archive 14·12·2009

cinema

• Movie Northless wins Marrakech Golden Star

  The 9th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has given its verdict; Mexican… 14/12/09 19:07 CET

corporate

• Cadbury rejects Kraft again

  Unveiling its defence against a takeover offer from Kraft Foods, Cadbury said it has received… 14/12/09 19:36 CET

• First 4G network launched

  Nordic telecoms operator TeliaSonera has opened the first mobile phone networks in the world to use… 14/12/09 19:36 CET

economy

• Obama pressures bank bosses

  President Barack Obama has turned up the heat on the bosses of top US banks. At a meeting at… 14/12/09 19:37 CET

• French announce ‘big loan’ details

  The French state is to raise 35 billion euros to fund strategic investments. President Nicolas… 14/12/09 19:36 CET

• Euro zone figures underscore fragile recovery

  Euro zone industrial output fell in October. It was down 0.6 percent from the previous month… 14/12/09 19:36 CET

europa

• EU staff demand 3.7% pay rise

  EU civil servants have taken part in a three hour strike demanding a 3.7 per cent pay rise that… 14/12/09 19:53 CET

• Fewer fish, hard times and Norway factor affect quota talks

  European Union fishing quota decisions for 2010 this week are expected to be even more complicated… 14/12/09 19:53 CET

Focus COP15

• The climate threat to endangered species

  It is not just mankind that is threatened by climate change. As polar ice becomes more scarce… 14/12/09 20:32 CET

• Bears and balloons make points in Copenhagen

  Outside the climate conference protesters have again been making their presence felt on the streets… 14/12/09 18:04 CET

• Kyoto row threatens to derail COP15.

  African countries backed by other developing nations briefly suspended their participation in the… 14/12/09 17:05 CET

• Developing nations suspend Copenhagen talks

  African nations, supported by developing countries, have suspended their participation in working… 14/12/09 13:15 CET

• Copenhagen enters second decisive week

  Week two and a rally of so-called “green cars” kicked off the second half of the Copenhagen… 14/12/09 07:23 CET

hi-tech

• Bin lorries pioneer route to cleaner roads

  An articulated lorry uses between 25 and 40 litres of petrol per 100 kilometres, that’s a lot of… 14/12/09 21:52 CET

interview

• Correa: US could have stopped Honduras putsch

  “If the US had wanted to stop the putsch in Honduras it could have done so in 48 hours,” says… 14/12/09 20:20 CET

le mag

• Ancient eroticism on show in Athens

  Little, it seemed, could shock the Greeks or Romans, when it came to sex and love. An exhibition at… 14/12/09 19:01 CET

markets

• Markets: 14th December

  European shares finished higher. It was their third consecutive session of gains. Banks were… 14/12/09 19:37 CET

questions for europe

• New rights for rail passengers

  What compensation can train users expect in case of problems? 14/12/09 19:24 CET

Talk Planet

• How can we save the Arctic?

  Melting ice statues like this one in Copenhagen highlight the impact of climate change. Talk… 14/12/09 20:16 CET

world news

• Basescu survives recount and court challenge

  Romanian President Traian Basescu has had his December 6th election victory confirmed. The… 14/12/09 20:34 CET

• Berlusconi gets more hits on the web

  No major news story is now complete without its web dimension, and the Berlusconi assault is no… 14/12/09 19:06 CET

• Turkish PM calls for unity after party ban

  Turkey’s prime minister is calling for national unity after a court banned the only Kurdish party… 14/12/09 17:42 CET

• Sakharov remembered in Moscow

  It is the 20th anniversary of Nobel peace prize winner Andrei Sakharov’s death. The presentation of… 14/12/09 17:06 CET

• Italy soul-searching after attack on Berlusconi

  Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi mingled with the crowd after a political rally on Sunday… 14/12/09 15:46 CET

• Abu Dhabi bails out neighbour Dubai

  The troubled finances of Dubai have been given a 10 billion-dollar boost from neighbouring Abu… 14/12/09 13:18 CET

• HSBC whistleblower speaks out

  The whistleblower at the centre of a banking row between France and Switzerland has blown his own… 14/12/09 13:16 CET

• Berlusconi in hospital ‘until Tuesday’

  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is likely to spend at least two days in hospital under… 14/12/09 11:34 CET

• Bomb find prompts Russia-Armenia gas cut

  Russia cut off gas supplies to Armenia overnight as a safety precaution after explosive devices… 14/12/09 11:24 CET

• Poll position for right-wing Chile billionaire

  The right looks set to return to power in Chile, ending more than two decades of left-wing rule… 14/12/09 07:37 CET

• Berlusconi bloodied but unbowed in Milan

  The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is recovering from a broken nose and smashed teeth… 14/12/09 07:26 CET

• Recount confirms Romanian president’s victory

  Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu will remain in office after a recount of annulled… 14/12/09 07:25 CET

• Zu Guttenberg under fire for Afghan airstrike

  Germany’s defence minister is under pressure to quit after being accused of knowing more than he… 14/12/09 07:24 CET

• Italy outraged by Berlusconi attack

  While Silvio Berlusconi recovers in a Milan hospital, his ordeal has whipped up a storm of outrage… 14/12/09 07:22 CET

• Low-key referendum backs Catalan independence

  One of Spain’s wealthiest regions has made a symbolic bid for independence, in an unofficial vote… 14/12/09 07:20 CET

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