archive 31·10·2012

behindmarkets

• Europe’s top airlines fly high

  The European aviation sector had wind under its wings on Wednesday, boosted by Air France-KLM and… 31/10/12 19:42 CET

cinema

• Cloud Atlas explodes onto screens worldwide

  The cast of Cloud Atlas reads something like a Hollywood Who’s Who, headed up by Tom Hanks, Halle… 31/10/12 15:10 CET

corporate

• Barclays faces fresh US investigations

  Further legal problems for Barclays. After its reputation was damaged by the Libor interest rate… 31/10/12 15:36 CET

economy

• German retail sales jump

  The tills keep ringing in Germany. In September, retail sales there rose at the fastest pace… 31/10/12 16:48 CET

• Eurozone unemployment up, inflation eases

  The total number of people out of work in the eurozone hit almost 18.5 million in September as the… 31/10/12 16:47 CET

europa

• Clinton and Ashton urge Serb-Kosovan resolution

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged leaders in… 31/10/12 17:47 CET

interview

• Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez, the Princes of Sport

  Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez, icons of Real Madrid and Barcelona and also heroes of the Spanish… 31/10/12 16:40 CET

le mag

• Tasteful fashion in Paris

  The Salon de Chocolat in Paris kicked off with the fashion parade – in which all the clothes were… 31/10/12 15:09 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 31.10.2012

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my no comment

• Storm at Geneva

  Shared by Jorge Barbosa. 31/10/12 13:43 CET

newsplus

• Portugal’s new budget passes first hurdle

  Portugal’s parliament has passed the country’s largest tax hike package in decades. The changes… 31/10/12 20:35 CET

• ‘More difficult than Obama thought’

  Paul McDowell, euronews: “Let’s reflect now on some words from Barack Obama’s victory speech in… 31/10/12 16:02 CET

• Obama’s legacy

  The night Barack Obama changed his sweet home Chicago for a new address at the White House, he was… 31/10/12 16:02 CET

pictureoftheday

• Protest against San Francisco nudity ban

  Nudists converged on San Francisco City Hall to protest City Supervisor Scott Wiener’s proposal to… 31/10/12 11:11 CET

science

• Women die of smoking too

  What would you do with an extra 10 years of life? Risk it in the sky? Enjoy it on the ocean waves… 31/10/12 12:07 CET

Sport

• Michael Phelps:“Anything is possible, it really is”

  American swimming legend Michael Phelps was in Rio De Janeiro on Tuesday to help inspire some of… 31/10/12 08:25 CET

world news

• USA election: other candidates

  With the US election dominated by the Democrat and Republican parties, in the political arena as… 31/10/12 16:56 CET

• How US voter ID laws may hinder democracy

  All over the United States, legal battles are fought in state capitols and courtrooms over the core… 31/10/12 16:54 CET

• Obama tours Storm Sandy disaster zone

  US President Barack Obama has been touring parts of New Jersey hit by the superstorm Sandy. Along… 31/10/12 21:23 CET

• Merkel: Turkey-EU accession talks should continue

  Her centre-right Christian Democratics may be opposed to the idea of Turkey joining the EU, but… 31/10/12 18:44 CET

• Portugal passes fresh tax hikes

  Portugal’s parliament has passed the country’s largest tax hike package in decades. The changes… 31/10/12 18:35 CET

• More sectarian clashes expected in Tunisia capital

  Dozens of Islamist militants have returned to the scene of Tuesday night’s deadly clashes in the… 31/10/12 16:55 CET

• Protests outside parliament as Greece votes on 2013 austerity budget

  As the government in Greece votes on a new austerity program for next year’s budget, demonstrations… 31/10/12 15:43 CET

• Syria: regime warplanes target Damascus districts

  Syrian warplanes kept up air raids on rebel strongholds in and around the capital Damascus on… 31/10/12 15:16 CET

• US look to get back on track after Storm Sandy

  Millions of Americans are trying to get their lives back to normal after Storm Sandy wreaked havoc… 31/10/12 15:04 CET

• New Jersey family reunited after Sandy havoc

  At least 33 people are now known to have died after Storm Sandy ravaged the eastern coast of the… 31/10/12 13:35 CET

• South Africa: Amplat miners strike continues

  Striking workers at the Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa continue to defy Tuesday’s… 31/10/12 12:34 CET

• Sandy’s economic costs could run to $20 bln

  The economic cost of Sandy is predicted to run to 20 billion dollars (15 billion euros), according… 31/10/12 11:54 CET

• Ukraine election candidate claims fraud in his district

  Accusations of electoral fraud continue to be levelled following Sunday’s election in Ukraine. … 31/10/12 10:43 CET

• Arrests made in Bolivia radio journalist attack

  Authorities in Bolivia say they have arrested three men in connection with the attack on radio… 31/10/12 08:34 CET

• New York State a “major disaster” area – Obama

  After the storm, the focus is on taking stock of the damage in New York. Sandy claimed the lives… 31/10/12 07:04 CET

• East Coast USA begins clearing up after Sandy

  Having been knocked onto its knees, the east coast of the United States must now get back on its… 31/10/12 06:23 CET

• NYSE set to re-open on Wednesday

  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is set to open as usual on Wednesday after being closed for two… 31/10/12 04:33 CET

• Disney buys Lucasfilm

  The force is certainly with American filmmaker George Lucas, who has sold his Lucasfilm outfit to… 31/10/12 00:54 CET

• Serbia-Kosovo dialogue may restart next month

  Dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo could restart as early as next month, according to the Serbian… 31/10/12 00:43 CET

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