archive 30·04·2012

behindmarkets

• Adidas results delight markets

  On a day when stocks fell throughout Europe Adidas’ over five percent jump in value bolstered the… 30/04/12 18:49 CET

cinema

• The Raven: last days of Poe’s life

  When a madman begins committing murders inspired by Gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe’s works, a young… 30/04/12 16:18 CET

corporate

• AB InBev profits off forecast

  Either the worst is over and we are enjoying life again or we are drinking our way out of the… 30/04/12 15:11 CET

economy

• Wealth tax may mean exodus from France to UK

  Some wealthy French citizens may be preparing to swap croissants for bacon and eggs with a move to… 30/04/12 20:43 CET

• Spain mulls ‘bad bank’ to cure financial sector

  With Spain now officially back in recession, a quarter of its working adults out of work, and its… 30/04/12 16:22 CET

• Where are all the shoppers in Germany?

  Germany is enjoying its lowest unemployment since reunification, falling inflation and a pickup in… 30/04/12 15:11 CET

• EU inflation cools but long-term outlook uncertain

  Inflation slowed slightly in Europe in April; in the 17-member eurozone it is now 2.6 percent… 30/04/12 15:11 CET

le mag

• Beach Boys: together again for their 50th

  They’ve put years of conflicts and legal spats behind them to reunite for new album – That’s Why… 30/04/12 16:17 CET

life

• The return of the Cossacks

  In the new season of Russian Life, we look at the most amazing aspects of the world’s largest… 30/04/12 09:05 CET

pictureoftheday

• Protesters demand Saleh trial in Yemen

  Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration calling for Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah… 30/04/12 12:04 CET

right on

• Bonus: Voices from Bulgaria

  *The mayor the Roma have voted as ‘Bulgaria’s friendliest mayor’* *Tsonko Tsonev* _Mayor of… 30/04/12 12:22 CET

• Who are the Roma people?

  When putting together this report I realised that there is a lot of confusion about exactly who the… 30/04/12 12:21 CET

• Reaching out to Europe’s Roma

  European governments are under pressure to focus on Roma integration, and Kavarna in Bulgaria is… 30/04/12 11:14 CET

science

• Mind over matter for Olympic athletes

  These British rowers are fighting for a place in the biggest sporting competition of them all; the… 30/04/12 15:07 CET

world news

• Wife of Bahrain hunger striker expresses doubts over retrial

  The wife of a man jailed for life in Bahrain over his opposition to the ruling monarchy says news… 30/04/12 23:03 CET

• Turkish traders angry with Bond movie-makers

  Hollywood has come to Istanbul. Actor Daniel Craig has been in the city to film scenes for the… 30/04/12 21:44 CET

• Ukraine plays down threats to boycott Euro 2012

  Ukraine has described as “cold war tactics” threats by European countries to boycott the Euro 2012… 30/04/12 19:34 CET

• Election campaigning kicks off in Egypt

  Official campaiging is getting underway for the Egyptian presidential elections, but those in the… 30/04/12 19:04 CET

• Passengers dead and missing after bad weather capsizes India ferry

  At least 30 people are dead and 200 missing after a ferry capsized in India. The vessel had been… 30/04/12 18:33 CET

• Bosnian Muslim woman found guilty of war crimes

  Rasema Handanovic has become the first Muslim woman convicted of war crimes during the conflict in… 30/04/12 18:24 CET

• Triple bomb attack threatens fragile Syria ceasefire

  Triple bomb blasts have rocked the Syrian city of Idlib, killing at least nine people and wounding… 30/04/12 17:53 CET

• Titanic II plans unveiled

  An Australian billionaire has announced plans to build a modern day version of the Titanic. … 30/04/12 16:31 CET

• Britain’s Queen greets fans in royal town

  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has gone on a walkabout as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations… 30/04/12 16:31 CET

• Greece: amid the chaos, the rise of the right

  Greece has opened its first purpose-built detention centre for illegal immigrants a week before… 30/04/12 15:54 CET

• Israel constructs wall on Lebanese border

  Israel has started building a wall along a stretch of its border with Lebanon. It says the barrier… 30/04/12 15:43 CET

• ‘State of emergency’ declared by Sudan

  Sudan has declared a state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan, after weeks of clashes over… 30/04/12 14:23 CET

• Germany’s Pirate party elect new leader

  Thousands of members of Germany’s Pirate Party gathered in the northern town of Neumuenster on… 30/04/12 14:13 CET

• French presidential election: Sarkozy up one point in polls

  A new poll suggests President Nicolas Sarkozy could be closing the gap in France’s presidential… 30/04/12 13:35 CET

• Violence welcomes the UN’s top ceasefire monitor

  There has been more deadly violence in Syria as the head of the UN monitoring force arrived in the… 30/04/12 12:24 CET

• Merkel could boycott Euro 2012 over Tymoshenko

  Outrage of the treatment of jailed Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is threatening to… 30/04/12 11:34 CET

• Myanmar: Ban’s parliamentary speech, NLD lifts parliamentary ban

  The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has made an historic address to the Myanmar parliament… 30/04/12 10:13 CET

• Al Qaeda offer UK hostage for Abu Qatada

  The North African branch of al-Qaeda has said it will free a British hostage, in exchange for the… 30/04/12 08:23 CET

• More clashes between Sudan and South Sudan

  There have been fresh skirmishes between Sudan and South Sudan as the former declared a state of… 30/04/12 07:08 CET

• Gunmen attack Christians in Nigeria

  At least 15 people were killed and many more wounded in an attack by gunmen on Christian… 30/04/12 07:08 CET

• Dissident confirmed as taking refuge in US embassy

  A fellow dissident has confirmed that the blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has taken refuge… 30/04/12 07:08 CET

• Far-right voters still key to French presidential poll

  With just a week to go before France chooses its next president and the race for the Elysee Palace… 30/04/12 05:35 CET

• UN observer chief says Syria mission is “a huge challenge”

  In Damascus Syrian state run television showed the damage to the Central Bank after militants fired… 30/04/12 04:54 CET

• Libya’s former oil chief found dead in Danube

  The body of Libya’s former Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem has been found in the River Danube in… 30/04/12 01:43 CET

• Spaniards march against health and education cuts

  Organisers of Sunday’s nationwide protests against government cut backs in Spain expressed… 30/04/12 00:44 CET

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