archive 17·02·2012

businessweekly

• Déjà vu all over again…

  Markets basically spent the past week waiting for some action on Greece. Eventually, nothing was… 17/02/12 19:03 CET

cinema

• A tale of two comedies in Berlin

  Spanish filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia’s “The Spark of Life” is a Salma Hayek-starring satire about… 17/02/12 16:45 CET

economy

• France’s last chance to swap francs for euros

  It has been a decade since France swapped the franc for the euro, but Friday gave savers one last… 17/02/12 18:18 CET

• Hungarian central bank row still unresolved

  Hungary is continuing on a collision course with Brussels over the independence of its central… 17/02/12 16:45 CET

• UK retail sales jump fuels recovery hopes

  Retail sales in Britain unexpectedly soared in January. Sales volumes rose 0.9 percent month on… 17/02/12 14:38 CET

• Greece and Iran push up oil prices

  Oil prices steadied on Friday with Brent crude near $120 a barrel. They had been pushed up by… 17/02/12 14:38 CET

europeweekly

• Europe Weekly: will the eurozone’s February fever lead to March madness?

  An EU-China summit in Beijing and Greece’s stalled economic bail-out were the big issues this week… 17/02/12 18:52 CET

le mag

• Richter exhibition arrives in Berlin

  The art of Gerhard Richter has finally returned home.   The ‘Panorama’ exhibition at the Neue… 17/02/12 15:27 CET

perspectives

• Greece: broken promises

  This year’s Greek Ash Thursday free barbecue in Athens had longer line-ups than usual. The… 17/02/12 19:34 CET

pictureoftheday

• Anti-government protests in Dakar

  A boy runs past burning tyres during anti-government protests in Senegal’s capital, Dakar on… 17/02/12 11:43 CET

Sport

• Europa league round of 32

  Manchester United began their Europa league campaign on a winning note beating Ajax 2 nil… 17/02/12 09:25 CET

u talk

• Ukraine’s bid to join the EU

  With == EYP== – the European Youth Parliament Anna, from Ukraine, asks: “When is Ukraine going to… 17/02/12 10:06 CET

world news

• Eight arrests after $6 trillion US bond seizure

  Italian police have arrested eight people in connection with the seizure of $6 trillion (4.5… 17/02/12 23:34 CET

• Media mogul Murdoch reassures London staff

  Protesters gathered outside the News International building in London using a visit by Rupert… 17/02/12 23:04 CET

• Clinton ‘optimistic’ on Iran nuclear talks

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Iran to commit to talks over its nuclear programme… 17/02/12 23:03 CET

• Syrian troops shell Homs

  Syrian activists said government troops shelled the central city of Homs on Friday. The… 17/02/12 20:14 CET

• Libyans mark anniversary of Gaddafi’s ouster

  Libyans have been celebrating the first anniversary of the uprising against Colonel Muammar… 17/02/12 19:13 CET

• France and Britain agree nuclear energy cooperation

  Deals signed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday… 17/02/12 18:53 CET

• Minis on the march in Johannesburg protest

  The miniskirt hit the streets of Johannesburg. Women marched in protest over an assault on two… 17/02/12 18:30 CET

• Palestinians protests back hunger striker

  In the West Bank Palestinians and activists marked seven years of weekly demos calling for the… 17/02/12 18:30 CET

• Dutch prince critical after skiing off piste

  Dutch Prince, Johan Friso is in a critical but stable condition in an Innsbruck hospital. He was… 17/02/12 18:30 CET

• Strike action brings flight chaos to Europe

  More than 400 flights were cancelled on Friday at Frankfurt airport from a walk out by apron… 17/02/12 18:18 CET

• German presidential quitting roils Merkel’s waters

  It is a largely ceremonial position, President of Germany, with moral authority wrapped up in it… 17/02/12 17:27 CET

• Greece Olympic Games Museum robbed

  Students led the protests in Greece on Friday, as the government waits until Monday for a crucial… 17/02/12 17:24 CET

• Good or bad move – Germans’ verdicts

  In the shadow of Berlin’s Bellevue Castle, the presidential palace, crowds gathered in the wake of… 17/02/12 16:43 CET

• Sarkozy and Cameron revive ‘entente cordiale’

  If there was any lingering hostility between the British and French leaders there was no sign of it… 17/02/12 16:03 CET

• Italy government ends Vatican tax exemptions

  Despite months of discussions, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has surprised the Vatican by… 17/02/12 15:13 CET

• Murdoch flies in to reassure Sun staff

  Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of News Corporation, has arrived at the headquarters of his company’s… 17/02/12 13:43 CET

• Traveller chaos as Air Australia collapses

  Thousands of Air Australia passengers have been stranded after the budget airline went into… 17/02/12 12:03 CET

• German President quits amid home loan scandal

  German President Christian Wulff has announced he will resign from office. The 52-year-old had been… 17/02/12 11:53 CET

• German president quits after home loan allegations

  German President Christian Wulff has resigned from office. The 52-year-old had been under fire for… 17/02/12 11:33 CET

• Frankfurt airport union threatens strike escalation

  More than 400 flights were cancelled on Friday due to a walk out at Frankfurt airport. The… 17/02/12 11:04 CET

• Deraa targeted as Syria crackdown intensifies

  As violence in Syria intensifies the conflict there is looking increasingly like a civil war. Among… 17/02/12 11:03 CET

• Immunity debate shakes up German politics

  The Wulff affair has rocked the normally staid world of German politics and undermined the image of… 17/02/12 09:03 CET

• UN General Assembly backs Arab League Syria plan

  The United Nations General Assembly has given overwhelming approval to an Arab League plan calling… 17/02/12 07:03 CET

• Twitter campaign to free Moroccan teen who insulted king

  A social media campaign has begun to free an 18-year-old man who has been jailed for publishing… 17/02/12 06:56 CET

• Life sentence for underwear bomber

  A Nigerian man who tried to blow up a US plane with a bomb hidden in his underwear has been… 17/02/12 06:56 CET

• Will Germany’s President lose legal immunity?

  Prosecutors in Germany called on parliament to lift President Christian Wulff’s immunity from… 17/02/12 05:33 CET

• Libya marks 1st anniversary of uprising

  In Libya, celebrations continued into the early houors of Friday morning marking the one year… 17/02/12 02:04 CET

• UN General Assembly urges Assad to step down

  The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelming passed a non-binding resolution calling on… 17/02/12 01:03 CET

• Sarkozy brands election rival Hollande ‘a liar’

  Nicolas Sarkozy has hit the campaign trail for the first time in his bid to be re-elected president… 17/02/12 00:03 CET

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