archive 01·12·2010

cinema

• Spanish film Biutiful creates Oscar buzz

  Award-winning director of Babel Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Spanish actor Javier Bardem came to… 01/12/10 17:42 CET

corporate

• GM unveils its new electric hybrid

  The first of General Motors’ new battery-powered car, the Chevy Volt, has rolled off the production… 01/12/10 18:21 CET

• Airbus to upgrade A320 engines

  Airbus is to upgrade its A320 planes with new engines it says will provide airlines with 15 percent… 01/12/10 16:37 CET

• Carrefour shares hit by lower profit outlo

  Shares in Carrefour fell 10 percent after Europe’s biggest retailer trimmed its 2010 profit goal… 01/12/10 15:57 CET

economy

• Bernanke warns US over unemployment

  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned that a long period of high unemployment could… 01/12/10 16:48 CET

• S&P issues Portugal credit warning

  Standard and Poor has warned it could cut Portugal’s credit ratings if the country’s growth… 01/12/10 16:37 CET

futuris

• Tagging the eel

  It’s an eerie night on the Loire River, in Western France, and we’re on the trail of a mysterious… 01/12/10 18:56 CET

science

• Dead Sea sheds light on climate change over millenia

  Deep beneath the Dead Sea, drilling has begun in a project which aims to shed light on half a… 01/12/10 17:54 CET

world news

• WikiLeaks: Sarkozy considered French troops in Iraq

  Nicolas Sarkozy has never hidden his admiration of the United States. The latest WikiLeaks… 01/12/10 19:28 CET

• Red faces in Pompeii as more walls collapse

  The Roman ruins of Pompeii have suffered more collapses – the third and fourth in a month. Two… 01/12/10 19:15 CET

• EU launches new foreign ‘ministry’ and diplomatic corps

  The European External Action Service, the new EU diplomatic structure, has been officially… 01/12/10 19:07 CET

• EU foreign policy chief: common positions give us all strength

  In an exclusive interview with the EU’s High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy… 01/12/10 19:07 CET

• Turkish PM slams US over Wikileaks

  The fallout from Wikileaks just keeps on coming. This time it is Turkish Prime Minister Recep… 01/12/10 18:49 CET

• EU diplomacy in Egypt

  The headquarters of the EU delegation in Cairo is the starting-out point of many development… 01/12/10 18:14 CET

• South Korea warns North could attack again

  Seoul and Washington have concluded their show of mililtary might off the divided Korean peninsula… 01/12/10 17:47 CET

• Europe’s big freeze causes travel chaos

  Nerves of steel are needed on the roads in much of Europe where early winter weather has made… 01/12/10 17:25 CET

• WikiLeaks founder on most-wanted list

  Interpol has placed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on its most-wanted list. The 39-year-old… 01/12/10 16:08 CET

• Several arrests in Spain over Mumbai attacks

  Eight men have been arrested in northeastern Spain, suspected of collaborating with the terrorist… 01/12/10 16:08 CET

• Sydney marks World Aids Day

  Sydney’s famous Opera House was turned red as part of this year’s campaign to mark World Aids Day… 01/12/10 16:04 CET

• EU diplomacy service launched

  The EU has today officially launched its new Diplomatic Service – the European External Action… 01/12/10 15:36 CET

• Cries of foul play in Ivory Coast poll delay

  International pressure is growing on Ivory Coast to issue the results of its disputed presidential… 01/12/10 13:56 CET

• US jail under FBI investigation

  An FBI investigation has been launched at a privately-run US jail after guards allegedly stood by… 01/12/10 12:18 CET

• Media report woman’s hanging in Iran

  Iran has reportedly executed a woman sentenced to death for murdering her husband’s first wife… 01/12/10 11:50 CET

• Troops to remain in Rio after slum crackdown

  After troops and local police recently launched a crack down on crime in Rio de Janeiro’s slums… 01/12/10 11:31 CET

• OSCE meets in Kazakhstan

  The first meeting of the international body monitoring democracy and security for more than ten… 01/12/10 11:31 CET

• Moroccan flooding kills 30 people

  At least 30 people have been killed in Morocco after heavy flooding struck the north African… 01/12/10 11:31 CET

• Italian students protest budget cuts

  Thousands of students on Tuesday marched through Rome as part of nationwide protests against… 01/12/10 11:11 CET

• EU opens formal investigation into Google

  Internet giant Google is being investigated by the European Commission amid complaints that it has… 01/12/10 09:51 CET

• Report backs gays openly serving in US military

  A majority within the US military support the lifting of a ban on gays serving openly in the armed… 01/12/10 09:44 CET

• Snow and high winds batter much of Europe

  Snow and freezing temperatures continue to take their toll on road, rail and air travel across… 01/12/10 09:44 CET

• Interpol puts WikiLeaks founder on wanted list

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is coming under legal pressure from several quarters as his… 01/12/10 09:37 CET

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