archive 25·07·2012

behindmarkets

• Daimler plans to be leader of the pack

  Daimler is the manufacturer of the world’s third largest luxury car brand Mercedes, but it is not… 25/07/12 18:42 CET

cinema

• ‘The Watch’ opens in Los Angeles

  Funnymen Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill and Vince Vaughn strolled down the red carpet for the premiere of… 25/07/12 15:50 CET

corporate

• Olympics boost for Eurostar

  London’s Olympic Games is proving a godsend for travel companies suffering a decline in business… 25/07/12 18:45 CET

economy

• UK economic slump worsens

  Britain’s economy sank far deeper into recession than expected in the second quarter of the year… 25/07/12 15:00 CET

europa

• Rate-fixing bankers should face criminal charges, EU says

  Rate-fixing bankers should be treated as criminals, the European Commission said on Wednesday. That… 25/07/12 17:09 CET

le mag

• Paleo Music Festival hosts the old and the new

  French rock band “Dionysos” from Valence performed at this year’s music festival Paleo in the Swiss… 25/07/12 15:50 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 25.07.12

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onthefrontline

• Breaking Borders

  For some 400 million Europeans the Schengen Treaty means they don’t need to pack a passport when… 25/07/12 19:17 CET

pictureoftheday

• Chavez honors the ‘Libertador’

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with pistols belonging to independence hero, Simon Bolivar, during… 25/07/12 11:45 CET

science

• Breaking the Indonesian rice habit

  Indonesians eat more rice per person than almost anywhere else in the world. But rice prices are… 25/07/12 15:07 CET

Sport

• Looking back at the Olympics 1992-1996

  *BARCELONA 1992 A changed world boycotts Olympic boycotts* Politically, much had changed in the… 25/07/12 11:06 CET

• Looking back at the Olympics 1980-1988

  *MOSCOW 1980 US boycott reduces the numbers* Only 80 countries took part in the 1980 Moscow Games… 25/07/12 10:43 CET

world news

• Gun sales set to rise in wake of Batman cinema massacre

  Last week’s cinema shooting in Colorado, which left 12 people dead, was the latest gun massacre to… 25/07/12 19:48 CET

• 2012 Olympics: London’s ring of steel

  Britain’s biggest peacetime security operation is underway in London, as athletes and spectators… 25/07/12 19:08 CET

• Violence in DR Congo hurting humanitarian efforts

  The UN is growing concerned about the well being of thousands of people in the east of the DR Congo… 25/07/12 23:53 CET

• Green dream to save French car industry

  The French government is banking on green technology to prop up its ailing automotive industry… 25/07/12 23:14 CET

• Stowaway boy flys to Rome without passport, boarding card or cash

  An 11-year-boy successfully boarded a flight from Manchester Airport to Rome without a passport… 25/07/12 20:59 CET

• Cashback plan to revive France’s car industry

  France has announced a plan to revive its ailing car industry. Anyone buying a new car will get… 25/07/12 19:47 CET

• More problems for Peugeot Citroen

  Europe’s second biggest car maker has posted losses of 819 million euros for the first half of the… 25/07/12 19:34 CET

• Assad’s forces focus on Aleppo as the UN halves Syria mission

  Thousands of Syrian army troops have joined the fierce fighting in Aleppo after being redeployed… 25/07/12 18:54 CET

• Spain feels the debt heat

  As Spain’s borrowing costs pushed it closer to needing a bailout, the country’s economy minister… 25/07/12 18:40 CET

• Korea’s Kim Jong-un is married

  North Korea’s new young leader is married, state media has confirmed. Commenting images of Kim… 25/07/12 17:38 CET

• Greenland’s “unprecedented” ice melt

  NASA has released images showing what it describes as an “unprecedented” melt of Greenland’s ice… 25/07/12 17:38 CET

• Second Japanese reactor reaches capacity

  The second nuclear reactor to be restarted in Japan since the Fukushima disaster has now reached… 25/07/12 17:37 CET

• More woes for Peugeot Citroen

  Europe’s second biggest car maker has posted losses of 819 million euros for the first half of the… 25/07/12 15:35 CET

• Romania opposition calls for Basescu vote boycott

  Suspended Romania president Traian Basescu’s hopes of keeping his job have been given a boost by… 25/07/12 15:35 CET

• Crunch time for Greece

  Experts say Athens is nearly out of money and could be broke as early as August 20. The European… 25/07/12 14:38 CET

• Batman star visits Aurora victims

  Star of the ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Christian Bale has visited the memorial outside the Aurora cinema… 25/07/12 13:44 CET

• Swiss plane makes first ever solar-powered transcontinental flight

  Solar Impulse, the plane completely powered by the sun, has completed its historic transcontinental… 25/07/12 12:44 CET

• Democratic Republic of Congo refugees flee fresh violence

  Fresh fighting has forced thousands to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo… 25/07/12 12:20 CET

• London transport worries as Olympic road lanes open

  Road lanes reserved for Olympic traffic open in and around London today, and this could mean fines… 25/07/12 11:03 CET

• Turkey closes border with Syria

  All of Turkey’s borders with Syria will be closed on Wednesday, according a Turkish television… 25/07/12 09:04 CET

• WikiLeaks hire Spain human rights judge

  WikiLeaks has hired Spain’s former human rights judge, Baltasar Garzon to lead the legal team… 25/07/12 07:52 CET

• Cuba dissidents arrested at Paya funeral

  The funeral of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya has taken place in Havana days after the prominent… 25/07/12 07:52 CET

• Batman star visits victims of the Colorado cinema shooting

  The judge in the Colorado cinema shooting has banned cameras at next Monday’s formal charging of… 25/07/12 06:03 CET

• Caretaker leader takes over in Ghana after president dies

  Hours after the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills, Ghana has a new leader. According… 25/07/12 04:34 CET

• Germany rallies behind Spain as economic tensions soar

  Germany stood squarely behind Spain and its reform and austerity programme on Tuesday evening… 25/07/12 02:44 CET

• Europe’s wildfires: Firefighting efforts pay off

  Smoke has replaced flames in the skies of Catalonia, as a deadly wildfire in northeast Spain… 25/07/12 01:13 CET

• New round of talks begin with Iran over nuclear row

  A second round of low level talks on Iran’s nuclear programme began on Tuesday at a secret location… 25/07/12 00:53 CET

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