archive 31·05·2012

behindmarkets

• Telefonica moves to cut debt

  Investors were pleased by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica’s announcement that it is to… 31/05/12 18:57 CET

cinema

• Jesse McCartney in Chernobyl horror flick

  American singer Jesse McCartney plays one of six young tourists in the horror film Chernobyl… 31/05/12 15:05 CET

economy

• Worries resurface on US recovery

  More weak economic data from the US were further signs that growth there may be stalling after a… 31/05/12 17:40 CET

• Draghi: ‘EU must clarify euro vision’

  European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has urged European leaders to clarify their vision for… 31/05/12 14:48 CET

• Indian economic growth weakest in nine years

  India’s economic growth slumped between January and March. GDP was up by 5.3 percent from the same… 31/05/12 14:25 CET

• Eurozone inflation at 15-month low

  With the recession biting, demand for products is falling and inflation in the eurozone fell to it… 31/05/12 14:25 CET

• Euro warning from Deutsche Bank’s departing Ackermann

  Josef Ackermann has bowed out as Deutsche Bank’s boss receiving a standing ovation from… 31/05/12 14:25 CET

europa

• EU, one patent: fits all?

  For decades, the idea of a single European patent has simply been a dream. But, last year 25 out of… 31/05/12 19:04 CET

hi-tech

• Taming the tide: wave energy

  What if we could harness the power of the waves as well as we can harness the power of the wind… 31/05/12 12:52 CET

interview

• Jeremy Rifkin and ‘lateral power’ energy

  Meet the author of a work about staving off our own extinction: Jeremy Rifkin, who advises the… 31/05/12 12:38 CET

le mag

• Klimt masterpieces on show in New York

  Austrian artist Gustav Klimt’s work is on display at the Neue Galerie in New York, to mark 150… 31/05/12 15:05 CET

musica

• Musica – The knight of dreams and roses

  Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier opened this year’s season at Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino in… 31/05/12 14:40 CET

pictureoftheday

• Cambodian protesters to demand land title

  A girl cries during a protest in front of the Ministry of Justice in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom… 31/05/12 11:16 CET

reporter

• Europe tackles match-fixing

  As more football match-fixing scandals emerge across Europe, experts talk about the huge sums of… 31/05/12 14:32 CET

Sport

• Euro 2012 Preview: Sweden

  Sweden will look to build on their 3-2 win over Iceland when they take on Serbia on June 5 in what… 31/05/12 18:02 CET

• Euro 2012 Preview: France

  France will be looking to bounce back from their dreadful 2010 World Cup campaign when they take on… 31/05/12 18:02 CET

world news

• Irish yes or yes on EU fiscal pact

  ‘Let’s be practical,’ the Irish have been forced to think in casting their referendum votes for or… 31/05/12 16:10 CET

• Cameron defends Hunt over BSkyB bid behaviour

  British Prime Minister David Cameron is standing by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt over his handling… 31/05/12 22:13 CET

• 80 arrests during illegal Moscow rally

  More than 80 people have been arrested during an unauthorised protest in Russia’s capital Moscow… 31/05/12 20:44 CET

• Indonesia teams find black box of crashed Russia jet

  The flight data recorder for a Russian plane that crashed in Indonesia in May has been recovered… 31/05/12 19:33 CET

• Russia court convicts colonel for US spying

  A Russian colonel serving in the reserves has been sentenced to 12 years for spying for the … 31/05/12 19:33 CET

• Hunt, cheerleader for Murdoch or impartial?

  The Leveson inquiry into press standards in Britain heard evidence given all day by Jeremy Hunt … 31/05/12 19:22 CET

• Serbian president Nikolic promises closer EU ties

  Serbia’s new president has taken office reiterating his support for the country to join the … 31/05/12 19:14 CET

• Dragon makes Pacific splashdown after historic space flight

  The first private spacecraft to visit the International Space Station splashed down in the Pacific… 31/05/12 19:13 CET

• Euro Song Contest terror attack thwarted, claim police

  Azeri television has shown footage of reported Islamist terrorists who had threatened to attack… 31/05/12 18:55 CET

• Spanish miners march against spending cuts

  Spanish coal miners rallied in Madrid on Thursday to protest against spending cuts in the mining… 31/05/12 18:04 CET

• Suu Kyi star of show at World Economic Forum

  Aung San Suu Kyi is becoming the star of the show wherever she goes. Her appearance at the World… 31/05/12 17:54 CET

• Palestinians welcome handover of militants’ bodies

  Israel has handed over 91 bodies of Palestinian militants, including several suicide bombers, as… 31/05/12 17:43 CET

• UN chief warns of civil war in Syria

  As the violence in Syria continues, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is warning about the… 31/05/12 17:03 CET

• Ireland votes on ‘deficit-fighting’ EU treaty

  Irish voters cast ballots on Thursday in a referendum to decide whether Dublin should agree to rein… 31/05/12 16:13 CET

• Porn actor may be Montreal body part killer

  Canadian police are hunting what seems to be a bisexual porn star and male model as their prime… 31/05/12 15:36 CET

• Italian quake victims look to rebuild their lives

  Northern Italy is still reeling from an earthquake that claimed the lives of 17 people and injured… 31/05/12 14:33 CET

• British doctors explain strike reasons

  The pension debate in Britain has extended to doctors, and their decision to go on a day of strike… 31/05/12 13:55 CET

• Turkey fixes flotilla and indicts Israel commanders

  On the two-year anniversary of the storming of the Mavi Marmara by the Israeli military, the… 31/05/12 13:43 CET

• Asturias prizes honour chemists

  Biochemist Sir Gregory Winter and Research Chemist Richard A. Lerner have jointly won the 2012… 31/05/12 13:33 CET

• Concerns over turnout in Ireland fiscal pact referendum

  People in the Republic of Ireland are voting on whether to ratify the EU’s fiscal pact which seeks… 31/05/12 12:03 CET

• Syrian rebels call on Annan to admit ‘failure’

  As more footage emerges from Syria (hard to authenticate) purporting to show government attacks… 31/05/12 11:13 CET

• Israel returns bodies of Palestinian militants

  Israel has handed over the bodies of dozens of Palestinian militants to the Palestinian… 31/05/12 10:23 CET

• Cameron ex-spokesman charged with perjury

  British Prime Minister David Cameron’s former press spokesman has been charged with perjury, after… 31/05/12 08:33 CET

• Freed French journalist: “ FARC treated me well”

  Freed French journalist Romeo Langlois has emerged from the Colombian jungle with no complaints… 31/05/12 06:03 CET

• Sierra Leone watches Taylor’s day of judgement

  The sentencing of former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years imprisonment for war… 31/05/12 04:43 CET

• Italy counts the human and economic cost of quakes

  Italy’s two earthquakes in two weeks have prompted the cash-strapped government to increase tax on… 31/05/12 03:43 CET

• Europe awaits Irish vote outcome on EU Fiscal Treaty

  Ireland votes in a referendum on the European Fiscal Treaty today and the signs are it will be… 31/05/12 01:53 CET

• Dragon space ship prepares to return to earth

  The world’s first privately-owned space ship is getting ready to return to earth. The Space … 31/05/12 00:43 CET

• Pope denounces press coverage of ‘Vatileaks’ scandal

  Pope Benedict XVI has denounced what he called the false media coverage of a leaks scandal that has… 31/05/12 00:33 CET

• Driverless cars take to the roads

  It is being billed as a glimpse of the future – a convoy of self-driving cars has been tested on… 31/05/12 00:03 CET

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