archive 27·10·2010

cinema

• Prize for Cyanide spill gold mine movie

  At the DOK Leipzig Film Festival the Healthy Workplaces Film Award went to Czech filmmaker Tomas… 27/10/10 16:46 CET

corporate

• Canon upbeat despite strong yen

  Japan’s Canon seems to be surviving the impact of the strong yen on its overseas earnings. The… 27/10/10 18:50 CET

economy

• France Kazakhstan trade deal

  Kazakhstan’s government has signed two billion euros worth of deals with French companies during a… 27/10/10 20:17 CET

• Portugal’s budget talks collapse

  Crucial budget talks between Portugal’s Socialist government and the main opposition party have… 27/10/10 19:18 CET

• Request to probe Vatican Bank over holocaust loot

  The European Commission has been asked to investigate allegations that the Vatican bank helped… 27/10/10 18:15 CET

• Deutsche Bank investment banking resilient

  Deutsche Bank has reported a one billion euro quarterly pretax loss – but that was expected and was… 27/10/10 18:15 CET

europa

• EU rumbling over German-French fiscal discipline push

  EU leaders are on edge over the prospect of a full-blown political shoving match when they gather… 27/10/10 20:21 CET

hi-tech

• Touchy feely 3D TV

  3D TV is the latest must have home entertainment and hi-tech firms are desperate to get a foot in… 27/10/10 16:30 CET

interview

• Interview with Herman Van Rompuy

  President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy faces the task, with others, of convincing … 27/10/10 20:11 CET

le mag

• Sugarland not so sweet

  The American country duo Sugarland continue to extend the boundaries of the genre with the release… 27/10/10 16:46 CET

science

• Australian vessel in chilly environmental research

  The research vessel the “Aurora Australis” along with its two helicopters, 1,200 tonnes of fuel and… 27/10/10 20:30 CET

world news

• US midterms likely to have wider implications

  The upcoming midterm elections are likely to have a significant impact on US foreign policy. Barack… 27/10/10 20:32 CET

• Unemployment makes Pennsylvania go with a swing

  Unemployment – an issue at the forefront of a mid-term election campaign which has seen towns like… 27/10/10 19:54 CET

• Sarkozy pension plan passes parliament test

  France’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension bill… 27/10/10 19:28 CET

• Protests as Romanian PM survives confidence vote

  Despite a protest by tens of thousands of people in Bucharest, the Romanian centre-right government… 27/10/10 19:28 CET

• Nestor Kirchner: 1950-2010

  Nestor Kirchner became president by default. A little-known governor from a province in… 27/10/10 19:27 CET

• Indonesia volcano claims 28 lives

  One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes has now claimed at least 28 live as the country grapples… 27/10/10 17:36 CET

• French parliament backs pension reforms

  France’s lower house of parliament has approved President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension bill that will… 27/10/10 17:19 CET

• Afghan civilians killed by British forces

  Fresh details emerged on Wednesday of British forces killing or wounding Afghan civilians. The… 27/10/10 17:17 CET

• Indonesia’s president visits tsunami zone

  Rescuers in Indonesia say more than 270 people are now known to have been killed by a tsunami that… 27/10/10 16:22 CET

• Former Argentine leader Kirchner dies

  The former president of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, has died. Husband of the current president… 27/10/10 16:15 CET

• Ultra-nationalist Jews allowed to hold protest

  Israeli police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse Arab demonstrators, as they tried to… 27/10/10 14:12 CET

• Mid-term battle fuels race divisions in California

  White House officials have acknowledged that Republicans will gain seats in Congress in next week’s… 27/10/10 14:11 CET

• French pension reform: opponents promise ‘battle to the end’

  French MPs are preparing for the final vote on the government’s controversial pension reforms that… 27/10/10 12:45 CET

• Eight die in city-centre Prague blaze

  In Prague eight homeless people died when fire broke out at an abandoned building in the city… 27/10/10 10:16 CET

• Indonesia: Tsunami/volcano rescue continues

  Rescuers are still trying to account for hundreds of people in Indonesia after the country was hit… 27/10/10 09:21 CET

• Stuttgart 21 protesters march in Berlin

  Protesters opposed to Germany’s Stuttgart 21 rail project have taken their battle to Berlin… 27/10/10 07:50 CET

• Egypt arrests 70 opposition members before vote

  Dozens of people from a outlawed opposition group have been arrested in Egypt for displaying… 27/10/10 07:34 CET

• Tsunami toll likely to rise in Indonesia

  Continuing bad weather is hampering search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the tsunami… 27/10/10 07:33 CET

• Herman Van Rompuy shows optimism ahead of EU summit

  European leaders meet in Brussels at the end of the week for a summit expected to focus partly on… 27/10/10 07:33 CET

• US ignores UN vote to lift Cuba embargo

  Once again the UN has taken a symbolic vote urging the United States to lift its 48-year long… 27/10/10 07:32 CET

• Thousands flee erupting Indonesian volcano

  As if an earthquake and tsunami were not enough, Indonesia has been handed the triple whammy of a… 27/10/10 07:31 CET

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