archive 01·02·2011

corporate

• Profits lag but BP will resume dividend

  Weaker than expected quarterly profits and a new charge for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are… 01/02/11 17:14 CET

• Revamp costs hit Deutsche Bank’s Q4 profit

  Deutsche Bank’s fourth-quarter profit fell far short of expectations. But the reason was the 6.3… 01/02/11 17:14 CET

economy

• European manufacturing activity accelerates

  Manufacturing activity in the euro zone accelerated more than previously thought in January… 01/02/11 18:52 CET

• The price of democracy: no tourists and no cash

  The protests in Egypt may be striking a blow for democracy, but they are devastating the country’s… 01/02/11 17:18 CET

• More Germans in work in January

  Unemployment in Germany fell more than expected in January and the jobless rate is now at its… 01/02/11 17:14 CET

innovation

• New fuel from old straw

  Turning straw – or indeed any other agricultural residue – into fuel for your car is a neat trick… 01/02/11 11:34 CET

learningworld

• A sporting chance

  Sport is a way of learning that can transform lives. In impoverished parts of Sao Paolo in Brazil… 01/02/11 13:31 CET

le mag

• Bomb-damaged statues pieced back together

  One hundred years ago wealthy German diplomat Max Freiherr von Oppenheim uncovered some ancient… 01/02/11 14:42 CET

pictureoftheday

• Croakers are hung for sale at a market in Seoul

  South Korean consumer inflation in January spiked more than expected above the central bank’s… 01/02/11 14:38 CET

science

• The fight against the hospital superbug

  For years doctors have been all too aware of the dangers posed by superbugs – infections picked up… 01/02/11 14:42 CET

world news

• Mubarak keeps grip on power, but says he won’t stand again

  Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has announced that he does not intend to run for the presidency… 01/02/11 22:30 CET

• Egypt’s opposition prepares for a post-Mubarak era

  Egypt is looking for credible opposition leaders to oversee a period of change and guarantee… 01/02/11 21:05 CET

• Egyptians surge against Mubarak

  The rallying to oust their president of the past three decades shows that ordinary Egyptians are… 01/02/11 20:01 CET

• A million march in anti-Mubarak protest

  At least one million protesters have rallied across Egypt calling on President Hosni Mubarak to… 01/02/11 19:25 CET

• Jordanian King appoints new PM

  Jordan has a new prime minister. King Abdullah asked the conservative former PM Marouf Bakhit to… 01/02/11 19:15 CET

• London honours literature’s invisible greats

  Literature’s invisible figures were honoured in London on January 31 in an event to celebrate… 01/02/11 18:49 CET

• Western realpolitik and Egypt

  Antoine Sfeir, director of online magazine Les Cahiers de l’Orient, speaks to euronews about the… 01/02/11 18:02 CET

• Egypt’s opposition reject Mubarak’s offer to talk

  Egypt’s opposition groups have stepped up their calls for President Hosni Mubarak to quit, as… 01/02/11 16:53 CET

• Government sacked in Jordanian reshuffle

  Jordan has a new prime minister after King Abdullah sacked his government to calm growing anger in… 01/02/11 16:03 CET

• Turkey calls on Mubarak to ‘satisfy demands for change’

  Turkey has become the first major Muslim country to call for change in Egypt. Prime Minister… 01/02/11 15:13 CET

• Opposition: ‘No talks until Mubarak goes’

  No talks until Hosni Mubarak goes – that is the message from Egypt’s opposition parties. Ayman… 01/02/11 15:04 CET

• ‘Million People March’ piles pressure on Mubarak

  Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in Cairo to call for the end of… 01/02/11 13:23 CET

• Support for Egypt protestors in Manila and Bangkok

  As crowds continue to demonstrate in Egypt, supporters have gathered in the Philipino capital… 01/02/11 11:54 CET

• Egypt protesters prepare for key day

  Thousands of anti-government protesters have once again started gathering in Cairo’s Tahrir Square… 01/02/11 11:04 CET

• Egypt starts the ‘march of a million’

  The thousands could become a million as Egyptians in Cairo begin the biggest demonstration yet… 01/02/11 09:03 CET

• Egypt angst pushes oil price to $100 a barrel

  Oil prices have rocketed in response to continued unrest in Egypt. Brent crude topped $100 a… 01/02/11 08:43 CET

• Egypt braces itself for biggest day of protest

  Thousands of anti-government protesters are keeping up the pressure on President Hosni Mubarak… 01/02/11 05:43 CET

• Army to hold fire against peaceful protest

  Egypt’s army has promised not to use force against peaceful protest. The televised declaration from… 01/02/11 03:43 CET

• Mubarak opens dialogue through deputy

  The message from the streets seems to be reaching the ears of Egypt’s increasingly beleaguered… 01/02/11 02:03 CET

• EU’s wait and see policy on Egypt

  The EU has called for an orderly transition to a broad-based government in Egypt after days of… 01/02/11 00:53 CET

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