archive 11·03·2010

corporate

• BP buys Devon assets

  BP, Europe’s second-largest oil company, has agreed to pay US producer Devon Energy five billion… 11/03/10 18:26 CET

• Air France and Ryanair in subsidy row

  Air France is angry at low-cost Irish carrier Ryanair which it said is getting unfair subsidies… 11/03/10 18:26 CET

economy

• Chinese inflation jumps

  China’s economy continues to race ahead and consumer inflation hit a 16-month high in February: it… 11/03/10 18:26 CET

• Airline business picking up

  IATA, the airline industry association, has said that things are starting to turn around after the… 11/03/10 18:26 CET

futuris

• Mapping out the future of Alpine glaciers

  The Alps are known as “Europe’s water tower”. Their glaciers provide 40 percent of Europe’s… 11/03/10 09:04 CET

le mag

• Paris fashion: Leonard, Lanvin and Valli

  French label Leonard raided its archives for this year’s Paris Fashion Show. Designer Veronique… 11/03/10 18:43 CET

• Hendrix’s Valleys Of Neptune released

  He died almost 40 years ago, but Jimi Hendrix’s legacy lives on. A new album has just been… 11/03/10 18:43 CET

musica

• Bonus interview: Yundi Lee

  Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Yundi Lee. He tells about his love of music… 11/03/10 15:11 CET

• Warsaw wishes Chopin a happy birthday

  For its latest edition, Musica visited the last rehearsal before a gala which is closing a series… 11/03/10 09:04 CET

reporter

• Flooding the cradle of civilisation

  The Turkish government wants to build a huge dam near the border with Iraq. The lake this will… 11/03/10 20:27 CET

science

• Secret mating call of the cheetah

  Eight-month-old Lindiwe was the first cheetah to be born at San Diego Zoo’s Wildlife Park under a… 11/03/10 18:43 CET

world news

• Egyptian Islamic scholar buried in Medina

  Egyptian scholar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi has been buried in Medina. The 81 year old died… 11/03/10 23:54 CET

• Lithuania: 20th anniv independence celebrations

  Lithuania is celebrating the 20th anniversary of declaring independence from the former Soviet… 11/03/10 19:17 CET

• Pinera takes power as quake aftershocks rattle Chile

  Power has changed hands in earthquake-ravaged Chile. A huge aftershock, just minutes before the… 11/03/10 19:12 CET

• Clashes break out in Greek capital

  The growing resentment over the Greek government’s strict austerity plans is still only at… 11/03/10 19:07 CET

• Greece grinds to a strike standstill

  The Greek economic nightmare appears to show no sign of ending fast. Tens of thousands of public… 11/03/10 19:04 CET

• Sixth anniversary of deadly Madrid train bombings

  Bearing floral tributes, some boarded Madrid’s commuter trains this morning to remember the events… 11/03/10 18:50 CET

• DNA tests in search of Caravaggio

  It is one of the history of art’s coldest cases. Who killed the Italian Michelangelo Merisi or… 11/03/10 18:48 CET

• Greeks lament austerity VAT rise

  The increase in VAT is the most unpopular measure in the austerity plan. Many Greeks see it… 11/03/10 18:48 CET

• Biden: Settlement row must not stop peace talks

  US Vice-President Joe Biden says there must be no delay in resuming Middle-East peace talks despite… 11/03/10 18:01 CET

• ‘Would-be suicide bomber’ worked for BA

  A British Airways employee – accused of being a would-be suicide bomber – tried to get work as… 11/03/10 18:00 CET

• Ukraine appoints Yanukovich ally as new PM

  He has moved swiftly to consolidate power since his election last month, and today Ukraine’s… 11/03/10 14:36 CET

• Chile prepares to swear in president

  Chile is gearing up to swear in a new president, less than two weeks after a devastating earthquake… 11/03/10 13:25 CET

• Spain marks Madrid train bombings – six years on

  It was no ordinary journey to work for many in Madrid today. Thoughts turned to the rush-hour… 11/03/10 13:08 CET

• Japan rallies against international tuna ban

  Japanese fish wholesalers have protested at a market in Tokyo after yesterday’s decision by the … 11/03/10 13:06 CET

• Ukraine parliament appoints Azarov new PM

  Ukraine’s parliament has voted to appoint a close ally of President Viktor Yanukovich as prime… 11/03/10 12:43 CET

• Fresh wave of strikes brings Greece to a halt

  Anger has spilled onto the streets of Greece, with public and private sector workers staging a… 11/03/10 11:15 CET

• Ukraine parliament appoints Azarov new PM

  Ukraine’s parliament has voted to appoint a close ally of President Viktor Yanukovich as prime… 11/03/10 10:44 CET

• Mexican tops world rich list

  The richest man in the world is the Mexican telecom giant, Carlos Slim. That is according to Forbes… 11/03/10 07:37 CET

• Madrid train attacks remembered

  Six years ago today a series of coordinated bombings on Madrid’s commuter rail system killed 191… 11/03/10 07:36 CET

• Iraq PM ahead in partial vote results

  Initial results from Iraq’s national election are likely to be released today. There’s no… 11/03/10 07:33 CET

• Another day another strike in Greece

  Thousands of Greek public workers are expected to take part in a nationwide strike. The organisers… 11/03/10 07:32 CET

• Spanish hostage flies home from Africa

  A Spanish aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has arrived back in Barcelona after being… 11/03/10 07:31 CET

• Abbas to pull out of “proximity” talks

  The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to pull out of indirect peace talks with Israel… 11/03/10 03:04 CET

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