archive 26·07·2012

behindmarkets

• Unilever gains from emerging markets focus

  Unilever is enjoying the success of its marketing strategy of focusing on emerging economies. The… 26/07/12 20:21 CET

cinema

• Sweet little mystery of the Sugar Man

  In the late 1960s in Detroit, a mysterious singer-songwriter of Mexican parentage named Rodriguez… 26/07/12 17:19 CET

economy

• Greece euro exit chances mount

  The chances of Greece leaving the euro in the next 12 to 18 months have now risen and stand at… 26/07/12 18:14 CET

• ECB’s Draghi to the euro’s rescue?

  The head of the European Central Bank has pledged to ensure that the euro’s future. Mario… 26/07/12 15:32 CET

• Cameron talks tough on economy

  With Britain mired in recession, Prime Minister David Cameron has been trying to take advantage of… 26/07/12 14:32 CET

europa

• Debt-stricken Catalonia eyes Spanish bailout aid

  Overspending by Spain’s 17 autonomous regions is one of the reasons behind the country’s economic… 26/07/12 21:15 CET

futuris

• Safer roads ahead

  It is hoilday time and for many Europeans it means packing up the car and hitting the road. Sadly… 26/07/12 09:55 CET

generationy

• Utøya massacre survivor: ‘I grew up in one hour’

  Ida Sandvik Knudsen is a survivor of the Utøya massacre, in Norway, where Ander Behring Breivik… 26/07/12 17:24 CET

hi-tech

• Tate and Google team up for new art project

  “This Exquisite Forest” is an online collaborative art project, presented by the Tate Modern… 26/07/12 15:40 CET

le mag

• Moscow art exhibition for ‘Iron Curtain’ furniture

  Moscow’s Heritage art gallery believes that Soviet furniture is an art form all of its own. It has… 26/07/12 17:18 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 26.07.12

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musica

• Don Giovanni the great seducer: bonus interview

  More excerpts from our interviews (in English and Italian) with bass-baritone Ildebrando… 26/07/12 16:01 CET

• Don Giovanni the great seducer

  The poet E.T.A Hoffmann called Mozart’s Don Giovanni “the opera of all operas” and for the 90th… 26/07/12 13:36 CET

newsplus

• London shares Olympics with the world

  Nial O’Reilly euronews, Lyon, France: So after years of meticulous preparation all eyes are on… 26/07/12 20:26 CET

• London 2012: The changing face of the Olympics

  Olympic fever is gripping London, as the British capital becomes the first city to host the Summer… 26/07/12 19:28 CET

pictureoftheday

• Congolese refugees forced into exile

  A Congolese refugee begs for food at Magunga III camp, outside the city of Goma, in the eastern… 26/07/12 11:42 CET

Sport

• Looking back at the Olympics: Sydney 2000

  *SYDNEY 2000 A memorable Games for Water-sports* As is often the case at the Olympics, the host… 26/07/12 11:26 CET

• GB women’s footballers start with win

  Great Britain opened up their women’s football Olympic campaign with a narrow 1-0 win over New… 26/07/12 07:29 CET

thenetwork

• Is giving up sovereignty the only way to save the euro?

  It was another summit that managed to avoid a train wreck. With the future of the euro at stake… 26/07/12 15:50 CET

world news

• Russian rally held to demand release of ‘hostages of the authorities’

  Opposition activists in Moscow have staged a demonstration to call for the release of 12 protesters… 26/07/12 23:34 CET

• Prosecutors close Italy’s ‘pollution plant’

  It has been described as the most polluted town in Europe. Now local prosecutors have closed down… 26/07/12 22:53 CET

• Evita: Please buy with me Argentina

  Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Evita’s death, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez… 26/07/12 19:36 CET

• Athens and Brussels hold key bailout talks

  European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras were… 26/07/12 19:23 CET

• No immunity for Slovak MPs

  Slovak MPs have voted to strip themselves of criminal immunity. Public opposition to politicians‘… 26/07/12 19:06 CET

• Booby trap for Russian Patriarch

  A topless female activist has thrown herself at Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill as he touched… 26/07/12 19:05 CET

• London buzzes ahead of the Olympic ceremony

  The heat is on in London as hundreds of thousands of people come together in the city on the eve of… 26/07/12 18:32 CET

• French unemployment near 13 year high

  The number of people out of work in France rose for the 14th month in a row in June. There was an… 26/07/12 18:14 CET

• Assad on way out says Turkish PM

  Assad’s days are numbered according to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. That statement came… 26/07/12 17:46 CET

• Huge crowds cheer on Olympic torch

  The Olympic torch is drawing huge crowds as it continues its journey through London. The bearers… 26/07/12 17:45 CET

• Spain: crisis strains generational relationships

  Against the backdrop of speculation that Spain may be the next eurozone member to need a bailout… 26/07/12 16:04 CET

• Italy’s ‘limbo’ pensioners protest

  Italians caught in a welfare limbo under the government’s austerity measures have been… 26/07/12 15:04 CET

• Syria conflict centres on Aleppo

  Aleppo has become the main arena for conflict as bloody battles are staged in Syria’s second… 26/07/12 14:03 CET

• From Grease to Greece: Travolta and De Niro on holiday

  Swapping the silver screen for golden beaches, Robert De Niro and John Travolta have been in Greece… 26/07/12 12:41 CET

• Spotlight on Greece as Barroso heads to Athens

  European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is due in Athens today, as the pressure mounts on… 26/07/12 12:15 CET

• London Olympics: Munich widows remembrance refused

  A minute’s silence at the opening ceremony of London 2012 has been refused by the International… 26/07/12 11:54 CET

• Sky’s the limit for Austrian who jumped from 29km above Earth’s surface

  Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgarter has successfully jumped from around 29 kilometres above the… 26/07/12 10:33 CET

• Colorado cinema shooting suspect sent letter to university

  Authorities hope to find some clues about the motives of the alleged Aurora cinema shooter after… 26/07/12 09:03 CET

• Romney starts European tour

  Mitt Romney has arrived in London at the start of his first campaign tour abroad. The … 26/07/12 07:29 CET

• Sea Shepherd conservationist skips bail

  Canadian marine activist Paul Watson has skipped bail in Germany and his whereabouts are unknown… 26/07/12 07:29 CET

• Michael Jackson’s children are given a new guardian

  Michael Jackson’s three children have been given a new guardian as the family of the late rock… 26/07/12 07:29 CET

• Flag error provokes diplomatic incident on Olympic opening day

  Right player wrong flag…. at the Olympic match between North Korea and Colombia the error… 26/07/12 05:43 CET

• Europe sneezes and the US catches a cold

  Losses hitting European car makers are also being felt by the industry in the US. Ford, which is… 26/07/12 04:54 CET

• UN chief urges action on Syria

  UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has urged world leaders to stop the slaughter in Syria as thousands of troops… 26/07/12 02:54 CET

• Helicopter crash kills six in France

  Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Gorge de Verdun, a place of great natural beauty… 26/07/12 00:46 CET

• London Olympics get underway – in Cardiff

  The London 2012 Olympics have got underway… in Cardiff. Two days before the opening ceremony New… 26/07/12 00:43 CET

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