archive 02·02·2010

cinema

• Gibson back on screen in Edge of Darkness

  Mel Gibson is back on the big screen with a new movie thriller Edge of Darkness. The controversial… 02/02/10 18:45 CET

corporate

• Boeing warns on orders

  US planemaker Boeing expects new orders for commercial aircraft this year to fall short of the… 02/02/10 19:47 CET

• BP’s earnings disappoint

  British oil major BP’s earnings were up in the final three months of last year but not by as much… 02/02/10 19:47 CET

economy

• Spanish jobless hits four million

  The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain topped four million in January. The Labour… 02/02/10 19:47 CET

• Russia still top oil producer

  Latest figures show that Russia remains the only country pumping more than 10 million barrels of… 02/02/10 19:47 CET

• Greece: Our problems are euro zone issue

  Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has told a financial conference in Athens his country’s… 02/02/10 19:47 CET

• Obama shelves Moon programme to save cash

  Barack Obama’s budget blueprint will face the scrutiny of Congress. In the meantime, the American… 02/02/10 07:37 CET

interview

• President of Azerbaijan: “Our patience also has limits”

  “We want to put an end to the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh by peaceful means…but at the same… 02/02/10 21:15 CET

le mag

• French impressionists go to Madrid

  Some of the finest works by Monet, Degas, Renoir and other French impressionist artists have been… 02/02/10 18:45 CET

questions for europe

• TV Kids

  Young French people on average spend three and a half hours per day in front of TV or internet… 02/02/10 10:02 CET

• Adopting the euro

  People in the Eastern member states of the European Union have become less enthusiastic about… 02/02/10 10:02 CET

science

• Long-lost Roman water source discovered

  A pair of amateur archaeologists claim to have found the source of an aqueduct that used to bring… 02/02/10 17:42 CET

world news

• Pentagon prepares to openly accept gay soldiers

  The US military has begun the first steps towards an eventual repeal of its ‘don’t ask, don’t tell‘… 02/02/10 22:15 CET

• Cadbury workers fear for jobs after Kraft takeover

  Workers at one of Britain’s best loved companies, Cadbury, are facing an uncertain future after its… 02/02/10 20:37 CET

• Oscar Nominations Announced

  Avatar has been nominated for nine Oscars including Best Film and Best Director. The Hurt Locker… 02/02/10 20:11 CET

• “We Are The World” re-made for Haiti

  Twenty five years ago it was written to raise funds for those affected by the famine in Ethiopia… 02/02/10 19:05 CET

• Spy scandal enters Ukraine’s presidential poll

  Days ahead of Ukraine’s hotly anticipated second round presidential run-off, a spy scandal has… 02/02/10 19:04 CET

• Concorde: the history of an icon

  In 1969, Concorde’s first trial flight was hailed as promising to fly people into a brand-new… 02/02/10 19:00 CET

• Trial begins over French Concorde crash

  The US airline Continental and five individuals have gone of trial accused of manslaughter over the… 02/02/10 18:51 CET

• Canary Islands hit by heavy downpour

  A massive rainstorm has caused widespread damage to the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife. Some… 02/02/10 18:49 CET

• Inquiry told: Blair lied to cabinet over Iraq war

  Tony Blair misled his cabinet, parliament and the British public over the Iraq war. That is the… 02/02/10 18:48 CET

• Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations

  “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker“ lead the field with nine nominations each for this year’s… 02/02/10 16:07 CET

• Concorde crash trial begins in Paris

  The trial has started for US airline Continental and five individuals charged with manslaughter… 02/02/10 15:04 CET

• Iran’s opposition leader Mousavi vows to fight on

  Iran’s main opposition leader has promised to continue the struggle for reform. In a direct… 02/02/10 13:14 CET

• Canary Islands rocked by floods

  Torrential rain is causing havoc in Spain’s Canary Islands. The worst hit of the popular holiday… 02/02/10 13:06 CET

• Haiti’s food coupon chaos

  In spite of attempts to ease Haiti’s stuttering aid effort, chaos continues to dog operations… 02/02/10 12:37 CET

• German anger at Catholic school sex abuse

  There’s shock and anger in Germany at revelations of a child sex abuse scandal in Jesuit Catholic… 02/02/10 12:14 CET

• Toyota says sorry for pedal problems

  The world’s biggest car-maker, Toyota, has apologised to customers for having to recall more than… 02/02/10 11:04 CET

• A decade on, Concorde trial opens in Paris

  US airline Continental and five individuals go on trial today charged with causing the Air France… 02/02/10 09:36 CET

• Merkel says wants secret Swiss bank data

  A row over tax evasion and stolen bank details is brewing between Germany and Switzerland after… 02/02/10 07:36 CET

• US military resumes Haiti evacuation flights

  The American military is once again flying badly-injured victims of Haiti’s earthquake to the… 02/02/10 07:34 CET

• Commitment but still no peace deal in Cyprus

  Attempts to re-energise long running peace talks between leaders of ethnically-divided Cyprus do… 02/02/10 07:34 CET

• Concord trial starts ten years after crash

  The Paris crash of Concord was the beginning of the end for an era of luxury supersonic travel for… 02/02/10 07:34 CET

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