archive 26·01·2010

cinema

• High-altitude laughs in Alpe d’Huez

  Alpe d’Huez in the French Alps is known for its 21 hairpin bends, high-altitude skiing and, for the… 26/01/10 17:47 CET

• Tim Burton to head Cannes jury

  Top movie director Tim Burton will head this years Cannes film festival jury. Its a break with… 26/01/10 11:16 CET

corporate

• Opel workers call for ‘unified social Europe’

  Opel workers union representatives converging on a threatened factory in Belgium are demanding… 26/01/10 21:10 CET

• Dutch firm Spyker snaps up Saab

  Dutch sportscar maker Spyker has clinched a last-minute deal to buy Sweden’s Saab. It is an… 26/01/10 20:35 CET

• GM and the Opel-Vauxhall sale saga

  On the 6th of July 2009 a US judge announced a bankruptcy plan for the car giant General Motors… 26/01/10 20:02 CET

• Cost cutting helps Siemens into profit

  Engineering giant Siemens has announced a big hike in profits for the final three months of 2009… 26/01/10 20:02 CET

economy

• French consumers spend big in December

  French consumer spending posted its biggest quarterly increase in over a decade, indicating a… 26/01/10 20:22 CET

• German business confidence hits 18-month high

  German business confidence is at an 18-month high as economic recovery boosted the country’s… 26/01/10 20:02 CET

• UK creeps out of recession

  The British economy has crept out of recession, by a lower than expected 0.1 per cent. The… 26/01/10 20:02 CET

europa

• WHO rejects Council of Europe H1N1 accusations

  The World Health Organization has rejected all accusations that it was unduly influenced to declare… 26/01/10 20:21 CET

le mag

• Galliano gallops through Haute Couture show

  British designer John Galliano drew on the 19th century horsewoman for inspiration for Dior’s Haute… 26/01/10 17:41 CET

questions for europe

• Copenhagen : An EU failure?

  Chaotic, laborious and disappointing are the words some critics use to describe talks at the… 26/01/10 16:17 CET

• The Three Councils

  There is the Council of the European Union, the European Council and the Council of Europe. They… 26/01/10 15:37 CET

science

• Climate change threatens Arctic tundra

  Scientists say Russia is warming at one and half times the rate of other parts of the world. This… 26/01/10 17:54 CET

world news

• Sri Lanka presidential poll ends amid eligibility row

  Voting is over in Sri Lanka’s first peacetime presidential election in nearly three decades. But… 26/01/10 19:28 CET

• The horror of Auschwitz 65 years on

  January 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers enter Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, the biggest concentration and… 26/01/10 19:10 CET

• Northern Ireland crisis talks continue

  The British and Irish prime ministers are chairing a second day of crisis talks to try to save… 26/01/10 18:27 CET

• France reacts to burqa ban

  It has been a contentious issue across France for several years as it has been in many European… 26/01/10 18:23 CET

• Bomb attack near military base in Kabul

  A suicide car bomber has blown himself up near a US military base in the Afghan capital… 26/01/10 17:08 CET

• Berlin boosts troop numbers in Afghanistan

  Germany has announced it will send a further 500 troops to Afghanistan, with a focus on protecting… 26/01/10 17:08 CET

• Peres meets German President before key speech

  In Germany, Israeli President Shimon Peres began the second day of his state visit by meeting Horst… 26/01/10 16:04 CET

• Union leaders travel to axed Opel plant

  Union representatives from across Europe have travelled to the doomed Opel plant in Belgium in a… 26/01/10 14:34 CET

• France proposes a partial ban on religious veils

  The sight of women wearing religious veils in France has divided the country’s political parties… 26/01/10 14:04 CET

• Haitians rebuild homes while waiting for aid

  As the world decides how best to rebuild earthquake-shattered Haiti, survivors have already started… 26/01/10 13:38 CET

• Five ETA suspects arrested in northern Spain

  Five suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA have been detained in northern… 26/01/10 11:35 CET

• Iraq suicide blast kills at least 18

  In Iraq, a suicide bomber has struck the centre of Baghdad. The attacker apparently tried to drive… 26/01/10 11:34 CET

• Sri Lanka goes to the polls

  Its an historic day in Sri Lanka. The country is staging its first national election since the end… 26/01/10 10:51 CET

• Leaders fight to save Northern Ireland Assembly

  The British and Irish leaders are in Belfast in a last-minute attempt to try to save Northern… 26/01/10 07:30 CET

• Investors rush for Greek bond sale

  Cash strapped Greece has won back some confidence from the financial markets after floating 8… 26/01/10 07:30 CET

• Sarkozy says no more combat troops for Afghanistan

  France’s President, Nicolas Sarkozy has assured French voters he will maintain the country’s… 26/01/10 07:30 CET

• Haitians struggle while funding is stepped up

  International efforts at securing funding for Haiti’s future have been stepped up while starving… 26/01/10 07:30 CET

• Seven-year-old rides his bike for Haiti

  Seven year old Charlie Simpson has raised a staggering 150,000 euros for the survivors of the… 26/01/10 07:30 CET

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