archive 12·02·2010

corporate

• Michelin vigilant as profits slump

  French tyre manufacturer Michelin said it was extremely vigilant because of low market visibility… 12/02/10 21:18 CET

• Spyker shareholders approve Saab purchase

  Shareholders in Spyker have approved the 55 million euro purchase of Saab from General Motors… 12/02/10 21:18 CET

• Germany steel giant returns to profit

  Germany’s biggest steel maker ThyssenKrupp has recorded its first quarterly profit in a year. The… 12/02/10 21:18 CET

economy

• ECB to monitor Greek recovery plan

  The European Central Bank is to assist the European Comission in monitoring the Greek government’s… 12/02/10 21:18 CET

• Economic recovery stutters in the euro-zone

  Economic recovery in the euro-zone stuttered in the final quarter of last year, new statistics from… 12/02/10 21:18 CET

europa

• Dutch allow Croatia’s EU talks to move on

  “Croatia is not off the hook yet,” the Dutch government says, but the Netherlands has softened its… 12/02/10 21:15 CET

europeans

• Catalonia independence or autonomy?

  Catalonia is a major economic engine within Spain. However, many Catalans are tired of the taxes… 12/02/10 11:06 CET

futuris

• Energy Saving

  It’s dinner time for baby Otso at his cosy family home on the outskirts of Helsinki. But this is… 12/02/10 08:18 CET

reporter

• Climate change along the Mekong river

  The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers and millions of people depend on it. But with… 12/02/10 11:06 CET

world news

• Clinton goes home after heart op

  Former US President Bill Clinton has left hospital in New York following a successful heart… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Exclusive: A new start for Lebanon and Syria

  Five years after the slaying of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, Syria is slowly… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Worsening weather adding to Haiti’s woes

  A month ago it was a race against time to pull survivors from the rubble. Now it is a race against… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Portuguese press accuses government of plans to control media

  Relations between the Portuguese media and the government of Prime Minister Jose Socrates have… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Italian snapper wins World Press Photo prize

  Italian Pietro Masturzo took this image of women shouting from the rooftops in protest at Iran’s… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Haiti mourns one month after killer quake

  Thousands of Haitians gathered in the capital Port au Prince one month after the earthquake that… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• German judges split coalition over benefits

  A German court decision, ruling that the country’s benefit system is unconstitutional, has caused a… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Finland approves Nord Stream pipeline

  Finnish environmetal authorities have approved construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline through… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Eurostar’s £30 million ‘mea culpa’

  Eurostar plans a 30 million pound upgrade to brush up its winter service. This comes after a review… 12/02/10 19:59 CET

• Shuttle crew adds final piece to space station

  The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour have connected the final module onto the International… 12/02/10 13:46 CET

• Bill Clinton set for discharge after heart op

  Former US President Bill Clinton is recovering well following surgery to open a blocked artery in… 12/02/10 13:46 CET

• Hands off Hollywood

  A nature preservation group has draped the world-famous Hollywood sign with a new message. The… 12/02/10 13:46 CET

• Eurostar: ‘Serious concerns’ over evacuation plans

  An inquiry into the chaos that hit rail passengers travelling between mainland Europe and the … 12/02/10 13:29 CET

• Hurricanes and rain threaten more Haitian misery

  A month after Haiti was rocked by a powerful earthquake, the survivors have been swamped  by heavy… 12/02/10 11:44 CET

• US brushes aside Iran’s nuclear claims

  Iran’s claims that it is able to enrich uranium to a level almost needed for an atomic bomb have… 12/02/10 07:14 CET

• Berlin Film Festival begins

  The 60th Berlin Film Festival has officially opened in the German capital with jury member and… 12/02/10 07:12 CET

• EU offers Greece solidarity but no concrete aid

  Debt-laden Greece did not ask for financial aid from its European partners. And, in its hour of… 12/02/10 07:12 CET

• Clinton “recovering well” after heart procedure

  Bill Clinton is said to be recovering well from a procedure to open a blocked artery in his heart… 12/02/10 06:04 CET

• Fashion world mourns designer Alexander McQueen

  Tributes have been pouring in for Alexander McQueen, the British designer whose apparent suicide… 12/02/10 02:34 CET

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