archive 15·12·2009

corporate

• VW to takeover MAN?

  Shares in German lorry maker MAN shot up on a newspaper report that Volkswagen is poised to make a… 15/12/09 19:41 CET

economy

• UK and French inflation rise

  A sharp rise in fuel prices in Britain last month, compared with a fall in November last year… 15/12/09 19:58 CET

• Scrappage schemes boost November car sales

  Sales of new cars in Europe rose 26.6 percent last month, the figure boosted by a sales slump in… 15/12/09 19:46 CET

• Negative response to Greek debt measures

  Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s proposed measures to slash the country’s debt have drawn… 15/12/09 19:46 CET

• Airlines to lose billions more in 2010

  The world’s airlines are likely to lose 3.8 billion euros next year, more than previously… 15/12/09 19:42 CET

europa

• Memorial honoured for dangerous human rights work

  The Russian human rights defence organisation Memorial and its three leading representatives are… 15/12/09 19:58 CET

• Banana peace declared, EU to lower tariffs

  Sixteen years of transatlantic banana tariff-splitting draws to a close. The EU, the US (with major… 15/12/09 19:48 CET

Focus COP15

• People power: behind the scenes at a climate demo

  Massive demonstrations like those seen in Copenhagen have helped put climate change on the news… 15/12/09 20:11 CET

• ‘World is watching’ climate change finale

  The UN climate summit is entering its final phase with a high level session getting underway on… 15/12/09 19:14 CET

• Logging splits countries on climate change

  Forests and their link with carbon emissions are also at the heart of the Copenhagen negotiations… 15/12/09 19:04 CET

• NGOs denied access to climate summit

  Non-governmental organisations at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen are complaining that many… 15/12/09 12:54 CET

• Clashes mar Climate summit

  Danish police and climate protesters have clashed again in Copenhagen. Riot squads arrested… 15/12/09 07:18 CET

hi-tech

• Learning with laughs

  Serious games are a new type of video application. Developed along the same lines as a regular… 15/12/09 19:22 CET

le mag

• Viva Elvis Presley

  Elvis may have left the building but he has not left the hearts of his millions of fans. To mark… 15/12/09 18:46 CET

markets

• Markets: 15th December

  European shares ended lower on Tuesday breaking a three-day winning streak. The financial sector… 15/12/09 19:46 CET

questions for europe

• Towards a single EU patent system

  To register a patent in Europe can be a lengthy, complex and expensive procedure. The EU has been… 15/12/09 08:24 CET

reporter

• Post-tsunami Sri Lanka – Five years on

  It was a giant wave bowling in at 200 kilometres per hour destroying everything in its path. The… 15/12/09 08:41 CET

Talk Planet

• What will replace fossil fuels?

  Talk Planet has looked at the effects of climate change, now it is time to talk about possible… 15/12/09 19:22 CET

world news

• “Up In The Air” wins six Golden Globe nominations

  Hollywood’s award season is getting down to business. The nominations for the Golden Globe awards… 15/12/09 19:21 CET

• Hunger strike puts Western Sahara back in spotlight

  A woman dubbed the “Ghandi of Western Sahara” is on day 30 of a hunger strike. Forty-two-year-old… 15/12/09 19:11 CET

• Berlusconi attack ‘pre-meditated’ says government

  Silvio Berlusconi, who is recovering in hospital after being attacked on Sunday, has thanked his… 15/12/09 18:19 CET

• Freezing weather strikes Europe

  Please note: the temperature conversions mentioned in this video, supplied to us by a news agency… 15/12/09 18:06 CET

• War crimes warrants could ‘harm’ UK-Israeli relations

  Israel is warning that diplomatic relations with the UK could be harmed if there are any more… 15/12/09 16:25 CET

• PLO likely to extend Abbas term

  The PLO’s Central Council has begun a meeting which is expected to extend the term of President… 15/12/09 14:24 CET

• Latin summit ends in attack on Obama

  Venezuela and Cuba have led more strong attacks on President Obama at the end of an alternative… 15/12/09 13:54 CET

• Pakistan bomb attack kills 20

  Some 20 people have been killed in a bomb attack near the home of a Pakistani provincial government… 15/12/09 13:05 CET

• Doctors order Berlusconi to take a break

  Italian doctors have ordered Silvio Berlusconi not to engage in stressful public activity for at… 15/12/09 13:04 CET

• Kabul blast kills at least eight

  A suicide car bomb attack outside a hotel in Kabul has killed at least eight people. The… 15/12/09 10:44 CET

• BA considers legal options over strike

  British Airways has hinted at the possibility of legal action over a 12-day strike called by cabin… 15/12/09 09:44 CET

• Court upholds Basescu’s election victory

  Romania’s Constitutional Court has confirmed President Traian Basescu’s closely fought run-off… 15/12/09 07:21 CET

• Greek PM says country is sinking under its debts

  Greece’s recently elected socialist government is to create a new social deal as it battles the… 15/12/09 07:20 CET

• Turkey’s PM criticises ban on Kurdish party

  Turkey’s Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan has slammed a constitutional court ban on the… 15/12/09 07:19 CET

• Italians question what prompted Berlusconi attack

  Italians are experiencing a wave of soul searching after the assault on their prime minister —… 15/12/09 07:18 CET

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