archive 31·05·2010

corporate

• Honda China strike partially settled

  A strike at a Honda parts factory in southern China seemed to be partially over on Monday. The… 31/05/10 17:45 CET

• BNP Paribas and SocGen interested in Zachodni

  French banks BNP Paribas and Societe Generale are the latest reportedly interested in bidding for a… 31/05/10 17:43 CET

economy

• Trichet upbeat on euro zone growth

  European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet has said that the latest data suggests euro… 31/05/10 17:46 CET

• Euro zone inflation edges up

  The EU’s statistics office’s first estimate of euro zone inflation in May showed it inched upwards… 31/05/10 17:46 CET

• China’s Wen warns of rocky economic times

  Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has warned that global economic growth remained vulnerable to… 31/05/10 17:45 CET

le mag

• Turkish treasures dazzle in the Kremlin

  For the first time, priceless artifacts from the Ottoman empire have gone on display in Moscow. The… 31/05/10 17:42 CET

• In with the new in Rome

  A gallery celebrating contemporary art and architecture has opened in Rome; a city defined by… 31/05/10 17:42 CET

questions for europe

• Digital Agenda for Europe

  How can the digital age boost economic growth? Brussels is putting forward a series of measures to… 31/05/10 20:24 CET

• What social Europe is doing for Europeans

  What lessons can Europe learn from the financial crisis? What is the social Europe model doing for… 31/05/10 19:57 CET

science

• The risks of ticks

  Researchers on the Finnish Aaland islands are continuing their work on diseases spread by ticks… 31/05/10 18:02 CET

world news

• Sarkozy calls for bigger African role

  The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has used the 25th France-Africa summit to call for African… 31/05/10 23:24 CET

• Netanyahu strongly defends commando raid

  The storming by Israeli marines of a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza has triggered a diplomatic… 31/05/10 20:46 CET

• Israeli raid provokes fury in Turkey

  The Israeli raid on the ships heading for Gaza has caused outrage in Turkey. The flotilla was… 31/05/10 19:10 CET

• Strike in Romania gets mixed response

  State sector employees are claiming success in their day of strike action against Romania’s… 31/05/10 19:02 CET

• Criticism mounts over Israel’s flotilla raid

  Israel’s storming of humanitarian aid ships bound for Gaza has been condemned by both diplomatic… 31/05/10 18:53 CET

• Armed gang robs French security van

  An armed gang has attacked and burned a security van in the French city of Marseille before making… 31/05/10 18:33 CET

• German president quits over Afghan gaffe

  German President Horst Koehler has quit following controversial remarks about Germany’s military… 31/05/10 18:05 CET

• Attack brings unified Hamas-Fatah response

  The Palestinian’s warring rivals, Hamas and Fatah, have closed ranks following the attack on the… 31/05/10 17:26 CET

• Israeli action off Gaza sends diplomatic shockwaves

  As part of the international diplomatic fallout following the Israeli action on a humanitarian aid… 31/05/10 16:54 CET

• German president Koehler resigns

  German President Horst Koehler has stepped down following controversial remarks about Germany’s… 31/05/10 15:10 CET

• Anti-Israeli protests in numerous cities

  Anti-Israeli protests have broken out in numerous countries in the Arab world. Observers say the… 31/05/10 14:57 CET

• BP says no spill solution until August

  The CEO of BP has warned that a solution to the disastrous oil leak off the Gulf of Mexico could be… 31/05/10 13:09 CET

• Israel under pressure over aid convoy raid

  Israel is facing growing international criticism after its forces stormed a convoy of Gaza-bound… 31/05/10 13:04 CET

• NGOs deny aid ships had weapons

  The flotilla included four cargo vessels and a Turkish passenger ferry carrying some 600 people… 31/05/10 11:54 CET

• Israel defends aid convoy operation

  Israel has defended its storming of the convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships, claiming the activists… 31/05/10 11:23 CET

• Palestinian leaders condemn flotilla raid

  The Palestinian President is quoted as calling the raid a “massacre”; the Hamas leader in Gaza… 31/05/10 10:54 CET

• At least 10 dead in Israeli raid on aid flotilla

  At least 10 people are reported to have been killed in a raid by Israeli commandos on a convoy of… 31/05/10 09:24 CET

• Protests in Turkey over raid on aid flotilla

  Following news of the violence, protesters in Istanbul attempted to storm the Israeli Consulate… 31/05/10 08:02 CET

• Victory for Georgia’s ruling party in local polls

  Georgia’s ruling party candidate, Gigi Ugulava, has been re-elected mayor of Tiblisi with over 60… 31/05/10 07:22 CET

• Uribe ally faces run-off in Colombian presidential

  Former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos has easily won the first-round in Colombia’s… 31/05/10 07:20 CET

• Latest British Airways strike gets underway

  British Airways has reassured passengers that its running more services than planned as cabin crew… 31/05/10 07:20 CET

• Angry Facebook users protest over released data

  Outraged Facebook users have organised a “Quit Facebook Day” with nearly 25,000 members pledging to… 31/05/10 07:19 CET

• Fury at BP’s failure to find oil spill solution

  United by grief, fear and frustration, New Orleans residents vented their anger at BP and the … 31/05/10 07:17 CET

• Gaza aid ships intercepted by Israel

  A flotilla of human rights activists on their way to deliver aid to the Gaza strip have been… 31/05/10 07:04 CET

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