archive 22·02·2011

economy

• China’s smokers keep Cuban cigar sales growing

  Cuba’s cigar makers say sales are increasing despite the effects of anti-smoking laws coming into… 22/02/11 20:00 CET

• More rail disruption signalled in Germany

  The German train drivers union is threatening further strike action after an initial two-hour… 22/02/11 17:17 CET

• Income boosts UK January public finances

  Strong income tax receipts helped Britain to a bigger-than-expected surplus in its public finances… 22/02/11 15:24 CET

• Moody’s warns on Japan’s ratings

  Moody’s is warning it may cut Japan’s sovereign credit rating. The ratings agency said that could… 22/02/11 15:24 CET

• Crude prices soar on Libya contagion fears

  As crude prices hit a two and a half year high on concerns the revolt in Libya could spread to… 22/02/11 14:46 CET

europa

• Ashton follows Cameron to Egypt

  The European Union’s foreign policy chief, visiting Cairo, has talked about adding a billion euros… 22/02/11 20:13 CET

• Hard knocks of EU diplomacy

  Eleven days after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the European Union’s foreign minister Catherine Ashton… 22/02/11 20:13 CET

hi-tech

• Microsoft gives free access to Kinect hackers

  In the beginning, Microsoft’s Kinect sensor was simply meant to track body movement for video… 22/02/11 14:48 CET

musica

• Anna Nicole, the Opera

  Her life was a soap opera, played out in courtrooms and on the pages of gossip magazines. The world… 22/02/11 16:03 CET

• Bonus: Mark-Anthony Turnage and Antonio Pappano

  Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and Antonio… 22/02/11 16:03 CET

pictureoftheday

• Christchurch hit by an earthquake

  A 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand’s second-biggest city of… 22/02/11 15:19 CET

world news

• Yemen

  President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ruled what is the Arab world’s poorest nation for 32 years. Crowds… 22/02/11 17:40 CET

• Tunisia

  The first regime to fall. President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted on January 14 after 23 years… 22/02/11 17:38 CET

• Syria profile

  A protest, a rare occurrence in Syria, was held on Thursday 17 February but few people turned up… 22/02/11 17:35 CET

• Sudan

  Groups of Sudanese students inspired by events in Egypt and Tunisia used social network sites to… 22/02/11 17:34 CET

• Saudi Arabia

  Although there has been little in the way of protest, the situation in neighbouring countries like… 22/02/11 17:28 CET

• Morocco

  Tens of thousands of people joined peaceful rallies in cities across the country on February 20 to… 22/02/11 17:22 CET

• Libya

  Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi seems to be losing his 41-year grip on power. Protests start in the… 22/02/11 17:21 CET

• Jordan

  Protests, largely peaceful, began in January calling for political and economic reform amid high… 22/02/11 17:16 CET

• Iraq

  Anti-government protests sprang up across the country in the middle of February. The worst violence… 22/02/11 17:15 CET

• Iran

  Iranian opposition groups returned to the streets on February 14 after more than a year of staying… 22/02/11 17:04 CET

• Egypt

  The most populous Arab country, Egypt was the second domino to fall. After 18 days of intense and… 22/02/11 17:04 CET

• Bahrain

  King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and his family has maintained a firm grip on power in Bahrain, where… 22/02/11 17:03 CET

• Algeria

  Army backed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been in power since 1999. At the beginning of the… 22/02/11 16:54 CET

• Army and police join Bahrain protesters

  The centre of the Bahraini capital Manama has been filled with thousands of demonstrators calling… 22/02/11 20:12 CET

• Scramble to evacuate foreign nationals from Libya

  The scramble to evacuate foreign nationals out of Libya is in full swing as the situation in the… 22/02/11 20:09 CET

• How Libya unrest impacts the global economy

  The aftershocks from the unrest in Libya are also being felt across global financial markets… 22/02/11 19:46 CET

• Iranian opposition worry for arrested leaders

  Iran’s opposition movement has told euronews they have been unable to contact one of their leaders… 22/02/11 19:46 CET

• Gaddafi remains defiant

  Colonel Gaddafi has made a defiant and inflammatory speech on Libyan state television.  It lasted… 22/02/11 19:14 CET

• Foreigners flee Libya: ‘they’re shooting people randomly’

  Thousands of foreigners from Libya’s neighbouring countries have been trying to flee across the… 22/02/11 17:44 CET

• Libya in chaos

  The situation in Libya remains confused, chaotic and dangerous. The latest amateur video has shown… 22/02/11 17:03 CET

• Survivors recount the horror of Christchurch

  The survivors of the Christchurch earthquake are lucky to be alive, but are in a state of shock… 22/02/11 16:15 CET

• Iranian warships pass through Suez Canal

  Two Iranian warships have passed through the Suez Canal, the first from the country to do so since… 22/02/11 16:14 CET

• Major quake hits Christchurch hard

  With at least 65 people killed and upwards of 100 more people trapped in shattered buildings, New… 22/02/11 15:54 CET

• UN facing calls for action over Libya

  The focus of attention is also on the UN in New York where anti-Gaddafi protesters have already… 22/02/11 13:04 CET

• State of Emergency declared in Christchurch

  From the air, the extent of the damage to Christchurch and the surrounding area is all too clear to… 22/02/11 12:24 CET

• Bahrain to free prisoners as government supporters rally

  Thousands have marched in Bahrain on Tuesday at the funeral of a man killed during anti-government… 22/02/11 11:23 CET

• Libya teeters on the brink

  Latest amateur pictures from Tripoli and Benghazi show how the east of Libya is in uproar as its… 22/02/11 11:03 CET

• Death toll rises in NZ quake

  The casualty figures are rising in Christchurch, New Zealand following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake… 22/02/11 09:10 CET

• Iranian warships head through Suez canal

  Two Iranian warships, a frigate and a naval supply vessel, have entered the Suez canal, bound for… 22/02/11 07:43 CET

• Libyan diplomats reject Gaddafi’s “brutal regime”

  In an unprecedented move, most of Libya’s mission to the United Nations in New York has revolted… 22/02/11 06:23 CET

• Eyewitness says situation is dangerous in Libya

  Despite western journalists being banned from reporting in Libya, eyewitness accounts are managing… 22/02/11 06:03 CET

• Gaddafi still in control in Tripoli as unrest grows

  A police station in Tobruk is set ablaze by anti-government protesters – scenes of unrest have… 22/02/11 05:43 CET

• New Zealand is rocked by a deadly earthquake

  The moment a huge earthquake struck near the city of Christchurch in New Zealand was caught on… 22/02/11 04:04 CET

• Gaddafi says he’s still in Tripoli

  Libya’s leader has made a fleeting appearance on state television signalling his defiance over the… 22/02/11 02:33 CET

• EU reviews policy towards turmoil-hit countries

  EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels have called for an immediate end to the violence in Libya… 22/02/11 01:53 CET

• Algerian students defy regime protest ban

  Hundreds of students have rallied in the Algerian capital as the wave of protest continues to sweep… 22/02/11 00:44 CET

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