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Business Weekly: Europe’s mixed recovery signsIt is unclear whether the recovery is really under way for European economies. German… 07/03/11 21:20 CET
cinema
Gender swap in new film version of The TempestHelen Mirren is playing the lead in the new screen adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, The… 07/03/11 12:04 CET
corporate
Deaths prompt vaccine probeThe Japanese health ministry has halted the use of some vaccines made by Sanofi-Aventis and… 07/03/11 18:41 CET
LVMH taking over BulgariThere has been more major consolidation in the luxury goods world as LVMH – the world’s biggest… 07/03/11 16:11 CET
Prada looks east for listingItalian fashion house Prada is pressing ahead with plans for an initial public offering of share in… 07/03/11 14:57 CET
HSBC not planning to leave LondonHSBC is playing down a report that it may move its headquarters from London to Hong Kong because of… 07/03/11 14:57 CET
economy
Moody’s slashes Greek ratingMoody’s has slashed Greece’s credit rating on fears Athen’s efforts to reduce its debt will not be… 07/03/11 14:57 CET
europa
Paris G20 files in cyber attackThe French finance ministry has confirmed it came under a cyber attack in December. The target was… 07/03/11 18:06 CET
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The rush to finish renovation of Russia’s BolshoiWork is going into overdrive, as everyone involved in the renovating the Bolshoi Theatre, tries to… 07/03/11 16:44 CET
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Football fans in IstanbulFootball fans before a game, nearby Takdim square, Istanbul Video by Caba Kovac 07/03/11 16:21 CET
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Carnival parade in Rio de JaneiroA reveller of the Mangueira samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de… 07/03/11 14:01 CET
science
New test for prostate cancerA team of scientists at the University of Surrey in the UK have found a way to test for prostate… 07/03/11 17:26 CET
world news
Ivory Coast: women, the ‘forgotten victims’Gaetan Mootoo is a researcher for Amnesty International specialising in West Africa, and has just… 07/03/11 17:26 CET
Egypt’s first post-Mubarak era cabinet sworn inEgypt’s new government has been sworn in, purged of several figures from the Mubarak era. Prime… 07/03/11 23:34 CET
Police protest in Algerian capitalThousands of community police in Algeria have rallied in the capital Algiers despite a protest ban… 07/03/11 23:14 CET
Tunisian secret police dismantledTunisia’s secret police and state security service has been disbanded by the country’s interim… 07/03/11 20:14 CET
Refugees’ plight: “More are arriving each day”More than 16,000 refugees at the camp at Choucha on the Tunisian-Libyan border are trying to adjust… 07/03/11 19:35 CET
Libyan rebels battered by Gaddafi forcesThe battle for who controls Libya shows all the signs of turning into a long-drawn out affair. In… 07/03/11 19:18 CET
NATO mulls Libyan military action: ObamaUS President Barack Obama on Monday said NATO is considering a number of options to stop the… 07/03/11 18:59 CET
How human trafficking can be a middle-class crimeThink of human trafficking and what does the phrase evoke? Vanloads of illegal immigrants… 07/03/11 18:41 CET
Refugees flee Ivory Coast into LiberiaTens of thousands of people are taking shelter in Liberia after fleeing fighting in Ivory Coast… 07/03/11 17:54 CET
UN launches appeal for refugees in North AfricaThe French warship, Mistral with 51 tons of humanitarian aid docked in the Tunisian port of Zarzis… 07/03/11 17:54 CET
France: Chirac corruption trial could be postponedFormer French President Jacques Chirac has gone on trial for corruption in Paris, even though the… 07/03/11 17:33 CET
Turkish journalists charged with terrorismIn Turkey, four journalists and a writer have been charged with being involved in a plot to… 07/03/11 16:43 CET
Human trafficking: facts and figuresHuman Trafficking has many different faces. Sometimes referred to as ‘modern-day slavery‘… 07/03/11 16:07 CET
Eyewitness gives euronews latest from Ras LanufSome reports say the pro-government counter-attack on Ben Jawad degenerated into an artillery duel… 07/03/11 15:54 CET
France: Chirac corruption trial opensThe former French president Jacques Chirac has gone on trial in Paris for corruption. Chirac… 07/03/11 15:03 CET
Business weekly: Europe sends mixed signs of recovery“European economies sent mixed signals last week over whether the recovery is really under way… 07/03/11 14:46 CET
Bahraini protest defused with doughnutsAnti-government protesters in Bahrain have staged a peaceful demonstration outside the American… 07/03/11 14:44 CET
Libya’s Gaddafi attacks French ‘interference’Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has accused France of meddling in his country’s affairs… 07/03/11 13:03 CET
Fears Libya’s revolt may become civil warThere are fears that Libya’s uprising against Muammar Gaddafi’s rule is turning into a protracted… 07/03/11 12:15 CET
Chirac to get his day in courtFormer French president Jacques Chirac is due in court this week to face corruption charges. … 07/03/11 11:46 CET
Rio’s carnival parade kicks offRio de Janeiro’s annual Carnival parade has kicked off to the sound of drums, dancing and… 07/03/11 11:34 CET
New wave of migrants reach ItalyHundreds of Tunisian migrants have arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The latest influx… 07/03/11 11:13 CET
Ivory Coast: rebels claim another townRebel forces trying to unseat the Ivory Coast president, Laurent Gbagbo, claim to have captured the… 07/03/11 10:06 CET
Estonia votes for more of the sameEstonia’s ruling centre-right coalition government has been re-elected with a new majority. It… 07/03/11 05:53 CET
Both factions defiant in the war for LibyaIntense fighting has continued across Libya with both government and opposition groups claiming… 07/03/11 05:44 CET
Aid agencies call for evacuation of refugeesDozens of volunteers have been working tirelessly for several days at Ras Jedir camp to help… 07/03/11 03:24 CET
Clashes in Cairo as activists demand state security reformsFor the first time in weeks protesters in Egypt have been attacked on the streets of Cairo. Men in… 07/03/11 02:03 CET
Protests spread to LebanonLebanese protesters have called for an end to the country’s sectarian political system. Around… 07/03/11 00:43 CET
