archive 05·01·2013

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• Dakar 2013: The race is on

  Competitors taking part in the 34th edition of the Dakar Rally set off from Lima in Peru en route… 05/01/13 13:59 CET

Sport

• Shiffren crowned Snow Queen

  American teenager Michaela Shiffrin won her second World Cup slalom of the season and her career on… 05/01/13 10:13 CET

world news

• UK: man arrested after shots fired at police in Belfast

  Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after shots were… 05/01/13 22:56 CET

• Chavez : Latin America’s unifier

  As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues his battle against a lung infection following cancer… 05/01/13 19:36 CET

• Strasbourg school kid makes astrophysics discovery

  Fifteen year old Neil Ibata has made a scientific discovery that may change the way we understand… 05/01/13 17:45 CET

• Peace gets a chance in the Central African Republic

  Hundreds of people in the Central African Republic have gathered in the capital Bangui to call for… 05/01/13 16:25 CET

• Heir to Italy fashion house Missoni missing in Venezuela plane crash

  The son of Italian designer Ottavio Missoni is one of six people missing after a small plane… 05/01/13 15:56 CET

• Madrid misery as metro strike threatens major festival

  Madrid grinds to a halt for a second day as the city’s public transport workers continue their… 05/01/13 14:35 CET

• Six Russians die in snowmobile crash at Italy’s Mount Cermis

  Six Russians have been killed after their snowmobile crashed on a ski slope at Mount Cermis in… 05/01/13 13:05 CET

• US Congress passes partial aid package for Sandy victims

  A financial package to help victims of Superstorm Sandy has been passed by US Congress, although a… 05/01/13 12:05 CET

• Son of Italian designer Missoni missing in Venezuela plane disappearance

  The son of Italian designer Ottavio Missoni is one of four people missing after a small plane… 05/01/13 10:21 CET

• Drunk pilot prevented from taking off on domestic US flight

  The pilot of a domestic US flight has been suspended after failing an alcohol test as he prepared… 05/01/13 09:24 CET

• Record price for blue fin tuna at Japan annual auction

  Japanese businessman Kiyoshi Kimura has paid 1.38 million euros (155.4 million yen) for a blue fin… 05/01/13 09:24 CET

• Unpublished photo of Princess Diana up for auction

  A photo of a young Princess Diana and a friend on a skiing holiday which a British tabloid decided… 05/01/13 09:24 CET

• Venezuela: Chávez ‘can miss oath’ and still be president

  The Venezuelan government says President Chávez’s scheduled swearing-in ceremony next week can be… 05/01/13 06:56 CET

• Crisis canteens stay open for hungry Portuguese children

  For the first time, temporary canteens designed to feed malnourished children in dozens of towns in… 05/01/13 05:16 CET

• Toy guns destroyed in anti-violence operation in Mexico

  Thousands of toy guns that look like the real thing have been destroyed in a symbolic ceremony in… 05/01/13 03:35 CET

• Spain’s King Juan Carlos in ‘good shape’ to continue to rule

  Spain’s King Juan Carlos has given a rare television interview, as he marks his 75th birthday. In… 05/01/13 01:05 CET

• Merkel faces key election test in Lower Saxony

  The German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a tough election year in 2013. In a rehearsal for the… 05/01/13 00:45 CET

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