archive 22·04·2009

corporate

• No small beer for Heineken

  The economic crisis may not be driving us all to drink as the global number three brewer Heineken… 22/04/09 19:39 CET

• FreddieMac boss Kellerman found dead

  The acting chief executive officer of troubled US mortgage giant FreddieMac, David Kellerman, has… 22/04/09 19:39 CET

economy

• 3 top carmakers in trouble

  More bad news from the car world with Volkswagen announcing a 76 percent drop in operating profits… 22/04/09 19:39 CET

• Cameron slams Labour as “government of the living dead”

  Little love for Alistair Darling on the opposition benches in the British parliament today after… 22/04/09 19:39 CET

europa

• Getting personal over Europe’s fish

  Brussels would like EU to consider a more liberal system to encourage sustainable fishing. Instead… 22/04/09 20:07 CET

futuris

• Bilharzia and the ‘fluke’ discovery

  Scientists researching a parasitic tropical disease have discovered that the condition might have… 22/04/09 18:33 CET

hi-tech

• A new text for parking

  Parking meters have become a nightmare all across Europe. Not having the right change, or the… 22/04/09 15:23 CET

le mag

• Balkanika rocks Brussels

  Brussels has enjoyed three days of Balkan music at the Bozar Palace fine arts museum. The… 22/04/09 15:23 CET

markets

• US house price rise sparks Europe rally

  Europe’s markets all rallied with the exception of Zurich on Wednesday, with Madrid and Milan the… 22/04/09 19:39 CET

world news

• ANC takes early lead in South African poll

  The counting still has a long way to go but South Africa’s ruling ANC has taken a commanding lead… 22/04/09 23:04 CET

• South Africa’s next president

  A controversial figure, particularly among South Africa’s white voters, Jacob Zuma is undoubtedly… 22/04/09 20:52 CET

• South Africa — an economy of contrasts

  South Africa is a country of contrasts and its economy is no different – an economic powerhouse and… 22/04/09 20:42 CET

• Iran’s anti-Israel speech sparks internal EU row

  A decision by the Czech Republic to leave a UN conference following attacks against Israel by Iran… 22/04/09 20:31 CET

• Going Dutch: Belgium considers prison overflow in the Netherlands

  Belgium is said to be in talks with the Netherlands to allow its prison inmates to serve out their… 22/04/09 20:29 CET

• Bomb plot trial kicks off in Germany

  Four men have gone on trial in Germany on accusations of planning a series of bomb attacks as… 22/04/09 20:26 CET

• Spain crosses threshold into embryo screening

  Spain has become the latest of a small number of countries to allow the genetic screening of… 22/04/09 20:20 CET

• German cabinet backs draft law tacklng internet paedophiles

  The German cabinet has backed a new draft law that would make it harder to access child pornography… 22/04/09 20:15 CET

• Telecoms law for happier holidays

  There is one thing less for Europeans to worry about this summer: The single market now applies to… 22/04/09 20:07 CET

• Suspected Islamic militants go on trial in Germany

  Four men have gone on trial in Germany for allegedly planning a series of deadly attacks on … 22/04/09 13:33 CET

• South African vote may undermine ANC

  He is widely expected to be South Africa’s new president but Jacob Zuma’s ANC party is facing its… 22/04/09 13:05 CET

• Ahmadinejad lashes out at Israel again

  The Iranian president has once again been lashing out at Israel – this time at a conference in the… 22/04/09 13:04 CET

• Somali teenager to be tried as adult in piracy case

  Pirate leader or kidnap victim – those are the contrasting portraits of a Somali teenager being… 22/04/09 11:04 CET

• Voting starts in closely-fought South African poll

  Voting has begun in South Africa’s closest election since the end of apartheid. The elderly… 22/04/09 08:01 CET

• French workers trash buildings over layoffs

  It was the final straw for a group of French factory workers – their legal bid to block the planned… 22/04/09 07:54 CET

• Germany’s 3-way green power plant

  The dream of safe, eco-friendly, green energy has seen Germany launch the world’s first hybrid… 22/04/09 07:53 CET

• No charges for UK terror suspects

  Nine people arrested in a suspected al Qaeda terror plot are to be deported from Britain, but will… 22/04/09 07:52 CET

• Red Cross predicts Sri Lanka ‘catastrophe’

  Fears are growing for thousands of civilian refugees caught up in Sri Lanka’s assault on the Tamil… 22/04/09 07:51 CET

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