archive 14·02·2012

cinema

• Babelsberg Film Studio marks a century

  The Babelsberg Film Studio – the oldest and largest film studio in the world – celebrates its 100… 14/02/12 15:36 CET

corporate

• Naughty or nice: toymakers gear up

  For toy makers it is never too early to think about Christmas and that is what they have been doing… 14/02/12 17:03 CET

• InterContinental sees plenty of room for growth

  InterContinental Hotels has said it is looking to emerging markets, and especially China, to drive… 14/02/12 15:24 CET

economy

• Spain facing fine over deficit claims

  The European Commission could fine Spain’s new government for allegedly exaggerating last year’s… 14/02/12 19:02 CET

• Bank of Japan takes on deflation

  Japan central bank has launched a more aggressive monetary policy to pull the county’s shrinking… 14/02/12 15:23 CET

• China pledges more help to solve Europe debt crisis

  China says it is ready to take a more active role in looking for a solution to the European debt… 14/02/12 12:44 CET

• Moody’s threatens UK and French credit ratings

  Rating agency Moody’s has warned it may cut the coveted triple-A ratings of the United Kingdom… 14/02/12 04:13 CET

europa

• MEPs debate food aid extension to EU’s poorest

  Could food aid to Europe’s most needy soon become a thing of the past? Set up in 1987 to help the… 14/02/12 19:25 CET

futuris

• Virtual physiology, accurate surgery

  In a hospital in Brussels surgeons are trying to surgically remove a tumour from a liver. And… 14/02/12 17:16 CET

• Picture my body

  Four people recall their personal dramas dealing with serious diseases. “The tumour on my liver… 14/02/12 17:15 CET

hi-tech

• Imagina 2012 focuses on dentistry technology

  The annual Imagina event descends on Monaco. This year, the event focuses on technological… 14/02/12 15:34 CET

le mag

• Pina Bausch remembered at Paris Opera House

  Marie-Agnes Gillot interprets Pina Bausch’s 1974 masterpiece Orpheus and Eurydice at the Paris… 14/02/12 15:37 CET

pictureoftheday

• Valentine’s Day in the Philippines

  Eroll Escobar kisses his partner Princess Madrolejo as they pose for photographers while carrying a… 14/02/12 11:16 CET

Sport

• Turkey match-fixing trial begins

  The trial for a match-fixing scandal that has plunged Turkey’s multi-billion-euro league into chaos… 14/02/12 18:36 CET

world news

• Kosovo Serb vote defiant

  A referendum being held in northern Kosovo is aimed at finding out whether the territory’s Serbs… 14/02/12 19:26 CET

• White House test for China’s ‘leader-in-waiting’

  The man expected to become China’s next leader has had a taste of what lies ahead in frank… 14/02/12 23:13 CET

• Greece: more turn to charity as austerity bites

  As the economic crisis in Greece leads to more austerity measures, its once proud citizens now find… 14/02/12 22:54 CET

• A sad homecoming for Whitney

  Whitney Houston’s body is back in her hometown of Newark before being finally laid to rest. In a… 14/02/12 19:23 CET

• Unrest on first anniversary of Bahrain protests

  Violent skirmishes between young men and the security forces marred an attempt to mark the first… 14/02/12 19:04 CET

• The Artist’s Uggie collars top Tinseltown prize

  He is top dog, yet again! Hollywood’s favourite hound Uggie has been named best pooch in a motion… 14/02/12 18:48 CET

• Italy prosecutors appeal against Knox acquittal

  Prosecutors in Italy are to appeal against the acquittals of Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for… 14/02/12 18:48 CET

• Bulgaria suspends online anti-piracy law

  Bulgaria has joined several other EU countries in suspending its ratification of an international… 14/02/12 18:44 CET

• Health check fuels Tymoshenko controversy

  A panel of international doctors has examined Yulia Tymoshenko amid concerns about the jailed… 14/02/12 18:20 CET

• Back in the Day: USS Maine sinks

  *February 15, 1898* The battleship USS Maine and its 345 crew had been sent to Cuba’s Havana… 14/02/12 18:15 CET

• Back in the Day: Castro comes to power in Cuba

  *February 16, 1959.* Fidel Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning a near-50… 14/02/12 17:49 CET

• Syria refugees in Lebanon’s Wadi Khaled Valley

  In the past two weeks, the number of Syrian refugees arriving in the Wadi Khaled Valley in Lebanon… 14/02/12 17:04 CET

• Iran internet access blocked amid calls for rallies

  Millions of Iranians have had their Internet access blocked amid opposition calls for major street… 14/02/12 16:43 CET

• Ousted Russian radio chiefs claim political interference

  A row has engulfed a Russian radio station amid accusations of political interference ahead of next… 14/02/12 16:13 CET

• UN plans joint Arab League envoy for Syria

  The Syrian city of Homs has been bombarded for the 11th day running. Though it remains hard to… 14/02/12 15:03 CET

• ‘Iranian’ maimed by own bomb in Bangkok

  A man thought to be Iranian has had his legs blown off in Bangkok after a bomb he was carrying… 14/02/12 13:33 CET

• Kosovo Serbs hold referendum on Pristina government

  The result of this referendum has all the makings of a foregone conclusion.   Ethnic Serbs in… 14/02/12 12:43 CET

• Adele sweeps Grammys but night belongs to Whitney

  There was a clean sweep for British singer Adele at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The… 14/02/12 12:33 CET

• Rio police suspend strike ahead of carnival

  Let the carnival begin!   That seems to be the spirit of Rio de Janeiro’s police and firefighters… 14/02/12 11:04 CET

• Markets ignore Moody’s ratings warning

  European shares and the euro fell as trading opened after the warning by ratings agency Moody’s… 14/02/12 10:43 CET

• Historic cinema destroyed in Athens austerity riots

  Around a hundred people in Athens gathered to mourn the loss of one of the Greek capital’s landmark… 14/02/12 09:03 CET

• Serbs divided over Kosovo referendum

  Just days before the 4th anniversary of the Kosovo Albanians’ declaration of independence minority… 14/02/12 08:07 CET

• Negligent company bosses to appeal Italy asbestos verdict

  Company owners convicted of causing over 3,000 asbestos-related deaths in Italy say they will… 14/02/12 08:03 CET

• UN’s failure to act has intensified Syrian attacks

  After the failure of the United Nations Security Council to act over Syria, the organisation’s… 14/02/12 07:58 CET

• Dresden marks World War II bombing

  On the anniversary of the Allied forces bombing of Dresden, protesters formed a human chain to try… 14/02/12 07:28 CET

• Penn backs Argentina

  Actor Sean Penn has thrown his support behind Argentina over rising tensions with Britain regarding… 14/02/12 07:27 CET

• Whitney Houston’s body is flown home

  The body of pop singer Whitney Houston has been was flown to her home in New Jersey for her funeral… 14/02/12 05:53 CET

• Pesticides giant may appeal French poisoning ruling

  Leading US pesticides maker Monsanto is deciding whether to appeal a ruling by a French court that… 14/02/12 01:14 CET

• Alleged Islamist extremist released on bail in UK

  A radical Islamist cleric with alleged al Qaeda links has been released on bail in Britain after… 14/02/12 01:03 CET

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