archive 07·02·2013

cinema

• Wadjda

  Wadjda is the first full-length feature film to be directed by a woman in Saudi Arabia. It is… 07/02/13 19:31 CET

economy

• Ireland reaches historic bank deal

  Ireland has struck a long-awaited deal to ease the burden of the debts it took on to rescue its… 07/02/13 19:24 CET

• Euro slumps on ECB Draghi’s comments

  The European Central Bank has said it will monitor what impact the stronger euro is having on the… 07/02/13 17:01 CET

• Political scandal, weak economy impact Spanish bonds

  Spain’s borrowing costs climbed at its latest bond auction due to an alleged corruption scandal… 07/02/13 14:19 CET

• Incoming UK central bank boss talks of change

  On the day that the Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 percent, and left its… 07/02/13 14:19 CET

europa

• Merkel, Cameron set to clash over EU cash with Hollande

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron were set to clash with… 07/02/13 18:54 CET

• New EU law could force companies to reveal cyber attacks

  EU member states could fall under a unified approach to tackling cybercrime if a new law gets the… 07/02/13 15:45 CET

hi-tech

• Badminton Robot

  Instead of playing badminton with another human being imagine what it would be like playing against… 07/02/13 16:15 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 07.02.2013

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pictureoftheday

• South Korean and US soldiers brave freezing temperatures in winter drill

  South Korean and US marines run during a winter military drill in Pyeongchang, about 180 km east of… 07/02/13 10:20 CET

Sport

• Tickets go on sale for Sochi Winter Olympics

  Russia has begun selling tickets for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, exactly a year before the… 07/02/13 19:06 CET

• Rubles roll for Sochi Olympics

  Sochi is getting a face lift for the Winter Olympics in 2014. There’s a lot of construction going… 07/02/13 19:02 CET

thenetwork

• Angela Merkel: the power-Frau enigma

  Some call her pragmatic, others Machiavelian. Angela Merkel has managed to outmaneuver the… 07/02/13 11:01 CET

world news

• Budget talks reveal EU divisions

  European Council President Herman Van Rompuy chosen not to put forward a new budget compromise to… 07/02/13 22:35 CET

• Tunisia set for general strike after killing of opposition politician

  Dozens of people turned up to pay their respects to Chokri Belaid, the Tunisian opposition… 07/02/13 22:35 CET

• 2013 Berlin film festival fighting fit with ‘Grandmaster’

  The 2013 Berlin film festival has kicked off with the premier of kung fu flick “The Grandmaster.“… 07/02/13 21:06 CET

• Tunisia in turmoil after assassination

  The assassination of an opposition leader has thrown Tunisia into the grip of its worst political… 07/02/13 19:06 CET

• Russia-Japan dispute over islands erupts again

  Russia’s government has denied that two of its fighter jets breached Japanese airspace near… 07/02/13 18:55 CET

• Belgian civil servants strike over natural attrition cuts

  Around 10,000 civil servants took to the streets of Brussels on Thursday, to rally against the… 07/02/13 17:37 CET

• Muslim leaders urge Syria dialogue

  Three-way talks aimed at finding a solution to the Syria conflict have been held on the sidelines… 07/02/13 17:15 CET

• Syria: violence flares in Damascus, refugee crisis escalates

  Fierce fighting has broken out in the Syrian capital Damascus. Footage posted online by activists… 07/02/13 16:37 CET

• Short delay to start of EU summit over budget deal

  Last minute negotiations over the EU’s budget delayed the start of the two day leaders’ summit in… 07/02/13 15:04 CET

• Paris says it will not abandon Petroplus workers in Normandy

  The French government has urged employees, around 470 people, at the Petit-Couronne refinery in… 07/02/13 13:36 CET

• Ukraine’s Klychko defiantly defends parliament protest

  Opposition parties in Ukraine have blocked parliament in protest, paralysing the legislature since… 07/02/13 11:55 CET

• Tunisia’s Ennahda refuses to dissolve government

  Tunisia’s governing Ennahda party is refusing to dissolve the government, after the killing of… 07/02/13 11:36 CET

• Time for tough talk as EU summit to hash out budget deal begins

  It was all smiles as German Chancellor Angela Merkel watched a football friendly between her… 07/02/13 08:46 CET

• Steelworkers clash with police in France

  In France, hundreds of steel workers scuffled with police near the European Parliament in… 07/02/13 08:17 CET

• Classic cars go under the hammer in Paris

  The grandeur of Paris’ Grand Palais has almost been outranked by a display of classic vehicles that… 07/02/13 08:15 CET

• John Kerry vows to keep the US on world stage

  New Secretary of State John Kerry has vowed that the US will not retreat from the world stage due… 07/02/13 08:15 CET

• Irish parliament passes emergency bank legislation

  The Irish parliament has passed emergency legislation to allow for the liquidation of the former… 07/02/13 08:11 CET

• Tunisia reels in shock after politician’s killing

  Bystanders looked on with shock and dismay at the bullet-ridden car in which Tunisian politician… 07/02/13 04:35 CET

• Thousands protest as Maryland debates gun laws

  Thousands of pro-firearm activists gathered in the US to voice their anger about tougher gun… 07/02/13 02:38 CET

• 63rd Berlinale Film Festival opens today

  Final preparations are underway for the 63rd Berlinale film festival which will screen some of the… 07/02/13 01:09 CET

• Ex-PP money man quizzed in Spain’s slush-fund inquiry

  The former treasurer of Spain’s ruling Popular Party has been grilled by prosecutors over an… 07/02/13 01:09 CET

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