archive 16·12·2009

cinema

• Cinema for the Blind

  For the second year running, the International film festival in Marrakech has offered blind cinema-… 16/12/09 16:40 CET

• Europe’s Oscars play second fiddle

  They may be the highlight of the year for European cinema, but sadly the rest of the world does not… 16/12/09 16:30 CET

corporate

• Microsoft browser case dropped

  The European Commission has agreed to drop its Internet browser case against Microsoft. The … 16/12/09 19:40 CET

economy

• No change on US interest rates

  Even though the Federal Reserve is becoming more upbeat about the recovery of the US economy, it… 16/12/09 20:49 CET

• Euro zone’s services speed up

  There are more signs of recovery as the euro zone’s service sector grew at its fastest pace in over… 16/12/09 19:46 CET

• UK jobless figures fall

  The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefit fell in November for the first time in almost… 16/12/09 19:46 CET

• Debt laden German budget approved

  The chilly financial climate means German government borrowing will hit record levels next year… 16/12/09 19:46 CET

• Swedish interest rates remain on hold

  Sweden’s central bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of a 0.25 percent… 16/12/09 19:41 CET

europa

• Europe honours Russian rights fighters

  Deep respect has been paid the Russian human rights defence organisation Memorial, symbolic of all… 16/12/09 19:40 CET

europeans

• Learning to do business with China

  Trade between China and Europe is growing. But bilateral communication is not always smooth and it… 16/12/09 08:33 CET

Focus COP15

• Europe tries Copenhagen charm offensive

  EU leaders are turning up in Copenhagen with various plans, but some come with conditions. They had… 16/12/09 19:21 CET

• Violence hits climate summit as police and protestors clash

  Tensions boiled over on the freezing streets of Copenhagen as police officers fired tear gas and… 16/12/09 19:18 CET

• Copenhagen climate talks make no progress

  The chaos outside the conference hall has been matched by confusion inside with the major nations… 16/12/09 19:03 CET

• Hedegaard calls for world leaders to make an effort

  Denmark’s Climate and Energy Minister, Connie Hedegaard, has been chairing the talks and leading… 16/12/09 17:13 CET

• Violence erupts at climate summit as police and protestors clash

  Police have used tear gas and batons to disperse crowds of protestors from disrupting the the … 16/12/09 13:15 CET

• COP 15 protest delays delegate talks

  The violence outside has had serious repercussions for events inside the conference hall… 16/12/09 13:04 CET

• Copenhagen summit urged to strike a deal

  Ministers taking part in climate talks in Copenhagen have been told to compromise or face the very… 16/12/09 07:11 CET

futuris

• Hi-tech tools help sniff out volcanic gas

  Armero was once a prosperous place. Now it is an open-air graveyard and a place of bitter memories… 16/12/09 19:13 CET

hi-tech

• Gas-filled windows act “like blanket”

  In Madrid, like so many cities, the skyline is changing, skyscrapers are shooting up. They may be… 16/12/09 16:38 CET

markets

• Markets: 16th December

  European shares finished up more than one percent. Banks benefited from a report that global… 16/12/09 19:46 CET

Talk Planet

• What will future travel look like?

  Ecofriendly vehicles are a key issue on CO2 emission reduction, and also today’s question on Talk… 16/12/09 20:39 CET

world news

• Anniversary of Romanian revolution marked

  People in Romania are remembering their country’s bloody revolution, on the 20th anniversary of the… 16/12/09 19:23 CET

• Berlusconi to remain in Milan hospital

  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to remain in the Milan hospital where he is recovering… 16/12/09 19:17 CET

• NATO asks Russia for help in Afghanistan

  NATO’s chief on his first visit to Moscow has called for closer co-operation with Russia in… 16/12/09 16:50 CET

• Memorial’s Sakharov Prize ceremony in Strasbourg

  The Russian human rights defence organisation Memorial and its three leaders have received the… 16/12/09 14:05 CET

• Russia’s market reform architect Gaidar dies

  Yegor Gaidar, the architect of Russia’s market reforms, has died. The 53-year-old suffered fatal… 16/12/09 12:14 CET

• Khmer Rouge leaders to face UN war crimes court

  Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court has issued genocide charges for the first time against two… 16/12/09 11:05 CET

• Tough talking sets new fish quotas for 2010

  North sea cod, haddock and whiting, fish quotas have been cut by 10 percent for 2010 after European… 16/12/09 07:11 CET

• Berlusconi to leave hospital as security is tightened

  Italy’s injured premier Silvio Berlusconi is expected to leave hospital later today after Sunday’s… 16/12/09 07:10 CET

• Germany’s top court to re-examine data storage law

  Germany’s highest court has begun examining a controversial data storage law, in what is the… 16/12/09 07:09 CET

• Dreamliner lands safely after maiden flight

  Boeing’s revolutionary lightweight 787 Dreamliner passenger plane has safely landed after its first… 16/12/09 07:08 CET

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