archive 30·04·2010

agora

• Pensions: A headache for Europe?

  The ageing of Europe: Today’s demographic context raises questions about the age at which people… 30/04/10 09:21 CET

cinema

• Long-awaited sequel to Russian war epic

  The Second World War drama “Burnt by the Sun 2” opened in cinemas across Russia this week. It’s a… 30/04/10 16:22 CET

economy

• US economy grows for third quarter in a row

  America’s economy has grown for the third quarter in a row, albeit at a slightly slower rate than… 30/04/10 17:26 CET

• Spain’s jobless rate hits one in five

  Spanish unemployment has hit a record high, with more than one in five workers jobless in the first… 30/04/10 17:26 CET

europa

• Women and immigrants ignored in economic relaunch plans

  “Women have been invisible, terribly invisible in the aftermath of this crisis.” The impact of the… 30/04/10 20:51 CET

europeans

• Meet Motorway Man, the key to UK election success

  Polling experts in the UK say they’ve identified the voter group that will make the difference in… 30/04/10 09:21 CET

le mag

• Urbanism meets nature at Shanghai Expo

  The theme of the 2010 Expo in Shanghai is “Better City, Better Life”.  Almost 200 countries and 57… 30/04/10 16:49 CET

reporter

• Makarapa madness gives boost to jobs in South Africa

  At South African soccer matches they certainly know how to party. The vuvuzela trumpets have… 30/04/10 20:37 CET

space

• Health and medicine in orbit

  The human body is a complex machine, perfectly adapted to life on Earth with its force of gravity… 30/04/10 09:21 CET

world news

• Crime under spotlight in UK election

  As in most UK elections, crime figures high on the list of voter concerns. The opposition… 30/04/10 21:00 CET

• Profile: Gordon Brown

  Caricatured by critics as dour, colleagues praise his rigorous approach, Gordon Brown says he… 30/04/10 20:30 CET

• The Portuguese Prime Minister has gone on a vigorous offensive to assure investors that they can have confidence in the country’s economy

  With Portugal being flagged as the next euro-zone country to follow Greece into a debt crisis, Jose… 30/04/10 20:24 CET

• Greece faces the toughest of times

  The figure for the amount of money Greece will get in emergency loans will be revealed at this… 30/04/10 20:08 CET

• BP promises to pay for huge US oil spill

  British energy giant BP has promised to pay for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that… 30/04/10 20:03 CET

• Labour play Blair card in election race

  He has been there many times before. Winner of three elections in Britain, Tony Blair has been on… 30/04/10 19:54 CET

• Burqa ban blights Belgium say critics

  There has been an angry reaction to the Belgian parliament’s approval of a ban on the Islamic burqa… 30/04/10 19:29 CET

• World Expo 2010 opens in China’s Shanghai

  The world’s biggest ever Expo has opened in China. After years of preparation Shanghai 2010 kicked… 30/04/10 19:10 CET

• Thai ‘Red Shirts’ sorry for hospital raid

  Anti-government protesters in Thailand have apologised a day after the clumsy storming of a… 30/04/10 15:49 CET

• City jitters over post-election financial regulation

  The international counting house the City of London is dearly hoping a funds-market-friendly… 30/04/10 14:29 CET

• Profile: Nick Clegg

  A relative unknown until a few weeks ago, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has made his mark on… 30/04/10 14:28 CET

• Profile: David Cameron

  The self-proclaimed “heir to Blair” David Cameron can be credited with dragging the Conservative… 30/04/10 13:36 CET

• Belgian burka ban criticized

  The Belgian parliament’s approval of a ban on the Islamic Burka and Niquab, which partly or… 30/04/10 13:19 CET

• Cameron comes out top after final TV debate

  Opinion polls in the British election race have made David Cameron the winner of the third and last… 30/04/10 13:06 CET

• Shanghai to mix politics with pizazz

  At 2pm central European time the most expensive World Expo ever opens its doors in Shanghai… 30/04/10 12:42 CET

• Protesters march on Wall Street

  Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the New York financial district in a protest… 30/04/10 11:13 CET

• Oil spill “reaches land” along Louisiana coast

  Crude oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reportedly washed up ashore on the… 30/04/10 11:11 CET

• Belgian parliament votes to ban burqa

  Belgium’s lower house of parliament has voted to ban the wearing of the burqa in public. The… 30/04/10 07:24 CET

• ETA member missing in Northern Ireland

  A convicted murderer belonging to ETA has gone missing while out on bail in Northern Ireland… 30/04/10 07:23 CET

• Final leader debate ahead of UK elections

  The leaders of the three main UK political parties have taken part in the final of the three live… 30/04/10 07:18 CET

• Environmental cost of oil spill on Louisiana

  The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will have a high environmental cost on the people and ecosystem… 30/04/10 07:16 CET

• The Bolshoi reveals its “new” face

  Russia’s famous Bolshoi theatre has unveiled its new facade, after almost six years of… 30/04/10 07:14 CET

• Greeks protest as more austerity measures loom

  Protesters and riot police came to loggerheads in Greece on Thursday, as tensions rose over the… 30/04/10 07:13 CET

• Oil spill hits land

  The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reached landfall, threatening an environmental… 30/04/10 07:12 CET

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