archive 09·12·2009

cinema

• Emir Kusturica strikes gold in Marrakesh

  Star of international cinema Emir Kusturica, is a guest at this years film festival in Marrakech… 09/12/09 18:45 CET

corporate

• VW allies with Suzuki

  Germany’s Volkswagen is to buy almost 20 percent of Suzuki for 1.7 billion euros. VW Chief… 09/12/09 20:02 CET

economy

• Japanese Q3 growth less than first thought

  Revised figures show Japan’s economy grew at a far slower pace in the third quarter than previously… 09/12/09 19:42 CET

• Greece vows to cut deficit

  Greece’s prime minister George Papandreou has vowed to do whatever it takes to reduce the country’s… 09/12/09 19:42 CET

• UK’s Darling promises deficit reduction

  The man in charge of Britain’s finances has unveiled his recovery plan for the UK economy. In his… 09/12/09 19:42 CET

europa

• Corruption national worry for 78 percent of Europeans

  Europeans believe their institutions are rife with corruption — national, regional, local and … 09/12/09 20:12 CET

• EU police and justice evolution with Lisbon Treaty

  There are sensitive policy areas over which many EU member states are loath to cede individual… 09/12/09 20:12 CET

• Test time for EU’s new Lisbon figures

  The first EU leaders’ Council summit to be held under the newly-approved Lisbon reform Treaty means… 09/12/09 20:12 CET

Focus COP15

• Division over Arctic climate change

  In Greenland, the changes in the climate over the years are evident: icebergs are getting smaller… 09/12/09 19:17 CET

• China calls for tougher CO2 cuts offer from US

  The message was loud and clear from eco protesters in Copenhagen – if global temperatures rise by… 09/12/09 19:14 CET

• Satellite aims to answer ice cap question

  With the aim of determining whether and how quickly polar ice caps are shrinking, the European… 09/12/09 19:04 CET

• Bringing good food to the people

  Martin is a man on a mission – to bring the fresh produce of the countryside into the heart of the… 09/12/09 19:00 CET

• Rift between rich and poor widens at Copenhagen

  The rift between rich and poor nations has widened at the climate change summit in Copenhagen, as a… 09/12/09 12:55 CET

• Draft text reveals rich-poor divisions at Copenhagen

  There are many ways to get your message across at UN climate talks in Copenhagen. Some campaigners… 09/12/09 07:10 CET

hi-tech

• Waste not want not as scooter runs on car scraps

  Belgium inventor Marcello Fieni has created a scooter that runs on petrol made from recycled cars… 09/12/09 18:45 CET

le mag

• 2009 Turner Prize as good as gold

  The Turner Prize, now in its 25th year, is arguably the world’s most recognised award for… 09/12/09 18:45 CET

markets

• Markets: 9th December

  European stocks finished the day lower for a third day running with investors moving into… 09/12/09 20:02 CET

Talk Planet

• Will forests be preserved?

  A “Ghost forest” has been set up next to the Danish parliament. It designed to be a stark reminder… 09/12/09 17:06 CET

• Talk Planet

  “Talk Planet is an exciting new concept that gives our viewers the power to ask the questions. Host… 09/12/09 13:16 CET

world news

• Mass rally in Jerusalem at settlement freeze

  Thousands of Israeli settlers and their supporters have held a mass rally in Jerusalem, furious at… 09/12/09 21:54 CET

• Albanians rally for EU membership

  Albania is stepping up its campaign to join the European Union. The drive behind the effort… 09/12/09 19:15 CET

• France denies paying for stolen data

  France has denied that it paid for what is claimed to be stolen information on suspected tax… 09/12/09 19:13 CET

• Iraqi bomb deaths fewer than first feared

  Authorities in Iraq say the number of people killed from a series of bomb blasts in Baghdad on… 09/12/09 15:44 CET

• Deal close on Gilad Shalit release?

  There are conflicting reports about whether an Israeli soldier being held by the Islamist group… 09/12/09 13:04 CET

• US vows no rethink on Iraq strategy

  Iraq is promising to boost security; Washington said its military strategy will not be changed… 09/12/09 12:56 CET

• Twist in Franco-Swiss tax controversy

  There is a new twist in a Franco-Swiss financial controversy. A newspaper has fresh claims… 09/12/09 10:34 CET

• Spain says al Qaeda kidnap claim credible

  Spain says it is treating as credible an audio tape from an Islamic group which claims to have… 09/12/09 07:14 CET

• UN court to rule on legality of Kosovo independence

  Russia and the US are going head to head in the Hague over Kosovo’s 2008 unilateral declaration of… 09/12/09 07:12 CET

• French city Lyon shines out in winter gloom

  On December 8, the French city of Lyon’s St Jean Cathedral is dressed in light. It marks the… 09/12/09 07:11 CET

• Iraq plans March elections despite deadly bombings

  Baghdad is still reeling from one of the worst waves of violence to hit the Iraqi capital this… 09/12/09 07:08 CET

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