behindmarkets
Costly Olympic sized fiascoThe London Olympics have turned into a fiasco for G4S and its shares are winning no prizes after it… 16/07/12 20:29 CET
cinema
Odessa Film Festival: the Cannes of Eastern EuropeThe Odessa International Film Festival opened in style. The city’s famous Potemkin stairs were… 16/07/12 14:52 CET
corporate
Profit warning and FBI probe hit ZTEChinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE’s shares have been hammered by a profit warning and… 16/07/12 15:13 CET
G4S hit by Olympic security hiring shamblesShares in British firm G4S slumped after it admitted not being able to recruit enough security… 16/07/12 15:13 CET
Austerity helps budget focused H&M growHennes & Mauritz said its sales rose in June – up three percent from the same month last year on a… 16/07/12 15:02 CET
economy
Eurozone risk to global growthThe International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth forecast and warned that the outlook… 16/07/12 18:17 CET
Gas price still sticking point between Ukraine and IMFAlthough the International Monetary Fund has praised Ukraine’s economic reforms, it is also warning… 16/07/12 17:04 CET
europa
IMF urges Europe to act swiftly on debt crisisThe International Monetary Fund has warned that the global economy recovery could be at risk and… 16/07/12 20:40 CET
generationy
Erwin Neher on better European conditions for scientific researchersIs Europe attractive to scientists? Can entertainment, like TV and computer games, be an obstacle… 16/07/12 13:42 CET
Nobel winners’ fan clubWelcome to Wonderland! That’s a bit what it feels like for these four young scientists from Spain… 16/07/12 13:42 CET
le mag
Stonehenge gets fired up for London 2012‘Fire Garden’ is created by French outdoor fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse. They have… 16/07/12 14:52 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Thinking ahead the 2016 Olympic GamesIn Beijing, a gymnast from the Chinese national gymnastics team, training for the Rio de Janeiro… 16/07/12 12:27 CET
science
Medical hypnosisPauline wants to put an end to what she calls her “small addictions” – snacking, smoking and… 16/07/12 14:53 CET
Sport
Looking back at the Olympics 1896-1904*ATHENS 1896* The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens. According to the ==International… 16/07/12 10:56 CET
Tour de France: Sanchez offers Rabobank first winLuis Leon Sanchez handed Rabobank their first win in this year’s tour de france after claiming top… 16/07/12 07:24 CET
world news
London ready for the OlympicsThe first wave of athletes has arrived in London, just a few days before the Olympic Games get… 16/07/12 20:23 CET
Who are the most wanted Nazis?In Budapest on May 2011 a suspected Nazi war criminal stood trial. He looked to be a vulnerable and… 16/07/12 19:08 CET
Debt-ridden Valencia pulls plug on TV channelAngry workers interrupted the midday news bulletin at Valencia’s regional TV channel on Monday as… 16/07/12 23:14 CET
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli draftThousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have been protesting in Jerusalem against plans to make them… 16/07/12 22:43 CET
Shell under fire over Arctic drill plansScores of Shell petrol stations were shut down in London and Ednburgh on Monday as Greenpeace… 16/07/12 22:34 CET
Business booming for cross-border criminalsThe economic recession has caused difficulties for people around the world, but according to a … 16/07/12 21:30 CET
Syria fighting spreads inside the capital DamascusSyrian opposition activists say street clashes between rebels and government forces in Damascus… 16/07/12 19:34 CET
Rubbish removed from Russia’s Lake BaikalThe shores on Russia’s Lake Baikal are undergoing a much needed makeover. Environmental activists… 16/07/12 19:23 CET
African leaders hail first woman at helm of AUThe election of the African Union’s first female leader follows months of wrangling that threatened… 16/07/12 17:48 CET
Forest fires tear through TenerifeSpanish authorities are battling to contain a massive forest fire in Tenerife on the Canary… 16/07/12 17:33 CET
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire ravages SardiniaThe southern Italian island of Sardinia has declared a maximum alert because of raging wildfires… 16/07/12 17:33 CET
Heatwave forces Greece to close AcropolisAn unusually strong heatwave has forced Greek authorities to shut down access to the Acropolis, one… 16/07/12 17:33 CET
Cat marks 15 years as Alaskan mayorA pet part-Manx cat who pawed his way into American politics is celebrating 15 years as mayor of an… 16/07/12 17:33 CET
Spanish protesters mourn “death” of civil serviceA coffin symbolising the death of Spain’s civil service took pride of place at the latest in what… 16/07/12 17:27 CET
Scepticism about Hungary trial for Nazi war criminalThe Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Centre is urging Hungarian authorities to take action against the… 16/07/12 16:03 CET
Romania referendum – questions growingIn Romania, campaigning continues ahead of a referendum on the impeachment of suspended president… 16/07/12 15:03 CET
Russia accuses West of ‘blackmail’ over SyriaSyria’s capital Damascus has been the scene of violent clashes between rebels and government forces… 16/07/12 14:43 CET
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time in five yearsPalestinian families from Gaza have been able to visit their relatives held in Israeli jails for… 16/07/12 12:34 CET
Huge anti-nuclear rally as Japan government restarts reactorsAn estimated 170,000 people took to the streets of Tokyo demanding an end to nuclear power in… 16/07/12 12:33 CET
Poland cleans up after devastating tornadoesWeather forecasters have predicted more storms of the kind that has seen a wave of freak tornadoes… 16/07/12 11:03 CET
North Korea military boss removed from his postMarking what may be the beginning of a purge of older officials, North Korean military chief Ri… 16/07/12 09:53 CET
Northern Lights brighten sky above MinnesotaAurora Borealis caused a spectacular light show in the skies above Saint Cloud in the US state of… 16/07/12 09:40 CET
Fires rage on Italian island of SardiniaFires raging on the coastline of the Italian island of Sardinia have resulted in around 500 people… 16/07/12 07:16 CET
French foreign minister in AlgiersFrench Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in Algiers on… 16/07/12 07:16 CET
First female to head African Union CommissionSouth African Home Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has become the first female to head the… 16/07/12 07:16 CET
Conflict in Syria now civil war – International Committee of the Red CrossResidents claim clashes between state forces and rebels are the heaviest to have reached Damascus… 16/07/12 06:23 CET
Sleeping rough in Spain’s streets to protest cutsThousands of protesters were out in force as night fell in Madrid, the latest demonstration… 16/07/12 04:14 CET
France’s Front National far right to sue MadonnaAn image which shows French far right leader Marie Le Pen with the swastika imposed on her face… 16/07/12 01:43 CET
World’s most wanted Nazi criminal found in HungaryOn the streets of Budapest the man called the world’s most wanted Nazi criminal has been tracked… 16/07/12 00:04 CET
