archive 18·05·2010

corporate

• Indian results hurt Vodafone

  British based mobile phone operator Vodafone, the world’s second largest by revenue, has reported… 18/05/10 18:27 CET

economy

• EU’s rescue money arrived in Greece

  The first of the EU’s rescue money has arrived in Greece, a 14.5 billion euro slice of a loan worth… 18/05/10 18:56 CET

• Inflation jumps in UK, stable in EU

  Bad inflation data in Britain means the Bank of England governor has some explaining to do. Mervyn… 18/05/10 18:27 CET

• Britain outvoted as EU takes clippers to hedge funds

  The first shots have been fired in what may turn out to be a long battle for Britain’s new finance… 18/05/10 18:27 CET

• Soros sells out of Citigroup

  It is hardly a sign of confidence in the banking sector when one of the world’s most famous… 18/05/10 18:27 CET

europa

• EU-LatAm deals dangerous for both sides says Bové

  The EU talks with Latin American countries are flagged as development-friendly. Yet one of the… 18/05/10 19:28 CET

• EU-Central America free trade deal part of crisis exit strategy

  The European Union and Central American states have agreed to open up their markets to each other… 18/05/10 19:20 CET

hi-tech

• Innovations bubble up in French Silicon Valley

  Hi-tech bubbles and sugar that is good for you – just two of the innovations that have come from… 18/05/10 16:42 CET

le mag

• Barcelona hosts contemporary art show

  Barcelona is playing host to an international contemporary art fair – the third edition of Swab… 18/05/10 16:42 CET

terraviva

• Farmers in India convert to organic cotton

  Cotton is one of the most polluting industries in the world. India is the second largest producer… 18/05/10 15:34 CET

• British wine wins prizes

  The sene almost looks like France or even Italy – vineyards rolling almost as far as the eye can… 18/05/10 15:34 CET

• Shanghai World Expo “better city, better life”

  Shanghai’s World Expo under the banner of “better city, better life” showcases the latest green… 18/05/10 14:24 CET

• Lighting the way

  Old style light bulbs – incandescent or filament bulbs – are disappearing from the shelves. In… 18/05/10 15:34 CET

• Lighting the way

  Old style light bulbs – incandescent or filament bulbs – are disappearing from the shelves. In… 18/05/10 10:59 CET

world news

• Europe flooding kills at least nine

  Flooding is wreaking more havoc in central and eastern Europe, with at least nine people now… 18/05/10 19:14 CET

• Deadly attack on NATO convoy in Kabul

  At least 18 people are dead after a suicide car bomb attack on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital… 18/05/10 19:03 CET

• Jailed Russian tycoon on hunger strike

  Jailed Russian business tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has gone on hunger strike. He is protesting… 18/05/10 18:04 CET

• Hopes of Thai peace talks dashed

  The Thai government has ended up rejecting proposed peace talks with protesters holding out in… 18/05/10 17:56 CET

• China’s one-time richest man jailed

  In a spectacular fall from grace, China’s one-time richest man has been jailed for 14 years for… 18/05/10 16:34 CET

• Saudis rescue German hostages in Yemen

  Saudi security forces have rescued two young German girls in Yemen whose kidnapping sparked mass… 18/05/10 16:27 CET

• Portuguese president praised over gay marriage law

  Gay rights groups have praised Portugal’s conservative president for ratifying a law on gay… 18/05/10 15:52 CET

• Greece gets first installment of EU aid

  Greece has taken delivery of the first instalment of an emergency loan from the euro zone, in time… 18/05/10 13:42 CET

• French court frees Iranian PM’s assassin

  A French court has freed an Iranian agent jailed 16 years ago for murdering the Shah’s last prime… 18/05/10 12:34 CET

• EU and Central America clinch trade deal

  Europe and six Central American nations have been doing business at a key summit in Madrid… 18/05/10 12:31 CET

• Pakistan blast kills 12

  A bombing in Pakistan has killed at least 12 people including three policemen. Officials say the… 18/05/10 12:28 CET

• Fresh hopes of Thai peace deal

  Fresh hopes of a ceasefire in Thailand’s political standoff after a leading Red Shirt activist said… 18/05/10 09:17 CET

• Kabul car bomb kills at least 20

  A suicide car bomb attack has killed at least 20 people in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The blast… 18/05/10 08:44 CET

• Cool response from West over Iranian nuclear deal

  A sceptical international community remains unconvinced by news that Tehran has struck a deal with… 18/05/10 07:09 CET

• Ministers seek reforms to support eurozone

  European finance ministers meeting in Brussels have discussed further ways of shoring up the… 18/05/10 07:07 CET

• Obama orders commission to investigate oil spill

  There are fears the Gulf of Mexico oil slick could reach the Florida coastline. Crude has been… 18/05/10 07:05 CET

• Tears and applause at Cannes for Inarritu’s latest film

  Oscar winning actor Javier Bardem and Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu unveiled their… 18/05/10 07:05 CET

• Portugal gives go ahead to gay marriage

  Portugal has become the sixth European country to allow same-sex couples to marry. It follows the… 18/05/10 07:04 CET

• Romania’s mums protest against benefit cuts

  Mothers in Bucharest held a protest yesterday outside Romania’s Labour Ministry against cuts in… 18/05/10 07:02 CET

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• EU’s rescue money arrived in Greece

  The first of the EU’s rescue money has arrived in Greece, a 14.5 billion euro slice of a loan worth… 18/05/10 18:56 CET

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