archive 22·02·2010

cinema

• Berlin’s Golden Bear sweet as honey

  Turkish film “Honey” was the surprise winner of this years Golden Bear award in Berlin. Critics… 22/02/10 18:27 CET

corporate

• Lufthansa pilots – “We have to strike”

  Lufthansa’s pilots started their four day walkout on Monday saying they felt they had no… 22/02/10 20:54 CET

• Schlumberger to merge with Smith International

  A big merger in the energy sector. Schlumberger, which is the number one oilfield services company… 22/02/10 20:54 CET

• RBS boss ‘spurns bonus’

  Stephen Hester,the boss of Royal Bank of Scotland has reportedly waived his 1.8 million euros bonus… 22/02/10 20:54 CET

• Embarrassing Toyota safety memo emerges

  An internal memo which is extremely embarrassing for Toyota has surfaced. It revealed that in… 22/02/10 20:54 CET

economy

• US credit card law changes

  A new credit card law came into effect in the US on Monday. It restricts the way that issuing… 22/02/10 21:08 CET

europa

• EU moves closer to bluefin tuna trade ban

  Trade in bluefin tuna would be banned under a European plan to let the species recover. Brussels… 22/02/10 20:47 CET

• Lithuanian to represent EU in Afghanistan

  Lithuania’s former foreign minister, Vygaudas Usackas, is to become the European Union’s new top… 22/02/10 20:33 CET

le mag

• Waste not want not for recycling artists

  Three Slovenian artists are transforming other peoples rubbish into art. The resourceful women… 22/02/10 15:49 CET

science

• The changing face of Uganda’s glaciers

  The ice caps of the Rwenzori Mountains are shrinking fast. Scientists predict that at the current… 22/02/10 18:49 CET

world news

• Lufthansa pilots suspend strike action

  A strike at German airline Lufthansa that left thousands of passengers stranded on Monday is being… 22/02/10 21:20 CET

• Legal action urged over fake EU passports

  As pressure piles on Israel, demands are being made for firm legal action to be taken in this case… 22/02/10 20:20 CET

• EU condemns use of fake passports in Dubai plot

  The word Israel was not mentioned in their statement. But the message was clear as European Union… 22/02/10 20:20 CET

• War of words over Falkland Islands

  Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner has arrived in Mexico where she is expected to ask the Rio… 22/02/10 20:20 CET

• Senior Turkish military arrests in conspiracy probe

  Turkish police have rounded up several high-ranking military men as part of a long-running… 22/02/10 20:20 CET

• Efraim Inbar on Dubai murder: “in this type of dark world…”

  Olaf Bruns, euronews: “Professor Efraim Inbar, Director of the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic… 22/02/10 20:20 CET

• Japan defends whaling, faced with court threat

  Threatened with international legal action, Japan has again defended its whaling activities and… 22/02/10 20:20 CET

• Focus on Israel after Dubai murder

  On the 20th of January 2010, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh checked in at the Al Bustan Rotana hotel in Dubai… 22/02/10 20:20 CET

• France pledges to maintain fuel supplies

  The French government has promised to maintain national fuel supplies on the sixth day of an “all… 22/02/10 16:46 CET

• Search for more bodies goes on in Madeira

  With 42 fatalities already confirmed, the number of those who have lost their lives in the Madeira… 22/02/10 13:12 CET

• Libyan police surround Swiss embassy

  Several dozen Libyan police officers have surrounded the Swiss embassy in Tripoli after issuing an… 22/02/10 11:35 CET

• Afghan government condemns civilian deaths in NATO strike

  Thirty-three civilians mistaken for Taliban fighters have been killed by a NATO airstrike in… 22/02/10 11:34 CET

• Lufthansa pilots begin four-day strike

  As many as four thousand pilots at German airline Lufthansa have begun a four-day strike in a… 22/02/10 09:42 CET

• “Hurt Locker” wins big at BAFTAS

  Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” was the evening’s major winner at this year’s… 22/02/10 07:34 CET

• Israelis accused of wrecking peace talks

  Israeli military police have evacuated a synagogue in the Palestinian city of Jericho after some 50… 22/02/10 07:33 CET

• Lufthansa pilots begin four day walkout

  It looks set to be a testing week for Lufthansa and its passengers after last minute talks on… 22/02/10 07:31 CET

• Madeira counts the cost of violent floods

  A huge clean-up operation is underway on the holiday island of Madeira after Saturday’s torrential… 22/02/10 07:30 CET

• Endeavour makes safe return

  Space shuttle, Endeavour makes a safe return to Earth at Florida’s Cape Canaveral after a 14-day… 22/02/10 06:04 CET

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