archive 02·07·2010

corporate

• Another expensive recall for Toyota

  It’s going to have to fix an engine fault on more than a quarter of million vehicles worldwide… 02/07/10 20:18 CET

economy

• Spanish jobs figures improve

  The number of people registered as without a job in Spain fell for the third straight month in… 02/07/10 20:03 CET

• US payrolls down, private hiring below forecasts

  The number of people in work in the US fell in June for the first time this year with payrolls… 02/07/10 20:02 CET

• China revises 2009 GDP growth

  China’s economy grew last year even faster than previously thought. The National Bureau of… 02/07/10 20:02 CET

europa

• Belgium old hand in EU affairs

  Just as the summer holiday season revs up, Belgium takes European centre stage. The transitional… 02/07/10 18:10 CET

interview

• Alain Touraine on Europe and Islam

  The French sociologist Alain Touraine recently chaired a Council of Europe session on Islamophobia… 02/07/10 16:27 CET

le mag

• African dance pupils perform alternative Swan Lake

  These young dancers are from the Dance Factory in Johannesburg. Some started on the streets but… 02/07/10 16:14 CET

• Vocals at Vienne: back to jazz roots

  Jazz at Vienne, one of France’s most important music festivals, celebrates its 30th birthday this… 02/07/10 16:14 CET

world news

• Last chance for military success in Afghanistan?

  On the day General David Petraeus arrived in Afghanistan the biggest vote yet to demand an exit… 02/07/10 23:51 CET

• Fans set for Germany-Argentina clash

  Germany and Argentina face off in the World Cup quarter-finals today and fans from Berlin to Buenos… 02/07/10 23:50 CET

• Progress misses ISS docking

  Astronauts on the International Space Station will have to wait a little longer for fresh supplies… 02/07/10 21:35 CET

• Protests in Pakistan after suicide shrine blasts

  Hundreds of Pakistani protesters have taken to the streets of Lahore demanding a crackdown against… 02/07/10 20:14 CET

• Heatwave hits Europe

  Europeans are sizzling in scorching temperatures as a heatwave hits the continent ahead of the… 02/07/10 19:56 CET

• Moscow authorities vow to solve traffic jam chaos

  Transport authorities in Moscow have been forced to do a u-turn after traffic gridlock paralysed… 02/07/10 19:55 CET

• Wulff sworn in as German president

  Christan Wulff was sworn in as Germany’s new president on Friday, two days after being elected by… 02/07/10 19:54 CET

• UN targets human trafficking for prostitution

  Raising awareness about human trafficking is the aim of a new campaign by the United Nations. The… 02/07/10 19:53 CET

• Unique vinyard faces destruction

  Belgium is famous for fine beers but Armand Ell’s wine has also garnered praise since he started… 02/07/10 16:34 CET

• Poland approaches key vote for future

  It is the final day of campaigning in Poland’s presidential election and both candidates have been… 02/07/10 14:50 CET

• It is known as “the quarry of the world”

  One of the most ferocious battles between the Australian government and its biggest industry has… 02/07/10 13:11 CET

• Hurricane hampers oil spill clean-up

  A giant skimmer has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to help with the oil spill clean-up, despite bad… 02/07/10 13:10 CET

• Turkey reveals details of covert meeting with Israel

  Turkey has told Israel what it must do to mend ties damaged after the recent storming of a… 02/07/10 13:09 CET

• Five dead as Taliban attack US aid company

  At least five people have been killed in Afghanistan after Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen… 02/07/10 13:04 CET

• Dozens die in Pakistan shrine attack

  Hundreds of devotees packed one of Pakistan’s most popular shrines on the busiest night of the… 02/07/10 08:24 CET

• Thousand of Italians demonstrate for press freedom

  Italian journalists have led protests in Rome and 31 other Italian cities against a new… 02/07/10 07:48 CET

• Naomi Campbell wanted as war crimes witness

  Naomi Campbell has been ordered to testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader… 02/07/10 07:36 CET

• Obama signs ‘toughest’ Iran sanctions

  Barack Obama has signed what are the United States’ toughest ever sanctions against Iran. Iran… 02/07/10 07:34 CET

• Mexico gang murders spike before elections

  Mexico is facing an upsurge in gang-related killings ahead of state and city elections. In the… 02/07/10 07:33 CET

• Giant whale discovered in Peru

  The fossil of a giant whale with teeth twice as long as those of a Tyrannosauraus Rex has been… 02/07/10 00:55 CET

• Clashes rock Somalia’s 50th anniversary

  There has been a heavy death toll amid intense clashes in Somalia. Government and African Union… 02/07/10 00:54 CET

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