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Egyptian telecoms magnate Sawiris seeks slice of Telecoms ItaliaEgyptian telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris has stepped up activity in the European telecoms market… 27/11/12 20:36 CET
cinema
Pena and Gyllenhaal star in End of WatchEnd of Watch, the gritty police drama starring Michael Pena and Jake Gyllenhaal as a pair of… 27/11/12 16:36 CET
corporate
Italian steel scandal 20,000 jobs under threatThousands of furious Italian workers at Europe’s biggest steel plant have staged a sit-in after… 27/11/12 16:20 CET
economy
French jobless highest for 14 yearsThe number of people out of work in France has risen to its highest in 14-years. The pressure is… 27/11/12 20:37 CET
OECD slashes eurozone growth forecastsThe debt crisis in the recession hit eurozone is the biggest threat to the global economy… 27/11/12 18:09 CET
Greek bank stocks drop despite EU/IMF dealGreek bank stocks dropped ten per cent amid fears that the Greek debt buyback plan will further… 27/11/12 14:23 CET
OECD slashes global growth forecastsThe debt crisis in the recession hit euro zone is the biggest threat to the global economy… 27/11/12 15:04 CET
europa
‘Higgs boson’ professors come to European ParliamentIt was predicted 45 years ago, but it was only earlier this year that the existence of the ‘Higgs… 27/11/12 20:11 CET
hi-tech
From idea to prototypeSome 20 kilometres from Skopje in the Macedonian countryside lies Hi-Tech, a company which… 27/11/12 10:19 CET
le mag
Chinese artist’s laughing figures go on showChinese artist Yue Minjun’s first major European exhibition is now open in Paris. Offering a… 27/11/12 16:37 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Christmas’s comingA diver dressed as Santa Claus swims with dolphins at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, south of… 27/11/12 10:34 CET
Sport
Flintoff ready for the bellJust over two years since retiring from a glittering cricket career Andrew Flintoff is about to… 27/11/12 17:27 CET
world news
Sarkozy plays peace broker to feuding UMP leadership contendersFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy has waded into the leadership row threatening to splinter… 27/11/12 23:35 CET
Mittal steel talks to continue as France ponders nationalisationFrench President François Hollande and steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal have vowed to continue talking… 27/11/12 22:55 CET
UK floods: Four dead, water levels still risingLarge areas of Wales and England remain on flood alert after several days of almost non-stop heavy… 27/11/12 20:06 CET
Bangladesh blames sabotage for deadly factory fireA fire that killed 111 textile workers in Bangladesh has been declared as arson. More than 150… 27/11/12 20:06 CET
Greek opposition denounces international debt dealThe announcement of a deal to reduce Greek debt did not stop protesters from taking to the streets… 27/11/12 19:47 CET
Was Yasser Arafat the victim of an Israeli assassination?On October 29, 2004 Yasser Arafat is on board a helicopter. The man some call “The father of… 27/11/12 19:19 CET
Portugal 2013 budget: Tax hikes and more cuts approvedPortugal’s parliament has given final approval to its 2013 budget which includes the biggest tax… 27/11/12 18:18 CET
Cairo protestors denounce “autocratic decree” of President MursiThousands of opponents of Egypt’s President Mursi have taken to the streets in protest against his… 27/11/12 18:06 CET
French minister says ArcelorMittal is not welcomeA true declaration of war or an attempt to apply pressure while awaiting the mediation of the… 27/11/12 17:22 CET
Livni promises ‘fight for peace’ after Israeli electionIsrael’s former foreign minister Tzipi Livni has formed a new political party to stand in January’s… 27/11/12 15:57 CET
Results of Arafat poison tests to take ‘several weeks’The remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have been re-buried in Ramallah after his… 27/11/12 15:36 CET
French president to meet Mittal over plant closuresFrance’s President Francois Hollande is set to meet Lakshmi Mittal in a bid to end an intensifying… 27/11/12 14:34 CET
Leadership fiasco pushes France’s UMP closer to break-upThe former French prime minister Francois Fillon is setting up his own group of supporters while… 27/11/12 12:45 CET
Congo M23 rebels pull out of GomaThe leader of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly agreed to pull out… 27/11/12 11:35 CET
Egypt: opponents dig in despite Mursi compromiseProtesters in Cairo appear determined to press on with demands that Egypt’s president gives up the… 27/11/12 10:15 CET
Rio protest over re-distributing oil wealthTwo hundred thousand people turned out in Rio de Janeiro urging the president to throw out a new… 27/11/12 08:36 CET
Greece is given a life-line after marathon talks in BrusselsEuro finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund have reached a deal on an urgently… 27/11/12 06:15 CET
US political parties remain at odds over raising taxesThe US Congress reconvenes this week after the Thanksgiving holiday with time running out to reach… 27/11/12 04:56 CET
Arafat’s exhumed remains are reburiedThe remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have been re-buried in Ramallah after… 27/11/12 03:05 CET
Thousands of jobs at risk as Italy’s ILVA faces closureItalian steel producer ILVA faces closure, throwing thousands out of work after magistrates… 27/11/12 00:45 CET
Probe into deadly fire at disabled workshop in GermanyGerman authorities have begun an investigation into a fire and explosion at a workshop for disabled… 27/11/12 00:25 CET
