight months

  Fritz Henderson has resigned his post as Chief Executive of General Motors after just eight months… 02/12/09 20:05 CET

• GM sacks CEO, may close Saab

  The ailing US car giant General Motors has made changes at the top as it searches for a route back… 02/12/09 07:41 CET

economy

• German banks told lend more or risk further regulation

  The German government fears that domestic companies could face a further credit squeeze in the new… 02/12/09 20:05 CET

• EU money ministers cut deal on financial regulation

  EU money ministers have agreed plans for a new Euro-wide system of financial regulation… 02/12/09 20:05 CET

europa

• A third of Christmas lights hazardous

  It is supposed to be the season to be merry, but with only a few weeks to go before Christmas a new… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• EU’s Rompuy on tour, Ashton under fire

  Herman Van Rompuy is making the rounds of the EU capitals in his role as the European Council’s… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

futuris

• Advancing on hydrogen

  Francisco Muñoz Tierno is 89 years old. A few months ago he retired from his farm to live in the… 02/12/09 15:37 CET

hi-tech

• Drive is on to make cheaper hydrogen cars

  Work continues to develop an economically-viable car that is powered by hydrogen. Hydrogen fuel… 02/12/09 14:52 CET

le mag

• Grooving with French DJ Sinclar

  Born Christophe Le Friant, he kicked off his career under the name Mighty Bob then Chris the French… 02/12/09 15:27 CET

markets

• Slight drop in markets after Tuesday leaps

  European markets moved down after Tuesdays big gains mainly due to a decline in banking stocks… 02/12/09 20:05 CET

world news

• Freed British yacht crew tell of their Iran ordeal

  Five British yachtsmen have been enjoying their first taste of freedom after a week in custody in… 02/12/09 22:27 CET

• India could cut carbon intensity by 24%

  Before the Copenhagen climate conference, pressure is growing on the world’s fourth highest… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• Will Muslims snub Swiss banks in minaret row?

  Swiss banks could pay a price for the country’s decision to ban new mosque minarets, with calls for… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• Obama’s Afghan strategy aims for fresh start

  The long-awaited decision by President Obama to escalate US troop numbers in Afghanistan aims to… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• US calls on allies to help with troops

  President Obama’s team has been defending his plan for a rapid deployment of fresh US troops in… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• Berlusconi’s friends challenge ally over criticism

  Silvio Berlusconi’s main political ally has been called upon to explain comments he made… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• Iran says it will enrich uranium to higher levels

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran will enrich uranium to higher levels despite… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• Jewish settlers defy building freeze

  Israeli settlers are defying moves to impose a partial freeze on new building. Israel made… 02/12/09 20:04 CET

• Islamist group claim Russian train bomb attack

  An Islamist militant group has reportedly said it carried out last week’s bomb attack on a Russian… 02/12/09 14:08 CET

• 25 year anniversary of Bhopal gas disaster and toxins still making people sick

  Exactly 25 years ago, the city of Bhopal in central India woke up to a horrifying industrial gas… 02/12/09 13:11 CET

• US allies urged to respond to Obama troops pledge

  President Obama’s announcement of an extra thirty thousand US troops for Afghanistan has put… 02/12/09 13:06 CET

• Mixed reaction in Afghanistan to US plan

  Reactions in Afghanistan to the US plan of a troop surge are mixed. While the Afghan President… 02/12/09 12:34 CET

• British yachtsmen, arrested in Iran, released

  Five British yachtsmen arrested by Iran have been released. They were detained in the Gulf… 02/12/09 12:33 CET

• Turkey joins Swiss minaret row

  Turkey has waded into the row over Switzerland’s ban on mosque minarets, saying the decision… 02/12/09 07:16 CET

• Iran says it can go it alone in its nuclear bid

  The Iranian president has continued his defiant rhetoric despite growing international condemnation… 02/12/09 07:15 CET

• Obama defends Afghan surge and early exit plan

  There will be 30,000 more American troops in Afghanistan by next summer and the US contingent will… 02/12/09 07:14 CET

• Iran says it has freed the five UK yachtsmen

  The five British yachtsmen arrested by Iran have reportedly been released. State radio in Tehran… 02/12/09 07:04 CET

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