corporate
Coca-Cola bottler’s profit sparklesThe European market is fizzing for Coca-Cola Enterprises; the soft drink bottler has just reported… 10/02/10 20:32 CET
Dubai World ‘to ask for debt freeze’The state-linked and heavily indebted conglomerate Dubai World is reportedly about to officially… 10/02/10 20:32 CET
ArcelorMittal performance warningArcelorMittal has warned investors that it will not perform as well as had been expected in the… 10/02/10 20:32 CET
Peugeot Citroen anticipates tough yearPSA Peugeot Citroen has said its losses widened to almost 690 million euros last year. The French… 10/02/10 20:32 CET
Honda latest with recall woesHonda is the latest Japanese carmaker to be hit by safety problems. It has issued a recall of… 10/02/10 20:32 CET
europa
EP prepared to challenge EU-US SWIFT deal on bank dataOrdinary Europeans’ banking data could soon be accessible to American anti-terrorist investigators… 10/02/10 20:24 CET
Brussels summit to focus on Greek debtGreece’s Herculean debt is coming up for discussion at a special economic summit in Brussels this… 10/02/10 20:24 CET
EU report says Turkish progress “limited”A report on Turkish preparations required for negotiations to join the European Union has described… 10/02/10 20:24 CET
Europe’s economy new EU commission’s prioritySteering Europe’s hardpressed economies out of dangerous waters will be the focus of the new … 10/02/10 07:37 CET
hi-tech
Scans shed new light on coma patients’ brainsA man who was presumed to be in vegetative state after a road accident five years ago has managed… 10/02/10 18:48 CET
le mag
Russian museum zooms in Turkestan artA new school of 20th century art – Turkestan avant-garde – is being promoted by Russia’s State… 10/02/10 18:52 CET
Gittoes’s Taliwood doc chosen by MoMADescribed as a guerilla film maker, Australian artist George Gittoes has travelled to war zones… 10/02/10 18:48 CET
musica
La Scala – Where Passion ThrivesLa Scala in Milan is the most famous opera house in the world thanks to its extraordinary history… 10/02/10 18:52 CET
Bonus interview: Stéphane LissnerHere are some extra excerpts from our interview with Stéphane Lissner, La Scala General Manager and… 10/02/10 18:52 CET
world news
Baltic nations take action on sea pollutionNorthern European nations have been discussing pollution in the Baltic Sea at a conference in… 10/02/10 19:28 CET
US sanctions imposed on Iranian firmsThe US has wasted no time in reacting to Iran’s announcement that it has started enriching its own… 10/02/10 19:14 CET
Greek public services hit by 24-hour strikeGreek government services, schools, ports, some hospitals and flights ground to a halt on Wednesday… 10/02/10 19:02 CET
Colombo clashes over arrested opposition leaderThere have been violent scenes in Sri Lanka’s capital when opposition supporters demanding the… 10/02/10 19:00 CET
Haitians urged to turn in escaped inmatesThe UN says there is growing concern about the thousands of prison inmates who escaped after… 10/02/10 19:00 CET
Ukraine: Yanukovich calls on PM to step downThe man who narrowly came out on top in Ukraine’s presidential election at the weekend has publicly… 10/02/10 16:33 CET
Ukraine: Yanukovich calls on PM to quitIn Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, who secured a narrow victory in the presidential election at the… 10/02/10 14:44 CET
Brussels closely watching Greece crisisThe crisis facing Greece has struck fear into the heart of the European Union. This amid debate… 10/02/10 14:04 CET
Death toll from Afghan avalanches risesIt is being called one of the worst natural disasters in recent years in Afghanistan, where it is… 10/02/10 13:09 CET
Yanukovich ahead by 3.48%, all votes countedIt is a lead of just 3.48 percentage points. Ukraine’s electoral commission says with 100 percent… 10/02/10 13:02 CET
Sudan & Chad announce end to proxy warOn a surprise visit to Khartoum Chad’s President Idriss Deby has met with Sudan’s President Omar… 10/02/10 13:00 CET
Obama sings with the starsThe White House has seen concerts before, but none as lavish or star-studded as this. President… 10/02/10 12:58 CET
Greek civil servants take to the streetsIt began with government tax workers last week, now other Greek civil servants have taken to the… 10/02/10 12:13 CET
Endeavour arrives at ISSThe space shuttle Endeavour has docked with the International Space Station this morning in a… 10/02/10 11:06 CET
Honda catches the “recall” bugCarmaker Honda has announced an extended recall to another 380,000 vehicles in the US to replace a… 10/02/10 07:38 CET
NATO prepares to flush out the TalibanUS soldiers in Afghanistan have launched a preliminary operation ahead of a planned and much… 10/02/10 07:38 CET
Zapatero gears up for deficit-cutting initiativeCriticised in the country for taking insufficient action over Spain’s financial crisis; under… 10/02/10 07:36 CET
Greece pushes ahead with cuts despite strikesThe Greek government’s attempts to pull the country out of its fiscal crisis continue to meet with… 10/02/10 07:35 CET
Ukraine still awaits presidential poll verdictUkraine is still in the dark over who will be its next president as the stand off between the two… 10/02/10 06:04 CET
World moving quickly on Iran sanctions, says ObamaPresident Obama has said the US and its allies are moving ‘fairly quickly’ to develop a broader set… 10/02/10 05:34 CET
