archive 05·01·2010

cinema

• When 9 = 8 1/2

  The movie version of the Broadway musical extravaganza, “Nine” is now coming out across Europe… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

corporate

• Nestle buys Kraft’s pizza business

  Kraft is selling its North American frozen pizza business to Switzerland’s Nestle for the… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

economy

• Big screen makes big cash

  For the first time since 2002, Americans spent more to see films in cinemas last year than they did… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

• German jobless total rises

  German unemployment is up again. The jobless total – not adjusted for seasonal factors, which is… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

• Oil fuels euro zone inflation

  As expected, euro zone inflation jumped in December. Economists said that was mainly due to the… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

europa

• Cuba-Europe relations complicated by Yáñez move

  One of Spain’s goals while it is presiding nation of the European Council is to continue trying to… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

• Spanish EU Presidency takes economic bull by the horns

  The Spanish EU Presidency-in-transition has been consulting expert opinion to pull Europe and its… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

le mag

• Grammy award contenders announced

  Keri Hilson is in the running for two of this year’s Grammy awards, including best newcomer, on the… 05/01/10 16:56 CET

markets

• Markets: 5th January

  European shares finished the session virtually changed as investors took profits. There was… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

questions for europe

• Young Europeans

  There are around 96 million young people aged 15 to 29 living in the European Union. Who are they… 05/01/10 08:30 CET

science

• Bolivia on the global warming frontline

  In 1998, scientists predicted that the Chacaltaya glacier above La Paz would have completely… 05/01/10 19:39 CET

world news

• Big winter freeze batters Europe

  The big freeze has been causing chaos across much of Europe. In Germany the wintry weather resulted… 05/01/10 20:06 CET

• Plugging the loopholes in airline security

  Just how the suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab got through the American intelligence net is a… 05/01/10 20:06 CET

• Iceland’s president vetos bank repayment bill

  The president of Iceland has vetoed controversial legislation that would have forced taxpayers to… 05/01/10 20:06 CET

• Yemen launches raids against al-Qaeda

  Yemen has begun an offensive against al-Qaeda. The strike coincided with the reopening of the … 05/01/10 20:06 CET

• Dutch government reacts to Icelandic veto

  The Dutch government has given its first reaction to the refusal by Iceland’s President to sign a… 05/01/10 20:06 CET

• Steinbach offers deal over controversial expellees museum

  In Germany, a deal to end a row over the running of a controversial World War Two museum may be in… 05/01/10 20:06 CET

• EADS plans exit from A400M project over costs

  European planemaker EADS is reportedly preparing to pull out from Europe’s largest defence project… 05/01/10 13:42 CET

• China hit by heavy snow

  China is experiencing its worst cold snap in decades. Passengers travelling on a train through… 05/01/10 12:52 CET

• Less ‘Yes We Can’ than ‘No We Can’t’ for UK voters

  The British public faces a long election campaign in which it will be reminded that the spiralling… 05/01/10 12:51 CET

• Filipino mayor pleads not guilty to massacre

  A member of a powerful political clan in the Philippines has pleaded not guilty to 41 counts of… 05/01/10 12:50 CET

• US re-opens Yemen embassy after security alert

  The US has reopened its embassy in Yemen, saying the killing of two suspected al-Qaeda members… 05/01/10 12:49 CET

• Spain convenes “wise council” for economic crisis talks

  With the fireworks and fanfare now over, Spain appears to be wasting no time in implementing its… 05/01/10 12:14 CET

• Air travellers feel security blitz

  People travelling to and inside the US are already starting to feel the impact of new airport… 05/01/10 07:25 CET

• World’s tallest building opens in Dubai

  Breathtaking, spectacular and all the glitz and glamour imaginable were on offer as Dubai… 05/01/10 07:25 CET

• Zuma adds bride to list of wives

  South Africa’s Polygamous President has married his fifth wife – but not without a hitch… 05/01/10 07:24 CET

• Yemen in foreground of “war on terror”

  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given the first official statement on how the US views Yemen… 05/01/10 07:22 CET

• Millions stolen in French security van heist

  A gang of armed robbers has stolen several million euros from a security van in France. Footage… 05/01/10 07:21 CET

« 04 January 201006 January 2010 »