archive 16·03·2010

cinema

• Green Zone is go

  Matt Damon stars in Green Zone directed by Paul Greengrass. It is a big budget action thriller set… 16/03/10 19:20 CET

corporate

• Renault & Daimler shares rise on tie-up reports

  Shares in France’s Renault and Germany’s Daimler rose on Tuesday, following reports that they were… 16/03/10 19:35 CET

• Air Berlin cuts 787 order

  Air Berlin has cancelled firm orders for Boeing 1.25 billion euros. Germany’s second-biggest… 16/03/10 19:35 CET

economy

• Fed keeps US interest rates low

  The US Federal Reserve has held interest rates near zero and renewed its pledge to keep the cost of… 16/03/10 19:52 CET

• EU backs Greek standby aid

  EU finance ministers have backed plans by countries in the euro zone to help debt-stricken Greece… 16/03/10 19:36 CET

• February euro zone inflation falls

  Heating oil cost more, along with fuel for transport, but lower prices for gas and food limited… 16/03/10 19:35 CET

• Just over half of Greeks back austerity measures

  Latest research shows just over half of Greeks back their government’s efforts to cut their… 16/03/10 19:08 CET

europa

• Lack of colour in new EU food labelling disappoints consumer groups

  New European Union rules on food labelling will not introduce an EU-wide colour coding system… 16/03/10 19:52 CET

• EU agree protective measures for Greece

  EU finance chiefs say they have drawn up safeguards to help Greece should it default on its massive… 16/03/10 13:32 CET

hi-tech

• Hydro-power in Portugal

  A huge hydro-electric power plant 250 kms south-east of Lisbon in Portugal uses Alstom technology… 16/03/10 18:45 CET

le mag

• Rescue dogs at Crufts

  Crufts is the biggest dog show in the world and is paradise for dog-lovers. Everything canine was… 16/03/10 18:45 CET

• Flag for auction

  Christie’s will be auctioning works from the private collection of U.S. author Michael Crichton at… 16/03/10 18:45 CET

questions for europe

• Researching a way out of the EU financial crisis

  Economic recovery through innovation: Brussels is counting on a thriving european R&D sector to… 16/03/10 09:38 CET

• European Microfinance Facility

  A new European microcredit programme aims to boost job creation in the EU by backing small company… 16/03/10 09:38 CET

world news

• No end to austerity protests in Greece

  In Greece, police have used teargas to disperse a group of rioters who broke away from an… 16/03/10 22:04 CET

• Sahara states step up fight agaist al Qaeda

  Faced with a growing threat from al Qaeda, Sahara desert states have been meeting to try to hammer… 16/03/10 19:42 CET

• Egypt: Mubarak appears well after operation

  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has appeared on state television after undergoing an operation in… 16/03/10 19:03 CET

• How damaged are Israel’s ties with Washington?

  You would not expect your best friend to keep you waiting 90 minutes at the dinner table. But for… 16/03/10 18:53 CET

• Finnish boy in diplomatic row

  The fate of a 7 year-old boy who is at the centre of a diplomatic dispute between Moscow and… 16/03/10 18:51 CET

• Ashton, in Syria, on regional tour to boost EU’s influence

  Amid heightened tensions, the European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton has been in Syria to… 16/03/10 18:50 CET

• US envoy delays trip to Israel

  The US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell meets Palestinian has postponed his planned… 16/03/10 18:10 CET

• Sect head arrested in Rome for sexual abuse and extortion

  The head of a new-age sect in Italy, said to have at least a thousand followers, has been arrested… 16/03/10 17:45 CET

• Vatican suspends German paedophile priest

  A German priest convicted of molesting young boys has been suspended by the Vatican for breaching a… 16/03/10 17:45 CET

• Day of violent clashes in Jerusalem

  Violent clashes have broken out in Jerusalem between Palestinians and the Israeli police, leaving… 16/03/10 15:54 CET

• Cyclone-hit Fiji declares state of emergency

  A state of emergency has been declared in Fiji after Cyclone Tomas struck in the north and east of… 16/03/10 13:34 CET

• Thai protesters give blood in ‘sacrifice for democracy’

  Thailand’s ‘Red-shirt’ movement are giving blood to throw at government offices in protest at what… 16/03/10 13:32 CET

• Fears of a third Middle East intifada grow

  Palestinian and Israeli security forces have clashed in East Jerusalem as fears grow that a third… 16/03/10 11:42 CET

• EU report slams UK plan to reduce budget deficit

  The EU has blundered into Britain’s election campaign with the release of a draft report condemning… 16/03/10 07:38 CET

• Tests show ‘nothing wrong’ with runaway Prius

  The chief suspect after undergoing forensic examination – a hybrid Toyota Prius – after a widely… 16/03/10 07:35 CET

• Row over German nuclear waste plans

  Germany’s environment ministry has come under fire after giving the go-ahead to explore the… 16/03/10 07:34 CET

• Upsurge in township violence in SAfrica

  Protests continue to flare up across South Africa’s townships as residents complain about poor… 16/03/10 07:33 CET

• Winslet and Mendes announce split

  British “Hollywood couple” actress Kate Winslet and film director husband Sam Mendes have announced… 16/03/10 03:34 CET

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