archive 28·06·2012

behindmarkets

• Barclays Libor scandal first of many

  The Barclays interbank rate manipulation case has sent fresh shockwaves through the European… 28/06/12 19:58 CET

cinema

• Travolta and Hayek star in Oliver Stone’s Savages

  Oliver Stone’s Savages premiered this week and the star-studded cast were on the red carpet for the… 28/06/12 17:50 CET

• Katy Perry ‘I’m not always great’

  Katy Perry: Part of Me is a stroll backstage with the massively successful American… 28/06/12 17:50 CET

corporate

• Fraud squad to probe Libor manipulation

  The British government has called in the fraud squad to investigate possible crimes and will… 28/06/12 19:58 CET

• Peugeot Citroen ‘to cut deeper’

  Struggling French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has raised its target for the savings it wants to… 28/06/12 14:38 CET

• Google checks the specs

  Looking for the next big thing in computing, Google says a consumer version of its electronic… 28/06/12 14:38 CET

economy

• Crisis starts to overshadow Germany

  In Germany, as far as the economy is concerned, the sun is still shining, but economists and… 28/06/12 19:58 CET

futuris

• Greenland’s water mystery

  “Definitely, the glaciers in Greenland are retreating,” that’s the view of Bo Vinther… 28/06/12 18:28 CET

italk

• Ellen Townsend: safety cameras definitely save lives

  Approximately 100 people have been killed today in the European Union, the same was true of… 28/06/12 18:30 CET

learningworld

• At what age philosophy?

  Fostering reasoning skills in young people can improve learning outcomes and one way of doing this… 28/06/12 11:23 CET

le mag

• Paris hosts Iranian arts festival

  A festival of contemporary Iranian art, Iranian Arts Now, is taking place in Paris until the end of… 28/06/12 18:05 CET

• Spicing up the musical with ‘Viva Forever’

  ‘Viva Forever’ is a new musical show featuring all the Spice Girls’ hits. It is set to open in… 28/06/12 17:50 CET

pictureoftheday

• Turkish Cypriot rally against upcoming EU presidency

  Turkish Cypriot protester poses in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels June… 28/06/12 12:06 CET

science

• Italy launches appeal to restore Nero’s palace

  Some 2,000 years ago, the extravagant palace belonging to the Roman emperor Nero – the Domus Aurea… 28/06/12 17:29 CET

space

• Boldly going where no private company has gone before

  In May 25, 2012 the first commercial spacecraft berthed with the International Space Station. … 28/06/12 13:02 CET

Sport

• Euro 2012: Balotelli shines as Italy beat Germany to reach final

  Mario Balotelli scored two first half goals to help Italy beat Germany 2-1 and reach the final of… 28/06/12 23:08 CET

• Spain v Portugal: How it happened

  Sergio Ramos pulled off a delightful Panenka spot kick that gave Spain the upperhand in their 4-2… 28/06/12 20:18 CET

world news

• UN teams in Lebanon help refugees fleeing Syria

  As violence rages in Syria, nearly 28,000 refugees have fled into Lebanon. Seeking safety and… 28/06/12 23:14 CET

• EU leaders gather to solve debilitating debt crisis

  EU leaders put on a show of solidarity as they began discussions on how to deal with the crisis in… 28/06/12 19:46 CET

• US Supreme Court upholds ‘Obamacare’

  In a major boost to Barack Obama’s re-election bid in November, the US Supreme Court has upheld the… 28/06/12 19:15 CET

• Turkey sends military convoys to Syria border

  Ankara is flexing its muscles by sending troops and military vehicles towards the border with Syria… 28/06/12 19:10 CET

• US healthcare storm report

  Barack Obama kept a campaign promise when he signed the healthcare reform law in March 2010. The… 28/06/12 19:01 CET

• Juncker set to stay as Eurogroup head, officials say

  Luxembourg’s prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker is likely to stay on as the president of the… 28/06/12 17:44 CET

• German confidence v Italian modesty ahead of Euro 2012 semi-final

  Germans and Italians flocked to Warsaw ahead of Thursday night’s second semi-final in Euro 2012… 28/06/12 17:44 CET

• Assange told to turn himself in

  Julian Assange has been served with an extradition notice by British police. The Wikileaks founder… 28/06/12 17:08 CET

• Record high radiation levels at Fukushima power plant

  Radiation levels which would kill a person within 50 minutes have been detected inside the number… 28/06/12 17:08 CET

• Karadzic acquitted of one count of genocide

  Radovan Karadzic, the former leader of the Bosnian Serb government has been acquitted of one count… 28/06/12 17:08 CET

• Divided EU leaders begin euro crisis summit

  EU leaders have arrived for a two-day summit in Brussels, more openly divided than at any time… 28/06/12 16:24 CET

• Damascus central court hit by bomb

  A second attack in the last two days has shattered the calm of central Damascus. What state media… 28/06/12 15:43 CET

• Back in the Day: Gay pride explodes out of the closet

  *June 28, 1969.* Riots erupt after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York, a popular club… 28/06/12 15:42 CET

• Greece: New members are sworn into parliament

  Members of Greece’s new parliament have taken their oath of office at a religious ceremony. Among… 28/06/12 14:43 CET

• Waldo Canyon fire reaches “monster” status

  They were describing it as “epic”. Now the term being used by Colorado Springs Fire Chief Rich… 28/06/12 14:15 CET

• Turkey sends military to border with Syria

  Ankara has begun a military build-up along its border with Syria following the downing of a Turkish… 28/06/12 13:04 CET

• ‘Obamacare’ faces Supreme Court verdict

  Today America’s Supreme Court may wreck President Obama’s healthcare reforms, derailing his… 28/06/12 12:33 CET

• Euro crisis – the winners and the losers

  As the euro crisis deepens, at least Spain is enjoying some relief in the other Euro, the… 28/06/12 11:54 CET

• Russia backs Annan’s Syrian transition plan

  It appears UN Syrian peace envoy Kofi Annan’s idea of a transitional national unity cabinet… 28/06/12 10:53 CET

• EU leaders brace for marathon talks in Brussels

  This Thursday and Friday’s EU summit is the 20th since the start of the financial crisis, yet it… 28/06/12 09:14 CET

• Breivik to get his own hospital ward if found insane

  Norway is to build a special psychiatric ward to house the mass killer Anders Breivik if he is… 28/06/12 06:50 CET

• Hundreds of homes washed away in Bangladesh

  Flooding and mudslides have washed away hundreds of homes in Bangladesh after five days of… 28/06/12 06:50 CET

• Amnesty call for UN arms trade treaty

  Amnesty International claims there are more rules governing the selling of bananas than guns… 28/06/12 06:50 CET

• The agony and ecstasy as Spain beats Portugal on penalties

  Jubilant Spanish football fans back home in Madrid celebrate their team’s victory over Portugal… 28/06/12 03:14 CET

• Italy passes landmark labour reform

  Italy’s parliament has approved a landmark labour reform which loosens the country’s rigid… 28/06/12 01:04 CET

• Egypt’s President-elect meets Coptic minority

  He has promised an inclusive government and Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s Islamist President-elect took… 28/06/12 00:50 CET

• Neighbours meet in advance of Brussels summit

  Like the debt crisis Europe’s leaders are constantly on the move. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel… 28/06/12 00:14 CET

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