archive 09·06·2010

cinema

• 4.3.2.1. /The Doors

  A new documentary about The Doors (When You’re Strange – A Film About The Doors) has been released… 09/06/10 16:45 CET

corporate

• Berlin says no aid cash for Opel

  The German government has rejected General Motors’ request for 1.1 billion euros in state loan… 09/06/10 18:58 CET

• Honda hit by another China strike

  A strike at a Chinese parts supplier for Honda continues hitting production at two of the Japanese… 09/06/10 17:36 CET

economy

• Chinese exports said to soar

  Chinese exports reportedly grew in May by about 50 percent compared with the same month last year… 09/06/10 19:10 CET

• Franco-German call for short selling ban

  The European Commission has welcomed calls from Germany and France for new measures to clamp down… 09/06/10 17:06 CET

europa

• Poland taking its EU presidency seriously, early

  Poland is getting a head start on preparations for its turn holding the rotating European Union… 09/06/10 19:04 CET

• Mobile phone operators’ setback in trying to buck EU rules

  A price cap on international mobile phone calls within the European Union, imposed by the European… 09/06/10 17:57 CET

• Health care costs when patient crosses EU borders — who pays

  Who pays for health treatment when a patient crosses EU borders to get it has been cleared up with… 09/06/10 16:56 CET

le mag

• The Basel Chamber Orchestra in Argentina

  All this year, Argentina is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the revolution that resulted in… 09/06/10 16:56 CET

reporter

• The favourites and the fancied for World Cup glory

  Spain and Brazil have been tagged as hot favourites to win the 19th edition of the World Cup, but… 09/06/10 19:47 CET

• UN Alliance of Civilizations Forum

  In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a network of over 3,000 political and corporate leaders and civil… 09/06/10 07:24 CET

science

• Pagan Antiquities in Israel

  In a natural hollow in the bedrock of Lower Galilee, southeast of Haifa, Israeli archaeologists… 09/06/10 16:56 CET

• The Deep

  A new exhibition has opened at the Natural History Museum in London. It is called “The Deep” and… 09/06/10 16:56 CET

world news

• Russia captures suspected Islamist leader

  Russia has arrested a suspected militant leader, accused of staging terror attacks that have left… 09/06/10 22:44 CET

• Dutch Liberals and Labour tied in election

  The Dutch Liberal Party (VVD) and their rivals Labour have tied in national elections according to… 09/06/10 22:28 CET

• UN Security Council hits Iran with new sanctions

  The UN Security Council has approved a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear… 09/06/10 20:38 CET

• The party gets going in South Africa

  Even though the opening match is not until Friday, the first big event of the 2010 football World… 09/06/10 19:34 CET

• How football kept the ANC leadership alive

  It can be seen through the haze from Cape Town and the glittering new Green Point stadium; Robben… 09/06/10 18:32 CET

• Belgium electors ask who pays for what

  In the run up to the election there, some Flemish parties have said they would like to see major… 09/06/10 17:57 CET

• High speed photography featured in Madrid exhibition

  An exhibition on the remarkable American photographer Harold Eugene “Doc” Edgerton is one of the… 09/06/10 17:19 CET

• Austerity measures dominate Dutch election

  People in The Netherlands are voting in parliamentary elections dominated by economic concerns… 09/06/10 16:59 CET

• Setback for S.Korea’s space programme

  South Korea’s plan to join what is turning out to be an Asian space race has suffered a setback… 09/06/10 15:34 CET

• Silicon Valley stars shine in US primaries

  Women have been the big winners in the US primaries – the selection contest for Democratic and… 09/06/10 14:35 CET

• NATO convoy attacked on the outskirts of Islamabad

  A NATO supply convoy has been attacked by gunmen on the outskirts of Islamabad. A gang of… 09/06/10 14:04 CET

• Maalouf takes Asturias prize for letters

  The Prince of Asturias Award for Letters has gone to Lebanese born writer Amin Maalouf. Maalouf’s… 09/06/10 13:04 CET

• Abbas to meet Obama in Washington

  More than a year after they last met in Washington, the US and Palestinian presidents are due to… 09/06/10 12:21 CET

• Dutch election dominated by the economy

  Dutch voters are going to the polls in an election dominated by fears over the economy. The last… 09/06/10 11:37 CET

• New UN sanctions due against Iran

  A new round of sanctions is due to imposed on Iran today by the UN Security Council. Members are… 09/06/10 10:39 CET

• Big unknowns remain in Gulf oil disaster

  BP may be capturing more of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, but authorities say they do… 09/06/10 09:22 CET

• Kerviel blames system for bank’s losses

  The man whose trading almost brought down Societe Generale, one of France’s biggest banks, has… 09/06/10 07:34 CET

• Flood misery continues across Europe

  Poland is bracing itself for another wave of floods that have been devastating large parts of the… 09/06/10 07:25 CET

• Unions protest against Spain’s pay pain

  Spanish unions have been trying to gauge the level of opposition to budget cuts and labour reforms… 09/06/10 07:25 CET

• Tripoli tells UN refugee agency to leave

  Libya has taken the surprise decision of ordering the United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, to… 09/06/10 07:23 CET

• Dutch voters focused on economy

  Dutch voters seem poised to break with nearly 100 years of political tradition and vote in a… 09/06/10 07:22 CET

• Taliban attacks NATO convoy in Pakistan

  Gunmen have attacked a NATO supply convoy near Islamabad, killing at least seven people. It is… 09/06/10 06:44 CET

• Mandela to attend World Cup opening

  Nelson Mandela, the former president and the inspirational symbol of post-apartheid South Africa… 09/06/10 02:14 CET

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