archive 14·01·2013

cinema

• Double Golden Globes for Affleck

  The stars were out in force for this year’s Golden Globes, which in Hollywood are second in… 14/01/13 16:41 CET

corporate

• UPS pulls out of TNT takeover

  Dutch delivery firm TNT’s shares halved within minutes on Monday morning on the news that US rival… 14/01/13 14:36 CET

• Swatch gets hitched to Harry Winston

  Not many jewellers get namechecked in a hit song, but Harry Winston is one of them. His diamonds… 14/01/13 14:30 CET

economy

• Germany warns Greek opposition

  The Greek parliament has raised taxes on the self employed, and high earners. They are the latest… 14/01/13 21:54 CET

• Motor City gets moving again for 2013

  The Detroit Motor Show is putting on a brave face for 2013 – or else it is real confidence flowing… 14/01/13 16:43 CET

europa

• EU dilemma over Malian armed forces training

  The EU is on course to revise and accelerate its training program for the Malian army. 200… 14/01/13 21:47 CET

• Serbia grants autonomy to ethnic Serbians in Kosovo

  Serbia’s parliament has paved the way for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo to be given autonomy within… 14/01/13 16:44 CET

generationy

• Europe seeking skilled youths in high-tech jobs

  For many young people, industry is a thing of the past. But this bustling high-tech region in the… 14/01/13 14:23 CET

le mag

• Waste Not in Sydney

  Chinese artist Song Dong has arrived in Sydney Australia with his exhibition “Waste Not”, which has… 14/01/13 16:15 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 14.01.2013

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newsplus

• French attack to contain Islamists in Mali

  French military intervention in north Mali is aimed at stopping a radical Islamic takeover of the… 14/01/13 18:15 CET

pictureoftheday

• Kumbh Mela, world’s largest gathering, starts in India

  Hindu holymen attend the first “Shahi Snan” (grand bath) at the ongoing “Kumbh Mela”, in the Indian… 14/01/13 11:51 CET

science

• Riding free of addiction

  In South Korea, arguably the world’s most connected country, doctors are prescribing horse-riding… 14/01/13 13:35 CET

Sport

• Dakar rally: Despres wins stage nine

  France’s Cyril Despres produced a stunning performance to claim the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally… 14/01/13 23:10 CET

• Faith and football: the Catholic Champions League

  If football is a religion for many of its fans, for some of those studying in the seminaries of… 14/01/13 21:52 CET

world news

• What is Kumbh Mela?

  Over the next 55 days, tens of millions of Hindus are expected to splash through the waters where… 14/01/13 15:11 CET

• Obama refuses to negotiate debt ceiling raise

  In the final press conference of his first term, US President Barack Obama has rejected Republican… 14/01/13 23:15 CET

• Cubans flock to take advantage of new travel freedom

  Day one of a new law making it easier for Cubans to go abroad has brought queues at foreign… 14/01/13 22:35 CET

• Tunisians protest two years after Ben Ali’s demise

  Thousands of Tunisians have taken to the streets in protest against the Islamist-led government… 14/01/13 20:05 CET

• Berlusconi sex trial to rule before the election

  Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has failed in his attempt to put his sex trial on… 14/01/13 20:04 CET

• Cubans eye foreign travel as restrictions eased

  A new law has come into force in Cuba designed to make it easier to travel abroad. After being in… 14/01/13 19:06 CET

• Former Austrian minister sentenced for corruption

  A former Austrian interior minister has been sentenced to four years in jail for corruption. Ernst… 14/01/13 18:27 CET

• Greece’s New Democracy condemns attack on HQ

  Greece’s ruling party says it will not be intimidated by an attack on its office in Athens. In the… 14/01/13 18:25 CET

• Schools reopen in Mali capital despite security fears

  Many people in Mali say they are relieved at the French intervention to try to halt the Islamist… 14/01/13 17:51 CET

• Australia wildfires hit major space observatory

  More than 150 wildfires continue to sweep across Australia’s state of New South Wales. Buildings at… 14/01/13 16:44 CET

• Hindu festival: Millions take a dip in the Ganges river

  An estimated 110 million pilgrims are expected to bath in the Ganges river during India’s Kumbh… 14/01/13 16:44 CET

• British royal baby due in July

  We know that Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting a baby. Now the Prince’s… 14/01/13 16:44 CET

• Somali militants post picture of dead French soldier

  Somali militants have posted a picture of what they claim is the second French commando killed… 14/01/13 16:35 CET

• Islamist rebels retake town in central Mali

  Islamist rebels in Mali have seized control of a small town from government forces, despite the… 14/01/13 15:56 CET

• Deadly air strike kills 20 near Damascus

  An air strike on a rebel-held town southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus has left 20 people… 14/01/13 14:16 CET

• Somali rebels claim second French commando dies of wounds

  Somali rebels claim a second French soldier has died from gunshot wounds after a failed attempt to… 14/01/13 12:34 CET

• Court rejects Berlusconi plea for sex case delay

  In Milan, a nightclub dancer at the centre of criminal sex allegations against Silvio Berlusconi… 14/01/13 12:05 CET

• UN agency seeks to reward commitment to the cause of refugees

  The UNHCR, the United Nations’ agency dedicated to the plight of refugees worldwide is looking for… 14/01/13 11:18 CET

• Shots fired at Greece’s ruling party headquarters

  Gunshots have been fired at the headquarters of Greece’s governing New Democracy party in the… 14/01/13 10:55 CET

• 2013 set to be Earth’s brightest ever for comets

  Star-gazers will be treated to the brightest comet ever seen from Earth this year. Comet … 14/01/13 10:39 CET

• “Biggest gathering of humanity on Earth” in India

  Millions of Hindu pilgrims have arrived in the Indian city of Allahabad as the Kumbh Mela festival… 14/01/13 10:32 CET

• Baluchistan Chief Minister goes after bomb blasts

  The Chief Minister of the Pakistani province of Baluchistan has been sacked over deadly bomb… 14/01/13 10:32 CET

• Politically-sensitive festival in FYR Macedonia

  A politically sensitive festival is taking place in a remote village in the former Yugoslav… 14/01/13 10:31 CET

• Golden night at Golden Globes for Argo

  The Iranian hostage drama Argo was chosen as best movie drama and Ben Affleck was named best… 14/01/13 10:16 CET

• Emergency measures as Beijing gasps

  Officials in the Chinese capital Beijing have had to implement emergency measures for the first… 14/01/13 08:55 CET

• Costa Concordia memorial events held in Italy

  Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck joined relatives of the 32 people who died to mark the… 14/01/13 07:47 CET

• Depardieu flies the flag for Putin on television

  The French actor turned Russian national Gerard Depardieu has taken to the TV in Russia to nail his… 14/01/13 06:25 CET

• First news on the health of Hugo Chavez

  After more than a month of silence, there has finally been an update on the health of Hugo Chavez… 14/01/13 05:45 CET

• French in Mali for “a matter of weeks”

  It was all hands to the pump as a British C17 transporter plane loaded up with supplies for the… 14/01/13 04:06 CET

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