businessweekly
Many business challenges in 2012It was another difficult year for the global economy. Some states powered through it in high… 26/12/12 13:59 CET
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Snow sculpture at Vasaloppet China Ski FestivalWorkers shape a snow sculpture prior to the annual Vasaloppet China Ski Festival at Jingyuetan Park… 26/12/12 10:19 CET
Sport
A look back at the sporting highlights of 2012As we head into 2013 we leave behind us a year of unprecedented sporting achievements. From the… 26/12/12 19:25 CET
world news
Egypt’s Mursi calls for unity as Islamist constitution becomes lawPresident Mohamed Mursi has congratulated Egyptians for endorsing a new constitution and urged all… 26/12/12 23:35 CET
Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies at 83Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds, has died. He was 83. The British television and film… 26/12/12 23:05 CET
Ancient temple, figurines found near JerusalemExcavators at the Tel Motza archaeological site have unearthed a temple structure and a series of… 26/12/12 22:25 CET
India opens inquiry into Delhi bus gang rapeThere has been a fresh outbreak of violence in the Indian capital Delhi during protests over the… 26/12/12 20:08 CET
Adoption bill divides opinion in RussiaThe anti-adoption law which has been approved by the upper chamber of the Russian parliament is… 26/12/12 19:33 CET
Christmas day tornados kill three in USThree people were killed as tornados struck four US states on Christmas Day. Twisters first pounded… 26/12/12 19:33 CET
Mega ice meteor lands in MoroccoA Moroccan farmer got the shock of his life when a giant snowball fell to earth leaving a half… 26/12/12 19:33 CET
Brazilian icon “Dona Cano” dies at 105Claudionor Viana Teles Veloso, known as “Dona Cano”, died on Tuesday following a stroke a fortnight… 26/12/12 19:06 CET
Japan’s Abe sets out targets for second spell as PMJapan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has set out his priorities at the start of his second spell… 26/12/12 18:35 CET
CAR rebels seize territory, demand talks with governmentRebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) say they remain open to dialogue with President… 26/12/12 17:55 CET
Syria: military chief defects to oppositionThe chief of the Syrian military police has defected to the rebels. Major-General Abdulaziz Jassim… 26/12/12 17:15 CET
London’s Boxing Day bargain hunters out in forceRetailers in the UK capital have been reporting bumper takings on the biggest shopping day of the… 26/12/12 16:46 CET
Spanish police bust major drug-smuggling ringAuthorities in Spain have smashed a drug-smuggling network based out of the central province of… 26/12/12 15:45 CET
Warehouse fire in Lagos, dozens of injuries reportedIn Nigeria, an explosion in the capital has caused a fire that has destroyed several buildings… 26/12/12 14:16 CET
Russia upper house approved US adoptions banThe upper chamber of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved a bill banning Americans from… 26/12/12 14:05 CET
Suicide bomber strikes at Afghanistan base used by CIAThree people were killed after a lone suicide bomber struck at a US base in eastern Afghanistan on… 26/12/12 12:45 CET
Egypt: new constitution signed into law amid economic woesEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has signed into law a new Islamist-drafted constitution. He says… 26/12/12 12:25 CET
New York firefighter gunman leaves noteThe shooting dead of two New York state firefighters on Christmas Eve has fuelled the debate on gun… 26/12/12 12:20 CET
Russian law to ban child adoption from USASeveral protesters were arrested outside the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday… 26/12/12 11:34 CET
Shinzo Abe new Japanese PMJapan’s lower house of Parliament has approved Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister, the second time the… 26/12/12 08:36 CET
The train takes the strain from the plane in ChinaChina has officially opened the world’s longest high-speed train route. The line links the capital… 26/12/12 05:05 CET
Military aircraft crashes in KazakhstanA military transport plane has crashed in southern Kazakhstan, killing all 27 people on board. News… 26/12/12 02:24 CET
Netanyahu launches campaign for re-electionThe Israeli Prime Minister has put Iran at the top of his re-election campaign. Benjamin Netanyahu… 26/12/12 00:26 CET
Egypt: Opposition fury after constitution resultThere was anger in Tahrir Square, the focus of the movement to oust Hosni Mubarak nearly two years… 26/12/12 00:15 CET
