archive 30·07·2012

behindmarkets

• Air France-KLM’s share price boost hides future concerns

  Air France-KLM’s better than expected second quarter performance cheered investors. Shares of the… 30/07/12 19:50 CET

corporate

• Air France suffers net loss

  Airline group Air France-KLM has cut its operating losses to 66 million euros for the second… 30/07/12 19:33 CET

• Apple and Samsung battle goes to court

  A court in California has become the focal point of the long-running Apple versus Samsung battle as… 30/07/12 16:58 CET

economy

• No end in sight to Spain’s financial troubles

  The Spanish economy slipped further into recession as austerity measures bit in the second quarter… 30/07/12 16:40 CET

generationy

• From hatred to hope. Ending religious intolerance

  The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is a powerful symbol of remembrance for the Jews who were murdered… 30/07/12 15:04 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 30.07.12

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newsplus

• EU and Romania impeachment referendum

  Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has pledged not to continue his efforts to oust president… 30/07/12 20:16 CET

pictureoftheday

• Michelle Obama congratulates the Dream Team

  U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama hugs U.S. basketball player Kobe Bryant at the end of the men’s… 30/07/12 11:06 CET

science

• Medieval lingerie

  At the Lengberg Castle in East Tyrol, an archeological discovery is rewriting the history of… 30/07/12 21:01 CET

world news

• Language issue chips away at Ukrainian unity

  On day one of official campaigning ahead of Ukraine’s general election in October the country is… 30/07/12 19:57 CET

• Multiple charges for Colorado gunman suspect

  The man accused of going on a shooting spree at a Colorado cinema has been formally charged with… 30/07/12 23:14 CET

• Slovenian police arrest forest-dweller

  A man, thought to have been living in a forest on the Austria-Slovenia border for several months… 30/07/12 23:03 CET

• Medvedev dismisses criticism of Pussy Riot trial

  Three members of Russian punk girl band Pussy Riot have pleaded not guilty to charges of… 30/07/12 20:14 CET

• Syrian troops clash again with rebels in Aleppo

  Syrian government troops and rebels clashed again in Aleppo on Monday. The regime claims to have… 30/07/12 19:33 CET

• Swiss soccer player expelled from Olympics over Twitter post

  Swiss football player Michel Morganella has been kicked out of the London Olympics, after making… 30/07/12 19:15 CET

• Romania referendum: Basescu row far from over

  Romania’s president may have survived a referendum on his impeachment, but there is a prediction of… 30/07/12 18:04 CET

• Romney’s Jerusalem comments harm peace, say Palestinians

  Palestinians have accused Mitt Romney of violating international law and undermining peace… 30/07/12 17:53 CET

• Aleppo in ‘humanitarian crisis’, says Syrian opposition

  Amid the violence and bloodshed in Aleppo, residents are facing a major food shortage… 30/07/12 17:36 CET

• Colosseum takes on time in a fight to the death

  Rome’s ancient Colosseum is in a fight to the death against a resilient foe, time itself. The… 30/07/12 16:53 CET

• London 2012: The rush to sell unsold tickets

  British Olympic officials have rushed on sale thousands of unsold tickets for the 2012 Games after… 30/07/12 16:13 CET

• Power cut causes chaos in northern India

  India’s northern power grid crashed on Monday, halting hundreds of trains during the morning… 30/07/12 16:03 CET

• Poland: Nine dead after train hits minibus

  Nine people have been killed after a train hit a minibus on a level crossing in central Poland… 30/07/12 14:34 CET

• London passes Olympic transport test

  London’s transport network appears to have passed its first Olympic challenge. Commuters using the… 30/07/12 13:43 CET

• 47 killed in Indian train fire

  At least 47 people have died after a passenger train caught fire in the Indian state of Andhra… 30/07/12 12:13 CET

• Romanian president survives impeachment vote

  Romanian President Traian Basescu has vowed to unify his country after surviving his second… 30/07/12 11:43 CET

• Pussy Riot members go on trial in Moscow

  Three members of Russian punk girl band Pussy Riot have gone on trial in Moscow. The trio were… 30/07/12 11:03 CET

• Syria: Battle for Aleppo continues

  Syrian rebel forces claim to have fought off an army offensive around the district of Salaheddin in… 30/07/12 09:13 CET

• Punk band trial test of Russian tolerance

  Three young women, who made a punk-rock protest video against president Vladimir Putin in Russia’s… 30/07/12 07:20 CET

• Calls for Romanian president to go despite vote

  Throughout the night demonstrators in Bucharest voiced their opposition to Romanian president… 30/07/12 04:33 CET

• Syrian Olympic team hopeful despite turbulence back home

  Despite the seriousness of the situation in Syria the country’s athletes are determined to make an… 30/07/12 02:53 CET

• India angered over Olympic “embarrassment”

  India is demanding an apology over a mystery woman in red who appeared to gatecrash the country’s… 30/07/12 00:54 CET

• Ponta calls on Basescu to step down

  Despite initial estimates suggesting Romania’s President Triane Basescu had escaped impeachment in… 30/07/12 00:46 CET

• Romanian president ‘survives’ crucial vote

  In Romania, suspended President Traian Basescu has declared victory following a referendum to oust… 30/07/12 00:24 CET

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