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Chinese burn for BHP BillitonThe world’s top miner BHP Billiton is suffering from China’s slowdown as it reported a 34.7 percent… 22/08/12 18:34 CET
corporate
Vestas ‘facing tough year’ to cut more jobsA chill wind is blowing through part of the alternative energy world with Danish wind turbine maker… 22/08/12 16:00 CET
US Iran money probe targets RBS and CommerzbankUS authorities are investigating Royal Bank of Scotland over possible breaches of economic… 22/08/12 15:59 CET
economy
WTO membership: good or bad for Russia?Russia’s 19-year wait to become a member of the World Trade Organisation is finally over. Some… 22/08/12 17:53 CET
Europe slowdown hits Japan exportsJapan’s exports slumped by the most in six months in July as shipments to Europe and China tumbled… 22/08/12 16:20 CET
Greece: more time, more cuts?Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is on a charm offensive meeting eurozone leaders to try to… 22/08/12 14:49 CET
interview
French Socialists ‘don’t want austerity’French Socialist President François Hollande returned from his summer vacation a few days ago. He… 22/08/12 17:14 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Curiosity deploys hi-tech arm for the first timeThis full-resolution image from NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars shows the turret of tools at the end… 22/08/12 10:38 CET
Sport
- Juve coach Conte loses appeal over match-fixing ban
Juventus coach Antonio Conte has lost his appeal against a 10-month ban over a match-fixing… 22/08/12 14:03 CET
world news
Embattled Romney hopes for boost from TampaFor Mitt Romney, this year’s hot summer continues to be a hard time. Just days before the… 22/08/12 19:03 CET
Zdravko Tolimir, active participant in ethnic cleansingWhen he was arrested in 2007, Zdravko Tolimir was considered the third most-wanted indictee of the… 22/08/12 14:12 CET
France pledges easier access to work for Roma immigrantsThe French government is to make it easier for Roma immigrants to obtain work, without waiting for… 22/08/12 23:03 CET
Zuma finally visits miners at heart of Marikana disputeListening to their president, who had finally come to meet them after their mining community… 22/08/12 20:25 CET
Christ fresco ruined by amateur restorer in SpainA bid to restore a 19th century fresco in a Spanish church has gone horribly wrong, with Jesus… 22/08/12 19:14 CET
China welcomes island ‘heroes’ homeAfter two days in a Japanese jail a small group of Chinese activists sailed into Hong Kong as… 22/08/12 18:13 CET
People flee Ecuador volcanoIt has proved deadly in the past so Ecuador is taking no chances. The Tungurahua volcano, 135… 22/08/12 18:04 CET
More floods hit southern RussiaMore flooding has hit the southern Russian province of Krasnodar, just weeks after over 170 people… 22/08/12 18:04 CET
Melis happy returnsHappy Birthday to Consolata Melis. At 105, she is the oldest member of the world’s oldest family… 22/08/12 18:04 CET
Death toll soars as Syria strife ignites Lebanon tensionsMore blood has been spilt in Lebanon amid sectarian tensions over the uprising in Syria. At least… 22/08/12 17:14 CET
Paralysed Briton dies after court defeat on right to end lifeA British man paralysed from the neck down who fought a legal battle over the right to end his life… 22/08/12 17:13 CET
France prepares steps to boost Roma plightThe European Commission has warned France that it expects “clear and concrete” measures to be taken… 22/08/12 16:13 CET
Life for killer of South Africa white supremacist Terre’blancheA black farmworker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for the murder of white… 22/08/12 15:43 CET
Hague prosecutors call for life term for Srebrenica suspectProsecutors have called for a life sentence to be handed down to former Bosnian Serb general… 22/08/12 14:33 CET
Basescu poised for comeback after Romania referendum rulingRomania’s suspended President Traian Basescu is set to return to office within days after judges… 22/08/12 13:33 CET
Syrian rebels claim government steps up bombingMore video footage is emerging of what Syrian rebels claim to be evidence of increasing government… 22/08/12 12:33 CET
Greece: Island’s livelihood goes up in flamesIn critical times for Greece, livelihoods are being destroyed quite literally. On the island of… 22/08/12 11:33 CET
Veteran swimmer abandons Cuba-US crossingThe veteran long-distance swimmer American Diana Nyad has been forced to abandon her fourth and… 22/08/12 10:23 CET
Akin rejects calls to quit Senate race over abortion remarksThe US Republican Congressman under fire for claiming women could choose not to become pregnant… 22/08/12 08:54 CET
Divers find bronze lion head off Italian coastA gilded bronze lion thought to have been carried in a Phoenician boat more that 2,500 years ago… 22/08/12 08:17 CET
Video of broadcast of hostages held in MaliFootage of three hostages taken by Islamist militants in Mali some nine months ago has been… 22/08/12 08:17 CET
Togo police break up protest calling for reformPolice in the west African country of Togo have used tear gas on protesters who defied a government… 22/08/12 08:09 CET
Ethiopia prepares for a future without MelesThe body of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was returned to Addis Ababa from Brussels late… 22/08/12 05:04 CET
Samaras to call for more time to meet bailout conditionsGreece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras meets with the Eurogroup chief today when he’s expected to… 22/08/12 03:34 CET
Court delays verdict in Tymoshenko appealSupporters of Ukraine’s ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko expressed their anger after a high court… 22/08/12 02:03 CET
Nazi descendants march together through death campsGrandchildren of Nazis together with Holocaust survivors and their descendants have begun a… 22/08/12 00:44 CET
Greek island tax evasion: Amateur footage shows local angerThe small, picturesque Greek island of Hydra is where the wealthy park their yachts and… 22/08/12 00:43 CET
