archive 05·05·2010

cinema

• Emmerich film re-opens Shakespeare debate

  He is best known for spectacular disaster movies like Independence Day. But German director Roland… 05/05/10 15:40 CET

europa

• New wave of EU fishery policy reform begins

  Reforming the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy is under way. Informal talks discussion… 05/05/10 19:30 CET

futuris

• A tale of underground alchemy

  In the mining area around Katowice in Southern Poland thousands of tons of coal are still dug out… 05/05/10 21:08 CET

hi-tech

• If you can’t fight the fat, freeze it!

  Doctors in some health centres in the US are testing a way of getting rid of unwanted fat, without… 05/05/10 18:02 CET

le mag

• Fisherman’s Friends land a recording deal

  A group of Cornish fishermen have reeled in a record contract, with a film about their catch in the… 05/05/10 16:13 CET

musica

• Domingo nurtures opera’s rising stars

  Milan, La Scala and Plácido Domingo – all together for Operalia, the prestigious world opera… 05/05/10 21:19 CET

world news

• Deaths in Athens shock Greeks

  The deaths of three people in riots that broke out after a demonstration against the government’s… 05/05/10 20:31 CET

• Greeks protest austerity before violence flares

  Before the violence broke out in Athens, tens of thousands of people gathered outside the… 05/05/10 20:18 CET

• Some success in stopping Gulf of Mexico oil spill

  BP says it has capped the smallest of three leaks coming from a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of… 05/05/10 20:17 CET

• Icelandic volcano causes more travel disruptions

  Once again, air passengers are feeling the fury of the Icelandic volcano. This time it’s people in… 05/05/10 20:02 CET

• Final campaigning in UK general election

  As the countdown to Thursday’s UK general election begins, the main candidates have been squeezing… 05/05/10 20:01 CET

• A mixed response from voters in London

  Following the polls can be a very confusing way of gauging support for the main parties in… 05/05/10 20:01 CET

• UK: Expenses scandal impact

  The 2010 UK General Election is the most keenly fought in almost two decades. All the polls point… 05/05/10 18:02 CET

• Three die in Athens protests

  Three people have died in a fire in central Athens after protesters marching against austerity… 05/05/10 17:38 CET

• Greek workers stage third general strike this year

  As violence raged in Greece’s cities, anger at the government’s tough austerity measures also saw a… 05/05/10 17:13 CET

• Merkel warns Greek aid plan vital for Europe’s future

  Trying to get the German parliament to back an international rescue plan for debt-stricken Greece… 05/05/10 16:03 CET

• General strike paralyses Greece

  Both private and public sector trade unions are staging a general strike in Greece, the latter for… 05/05/10 14:03 CET

• Greek demonstrators clash with police

  With so many people in the streets and so much anger at the Greek government’s austerity measures… 05/05/10 13:34 CET

• Oil spill could reach Miami

  Small patches of crude from the massive Gulf of Mexico spill have washed up on the Louisiana coast… 05/05/10 13:34 CET

• Merkel tells parliament Germany no soft touch

  The future of Europe hangs on the success of the aid package to Greece. That is what German… 05/05/10 11:34 CET

• Volcanic ash grounds flights in Ireland

  All flights in and out of Dublin airport have been halted once again because of the volcanic ash… 05/05/10 11:23 CET

• Picasso fetches record price

  A Pablo Picasso painting has set a new world record for a piece of art sold at auction. ‘Nude… 05/05/10 09:06 CET

• Scientist warns oil spill may reach Miami

  Fresh fears have been raised over the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Robert Weisberg, a… 05/05/10 07:39 CET

• Greek workers unite against harsh cuts

  All flights to and from Greece stopped at midnight as a general strike took hold against the… 05/05/10 07:38 CET

• Iran does not fear UN sanctions

  Iran’s president has dismissed threats of a new round of UN sanctions over his country’s nuclear… 05/05/10 07:38 CET

• Party leaders tour UK in final push for votes

  Britain’s main party leaders are touring the country in a final effort to win votes. It is the last… 05/05/10 07:36 CET

• Young UK voters more politically engaged by TV

  The UK election has certainly caught public interest – thanks largely to the televised debates –… 05/05/10 07:35 CET

• New ash risk closes N-Ireland airspace

  Airspace over Scotland and Northern Ireland is closed this morning due once again to volcanic ash… 05/05/10 07:34 CET

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