archive 12·04·2012

behindmarkets

• Carrefour’s hyper struggle continues

  Europe’s biggest retailer – Carrefour – which is struggling to win back investor confidence, did… 12/04/12 19:25 CET

cinema

• Zany French jocks hit the road in Radiostars

  A new film about a group of radio presenters is impressing French audiences. Radiostars tells the… 12/04/12 17:46 CET

corporate

• Sony’s turnaround plan includes big cuts

  Less than two weeks into the job, Sony’s new boss Kazuo Hirai has revealed his strategy to revive… 12/04/12 17:33 CET

• Sony confirms job cuts

  Less than two weeks into the job, Sony’s new boss, Kazuo Hirai, has revealed his strategy to revive… 12/04/12 14:09 CET

economy

• WTO sees trade growth falling

  The growth of trade worldwide is set to slow down for the second year running according to the… 12/04/12 18:44 CET

• IEA upbeat on oil prices

  The International Energy Agency’s latest forecast for oil consumption growth is virtually unchanged… 12/04/12 14:09 CET

europa

• Secret prisons in Europe finds EU special committee

  Six years after the first revelations about the abduction, torture and detention on European soil… 12/04/12 20:00 CET

• EU’s plain and simple message on smoking

  Cigarettes sold in plain packaging may soon become law in the EU, if anti-smoking activists get… 12/04/12 17:52 CET

hi-tech

• Look no hands! Brainpower keeps chess in check

  In Berlin they have a unique way of playing chess. The player sits motionless and, as if by magic… 12/04/12 20:05 CET

innovation

• Shocking Olives

  There is a electrifying new way to squeeze more from an ancient resource – olives. “We have… 12/04/12 16:04 CET

interview

• D’Alema: Merkel represents a ‘selfish Europe’

  Former Italian Prime Minister and President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies… 12/04/12 18:17 CET

italk

• Inside Amnesty International on I-talk

  Amnesty International has been around for over 50 years now. Who belongs to this organisation? How… 12/04/12 16:44 CET

learningworld

• After calamity strikes

  In some disaster areas teachers are drawing useful lessons from traumatic events; raising awareness… 12/04/12 16:32 CET

le mag

• The Life and Death of Marina Abramović

  An opera about the iconic performance artist Marina Abramović is now on at the Teatro Real in… 12/04/12 17:54 CET

• Titanic memories, a personal story

  The sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage has a special place in the history of Southampton… 12/04/12 17:41 CET

pictureoftheday

• Waiting for better days in Mali

  Comfort zone: a man finds an unusual spot to take a rest at a stadium in Mali’s capital Bamako… 12/04/12 12:08 CET

Sport

• Euro 2012: Platini slams ‘bandits’

  UEFA President Michel Platini has expressed concern over the high prices set by Ukrainian hotels… 12/04/12 19:43 CET

u talk

• Europeans working abroad

  In this edition of U-talk,Tomasz from Poland asks: “I wish to go to London to work. Do I need a… 12/04/12 16:41 CET

• Italy entering the recession

  In this edition of U-talk, Anthony Millery, from France asks: “I’m French but my family come from… 12/04/12 16:41 CET

world news

• UN drafts resolution to send monitors to Syria

  International envoy Kofi Annan, on Thursday, called for a United Nations peace monitoring team to… 12/04/12 23:13 CET

• Tymoshenko ally jailed for abuse of power

  An ally of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been found guilty of abusing… 12/04/12 22:44 CET

• Serb police find stolen Cezanne masterpiece

  Serbian police have uncovered a masterpiece by French impressionist Paul Cezanne, which was stolen… 12/04/12 21:43 CET

• Protests in Kiev over the demolition of historic buildings

  Around 300 residents of the Ukrainian capital Kiev have joined a protest to denounce the… 12/04/12 20:03 CET

• Monti throws Rome’s gladiators to the lions

  Rome’s gladiators face a battle for survival. Mario Monti’s government has thrown them to the… 12/04/12 19:05 CET

• Turkey could call on NATO over Syria border incidents

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davotoglu may ask NATO for help if Syrian troops violate Turkey’s… 12/04/12 19:04 CET

• Syria neighbours hope ceasefire holds

  With more than 150,000 refugees crossing into neighbouring countries, Turkish, Jordanian and… 12/04/12 18:26 CET

• Annan ‘encouraged’ by delicate Syria ceasefire

  There is unverified amateur video purporting to show tanks still on the streets of a town near… 12/04/12 17:24 CET

• UN chief warns Syria must act on ceasefire

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said the onus is on the Syrian government to keep its… 12/04/12 17:03 CET

• Main Greek parties in trouble, say pre-election polls

  As Greeks cope with another anti-austerity strike – the latest by Athens bus drivers is over job… 12/04/12 16:24 CET

• North Korea rejects rocket launch criticism

  North Korea insisted on Thursday that a planned long-range rocket launch does not flout a food aid… 12/04/12 14:14 CET

• Italy: yields jump at bond auction

  Italy’s borrowing costs have jumped in its latest auction of government bonds. The amount of… 12/04/12 14:09 CET

• New Mali president talks tough with Tuareg rebels

  A civilian government has been restored to Mali with the swearing in of acting president… 12/04/12 13:43 CET

• Easter washing of feet emulates humility

  In a traditional Maundy Thursday ceremony that takes place as part of Easter Holy Week celebrations… 12/04/12 12:54 CET

• Mugabe health doubts robustly dismissed

  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s publicity minister has said reports sowing doubt about the… 12/04/12 12:51 CET

• Syria refugees ridicule Assad’s commitment to peace

  Reports from Turkey say Syrian forces fired on a group of refugees trying to cross the border. It… 12/04/12 12:33 CET

• Syria under pall of doubt

  Early reactions from Syrian opposition voices to a tentative calm in their country reflect the… 12/04/12 12:04 CET

• Fighting stops in Syria as ceasefire deadline passes

  Both sides in Syria seem to be respecting Thursday morning’s ceasefire deadline. All fighting… 12/04/12 11:23 CET

• Maoist rebels in India free Italy tourist guide

  An Italian tourist guide has been freed by Maoist rebels in India after almost a month in… 12/04/12 10:53 CET

• Florida watchman charged with murder of black teenager

  George Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watch volunteer in Florida, has been charged with killing an… 12/04/12 09:43 CET

• Syria ceasefire deadline passes with no reports of violence

  Fierce attacks on Syrian opposition neighbourhoods marked the run up to a dawn deadline set for all… 12/04/12 06:03 CET

• Rescued miners in Peru tell of their ordeal

  Peruvian miners who were trapped underground for nearly a week have been treated in hospital… 12/04/12 04:33 CET

• Spain’s Rajoy fires back at Italian criticism

  Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called for more support from other European leaders, urging them… 12/04/12 02:03 CET

• Traore set be sworn in as Mali’s interim president

  Dioncounda Traore will be sworn in as Mali’s interim president on Thursday in a bid to pull the… 12/04/12 01:13 CET

• US sues Apple over e-book price fixing

  Technology giant Apple and publishers Penguin and Macmillan are being sued over the pricing of… 12/04/12 00:43 CET

• Renewed gunfire metres from Syrian refugee camps

  Syrians sheltering in containers at a Turkish refugee camp have described their terror after they… 12/04/12 00:03 CET

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