archive 09·04·2010

cinema

• The Infidel opens in the UK

  British comedian David Baddiel turns screenwriter for The Infidel, a satire which gleefully pokes… 09/04/10 19:18 CET

corporate

• EADS close to tanker decision

  Sources say EADS is close to a decision on bidding for a deal to supply air refuelling tankers to… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

economy

• Iceland moves closer to latest IMF loan

  Iceland’s government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on the terms of a further loan… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• No concern over French banks’ Greek risk

  The governor of the Bank of France has said the exposure of French banks to the Greek economic… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Surprise rise in German exports

  Germany’s trade surplus widened more than expected in February due to a unexpected rise in exports… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Greek credit rating cut by Fitch

  Fitch downgraded Greece’s credit rating to triple-B-minus from triple-B-plus, one day after the… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

europeans

• Roma in Europe: a more effective inclusion

  The Roma are the largest minority in Europe. Often victims of poverty, discrimination and… 09/04/10 16:28 CET

• Northern Cyprus divided over elections

  Every week for the last 35 years, a small UN convoy delivers a shipment of food, gas and other… 09/04/10 14:19 CET

interview

• Dacian Ciolos interview

  The Common Agricultural Policy, the CAP, is a source of much friction in the EU. But it is due to… 09/04/10 21:52 CET

• Ban Ki Moon interview

  Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of the UN, has visited the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site in… 09/04/10 21:52 CET

le mag

• Painter Rocha in Picasso challenge

  Brazilian painter Fernando Rocha has set himself no small challenge – he wants to break Pablo… 09/04/10 19:18 CET

world news

• Kyrgyzstan mourns uprising dead

  Kyrgyzstan on Friday announced two national days of mourning for those that died in a violent… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Iran unveils ‘faster’ enrichment devices

  Iran has unveiled a new “third generation” of centrifuges capable of enriching uranium much faster… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Russia to bypass Ukraine with Nord Stream

  There was a big slump in demand for Russian gas in Europe last year partly due to the economic… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Construction starts for Nord Stream gas pipeline

  An official ceremony has taken place to mark the start of the underwater passage construction of… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Thousands gather for Terreblanche funeral

  Murdered white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche has been laid to rest by thousands of his followers… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• France to help rebuild Italy’s nuclear sector

  France has agreed to help Italy rebuild its nuclear sector – abandoned after the 1986 Chernobyl… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Carlsberg workers on strike over no beer rule

  Workers at Carlsberg used to say they worked in the best place in the world – now it looks like one… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• Hungary’s centre-right set for huge poll win

  Hungary goes to the polls this Sunday with the centre-right opposition set for a landslide victory… 09/04/10 21:05 CET

• White supremacist Terre’blanche laid to rest

  A funeral has taken place for the South African white supremacist, Eugene Terre’blanche. The… 09/04/10 14:31 CET

• Terreblanche – a history of violence 

  Eugene Terreblanche founded the Afrikaner’s Resistance Movement alongside six others in 1972 as a… 09/04/10 13:36 CET

• Space walk for two astronauts

  Two astronauts from the US shuttle Discovery have embarked upon their first space walk of their… 09/04/10 13:34 CET

• Thai “red shirt” protests increase

  Red Shirt protesters in Bangkok have stormed the studios of their satellite station after the… 09/04/10 13:30 CET

• Brazil battles to save mudslide victims

  Rescue workers in Brazil are continuing a frantic search for around 200 people after a massive… 09/04/10 07:21 CET

• Obama pushes for sanctions on Iran

  Ushering in a new era of cooperation. US president Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry… 09/04/10 07:20 CET

• Portugal’s top court gives gay marriage green light

  There is something to celebrate for gay couples in Portugal. Having won parliament’s backing for… 09/04/10 07:19 CET

• Greek borrowing costs soar as debt crisis deepens

  Greece has plunged deeper into crisis, with markets driving its borrowing costs to new highs and… 09/04/10 07:18 CET

• Rival claims over who rules Kyrgyzstan

  Confusion and lawlessness are rife but Kyrgyzstan’s self-proclaimed new leadership is adamant that… 09/04/10 06:26 CET

• Relative calm in Kyrgyzstan after uprising

  A relative calm has descended on Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek after the violent uprising that… 09/04/10 06:14 CET

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