archive 24·01·2013

cinema

• Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

  Hansel and Gretel grow up with a thing about witches and as adults dedicate themselves to tracking… 24/01/13 15:56 CET

corporate

• Low costs prevailing against national carriers

  In the passenger battle between budget carriers and full-service airlines, the low-costs seem to be… 24/01/13 16:56 CET

• Nokia dials down dividends

  Faced with falling sales, Nokia has said it will not pay an annual dividend to shareholders. The… 24/01/13 14:31 CET

• Commerzbank cuts thousands of jobs

  Commerzbank plans to cut up to 12 percent of its staff over the next three years. It is part of… 24/01/13 14:31 CET

Davos 2013

• Making Europe work

  In this report from Davos, euronews correspondent Isabelle Kumar looks at how some of the world’s… 24/01/13 19:22 CET

economy

• IMF remains cautious on growth

  In its latest forecast, the IMF says an unexpectedly stubborn euro zone recession and weakness in… 24/01/13 07:18 CET

europa

• EU, Brazil silent on protectionism at trade talks

  The EU has accused Brazil of protectionism in the past. But leaders tried to put those differences… 24/01/13 20:44 CET

generationy

• Erasmus students and Italian elections: a chat with the EU

  Italian Erasmus Students are angry: they won’t be able to vote in the general elections on February… 24/01/13 16:47 CET

hi-tech

• New technology for old houses

  Traditional wooden farmhouses like those in Appensell, are iconically Swiss, but every year around… 24/01/13 14:45 CET

le mag

• Paris haute couture: Gaultier and Valentino

  The Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture show in Paris was a riot of colour, all set to an Eastern… 24/01/13 15:38 CET

• Manet’s portraits

  A new exhibition, Manet Portraying Life, has opened at the Royal Academy in London. The works on… 24/01/13 12:39 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 24.01.2013

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newsplus

• Session on unemployment dampens the mood

  As the name suggests, “The Open Forum” is one Davos event to which all are welcome. No magic World… 24/01/13 14:36 CET

pictureoftheday

• Spanish unemployment keeps rising

  Spain’s unemployment rate soared to its highest level since measurements began in the 1970s as a… 24/01/13 11:13 CET

Sport

• Record tumbles in climb to the top of Argentine mountain

  Carlos Sa marathon runner and climber has entered the record books after his conquest of the… 24/01/13 21:30 CET

• Repsol Honda unveil new bikes and rider

  The Repsol Honda team unveiled it’s new bikes for the start of the 2013 Moto GP season. Casey… 24/01/13 19:57 CET

thenetwork

• Could France’s intervention in Mali spell ‘quagmire’?

  The surprise move by the French government to attack jihadist rebels in Mali followed the surprise… 24/01/13 14:58 CET

world news

• Unions threaten to keep Athens at a standstill

  Underground stations in the Greek capital remain deserted, as striking subway workers defy a… 24/01/13 23:09 CET

• Record numbers injured as Kiev turns to ice rink

  Pedestrians in Kiev have been running an icy gauntlet. As temperatures plummet and the Ukrainian… 24/01/13 22:31 CET

• US Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry gets tough on Iran

  US Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry categorically stated on Thursday that he would be totally… 24/01/13 19:55 CET

• Cassez describes the “injustice” of her Mexico jail time

  Back on French soil, seven years after her arrest in Mexico, Florence Cassez has said she always… 24/01/13 19:35 CET

• British referendum casts shadow over Davos

  David Cameron is at the World Economic Forum in Davos alongside his European counterparts on… 24/01/13 19:35 CET

• Spanish jobs pain worsens

  There is no respite in sight for Spain’s unemployed. The jobless rate there has now soared to its… 24/01/13 19:04 CET

• Apple’s share tank on disappointing iPhone sales

  Disappointing iPhone sales in the run-up to the Christmas holidays caused Apple’s shares to tumble… 24/01/13 19:01 CET

• German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges EU political changes

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the audience in her keynote speech at the World Economic Forum… 24/01/13 18:52 CET

• Malian refugees flee to Djenne, NGOs struggle to tackle crisis

  Refugees have gathered in the central Malian town of Djenne, uprooted by the violence sweeping… 24/01/13 18:42 CET

• Al-Assad celebrates prophet’s birthday amid fighting near Damascus

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been seen in public for the first time since January 6… 24/01/13 18:26 CET

• Pro-government candidates gain strength in Jordan

  Pro-government candidates have strengthened their hold on Jordan’s parliament. Most of the 150… 24/01/13 18:19 CET

• Russia conducts large-scale naval exercises

  The largest post-Soviet era Russian naval exercises have begun in the Black Sea. The manoeuvres… 24/01/13 18:19 CET

• El Pais apologises for Chavez photo

  Influential Spanish newspaper El Pais has apologised for publishing a “false photo” cancer-stricken… 24/01/13 18:19 CET

• Cardinal Glemp dies aged 83

  Cardinal Jozef Glemp, who played a central role in Poland’s peaceful transition from Communism to… 24/01/13 18:19 CET

• Crowdfunding makes light work of low-watt light bulb

  Meet the NanoLight, a revolutionary light bulb that produces the same amount of light as a… 24/01/13 16:55 CET

• Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf airports hit by security staff strike

  Airport staff in Germany have gone on strike to claim higher wages. Around 370 workers left their… 24/01/13 16:15 CET

• Russian toddler’s brush with death caught on camera

  A motorist in Russia has caught on camera the moment a one-year-old baby came within centimetres of… 24/01/13 16:14 CET

• South Korea calls on Pyongyang to end ‘provocations’

  Officials from South Korea have called on North Korea to refrain from “provocations”. This came… 24/01/13 15:15 CET

• Cleared of kidnapping, Cassez back in France

  Florence Cassez, the French woman who has been in prison in Mexico for seven years on a kidnapping… 24/01/13 15:05 CET

• British PM David Cameron warns EU leaders to protect national differences

  David Cameron’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland was watched with keen… 24/01/13 13:25 CET

• Mali: Rebel group splits new faction calls for peace talks

  Reports from Mali suggest the rebel group, Ansar Dine, has split with one faction seeking… 24/01/13 12:35 CET

• Spanish unemployment soars to record high

  It is Spain’s highest unemployment level since records began in the 1970’s and sits at more than… 24/01/13 11:55 CET

• Venezuela: Plot to kill Chavez allies uncovered

  Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro chose his Democracy Day speech to announce that the… 24/01/13 11:55 CET

• False Chavez photo embarrasses El Pais

  Spanish daily newspaper El Pais has had to make an embarrassing apology after publishing a photo of… 24/01/13 09:10 CET

• North Korea plans nuclear test, Seoul regrets decision

  North Korea has announced it plans for a third nuclear rocket test. The statement gave no time… 24/01/13 08:46 CET

• Catalonia’s parliament adopts declaration of sovereignty

  Catalonia’s parliament has adopted a declaration of sovereignty, the first step towards a possible… 24/01/13 07:35 CET

• EU leaders rattled by UK plans for a referendum on membership

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a referendum on the UK’s membership of the… 24/01/13 07:22 CET

• US military to allow women into front line combat

  A year ago the Pentagon brought in a policy that freed up 14 thousand new jobs to women in the… 24/01/13 07:18 CET

• French woman coming home after seven years in jail

  After seven years in a Mexican prison, Florence Cassez is finally free to return home. The… 24/01/13 07:18 CET

• Is the end in sight for the stricken global economy?

  Is the end in sight? That is the question at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. After… 24/01/13 07:18 CET

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