archive 15·10·2009

cinema

• The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

  After all the hype and the tradegy, Terry Gillam’s latest fantasy finally hits the screen this… 15/10/09 17:47 CET

corporate

• Opel sale imminent

  After months of delays, US carmaker General Motors is reportedly very close to signing a deal to… 15/10/09 20:32 CET

• Surprise loss by Nokia

  Nokia, the world’s number one mobile phone maker, said it made a loss for the quarter from July to… 15/10/09 20:32 CET

• Renault under pressure to help AvtoVAZ

  The Russian government is increasing pressure on Renault to help debt-laden carmaker Avto… 15/10/09 20:32 CET

• Tamiflu boosts Roche’s sales

  Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche enjoyed an almost 10 percent rise in third-quarter sales thanks… 15/10/09 20:32 CET

economy

• Euro zone inflation slips again

  Cheaper energy and food pulled down euro zone consumer prices by 0.3 percent in September compared… 15/10/09 20:32 CET

europa

• GMO protestors give Brussels food for thought.

  Greenpeace has taken its objections over genetically modified food to the European Commission’s… 15/10/09 18:20 CET

• Europe’s car-makers angry at EU-S.Korea deal

  European car-makers will try to block a lucrative free trade deal that Brussels has just agreed… 15/10/09 18:20 CET

• Ex Czech president slams Klaus’ refusal over Lisbon

  “Dangerous and irresponsible” is how the former Czech president has described his successor’s… 15/10/09 18:20 CET

europeans

• Big deals are done at Europe’s Cartoon Forum

  A Cartoon Forum may sound like fun and games but big business was the order of the day as movers… 15/10/09 18:20 CET

le mag

• The jewels of Mumbai

  At India Couture Week in Mumbai the emphasis was more on individual clients than on large buyers… 15/10/09 17:47 CET

markets

• Markets: 15th October

  European shares started well, hitting a fresh 12-month high, but they slipped after quarterly… 15/10/09 20:32 CET

reporter

• Hungary reflects on the fall of the Berlin Wall

  The sequence of events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall began almost 20 years ago when a… 15/10/09 18:20 CET

world news

• What now for the Goldstone Report on Gaza war?

  It was December 27 last year when Israeli forces launched their Gaza offensive. Devastating air… 15/10/09 20:06 CET

• Arctic ice gone in 20 years says leading expert

  The Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summertime within 20 years, according to one of the… 15/10/09 19:12 CET

• UN rights commissioner urges Gaza war crimes probe

  The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an investigation into alleged war crimes… 15/10/09 19:12 CET

• Plutonium find halts work at French nuclear site

  Work to dismantle a nuclear plant in France has been suspended after unexpectedly high levels of… 15/10/09 19:11 CET

• Italy says will sue “Times” over Afghan claims

  The Italian government has vehemently denied a report in “The Times” that it paid off Afghan… 15/10/09 19:10 CET

• Pakistani police hit by wave of attacks

  Pakistan has been shaken by a series of fatal attacks leaving scores dead. At least 39 people are… 15/10/09 19:09 CET

• Jack Frost bites much of east and central Europe

  Winter has reared its sudden and unwelcome head in large parts of central and eastern Europe… 15/10/09 19:03 CET

• Business resumes in Portuguese parliament

  The new Portuguese parliament has held its first session, and its first act was to re-elect the… 15/10/09 18:25 CET

• Romanian President picks new PM

  Romania’s President Traian Basescu has unveiled his choice to replace ousted Prime Minister Emil… 15/10/09 17:13 CET

• Financial expert nominated as Romanian PM

  Romanian President Traian Basescu has nominated a financial expert as prime minister to replace the… 15/10/09 13:33 CET

• Turkey defends barring Israeli from war games

  Turkey has defended its decision to ban Israel from joint military excercises over the Israeli… 15/10/09 13:13 CET

• Karadzic trial to begin by end of October

  Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic’s final appeal to have his trial dismissed has been… 15/10/09 13:03 CET

• China condemns 3 more to death over riots

  A further three people have been given death sentences over ethnic rioting in China’s Xinjiang… 15/10/09 12:58 CET

• Taliban attack Pakistan police compounds

  Four police centres have been attacked by suspected Taliban militants in the northwest and in… 15/10/09 12:57 CET

• Italy accused of paying off Taliban

  It was the costliest battle for the French military in a quarter of a century. Ten soldiers were… 15/10/09 09:33 CET

• Israel under pressure as war crimes debate opens

  A debate on the UN’s Goldstone report alleging Israeli war crimes in Gaza is to be re- opened by… 15/10/09 08:00 CET

• Explosion in Moldovan capital injures dozens

  Dozens of people have been injured in an explosion in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau, according… 15/10/09 08:00 CET

• Violence continues in Pakistan, with a wave of attacks on police buildings across the country

  In Lahore, in the east, gunmen targetted at least three police centres. Four attackers opened… 15/10/09 08:00 CET

• Second leg of Turkish/Armenian soccer diplomacy

  Side-by-side the presidents of Turkey and Armenia have watched a World Cup football match in a show… 15/10/09 08:00 CET

• No way! Czech President digs in heels on EU treaty

  The President of the Czech Republic says he will not drop his objections to the Lisbon treaty nor… 15/10/09 08:00 CET

• Romanian president calls for an economist as PM

  Romania’s president is continuing consultative talks with party leaders to find a caretaker prime… 15/10/09 08:00 CET

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