archive 14·05·2010

cinema

• Wall Street/Solitary Man/Tournee

  Michael Douglas is at the Cannes Film Festival to promote his new film “Wall Street: Money Never… 14/05/10 16:40 CET

corporate

• Prudential ‘plans AIA assets sell off’

  British insurer Prudential is reportedly to tell investors that it will sell off assets in… 14/05/10 18:54 CET

• Iberia’s losses narrow

  Spanish airline Iberia has posted a narrower than expected first-quarter operating loss of 75.5… 14/05/10 18:54 CET

• Weaker euro boost EADS shares

  Shares in Europe’s largest aerospace firm EADS rose on Friday to their highest in eight months… 14/05/10 18:54 CET

economy

• Germany denies Sarkozy threatened to quit euro

  Germany has denied a report that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had threatened to pull his… 14/05/10 18:54 CET

interview

• Oettinger on energy cooperation with Africa, nuclear waste and Nabucco gas pipeline

  Günther Oettinger, the former governor of the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg, is… 14/05/10 17:55 CET

le mag

• Polish Fashion Week

  Fashion Week in Lodz Poland attracted designers from Russia, Ukraine, France, Italy, Spain and… 14/05/10 16:40 CET

• The Nuits Sonores music festival

  The Nuits Sonores urban music festival in Lyon France was spread across some 50 venues in the city… 14/05/10 16:40 CET

markets

• Debt woes slam euro and shares

  It was a black Friday for the euro and Europe’s stock markets which slumped 3.5 percent because of… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

sawa

• Algeria between terrorism and reconciliation

  Has Algeria turned the page on terrorism? Has the national reconciliation plan of President… 14/05/10 17:19 CET

space

• Space medicine on earth

  Cardio-vascular problems, muscle-loss and osteoporosis are some of the conditions which affect… 14/05/10 18:45 CET

world news

• US and UK reaffirm “special” relationship

  There are signs of a rapprochement in the so-called “special” relationship between the US and the… 14/05/10 22:44 CET

• Final scheduled space flight for Atlantis

  Atlantis has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for the last time. It is the… 14/05/10 21:34 CET

• Thai clashes kill ten

  Anti-government protesters have clashed with security forces in the Thai capital of Bangkok in a… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Turkey and Greece seek to improve ties

  It is a visit that many hope will lead to improved relations between Turkey and Greece. The… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Journalists wounded in Thailand riots

  It’s what members of the media are warned about. Some journalists and camera crews in Bangkok… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• ‘Super-Judge’ Garzon suspended

  High-profile Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has been suspended as he faces court over allegations he… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Fresh deadly clashes in Kyrgyzstan

  There are new scenes of street violence in Kyrgyzstan. At least two people are reported dead as… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Terrorist plot uncovered in Indonesia

  Indonesian police say they have foiled a plot to assassinate the country’s president and carry out… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Documentary about disabled musicians gets critics singing its praises in Cannes

  With hundreds of films showing at Cannes, it would be easy to miss a good one. But critics say a… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Greek-Turkish military trimming triggered by debt crisis

  NATO members Greece and Turkey have come to the brink of war on several occasions in the last 50… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Spain’s ‘Super-Judge’: Baltasar Garzon

  Judge Baltasar Garzon’s crusades against dictators and terrorists have made him a polarising figure… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• The final voyage for Space Shuttle Atlantis

  It was October 3 1985 when Atlantis, America’s fourth space shuttle, blasted off on its maiden… 14/05/10 19:57 CET

• Violence continues to escalate in Bangkok

  Anti-government protestors target the security forces with fireworks in the Thai capital, Bangkok… 14/05/10 15:47 CET

• Top Spanish judge faces trial

  Crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon will face trial in Madrid for over-reaching his powers by… 14/05/10 14:38 CET

• Rescue of Russian miners called off

  The danger of further explosions in a Russian coal mine has forced authorities to call off the… 14/05/10 13:29 CET

• Turk-Greek talks focus on defence spending

  The Turkish Prime Minister has arrived in Athens for a visit that many hope will lead to improved… 14/05/10 13:05 CET

• Interim Kyrgyz govt tries to assert control

  Supporters of Kyrgyzstan’s interim government are reported to have retaken control of a key state… 14/05/10 10:22 CET

• New arrests over Times Square bomb plot

  The investigation into the failed bombing in New York’s Times Square two weeks ago has yielded… 14/05/10 07:19 CET

• China mine blast leaves 21 dead

  Twenty one miners have died after a methane gas explosion in a mine shaft in China. Ten other… 14/05/10 07:17 CET

• Boy survivor of plane crash out of danger

  A Dutch boy who was the only survivor of a plane crash in Libya is said to be out of danger after… 14/05/10 07:17 CET

• Papal pressure in Portugal over gay marriage

  The Pope has used a visit to Portugal to repeat his opposition to gay marriage, just days before… 14/05/10 07:16 CET

• Bomb blast rocks Athens

  A powerful bomb has exploded outside a prison in the Greek capital Athens. The area had been… 14/05/10 01:43 CET

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