archive 16·02·2012

cinema

• Premiers, a tale of two films

  Two very different films premiered at the Berlin International Film festival this week. The first… 16/02/12 15:53 CET

corporate

• Olympus fraud arrests

  Japanese police have arrested the former president of Olympus, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, and six others in… 16/02/12 15:31 CET

economy

• World Bank battle looms – maybe

  News that the World Bank’s president, Robert Zoellick, is to step down has the governments of… 16/02/12 19:01 CET

• Spain’s economy shrinks but bond demand stays high

  There was confirmation of the grim state of Spain’s economy with the release of figures showing… 16/02/12 15:31 CET

• Greek debt fuels more downgrade threats

  Greece has said it expects to get approval from eurozone finance ministers on Monday to begin a… 16/02/12 15:30 CET

hi-tech

• Interactive window shopping

  We have all heard of window shopping, noses pressed against the glass, counting down the hours till… 16/02/12 11:36 CET

learningworld

• Education and the Arab Spring

  Uprisings have swept through several countries in the Arab world. From Tunisia to Libya, Egypt and… 16/02/12 16:52 CET

le mag

• Erotic art

  Ever wanted a bit more eroticism in museums? Well, you are not alone. A brand spanking new… 16/02/12 15:53 CET

pictureoftheday

• The European Parliament – it’s child’s play!

  Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli takes part, with her daughter, in a voting session at the European… 16/02/12 10:53 CET

reporter

• Bonus interview Nicola Sturgeon

  The SNP’s Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon interview with euronews. 16/02/12 19:31 CET

• Bonus interview Patricia Ferguson

  Patricia Ferguson, Scottish Labour’s constitutional spokesperson interview with euronews. 16/02/12 19:31 CET

• Bonus interview Christina McKelvie

  Christina McKelvie (SNP), Member of the Scottish Parliament, explains why Scotland should become… 16/02/12 19:31 CET

• Bonus interview Professor Brian Ashcroft

  Professor Brian Ashcroft, University of Strathclyde (Business School, The Fraser of Allander… 16/02/12 19:30 CET

• Scotland debates its national destiny

  Scotland is heading towards a referendum on independence. Five million Scots will have to decide if… 16/02/12 18:52 CET

• Russian election: middle class call for change

  On the streets of Moscow, a blanket of snow hides a political storm slowly brewing in Russia… 16/02/12 17:19 CET

space

• The sounds of space

  Just what are the sounds of space? ESA astronaut Frank De Winne listened to his favourite bands… 16/02/12 10:22 CET

world news

• Hungarian film highlights Roma persecution

  A film inspired by real-life attacks on Hungary’s Roma community had its premiere at the Berlin… 16/02/12 23:43 CET

• UN General Assembly urges Assad to step down

  The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelming passed a non-binding resolution calling on… 16/02/12 23:03 CET

• Cold snap continues to bite in eastern Europe

  There have been over 650 deaths across eastern Europe since the unusually cold weather began at the… 16/02/12 22:33 CET

• Where now for Iran and the West?

  Israel has wasted little time accusing Iran of being behind this week’s bombing in Thailand, and… 16/02/12 20:33 CET

• Frankfurt Airport set for second day of strike woes

  There are likely to more delays at Frankfurt Airport on Friday as a walkout over pay by air traffic… 16/02/12 20:13 CET

• Bangkok bombings: charges underway

  Thai authorities have begun proceedings to charge those suspected of this week’s Bangkok bombings… 16/02/12 19:19 CET

• Spacewalk for ISS cosmonauts

  Two Russian cosmonauts based on the International Space Station have ventured out to perform vital… 16/02/12 19:19 CET

• ‘Let’s Stick Together’ UK PM pleads with Scotland

  The British Prime Minister has made an emotional plea to Scottish voters, saying more powers could… 16/02/12 19:09 CET

• UN set to vote on Syria resolution

  Western and Arab powers plan to step up the pressure on Syrian president Bashar Assad with a vote… 16/02/12 18:46 CET

• Congolese protesters in London urge Kabila to go

  Scores of activists marched down central London to stage a sit-in protest across from the Downing… 16/02/12 18:38 CET

• Honduras officials move hundreds of dead after prison fire

  More than 350 bodies are being removed from a jail in Honduras after one of the deadliest prison… 16/02/12 18:19 CET

• Back in the Day: Madame Butterfly’s disastrous debut

  *February 17, 1904.* Giacomo Puccini’s opera _Madame Butterfly_ (Italian: Madama Butterfly) is… 16/02/12 17:52 CET

• Greek election prospects murky

  Pallas Athena is antiquity’s goddess of wisdom, courage and inspiration. Where is she now? Is… 16/02/12 16:53 CET

• Political tempers frayed over Greece bailout

  Another day of protest in Greece with people gathering outside the Labour Ministry in Athens… 16/02/12 16:34 CET

• Frankfurt airport hit by strike disruption

  There is disruption at Europe’s third busiest airport after workers who guide planes in and out of… 16/02/12 15:43 CET

• Facebook denies Sarkozy support

  French newspaper reports have suggested that Facebook has been ‘helping‘ President Nicolas Sarkozy… 16/02/12 15:13 CET

• Palestinian children killed in West Bank bus crash

  At least 10 Palestinian children have died in a crash involving their school bus and an Israeli… 16/02/12 14:34 CET

• Syria’s Assad ‘looking for a face-saving exit’

  Syrian opposition groups have rejected President al-Assad’s proposed referendum later this month on… 16/02/12 13:05 CET

• Sarkozy pledges a strong France in re-election bid

  ‘A Strong France.’ That is the slogan that Nicolas Sarkozy hopes will help him overturn the… 16/02/12 12:53 CET

• Arab uprisings: a varied economic impact in the region

  How have the uprisings in the Arab world impacted economies across the region and what are the… 16/02/12 11:46 CET

• Syrian army assault on Deraa – residents

  In Syria, residents of Deraa report that government troops have launched a bombardment against… 16/02/12 11:37 CET

• Algeria: dozens die in cold snap

  Think of Algeria and a snow storm does not usually come to mind. But the people of the… 16/02/12 11:18 CET

• Libya marks revolt anniversary amid warnings over militias

  It was the birthplace of Libya’s revolution. And a year after protests first began in Benghazi… 16/02/12 09:13 CET

• Dutch “anti-Pole” website condemned

  The EU has condemned an anti-immigration website which invites complaints about eastern European… 16/02/12 06:49 CET

• Concordia survivors demand mega compensation

  Russian and US survivors from the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster have joined forces with an… 16/02/12 06:49 CET

• Honduras president orders inquiry into prison blaze

  Body after body has been brought out of the raised Comayagua jail in Honduras after what is now… 16/02/12 06:03 CET

• Kosovo Serbs reject Pristina

  Serbs in north Kosovo have, as predicted, rejected ethnic Albanian rule in a controversial… 16/02/12 04:34 CET

• Monday’s the day for the Greek bailout deal

  The Eurogroup has been assured by Greece that all the oustanding issues regarding its bailout deal… 16/02/12 01:13 CET

• Swiss scientists plan space ‘vacuum cleaner’

  Swiss scientists have announced plans to develop a vacuum cleaner for outer space. Researchers at… 16/02/12 00:33 CET

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