archive 26·02·2010

cinema

• Royal premiere of Alice in Wonderland

  Nothing could dampen spirits at the world premiere of Tim Burton’s mystical masterpiece ‘Alice in… 26/02/10 16:20 CET

corporate

• Lloyds trims losses

  There was mixed news from Lloyds, Britain’s largest retail bank. Its losses last year at the… 26/02/10 16:31 CET

• Telefonica dials up in line profit

  Full year profit at Spain’s Telefonica came in pretty much as expected at 7.8 billion euros… 26/02/10 16:30 CET

• BBC to cut output – papers

  British state-owned broadcaster the BBC is reportedly considering major cutbacks to its radio… 26/02/10 16:30 CET

economy

• Greek PM to visit Germany over debt crisis

  Greece’s Prime Minister has called for more solidarity from the European Union over the country’s… 26/02/10 19:38 CET

• UK emerged faster from deeper recession

  It turns out Britain’s economy grew faster than previously estimated in the last three months of… 26/02/10 17:39 CET

europa

• EU launches fresh anti-drugs offensive

  The EU is about to get tougher on two of the most damaging illegal drugs, heroin and cocaine, which… 26/02/10 17:51 CET

• Greenlight given to Danube cleanup

  Some 14 countries are to join forces to restore Europe’s mightiest river, the Danube, to its former… 26/02/10 17:51 CET

le mag

• The Dunera Boys, 70 years on

  A new exhibition in Canberra, Australia remembers the ‘Dunera boys’, a group of Second World War… 26/02/10 16:20 CET

world news

• More military arrests as Turkey coup plot thickens

  There is no sign of a let-up in Turkey’s crackdown on alleged coup plotters, with reports that at… 26/02/10 19:15 CET

• Taliban claims suicide attacks on Kabul hotels

  Terror has once again struck the heart of Kabul. Taliban militants attacked two guest houses and… 26/02/10 19:12 CET

• Clashes over shrines continue in West Bank

  There has been a fifth consecutive day of clashes in the West Bank as Palestinians continue to… 26/02/10 19:11 CET

• Danish paper ‘sorry’ over Islamic cartoons

  A Danish newspaper has apologised to Muslims for any offence caused when it published controversial… 26/02/10 19:10 CET

• Google attacks Italy’s privacy laws

  A row over internet freedom has erupted in Italy following the conviction of three Google… 26/02/10 18:12 CET

• Kurdish terrorism suspects held in France and Italy

  Anti-terror police in Western Europe have rounded up more than 20 people, allegedly involved in the… 26/02/10 17:44 CET

• Thaksin stripped of over one billion euros for abuse of power

  Thailand’s top court has seized just over one billion euros in assets belonging to the family of… 26/02/10 17:14 CET

• More military officers arrested in Turkey – media

  The wave of arrests targeting Turkey’s military over an alleged coup plot is not over yet – with… 26/02/10 15:07 CET

• Bundestag turmoil over troop boost vote

  Germany’s Lower House of Parliament has voted to boost the number of troops in Afghanistan, despite… 26/02/10 13:45 CET

• Antarctic issues latest warming warning

  Vessels heading south beware. An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has split away from the Antarctic… 26/02/10 13:14 CET

• Worry in Haiti over impending rains

  There is growing concern that earthquake-ravaged Haiti is unprepared for nature’s next challenge… 26/02/10 12:56 CET

• Tensions easing in Turkey, but probe continues

  The morning after a crisis meeting between the heads of Turkey’s government and military, all… 26/02/10 12:49 CET

• Myanmar rejects new Suu Kyi appeal

  Burmese pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi has had her latest appeal against her house… 26/02/10 12:49 CET

• Gaddafi calls for “holy war” against the Swiss

  Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi has intensified his vendetta against the Swiss by calling for jihad… 26/02/10 12:14 CET

• New bombing rocks Kabul

  The Afghan capital has suffered its worst bomb attack of this year. A series of blasts and… 26/02/10 10:44 CET

• Libya’s Gaddafi calls for Swiss jihad

  Relations between Libya and Switzerland have taken a turn for the worse. Libyan leader Muammar… 26/02/10 07:27 CET

• Three Turkish officers freed

  Prosecutors in Turkey have freed three senior retired Turkish military officers. The move appeared… 26/02/10 07:26 CET

• Attempts to calm down Greek gold row

  The animosity between the Greeks and Germans continues to be played out in the press. Caused by… 26/02/10 07:24 CET

• Bombing in Kabul Hotel

  There has been an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul. A loud blast and gunfire have been… 26/02/10 07:23 CET

• Obama’s health care plans make no headway

  US President Barack Obama’s meeting with congressional Republicans on his controversial healthcare… 26/02/10 06:14 CET

• Assisted suicide in Britain clarified

  Prosecutors in Britain have issued new guidelines on assisted suicide for the terminally ill. The… 26/02/10 04:14 CET

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