archive 18·12·2009

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European cinema honours Huppert and Loach
The French actress Isabelle Huppert was honoured for her achievement in world cinema at the… 18/12/09 15:33 CET

Ryanair quits Boeing purchase talks
Irish airline Ryanair said it has pulled out of talks to buy as many as 200 aircraft from Boeing as… 18/12/09 19:55 CET
EADS insider trading probe comes up empty
Bosses and former bosses at EADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus, have been cleared by… 18/12/09 19:55 CET
End of the road for Saab
General Motors has said it will wind down operations at its loss-making Swedish unit after an… 18/12/09 19:55 CET

Christmas cheer for German businesses
German corporate sentiment rose to its highest level in 17 months in December. Results of the… 18/12/09 19:46 CET
BoJ ‘won’t tolerate zero inflation’
The Bank of Japan has held interest rates at 0.1 percent and said it will not tolerate zero… 18/12/09 19:46 CET

Right reinforcement for bus passengers proposed
New Europe-wide rules have been proposed giving bus passengers more rights essentially on longer… 18/12/09 19:11 CET

EU plans assault on poverty and social exclusion
2010 is the “European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.” The key objectives are to… 18/12/09 09:12 CET

Climate conference tiptoes towards a deal
The faltering world climate conference has come up with a new draft text, in an attempt to break… 18/12/09 19:30 CET
Cash still king at COP 15
The burning of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases, which are the main cause of climate change… 18/12/09 19:21 CET
Kiribati risks drowning in higher temperatures
One of the island nations living the climate drama most keenly is tiny Kiribati — in the central… 18/12/09 18:58 CET
China “committed to reining in emissions”
China rebuffed criticism that it was partly to blame for the lack of progress in Copenhagen… 18/12/09 15:55 CET
Brazil ready to make climate ‘sacrifices’
Rich and poor nations must work together and leave the Copenhagen climate summit with heads held… 18/12/09 15:05 CET
Climate summit: nothing but ‘hot air’
The climate change summit is being accused of producing nothing but hot air, as two weeks of talks… 18/12/09 14:34 CET
Obama Speaks at Copenhagen
The final day of the Copenhagen summit began with a morning of speeches by top politicians… 18/12/09 13:34 CET
Clock ticking to strike Copenhagen climate deal
Can they make a difference? With hours to go to strike a deal on climate change, the pressure is… 18/12/09 07:35 CET

China meets Belgium at the Bozar in Brussels
An exhibition in Brussels is bringing together the works of Chinese and Belgian contemporary… 18/12/09 15:37 CET

Markets: 18th December
European shares closed lower though in thin year-end trade. They declined after the European… 18/12/09 19:55 CET

National parliaments and the EU’s Lisbon Treaty
The new Lisbon Treaty increases national parliaments’ involvement in the formation of European… 18/12/09 15:48 CET

Romania, Dec. 1989 – seeking the truth
December in Romania for those commemorating the 20th anniversary of a popular uprising is an… 18/12/09 09:41 CET

Are the UN climate talks about science or money?
In this edition of Talk Planet we asked Ragendra Pachauri, the Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel… 18/12/09 15:29 CET

Three Balkan countries get EU visa freedom
Eighteen years of visa restrictions in the Balkans end tonight, as citizens of Serbia, Macedonia… 18/12/09 18:10 CET
Chirac facing second ‘corruption’ probe
Former French president Jacques Chirac has been placed under official investigation in a second… 18/12/09 17:44 CET
Auschwitz sign stolen
One of the most poignant symbols of the Holocaust has been stolen. Overnight, the iron sign above… 18/12/09 16:15 CET
Hopes fade for 39 missing crew
Dozens of crews members are still missing after a cargo ship carrying livestock sank in a storm off… 18/12/09 16:14 CET
Big chill wreaks havoc in Europe
A pre-Christmas cold snap has sparked chaos in parts of Europe, with misery for motorists… 18/12/09 07:34 CET
Activist heads home after ending hunger strike
The Western Sahara independence activist Aminatou Haidar has returned to her desert homeland… 18/12/09 07:33 CET
Russia’s high-speed rail revolution
Russia’s first high-speed train has made its maiden voyage from Moscow to St Petersburg, only weeks… 18/12/09 07:32 CET
Portuguese government pushes for gay marriage
Portugal could soon become the sixth European country to allow same-sex marriages. The gay… 18/12/09 07:31 CET
BA Christmas strike blocked; union vows to fight on
The nightmare is over for a million British Airways passengers after a Christmas walk-out by cabin… 18/12/09 07:30 CET