archive 16·06·2012

businessweekly

• Spain (only) beaten by capital market

  This past week, Spain has impressively underlined its claim to be the number one in Europe. That… 16/06/12 12:21 CET

europeweekly

• Europe Weekly: Spain enters the danger zone

  Once again, Europe’s debt crisis keeps on making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This… 16/06/12 12:31 CET

newsplus

• Greek voters hit wall

  Greeks called to a decisive election this Sunday face voting either for pro-austerity politicians… 16/06/12 10:39 CET

pictureoftheday

• Egyptian women vote amid political uncertainty

  A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Cairo… 16/06/12 12:42 CET

Sport

• EURO 2012: Greece stun Russia to book euro2012 quarter-final spot

  2004 champions Greece stunned Group A favourites Russia 1-0 on Saturday to join the Czech Republic… 16/06/12 23:04 CET

• EURO 2012: Czechs beat Poland to reach quarter-finals

  The Czech Republic qualified for the quarter-finals of the European championships for the third… 16/06/12 23:04 CET

• Euro 2012: Group A fan predictions

  Polish fans are hoping to see their side through to the final eight when they take on the Czech… 16/06/12 14:37 CET

• England v Sweden: How it happened

  So England’s victory against Sweden keeps their hopes of going through to the next round very much… 16/06/12 13:35 CET

• EURO 2012: England 3 – 2 Sweden

  England and their fans breathed a sigh of relief at Euro 2012 on Friday night after they came from… 16/06/12 11:43 CET

• France 2 – 0 Ukraine: How it happened

  It was the win the French desperately needed to put themselves in sight of the quarters. Lightning… 16/06/12 11:35 CET

world news

• Clashes in Italy as Monti warns of further “crisis”

  Demonstrations against Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s visit to Bologna turned violent, as… 16/06/12 22:34 CET

• UK Queen Elizabeth at Trooping of the Colour

  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has been attending the annual Trooping of the Colour to mark her… 16/06/12 19:05 CET

• Saudi crown prince passes away

  Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz Al Saud has died. He was in his late seventies… 16/06/12 19:05 CET

• Portugal hosts European Harley Davidson rally

  As the twenty-first European Harley Davidson rally draws to a close in the Portuguese town of… 16/06/12 19:05 CET

• Both candidates vote in Egypt presidential run-off

  Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi was surrounded by supporters as he arrived at a polling… 16/06/12 18:34 CET

• China sends first woman astronaut into orbit

  China has sent its first woman into orbit. 33-year-old Liu Yang is one of three astronauts who… 16/06/12 18:03 CET

• Countdown to crucial election in Greece

  With polls due to open in less than 24 hours, leftwing Syriza and the conservative New Democracy… 16/06/12 17:04 CET

• UN monitors suspend Syria mission over violence

  The United Nations monitors in Syria have suspended operations because of increasing violence in… 16/06/12 16:33 CET

• Aung San Suu Kyi finally makes Nobel acceptance speech

  Twenty-one years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San… 16/06/12 15:15 CET

• Fears over ‘disappearing ink’ in Egypt voting booths

  The decision by Egypt’s Supreme Court to dissolve parliament has led to fears that elements of the… 16/06/12 13:53 CET

• Obama ends deportation of young illegal immigrants

  President Obama has said that illegal immigrants who entered the US as children will no longer be… 16/06/12 12:04 CET

• Queues as Egyptians vote in presidential run-off

  Egyptians have begun voting in a highly-charged presidential election run-off. They have a choice… 16/06/12 10:05 CET

• Denmark: Gay couple marry in church under new law

  Stig Elling and his partner Steen Andersen have become the first gay couple to get married in… 16/06/12 09:03 CET

• China sends first female astronaut into space

  China is sending its first woman into space today. Fighter pilot Liu Yang, 33, will join two other… 16/06/12 09:02 CET

• Hurricane Carlotta gains strength off Mexico coast

  Hurricane Carlotta has formed in the Pacific, gaining strength and hurtling towards Mexico’s… 16/06/12 09:02 CET

• High-wire artist crosses Niagara Falls on tightrope

  The sceptics had warned that high winds or even swooping birds would down him. But high-wire… 16/06/12 08:34 CET

• Egypt heads back to the ballot box

  Voters are going to the polls in Egypt, in a highly-charged presidential election run-off. Ahmed… 16/06/12 00:53 CET

• French expats in London to get their own MP

  London is often described as France’s sixth biggest city because of the estimated 300,000 French… 16/06/12 00:15 CET

• Greek election is ‘euro versus drachma’

  Greece’s conservative leader has warned voters that they face a choice of sticking with the euro or… 16/06/12 00:00 CET

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