archive 23·07·2010

economy

• Hungary debt rating under threat

  Two top ratings agencies have said they may downgrade Hungary’s sovereign debt after its prime… 23/07/10 18:30 CET

• German business morale surges

  German businesses were much more optimistic in July. The Ifo economic think tank’s monthly survey… 23/07/10 18:29 CET

• UK economy surges in Q2

  Britain’s economy grew almost twice as fast as expected in the second quarter of this year. That… 23/07/10 18:29 CET

europa

• HIV/AIDS infects 7,500 people daily

  The end of an International AIDS Conference in Vienna has exposed the gulf between scientists and… 23/07/10 19:30 CET

europeans

• Belgrade Intervention Unit 92

  By tackling organised crime in the Balkans Serbia’s government is sending a strong message to the… 23/07/10 10:03 CET

futuris

• Breakthrough in Bluefin Tuna farming

  Bluefin Tuna is disappearing from the sea.  Demand keeps prices high - which means people will keep… 23/07/10 09:27 CET

interview

• Larijani speaks on Iran’s nuclear programme

  “Being a nuclear power does not mean that we are going to make a bomb” Iran’s nuclear programme… 23/07/10 16:16 CET

le mag

• Avignon Festival

  The Festival of Avignon is in full swing, with performances that range from Shakespeare to… 23/07/10 14:11 CET

• Montreux Jazz Festival

  The Montreux Jazz Festival was once again an eclectic mix of all kinds of music including rock… 23/07/10 12:34 CET

world news

• BP oil spill teams evacuated as Bonnie approaches

  As tropical storm Bonnie bears down on the Gulf of Mexico, BP has pulled out its flotilla of relief… 23/07/10 23:04 CET

• Tchijov tells euronews court ruling sets “precedent”

  The ruling by a UN court backing Kosovo’s self-declared independence has failed to move two… 23/07/10 20:30 CET

• European bank stress tests produce 7 failures

  The test results have been released which were carried out to see how European banks would cope… 23/07/10 20:25 CET

• Why stress tests were needed

  The background to the stress tests included catastrophic events like the collapse of Lehman… 23/07/10 20:24 CET

• Kosovo central bank chief arrested

  The governor of Kosovo’s central bank has been arrested in an anti-corruption investigation by … 23/07/10 20:20 CET

• One dead and 40 injured after Swiss train derails

  At least one person has been killed and more than 40 injured after a popular tourist train derailed… 23/07/10 19:34 CET

• N.Korea warns ‘physical response’ to US wargames

  More sabre-rattling from North Korea – it’s threatened a ‘physical response’ to US plans to hold… 23/07/10 18:30 CET

• New find forces Stonehenge rethink

  Archeologists have found the remains of a second circular construction at Stonehenge in Britain… 23/07/10 17:33 CET

• Andean spat cranks up a notch

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has cut diplomatic ties with Colombia in an escalating dispute… 23/07/10 16:51 CET

• Missing child found dead in Spain

  Spanish police have found the body of a child believed to be that of a German boy who had been… 23/07/10 16:04 CET

• Chinese troops work to contain oil spill

  Thousands of soldiers are tackling an oil slick in China that environmentalists fear could have… 23/07/10 15:56 CET

• Kosovo hopes UN ruling will bring wider recognition

  Kosovo’s government is hoping for wider international recognition after UN judges backed the… 23/07/10 15:01 CET

• Ruling could bring Kosovo closer to EU and UN

  The EU has urged Serbia and Kosovo to improve their relations to boost their chances of joining the… 23/07/10 15:00 CET

• Markets await EU banking “stress tests”

  Europe’s banks will be under the spotlight in London tonight with the publication of the Committee… 23/07/10 14:57 CET

• Oil firm fined for Ivory Coast pollution

  The international oil firm Trafigura has been fined a million euros by a Dutch court over its role… 23/07/10 14:56 CET

• Gulf storm puts BP spill operation on hold

  Extreme weather is the last thing they need. But, with Tropical Storm Bonnie gathering momentum… 23/07/10 12:13 CET

• Fresh war of words between US and North Korea

  Tension is mounting between the US and North Korea. In Hanoi, US Secretary of State Hillary… 23/07/10 11:10 CET

• Second typhoon slams into southern China

  Southern China has been lashed by its second typhoon in a week. At least two people were killed… 23/07/10 10:26 CET

• Stress tests: A worry for banks

  Jon Davies, euronews : “I am joined from London by Simon Tilford who is the Chief Economist at the… 23/07/10 09:40 CET

• No sign of compromise in Belgrade or Pristina

  Serbian President Boris Tadic wants his country to join the EU and gain more international… 23/07/10 07:28 CET

• Paper mill accused of polluting Lake Baikal again

  A controversial Russian paper mill is still dumping waste into the world’s deepest lake… 23/07/10 07:11 CET

• Kosovo celebrates UN independence ruling

  There have been scenes of celebration in Kosovo following a UN ruling that the country’s… 23/07/10 07:10 CET

• Venezuela severs relationship with Colombia

  Venezuela has cut ties with Colombia, after being accused of harbouring FARC rebels. At a… 23/07/10 07:09 CET

• Mountain blanket protects French glacial ice

  A French mountain is being covered by a giant white blanket. The aim is to stop the glacier at one… 23/07/10 07:08 CET

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