archive 25·01·2013

businessweekly

• Davos dynamism discussed

  Thousands of eminent guests, including presidents, heads of governments and CEOs have gathered in… 25/01/13 19:19 CET

cinema

• Bollywood takes the sequel road with ‘Race 2’

  Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan is back as Ranveer Singh in ‘Race 2’, the follow-up to the 2008… 25/01/13 14:59 CET

corporate

• Samsung sells 700,000 smartphones a day

  Samsung continues to be the high flyer in the smartphone world. It sold 63 million smartphones in… 25/01/13 14:03 CET

• Apple shares tank as tech giant’s growth slows

  Apple shares closed down more than 12 percent on Thursday, slicing over 50 billion dollars from the… 25/01/13 07:23 CET

Davos 2013

• Still many risks for the global economy

  On the third day of the World Economic Forum we look at the different economic outlooks for… 25/01/13 17:53 CET

economy

• French jobless claims stabilise at 15-year high

  The number of people out work in France rose by just 300 in December. That marks a pause after 19… 25/01/13 19:00 CET

• Banks to pay back ECB crisis loans

  The European Central Bank says it is about to receive repayment of more than 130 billion euros of… 25/01/13 16:20 CET

• UK economy shrinks again

  Britain’s economy shrank more than expected at the end of last year. Gross domestic product was… 25/01/13 14:39 CET

europa

• No EU budget deal in sight

  German MEP Martin Schulz has downplayed chances of a deal at the next EU budget talks. He said… 25/01/13 17:40 CET

europeweekly

• Europe Weekly: Cameron’s EU pledge

  In this week’s edition, Britain’s David Cameron vows to hold an in-out EU referendum if he is prime… 25/01/13 17:16 CET

learningworld

• Haiti: Rebuilding education

  According to the UN, the earthquake in Haiti killed around 230,000 people, made a million people… 25/01/13 14:47 CET

le mag

• Teller show rounds up the last 10 years

  Vivienne Westwood`s famous shock of red hair, delicately framed with traditional floral fabric is… 25/01/13 14:59 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 25.01.2013

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newsplus

• Davos – a new climate for change?

  One message has come out clearly from Davos and that is the complexity and multitude of the… 25/01/13 15:29 CET

perspectives

• Mali civilians fault own army

  As French troops and reinforcements deploy in Mali, rumours about abuses committed by the country’s… 25/01/13 18:39 CET

pictureoftheday

• Rehearsal for India’s Republic Day

  Each year, the Republic of India celebrates the adoption of its constitution on January 26. With… 25/01/13 10:52 CET

reporter

• Fighting youth unemployment in the Netherlands

  While youth unemployment rates in Greece and Spain hover around 60 percent, the figure in Austria… 25/01/13 12:07 CET

• Bonus interview: Marco Florijn, Rotterdam City Social Affairs Councillor

  Complete interview with Marco Florijn, Rotterdam City Social Affairs Councillor. 25/01/13 12:06 CET

• Bonus interview: Wiemer Salverda

  Complete interview with professor Wiemer Salverda, from the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour… 25/01/13 12:05 CET

Sport

• Super Bowl: Friendly rivalry

  The Baltimore Ravens trained on Wednesday as they continue preparations to square off against the… 25/01/13 22:02 CET

• UCI wants ‘truth, reconciliation’

  The International Cycling Union’s independent commission into the Lance Armstrong affair began an… 25/01/13 22:01 CET

the global conversation

• Lagarde: ‘No collapse, no relapse, no relax in 2013’

  The global economic outlook may be slightly improved, but there is still a long and uncertain road… 25/01/13 18:55 CET

u talk

• Imagine the EU in ten years’ time

  Question by Patrick, member of the European Youth Parliament: “My question to you is: how do you… 25/01/13 04:21 CET

world news

• Funerals held for foreign victims of Algerian terrorist attack

  Seven survivors and nine coffins bearing Japanese victims of the Algerian hostage massacre have… 25/01/13 17:52 CET

• Egypt’s youth review goals of revolt

  The end for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his government began two years ago. Young… 25/01/13 10:46 CET

• Syrian army steps up assault on Homs

  The Syrian army has intensified its offensive on Sunni strongholds and opposition forces are… 25/01/13 23:45 CET

• Fatal Egyptian anniversary riots in Suez

  On the second anniversary of Egypt’s uprising against Hosni Mubarak, street violence across the… 25/01/13 22:39 CET

• Shell for shale: Ukraine signs major deal

  Ukraine has signed a major gas exploitation deal worth a potential 7.5 billion euros with the Dutch… 25/01/13 21:15 CET

• Czech presidential candidates cast their votes in tight second round

  Karel Schwarzenberg and Milos Zeman, both running for Czech president, have cast their votes in the… 25/01/13 20:04 CET

• Russia’s Duma leaves gay activists kissing in the wind

  A controversial new plan in Russia that could punish gay couples for public shows of affection has… 25/01/13 18:45 CET

• Venezuela’s Chavez plans legal action against El Pais newspaper

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is planning legal action against the Spanish newspaper El Pais for… 25/01/13 18:18 CET

• Athens subway workers get back to work after 9 day strike

  Striking Athens subway workers have been returning to work, after the Greek government threatened… 25/01/13 18:18 CET

• Turkey allows the use of Kurdish in court

  Turkey’s parliament has passed a law permitting the use of the Kurdish language in court. The move… 25/01/13 18:18 CET

• Violent clashes on anniversary of Egypt uprising

  Thousands of people have gathered in Tahrir square in Cairo on the second anniversary of the… 25/01/13 18:05 CET

• A new hope for the saga: JJ Abrams to direct next Star Wars episode

  JJ Abrams is to direct the next Star Wars episode, US entertainment industry ==news sources== have… 25/01/13 16:50 CET

• French authorities fear drug-resistant tuberculosis from Eastern Europe

  For several months, French hospitals have been receiving increasing numbers of patients from… 25/01/13 16:31 CET

• Thousands of crocodiles on the loose in South Africa

  Up to 15,000 crocodiles made their bid for freedom when floods washed them into one of southern… 25/01/13 16:15 CET

• Italy: Bank scandal threatening centre-left lead

  With just a month before the Italian general election, the centre-left continues to head the polls… 25/01/13 16:06 CET

• Belgian steelworkers clash with police after plant shuts

  Steel workers clashed with police outside the Belgian Prime Minister’s office in Liege in protest… 25/01/13 15:56 CET

• Eurozone recovery expected in 2013

  The president of the European Central Bank says he expects to see the eurozone economy begin its… 25/01/13 13:44 CET

• Russian parliament mulls over ‘gay propaganda’ bill

  Close to Russia’s parliament – the Duma – a gay and lesbian “kissing protest” has been held as the… 25/01/13 11:45 CET

• Riot police storm sit-in by Greek subway workers

  Riot police in Athens have attempted to break up a nine-day strike by underground railway workers… 25/01/13 10:55 CET

• Egypt’s President Mursi faces growing calls to step down

  “Mursi, get out!” shout the demonstrators as they hold up empty teargas canisters and spent… 25/01/13 09:45 CET

• Presidential run-off election in Czech republic hots up

  The race is on for the presidential election in the Czech Republic and the two main players -… 25/01/13 08:27 CET

• Kerry tackles Senate questions on Iran and economy

  US Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry has promised to keep up the pressure over Iran’s nuclear… 25/01/13 07:23 CET

• Erdogan cabinet reshuffle during PKK peace talks

  In a surprise move, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reshuffled his cabinet… 25/01/13 07:23 CET

• Chechnya security operation kills 12 militants

  Twelve Islamist rebels have been killed in a shootout with Russian forces in Chechnya. Among the… 25/01/13 07:23 CET

• Four nations issue Benghazi terror alert

  Germany, Australia and the Netherlands have joined Britain in urging their citizens to immediately… 25/01/13 07:23 CET

• Anarchists claim responsibility for Greek shopping centre blast

  Two Greek anarchist groups said that they planted a bomb at an Athens shopping centre. Two security… 25/01/13 07:23 CET

• German minister in plagiarism row

  Germany’s Education Minister has been accused of plagiarising part of her PHD dissertation… 25/01/13 07:23 CET

• French air strikes move north, attacks near Gao

  France has carried out air strikes on Asongo in Mali, just 80 kilmometres south of the Islamist… 25/01/13 07:09 CET

• Clashes in Egypt on eve of uprising anniversary

  Fresh clashes broke out in Cairo on the eve of the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution… 25/01/13 05:44 CET

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