archive 17·02·2010

cinema

• Iranian director banned from leaving his country

  Berlinale has been overshadowed by the absence of Jafar Panahi, one of Iran’s most important… 17/02/10 17:25 CET

corporate

• Lufthansa pilots to strike

  Pilots at German airline Lufthansa have voted to strike in a dispute over wages and job security… 17/02/10 20:24 CET

• A400M deal reported close

  Aerospace firm EADS is reportedly close to reaching a long-awaited deal to rescue the A400… 17/02/10 20:24 CET

economy

• Bad news on UK jobs

  The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefit rose unexpectedly in January. There were… 17/02/10 20:24 CET

• BNP and ING results contrast

  Mixed results from the financial sector as France’s largest bank BNP Paribas announced its fourth… 17/02/10 20:24 CET

• Spanish bonds sell well

  Investors have shown no signs of worrying about Spain’s debt as they moved to buy Spanish… 17/02/10 20:24 CET

europa

• With Commissioner Malmstrom tackling EU Home Affairs

  The new European Commission has had its first full 27-member team working meeting. euronews… 17/02/10 20:24 CET

le mag

• Sade returns after a decade with new album

  It has been ten years since sultry soul band Sade last released an album. ‘Soldier of Love’ is only… 17/02/10 17:25 CET

science

• One man’s junk is another man’s treasure

  Tucked away in a box as junk, the owner of a mysterious stone never knew what secrets it held… 17/02/10 17:25 CET

world news

• Cold snaps trigger global warming debate

  Anyone who has experienced one of the recent extreme cold snaps might be forgiven for asking: what… 17/02/10 19:51 CET

• Lady Gaga top winner at Brit Awards

  Glam pop dominated the Brits in London. Three awards went to an international act for the first… 17/02/10 19:20 CET

• Ukraine suspends election result pending probe

  A court in Ukraine has suspended the result of the country’s presidential election. The legal… 17/02/10 19:13 CET

• Sarkozy promises to stand by Haiti

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has pledged to support international relief efforts in Haiti… 17/02/10 19:12 CET

• Kosovo struggles to wean itself off foreign aid

  Two years after it declared independence, Kosovo is a long way from starting to end its dependence… 17/02/10 19:11 CET

• Kosovo marks two years of independence

  Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu paid a visit to a two-year-old girl named independence born four… 17/02/10 19:08 CET

• Finance ministry workers join strike in Greece

  Hundreds of workers from the Greek finance ministry marched in Athens as part of a nationwide… 17/02/10 17:03 CET

• Haiti: Sarkozy holds out hope for the future

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has paid tribute to the courage and tenacity of the people of… 17/02/10 15:22 CET

• Ukrainian court suspends election result

  A top Ukrainian court has suspended the result of the country’s recent presidential election after… 17/02/10 14:01 CET

• Toyota faces US safety probe

  An investigation has opened in the US into whether Toyota acted quickly enough to recall cars that… 17/02/10 13:09 CET

• Football: Guus Hiddink to take over as Turkey coach

  Guus Hiddink will be coaching the Turkish nation team from August 1. He will step down from this… 17/02/10 12:26 CET

• Israeli hit squad stole identities for Hamas killing

  A number of Israelis have claimed their identities have been stolen by the hit squad responsible… 17/02/10 12:24 CET

• Astronauts open window to the world

  Astronauts on board the International Space Station have ventured outside to put the finishing… 17/02/10 10:37 CET

• NATO: Afghan assault disrupts Taliban leadership

  The Afghan and NATO offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan has “significantly… 17/02/10 10:06 CET

• Haiti quake most costly disaster in modern times

  Rebuilding Haiti after last month’s earthquake is likely to end up making it the most costly… 17/02/10 07:32 CET

• Malaria killed Tutankhamun

  Forensic scientists have solved one of the world’s most intriguing mysteries, that of how Egypt’s… 17/02/10 07:31 CET

• Nuclear energy is back in favour in US

  President Barack Obama has announced over six billion euros worth of loans to build the US’s first… 17/02/10 07:30 CET

• Hezbollah threatens Israel over future hostilities

  Lebanon’s Hezbollah has warned Israel that in a future war it would match any bombing from the… 17/02/10 07:29 CET

• French used troops as nuke “guinea pigs”

  The French army deliberately exposed its own soldiers to nuclear tests to see the effects on the… 17/02/10 07:28 CET

• Irish child sex victims critical of Vatican

  The Vatican’s crisis talks on child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland have not satisfied… 17/02/10 01:34 CET

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