archive 04·01·2010

cinema

• “Invictus”, or how rugby kicked aparthied into touch

  Clint Eastwood tells the story of how former South African President Nelson Mandela recruited the… 04/01/10 18:17 CET

corporate

• Novartis eyes Alcon

  Swiss drugmaker Novartis is moving to take full control of US based Alcon, the world’s biggest eye… 04/01/10 20:04 CET

• Airbus ‘beat delivery target’

  European planemaker Airbus reportedly beat its target for aircraft deliveries last year and handed… 04/01/10 20:04 CET

• JAL to get more credit

  Struggling Japan Airlines continues its bumpy ride. Its shares shot up by 31 percent on Monday… 04/01/10 20:04 CET

economy

• Euro zone manufacturing expands

  Manufacturing activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest rate in 21 months in December… 04/01/10 20:04 CET

• Car sales up in France, Spain and Italy

  There was a big rise in car sales in France in December as drivers took advantage of government… 04/01/10 20:04 CET

europa

• Rompuy convenes Council on economy

  Herman Van Rompuy has kicked off his official first week of work as the European Union’s first… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• Fisheries rules in 2010 stronger than ever

  Stronger new European fisheries rules have been brought into force, aiming to crack down on a… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

le mag

• “Esmeralda”

  “Esmeralda”, a masterpiece of 19th century ballet, has returned to the renovated stage of the… 04/01/10 18:33 CET

markets

• Markets: 4th January

  European shares kicked off the new year by hitting a 15-month high. However only low volumes… 04/01/10 20:04 CET

questions for europe

• Barroso II Commission

  The members of the European Commission being dubbed ‘the Barroso II team’, newly-appointed by the… 04/01/10 21:02 CET

science

• Hard times ahead for traditional undertakers?

  The present method of burying people who have passed away in coffins might soon be replaced by more… 04/01/10 18:20 CET

world news

• Yemen: Poverty, strife and terrorism

  The mountains of southern Yemen, arid, dusty and ever more dangerous. Recent pronouncements by … 04/01/10 20:29 CET

• Newark International closed in security scare

  There was chaos at one of America’s busiest airports, when authorities shut down a terminal after a… 04/01/10 20:29 CET

• Dubai – a debt laden cityscape

  Dubai is a gleaming cityscape of towering skyscrapers. In the 1950’s Dubai was just a sleepy port… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• The world’s tallest structure opens in Dubai

  A last hurrah or a new dawn? Whatever your take on Dubai’s debt crisis the ceremony to mark the… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• Abbas renews call for Israel to halt settlements

  The President of the Palestinian Authority has once more called on Israel to stop building Jewish… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• Russia resumes air links with Georgia

  Russia and Georgia have moved a small step closer to resuming ties. Flights between Tbilisi and… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• Iraq to pursue Blackwater shooting case

  Iraq has declared it will not give up the fight to bring US security firm Blackwater to Justice… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• Foreigners arrested in Iran protests

  Iran has announced several foreigners were arrested during recent clashes between opposition… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• Londoners face public transport price hike

  The millions of people who had to return to work in London by public transport today had another… 04/01/10 20:19 CET

• Al-Qaeda militants killed in Yemen

  Yemeni government officials claim two al-Qaeda militants thought be behind threats against the… 04/01/10 13:06 CET

• Australian floods bring misery and joy in NSW

  Torrential rain in eastern Australia has brought mixed blessings for residents. Farmers say it is… 04/01/10 13:05 CET

• US/Britain tighten airport safety procedures

  The United States has stepped up airport security with a list of countries where all passengers… 04/01/10 13:04 CET

• World’s biggest skyscraper opens high over Dubai

  It boasts the highest swimming pool; the highest restaurant and – bizarrely enough – the highest… 04/01/10 13:02 CET

• Positive start for European markets

  The first day of trading this year got off to a promising start for European markets with stocks… 04/01/10 12:24 CET

• Superscraper “Burj Dubai” set to break records

  The world’s tallest building is to be opened today in Dubai in a celebration of Man’s architectural… 04/01/10 07:42 CET

• New initiative to fight Yemeni terrorism

  Just days before the failed Christmas Day bomb attack on the US, al Qaeda supporters rallied openly… 04/01/10 07:41 CET

• Russian leadership duo have fun in the snow

  Russia’s president and prime minister leadership duo have been spending the holidays in the snow at… 04/01/10 07:40 CET

• Morocco heads for decentralisation

  King Mohammed VI of Morocco has announced plans for a root and branch shake up of the way his… 04/01/10 07:39 CET

• US lists “high risk” countries for airport screening

  Following the botched Christmas Day bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner, the US government has… 04/01/10 07:38 CET

• Row brewing over Swine flu “over reaction”

  France’s government has been accused of over-reacting to the threat of Swine flu and of wasting… 04/01/10 07:38 CET

• Wolves culled in Sweden

  A wolf cull is underway in Sweden for the first time in 45 years after parliament called for the… 04/01/10 07:37 CET

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