archive 04·02·2013

cinema

• Hopkins plays Hitchcock

  Anthony Hopkins plays film legend Alfred Hitchcock in the Sacha Gervasi-helmed movie Hitchcock… 04/02/13 16:21 CET

corporate

• Politics overshadow Monte Paschi bank probe

  It is a crucial week for Italy’s Monte Paschi bank. As part of investigations into possible fraud… 04/02/13 16:09 CET

• JAL seeks 787 grounding compensation

  Japan Airlines is to ask for compensation from Boeing for the grounding of the 787 Dreamliner… 04/02/13 16:05 CET

economy

• Britain gets tough on risky banking

  The British government has unveiled details of new laws intended to dissuade banks from taking… 04/02/13 19:43 CET

• Rajoy scandal fears hit Spanish bonds

  The rate of interest the Spanish government is having to offer to get investors to buy its bonds… 04/02/13 19:43 CET

• Ready to say ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Spain

  Political uncertainty in Spain, along with further grim unemployment numbers, pushed up the cost of… 04/02/13 16:05 CET

europa

• Romania to stay under EU ‘special monitoring’

  The European Commission rebuked Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday for failing to meet… 04/02/13 18:52 CET

• Belgian paedophile asks for early release

  Belgian paedophile and child killer, Marc Dutroux, has appeared before a court in Brussels. He… 04/02/13 18:52 CET

futuris

• Elderly care: always aware

  Researchers repeatedly throw themselves to the floor to simulate how a human falls. It is part of… 04/02/13 11:39 CET

generationy

• Virtual Panel: how to become a successful actor

  bq. “I really believe that, as an actor, no matter what your age is, you should always put the… 04/02/13 16:54 CET

hi-tech

• Telephone lie detector traps benefit frauds

  A Smartphone that can tell you what university your caller went to and a piece of software that can… 04/02/13 15:08 CET

interview

• ‘Nuclear weapons against our beliefs’ says Iran’s foreign minister

  Iran’s foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi has been speaking to euronews on the margins of a security… 04/02/13 17:07 CET

le mag

• ‘Danz’ along to Swiss Lips’ sounds

  Perfecting the art of the dance-rock crossover, Manchester band Swiss Lips has released their new… 04/02/13 16:21 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 04.02.2013

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newsplus

• Spain’s political crisis

  In this News Plus, we take a look at Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s precarious position -… 04/02/13 19:34 CET

pictureoftheday

• Anti-sniper strategy in Syria

  A Free Syrian Army fighter holds the head of a mannequin up to a hole in a wall of an army base to… 04/02/13 11:13 CET

Sport

• Schlierenzauer makes ski jump history

  Gregor Schlierenzauer rewrote the history books on Sunday by setting the record for most career… 04/02/13 12:06 CET

world news

• Iran foreign minister hits back at jailing of journalists

  Iran’s foreign minister has responded to international criticism following the arrest of more than… 04/02/13 23:02 CET

• Kerry takes over at the State Department

  US Secretary of State John Kerry has started his first day in office with a witty and joke-filled… 04/02/13 22:56 CET

• Funeral of Egypt activist ‘tortured to death’

  The funeral of an activist allegedly “tortured to death” has given Egyptian protesters another… 04/02/13 19:38 CET

• Welby sworn in as Archbishop of Canterbury

  It has been called the impossible job, but the right reverend Justin Welby was sworn in as… 04/02/13 19:11 CET

• Filin says ‘wait and see’ for acid attacker

  The artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet Sergei Filin has left hospital in Moscow bound for… 04/02/13 19:11 CET

• Georgia to resume wine & water exports to Russia

  Signs of a thaw in relations at last between Russia and Georgia with the agreement today that wine… 04/02/13 19:11 CET

• Ahmadinejad says ready for space ‘sacrifice’

  Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has volunteered to become his country’s first astronaut… 04/02/13 19:11 CET

• Slush fund scandal follows Spain’s Rajoy to Berlin

  On a visit to Berlin, Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy has again denied taking money from a… 04/02/13 18:05 CET

• Malala speaks following surgery to reconstruct skull

  The 15-year-old Pakistani activist, shot in the head by the Taliban last October, says her health… 04/02/13 18:05 CET

• Cambodia cremates ‘King-Father’ Sihanouk

  The body of Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk has been cremated in the capital Phnom Penh… 04/02/13 17:35 CET

• Italy election campaign: Berlusconi and Grillo gain momentum

  With just three weeks to go until Italy’s general election, there is still no clear indication of… 04/02/13 16:06 CET

• Europol smashes global football match-fixing ring

  A suspected football match-fixing syndicate has been uncovered during an 18-month global… 04/02/13 15:55 CET

• Cuba election: Castro makes rare appearance

  Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare appearance, venturing outside his home to vote… 04/02/13 14:25 CET

• Syria rebels claim downing of MIG

  Unverified video uploaded to the internet purports to show a military MIG 33 being shot down by… 04/02/13 13:10 CET

• Car park skeleton confirmed as remains of England’s Richard III

  Following months of analysis, it has been confirmed that the remains found buried in a council park… 04/02/13 12:13 CET

• China: mass travel ahead of Year of the Snake celebrations

  Hundreds of millions of Chinese are on the move, heading home for their new year celebrations later… 04/02/13 11:45 CET

• Super Bowl power cut as Beyonce electrifies half-time show

  A power cut at the stadium during the Super Bowl was not enough to stop the Baltimore Ravens… 04/02/13 11:26 CET

• England’s King Richard III found under a car park

  British researchers said on Monday that a skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed… 04/02/13 09:50 CET

• Mexico: mass held for 36 killed by Pemex blast

  A night-time mass has been held for the victims of last week’s explosion at the Pemex oil company… 04/02/13 09:45 CET

• Castro appears in public to vote in Cuba

  Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro chatted with well-wishers and reporters in Havana as he voted in… 04/02/13 07:48 CET

• More ‘Coffin Gang’ arrests made in Poland

  Police in Poland have made more arrests in connection with one of the country’s most prolific… 04/02/13 07:47 CET

• Hostage standoff continues in the United States

  A hostage standoff in a town in the United States has entered its eighth day. The suspect, Jimmy… 04/02/13 07:45 CET

• Protesters and police clash at rally in Turkey

  Violence flared in southern Turkey when riot police clashed with a group of protesters… 04/02/13 07:39 CET

• Relief in Mali but concern is not far below surface

  Amid the relief in the Malian town of Timbuktu, the scars of seven months of occupation can still… 04/02/13 06:16 CET

• Marc Dutroux asks for early release from prison

  Belgium’s most notorious criminal has asked a court to grant him early release from prison. Marc… 04/02/13 02:35 CET

• French and Italian heads of state meet in Paris

  The French and Italian heads of state have met in Paris, a few days ahead of the next round of … 04/02/13 00:25 CET

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