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E.ON benefits from Gazprom dealGerman energy giant E.ON has posted greatly improved results for the first half of 2012 on higher… 13/08/12 19:14 CET
corporate
Google slashes Motorola jobs seeking profitMotorola Mobility is to cut 20 percent of its workforce – 4,000 people – and shut nearly a third of… 13/08/12 13:54 CET
economy
Japan’s economic growth stumblesJapan’s economy expanded by just 0.3 percent in the quarter from April to June compared with the… 13/08/12 14:32 CET
markets
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London Olympic closing ceremonyAfter 15 days of competition, the London 2012 Olympic Games ended with a British pop music… 13/08/12 12:31 CET
Sport
London Olympics 2012: the ups and downs of the medal tableThe London Olympics have been hailed as a great success by many of the athletes and fans who took… 13/08/12 11:31 CET
Don’t stop them nowBy any standards it’s been a great Olympics for team GB. 3rd in the medals table with 29 golds and… 13/08/12 09:01 CET
The final day of London 2012 and no let-up in the dramaBritain’s Anthony Joshua claimed gold in the Super Heavy Weight division, making up a three-point… 13/08/12 08:31 CET
world news
Egyptian cobra vs mongooseWith a bold stroke, President Mohammed Morsi has shaken up Egypt. Cairo woke today to learn he had… 13/08/12 19:19 CET
The Olympics as an economic measuring stickThe medals earned by the Olympic champions in London show more than the athletes’ excellence. They… 13/08/12 18:29 CET
Report slams Norway over Breivik massacre“The perpetrator could have been stopped earlier.” That is the verdict of an official report… 13/08/12 22:34 CET
Deadly shootout at US universityA shooting at an American university has left three people; a police officer, a civilian and the… 13/08/12 22:03 CET
List of missing Olympians growsFour members of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Olympic delegation, including judoka Cedric… 13/08/12 20:13 CET
London gets used to life after the OlympicsThe banners are still up and the centre of London remains festooned with national flags, but the… 13/08/12 20:04 CET
Syria: Rebels say warplane downed and pilot capturedA Syrian fighter pilot is in the hands of rebels amid claims his warplane was shot down, according… 13/08/12 19:33 CET
ETA prisoners on hunger strike over cancer inmateSome 150 Basque separatist prisoners are on hunger strike, demanding a fellow detainee suffering… 13/08/12 19:04 CET
German state warns it is buying Swiss account detailsA one-year-old tax agreement between Germany and Switzerland is coming under pressure, from critics… 13/08/12 18:33 CET
Italy’s debts deepen from helping other eurozone countriesDeeper and deeper – Italy’s public debt hit an all-time high in June of almost two trillion euros… 13/08/12 17:31 CET
Pope’s ex-butler faces trial in ‘Vatileaks’ scandalPope Benedict XVI’s former butler and an alleged accomplice are to stand trial in the so-called… 13/08/12 17:13 CET
Court orders Occupy to quit Hong Kong campA court in Hong Kong has ordered the final members of the Occupy protest movement to leave the area… 13/08/12 16:43 CET
Syria tells Iran it wants talks with oppositionSyria’s government would welcome peace talks with rebels to end the uprising, according to its… 13/08/12 16:04 CET
London 2012 Closing Ceremony: Read all about it!The London 2012 Olympics came to an end after many victories, triumphs, tears and record breaking… 13/08/12 15:42 CET
Morsi’s ‘revolutionary’ army reshuffle in EgyptEgypt’s new Islamist president has further stamped his authority on the country. And for much of… 13/08/12 14:44 CET
Butler to be tried in ‘Vatileaks’ caseThe “Vatileaks” scandal surrounding the world headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church has taken… 13/08/12 14:03 CET
Canaries fires force mass evacuationAround 1,000 people have had to be evacuated by ferry overnight, fleeing a forest fire in La Gomera… 13/08/12 13:33 CET
Monti enters row over fate of Italy’s giant steel plantItaly’s prime minister has waded into a legal battle over the fate of Europe’s biggest steel plant… 13/08/12 12:14 CET
Hundreds known to be killed after Iran earthquakeNorthwestern Iran and its capital Tabriz are struggling to cope with the aftermath of the weekend’s… 13/08/12 12:02 CET
Obama and Romney step up fight over fiscal policyBarack Obama has launched his first offensive against his presidential rival’s running mate, Paul… 13/08/12 10:45 CET
Syrian rebels call for no-fly zoneSyrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad have called for safe havens and a no-fly… 13/08/12 08:53 CET
Kurdish militants seize Turkish MPKurdish militants are said to have kidnapped a Turkish opposition politician one day after the… 13/08/12 06:23 CET
London games end with a rock and pop partyThe London 2012 Games have ended with a spectacular closing ceremony. A party atmosphere was… 13/08/12 05:24 CET
Spanish wildfires claim another victimSome of the worst wildfires to breakout on mainland Spain in the last ten years have claimed… 13/08/12 05:23 CET
Morsi forces military chief Tantawi to resignEgypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has removed two of the country’s top generals and… 13/08/12 03:53 CET
Egyptians split as president asserts his authorityEgyptians have given a mixed reaction to the surprise decision by President Morsi to choose this… 13/08/12 02:03 CET
Quake rescue operations end in IranSurvivors of Saturday’s two massive earthquakes in northwest Iran are struggling to cope amongst… 13/08/12 00:33 CET
