archive 01·11·2012

behindmarkets

• Lloyds shares surmount PPI problems

  Lloyds Banking Group’s better-than-expected quarterly results were received with enthusiasm on… 01/11/12 19:26 CET

cinema

• ‘Borgias’ promise more thrills for Season 2

  While American TV series have raised the bar in recent years for quality and investment, with a… 01/11/12 16:58 CET

corporate

• Mis-sold loan insurance hits Lloyds

  Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group has taken another one billion pound hit to compensate customers who… 01/11/12 15:14 CET

economy

• Days before the election, mixed US economic news

  There was modest improvement in the US labour market as companies added jobs in October at the… 01/11/12 18:50 CET

• One year on, how’s the ECB’s Draghi doing?

  As Mario Draghi marked his first year in the job as president of the European Central Bank, the… 01/11/12 17:20 CET

• China’s economy shows signs of recovery

  There are more signs that China’s economy is rebounding. In September, the official purchasing… 01/11/12 15:47 CET

• UK manufacturing downturn highlights weakness

  The start of manufacturing in Britain worsened in October as companies received fewer orders and… 01/11/12 15:13 CET

• China buys stake in UK airports

  The Chinese government’s main investment fund is buying a 10 percent stake in the company that… 01/11/12 15:05 CET

futuris

• Robots under the skin

  A team of scientists in Italy have been working on a unique robotic surgery system. They hope that… 01/11/12 12:54 CET

le mag

• World’s narrowest house opens in Warsaw

  An artist’s workspace has opened in Warsaw and has been hailed as ‘the World’s Narrowest House‘… 01/11/12 17:03 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 01.11.2012

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musica

• La Scala’s winning duo: Dudamel and Barenboim

  World-famous conductor Gustavo Dudamel has reunited with his colleague Daniel Barenboim for a… 01/11/12 20:13 CET

newsplus

• Who is the real Mitt Romney?

  What are we to make of Mitt Romney, the man who could very well beat Obama to the White House? We… 01/11/12 19:27 CET

• Mitt Romney: The Comeback Kid

  Mitt Romney was a surprise package in the US presidential race. The Republican traditional… 01/11/12 19:02 CET

pictureoftheday

• Myanmar sectarian violence worsens

  A boy, displaced by the recent violence in Pauktaw, stands in the field near Owntaw refugee camp… 01/11/12 12:04 CET

science

• Lighter-than-air material discovered

  German material scientists from Kiel University and the Hamburg University of Technology have… 01/11/12 12:40 CET

Sport

• Williams Sisters in Nigeria for Women’s Rights

  Multiple Grand Slam winners Venus and Serena Williams took part in a coaching session with young… 01/11/12 08:02 CET

thenetwork

• Could Europe become a federation of regions?

  Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders are among a number of European regions with yearnings for… 01/11/12 10:51 CET

world news

• US presidential election: What if its a draw?

  ==Neither Obama nor Mitt Romney has been able to claim a majority. Honors even, 269 Electoral… 01/11/12 21:10 CET

• Bloomberg backs Barack

  The governor of New York, the multi-billionaire former Republican Michael Bloomberg, has thrown his… 01/11/12 22:04 CET

• Obama and Romney focus on swing-states

  The US presidential candidates picked up where they left off on the campaign trail after a short… 01/11/12 20:04 CET

• Hollande, Netanyahu visit ‘Merah’ school in Toulouse

  French President François Hollande and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday… 01/11/12 19:43 CET

• EU budget and powers threaten UK government split

  British leaders have been trying to smooth over a split within Prime Minister David Cameron’s party… 01/11/12 19:13 CET

• Critics see red over Russia’s internet blacklist

  Russia has begun blacklisting websites it considers a threat to children. A new law that was passed… 01/11/12 18:34 CET

• Transport links get back to normal after Sandy

  Transport links across the northeast coast of US are starting to get back to normal after storm… 01/11/12 17:43 CET

• Madrid Halloween party crush kills three women

  It was supposed to be gigantic Michael Jackson ‘Thriller’ themed party to celebrate Halloween in… 01/11/12 16:45 CET

• Greek journalist accused of exposing tax-dodgers goes on trial

  A journalist who published the names of wealthy Greeks who supposedly have Swiss bank accounts… 01/11/12 16:03 CET

• Dozens killed in Saudi tanker blast

  Dozens of people have been killed and an estimated 100 others injured after a fuel tanker crashed… 01/11/12 14:53 CET

• Obama vows to help Sandy victims

  US President Barack Obama has told storm-hit New Jersey that his administration “will not quit“… 01/11/12 14:25 CET

• Syrian military launches fresh strikes on Damascus

  Syria’s military has launched fresh airstrikes on rebel compounds in the capital, Damascus. The… 01/11/12 13:53 CET

• New Jersey faces Superstorm Sandy’s devastation

  Residents living along the New Jersey coast are returning to devastated homes and communities after… 01/11/12 12:33 CET

• Belgian jail loses keys

  The governor of one Belgian jail has been suspended after keys to the cells went missing. The… 01/11/12 11:53 CET

• Protests marr approval of new Libya government

  Libya’s new government was approved on Wednesday during a session cut short due to protests… 01/11/12 10:53 CET

• Ukraine opposition party to take election fraud to court

  Kiev, Donetsk and Vinnytska are the regions worst hit by electoral fraud, according to Ukrainian… 01/11/12 09:23 CET

• Getting back to normal after the wrath of Sandy

  Getting back to normal after the devastation caused by the mammoth storm Sandy is going to be a… 01/11/12 06:44 CET

• Campaigning resumes in the wake of Sandy

  With less than a week to go before Election Day, President Barack Obama and hopeful Mitt Romney… 01/11/12 04:54 CET

• Worst defeat for Cameron since 2010 election

  UK Prime Minister David Cameron has endured what has been described as his most significant defeat… 01/11/12 03:13 CET

• Romney restarts his campaign in Florida

  Appearing on the stump in Florida, US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney held back from his usual… 01/11/12 01:43 CET

• Obama up close and personal with storm victims

  The US president got close to the people in New Jersey hardest hit by the superstorm Sandy. Barack… 01/11/12 00:53 CET

• Portuguese budget may face legal challenge

  With nightfall in Portugal, demonstrators took to the streets. Their destination was the parliament… 01/11/12 00:24 CET

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