archive 15·03·2011

cinema

• Cusack stars in Disney’s Mars Needs Moms

  Joan Cusack stars in Disney’s latest film, Mars Needs Moms, a 3D performance capture project. She… 15/03/11 15:24 CET

corporate

• Renault CEO under pressure over spy case missteps

  Renault’s Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn is coming under pressure to quit after the collapse of an… 15/03/11 18:38 CET

economy

• Japanese share sell off continues

  Japanese shares have continued to nose dive with the country’s Nikkei and TOPIX stock indexes… 15/03/11 16:33 CET

• Chip prices up as Japan quake shuts plants

  Prices of microchips and other key technology components have continued to rise in the wake of… 15/03/11 15:41 CET

• Oil price shock warning on global economy

  High crude prices are threatening the global economic recovery and will lead to a reduction in oil… 15/03/11 15:41 CET

• Tougher rules agreed on EU debt and imbalances

  European Union finance ministers have agreed tougher rules against counties’ excessive borrowing… 15/03/11 15:41 CET

europa

• Europe sounding nuclear alarm bells

  Japan’s nuclear disaster has spurred political movement in Europe. Industry experts and energy… 15/03/11 19:28 CET

• G8 lauds Japan’s quake crisis efforts

  Japan’s foreign minister has been at centre stage in Paris, at talks among the G8 leading… 15/03/11 15:58 CET

hi-tech

• New liquid scanner could improve air security

  It has become a tedious routine for airline passengers around the world. Before going through… 15/03/11 10:57 CET

le mag

• Lisbon Fashion Week

  Love is in the air in Lisbon, it was the theme of this year’s Fashion Week in the Portuguese… 15/03/11 10:57 CET

pictureoftheday

• Workers of garment manufacturers demonstrate in New Delhi

  Thousands of Indian garment manufacturer workers on Tuesday protested in New Delhi against the… 15/03/11 12:06 CET

science

• Climate change hits migratory birds

  These Hungarian cranes would usually spend the winter soaking up the sunshine in Greece or North… 15/03/11 10:57 CET

world news

• UN atomic chief sees more core damage in Japan

  Tokyo could soon be threatened by the radiation plume from Japan’s damaged nuclear power plant… 15/03/11 19:18 CET

• Japan’s nuclear nightmare

  The threat of a radiation leak from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant has become real. On Saturday… 15/03/11 17:43 CET

• Fukushima witness: ‘Really it is very hard to leave’

  As fears of a nuclear meltdown continue to grow in Fukushima, those living there are confronted… 15/03/11 13:33 CET

• Japan’s survivors struggle with their loss

  Minami Sanriku was once a popular seaside resort, that is until a ten metre high wave pulverised… 15/03/11 03:03 CET

• Nuclear fears prompt people to leave Tokyo

  People fleeing the increasingly dangerous situation in Fukushima, have started to arrive in Tokyo… 15/03/11 19:44 CET

• Thousands of migrants swamp Lampedusa

  Hundreds of migrants continue to pour into the Italian island of Lampedusa. Officials at… 15/03/11 19:16 CET

• Rebels losing ground

  Photos given to the news agency Reuters show rebels fleeing Ajdabiyah in eastern Libya, giving… 15/03/11 19:09 CET

• Bahrain declares state of emergency

  Bahrain’s introduced martial law in an effort to end weeks of anti-government protests. It… 15/03/11 17:55 CET

• Israel claims Gaza-bound weapons seizure

  The Israeli government claims it has intercepted a shipment of weapons destined for Palestinian… 15/03/11 16:44 CET

• Gaddafi’s forces in push to the east

  Troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are pushing rebel forces back towards their heartland in eastern… 15/03/11 15:44 CET

• Survivors found amid Japan quake ruins

  After four days buried alive, two people have been rescued from the rubble of Japan’s earthquake… 15/03/11 15:24 CET

• UN concerned with Iran human rights

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Monday over increased violations of… 15/03/11 14:43 CET

• Radiation leaks from Fukushima now ‘harmful’

  The government in Japan has said radiation from the quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has now… 15/03/11 12:33 CET

• London 2012 Olympic tickets on sale

  Tickets for next year’s Olympic Games in London are on sale from today for six weeks. Some 6.6… 15/03/11 12:31 CET

• Japan radiation spreads to Russia

  Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his Japanese counterpart, Takeaki Matsumoto, held… 15/03/11 11:13 CET

• Thousands evacuated from Japan exclusion zone

  Many people found themselves living in the exclusion zone now in place around the devastated… 15/03/11 10:03 CET

• Fear and uncertainty affect Japanese markets

  The economic impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is also proving to be devastating… 15/03/11 08:16 CET

• Tunisian migrants missing after boat capsizes

  Up to 35 migrants sailing from Tunisia to Italy are missing after their boat capsized. The vessel… 15/03/11 06:03 CET

• Fears raised of a nuclear meltdown in Japan

  Two more explosions at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant have raised fears the authorities are… 15/03/11 05:23 CET

• Radioactive wind blowing towards Tokyo

  Power and food shortages along with badly functioning internet and over-saturated phone systems are… 15/03/11 05:04 CET

• Libya rebels braced for further attacks

  Rebels in the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiyah are trying to fend off an attack by forces loyal to… 15/03/11 01:43 CET

• Nuclear debate heats up in Germany

  Opposition parties and the Greens in Germany have reacted angrily to the government’s decision to… 15/03/11 00:33 CET

• Trapped refugees in Tripoli

  Thousands of Africans are stuck in a camp at Libya’s Tripoli airport trying desperately to get out… 15/03/11 00:23 CET

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