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No front-runner in Austrian electionsTomorrow’s election in Austria remains wide open. With just hours to go until voting starts, one in… 27/09/08 20:13 CET
Alitalia rescue plan set for green lightIt is looking more and more likely that the Alitalia rescue plan is “good to go”. The pilots‘… 27/09/08 20:13 CET
Paul Newman dies of cancer at the age of 83Paul Newman dominated the big screen and was venerated as much by fellow actors as by the… 27/09/08 20:10 CET
Obama and McCain: score draw in tv debateIn a civil debate interspersed with exasperation at times, Barack Obama and John McCain were keen… 27/09/08 20:08 CET
Financial fallout continues in EuropeInvestors in the Fortis banking and insurance group face an anxious weekend as the Belgian-Dutch… 27/09/08 18:35 CET
Movie legend Paul Newman takes his final bowPaul Newman died at home surrounded by his family. A long-time smoker, he was diagnosed with lung… 27/09/08 16:25 CET
Quartet plan Mid-East peace talks in SpringHopes of a Mid-East peace deal before the end of the Bush administration appear to have been… 27/09/08 13:42 CET
China takes huge step in spaceOne huge step for China. That is how the space walk by astronaut Zhai Zhigang, the son of a… 27/09/08 13:30 CET
Car bomb kills 17 in SyriaA Syrian intelligence post may have been the target of a car bombing this morning in Damascus… 27/09/08 10:49 CET
The right gains ground in Austrian pollsOpinion polls in the Austrian parliamentary election had the two mainstream parties almost neck and… 27/09/08 09:09 CET
Alitalia pilots accept rescue planAlitalia’s pilots have agreed to accept a deal which could bring the ailing airline back from the… 27/09/08 09:07 CET
Financial crisis dominates first US presidential debateAmerica’s financial crisis dominated the first of three live televised debates between the two main… 27/09/08 07:17 CET
Hopeful Wall Street ralliesWall Street shares surged over hopes of an agreement on a 479 billion euro rescue package for the… 27/09/08 04:46 CET
