archive 11·04·2012

behindmarkets

• Bug batters Nokia

  A profit warning from Nokia caused its share price to plunge 14.5 percent on Wednesday. The… 11/04/12 19:56 CET

cinema

• Coppola attends masterclass in Paris

  A tinted black car arrives in the heart of Paris carrying a man who is highly acclaimed as one of… 11/04/12 18:31 CET

corporate

• BMW revs up Q1 sales

  BMW has confirmed its highest ever first quarter sales as the number of its cars being driven out… 11/04/12 17:15 CET

• Airbus lands Indonesian order

  Indonesia’s flag carrier Garuda is to buy 11 Airbus A330 passenger jets. The deal was signed… 11/04/12 17:13 CET

economy

• Rajoy: Spain’s deficit reduction is urgent

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has admitted his country has a huge task ahead to get its… 11/04/12 15:35 CET

• Eurozone’s debt troubles continue

  Amid increasing worries about the eurozone’s debt problems, countries are finding it difficult to… 11/04/12 14:46 CET

futuris

• E-textiles improving health and safety

  It’s never been easier and cheaper to sew small electronic components into wearable clothing. In… 11/04/12 10:03 CET

le mag

• Art exhibition for Rolling Stones guitarist

  The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has been granted a platform to showcase his acclaimed… 11/04/12 18:31 CET

pictureoftheday

• South Korea begins parliamentary elections

  Yoo Bok-yeob, a village schoolmaster prepares his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary… 11/04/12 11:42 CET

science

• Fight to make OK coral

  The idyllic view of coral in Guadeloupe is a myriad of colours playing host to exotic tropical… 11/04/12 16:25 CET

world news

• Santorum out, Romney up

  Staunch conservative Republican Rick Santorum has quit the race to be his party’s nominee to run… 11/04/12 19:27 CET

• UN Syria credibility in doubt

  The United Nations Security Council is facing scepticism over its effectiveness, as Syria fails to… 11/04/12 17:02 CET

• Iran ready with ‘new proposals’ on enrichment

  Iran said on Wednesday that it will unveil “new proposals” at upcoming nuclear talks in Istanbul… 11/04/12 22:33 CET

• Panic strikes Indian Ocean countries after Indonesia earthquake

  Sri Lanka is just one of the several Indian Ocean countries that received the tsunami warning… 11/04/12 20:13 CET

• Costa Concordia captain to remain under house arrest

  Italy’s Supreme Court has ordered that the captain of the Costa Concordia remain under house… 11/04/12 19:38 CET

• Respected former Algeria president dies

  Algeria’s first president following independence from France has died. Ahmed Ben Bella, who was… 11/04/12 19:38 CET

• Apple sued in US over e-book prices

  Apple and two major publishers are being sued by the US government for allegedly conspiring to push… 11/04/12 19:38 CET

• May 6 snap election expected in Greece

  A snap election in Greece will be called for May 6, according to government officials. A formal… 11/04/12 18:44 CET

• Syria to halt military operations on Thursday, says Annan

  Syrian authorities promised international envoy Kofi Annan that they will meet Thursday’s deadline… 11/04/12 18:33 CET

• Indian Ocean tsunami alert lifted

  The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre on Wednesday cancelled its tsunami watch alert linked to the… 11/04/12 17:44 CET

• Russia president-elect Putin wants ‘period of cooperation’ after election row

  In his last speech to the Duma as Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin recounted his successes in… 11/04/12 16:52 CET

• US monitors cancel tsunami alerts

  The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre on Wednesday cancelled its tsunami watch alert linked to the… 11/04/12 16:04 CET

• Peru miners rescued after nearly a week underground

  Nine workers trapped inside an illegal gold and copper mine in southern Peru have been rescued… 11/04/12 15:53 CET

• Anti-Putin protesters arrested outside Duma

  A number of Russian opposition activists were arrested outside the Russian State Duma ahead of… 11/04/12 12:43 CET

• Kofi Annan: Syria says it will respect ceasefire

  Kofi Annan says the Syrian government has assured him it will respect the ceasefire with rebels… 11/04/12 11:43 CET

• French World War II Resistance hero Aubrac dies

  World War II French Resistance fighter Raymond Aubrac has died at the age of 97. His family said… 11/04/12 11:23 CET

• US scientists lift Indian Ocean tsunami alert

  The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has cancelled its tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean… 11/04/12 11:18 CET

• North Korea fuels rocket ahead of launch

  North Korea says it’s now in the process of injecting fuel into a long-range rocket ahead of a… 11/04/12 08:33 CET

• Rescuers close in on trapped Peruvian miners

  Peru’s president is over seeing an attempt to rescue nine trapped miners who have spent the last… 11/04/12 05:53 CET

• Syrian regime flouts UN ceasefire deadline

  In Homs Syrian forces have kept up their assault on opponents of President Bashar al Assad… 11/04/12 05:13 CET

• Annan admits concern over unfolding events in Syria

  U.N. and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan has arrived in Tehran. He met with the Iran’s deputy… 11/04/12 00:35 CET

• Malians hold ‘liberation’ march

  Malians have called on the international community to come to their aid and push out Tuareg-led… 11/04/12 00:34 CET

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