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Opera Software – Facebook’s next acquisition?The Norwegian internet browser company Opera Software’s share price was boosted by a rumour that… 29/05/12 18:58 CET
cinema
Josh Brolin as young Tommy Lee Jones in MiB 3Will Smith stars as Agent J in Men in Black 3. He must travel back to the 1960s to stop an alien… 29/05/12 15:16 CET
corporate
Samsung gets head start on iPhoneSamsung has launched its top-of-the-range Galaxy S3 smartphone in Europe – aiming to steal a march… 29/05/12 14:03 CET
economy
Spain’s bank bailout plans boost borrowing costsSpain’s shaky banks, the country’s indebted regional governments and Madrid’s plans for helping… 29/05/12 19:06 CET
Japan and China to trade yen-yuan directlyAsia’s two biggest economies, Japan and China, are to start trading their currencies directly from… 29/05/12 14:03 CET
Recession empties Spanish shopsApril was one of the worst months in recent history for Spain’s shopkeepers. Spanish retail sales… 29/05/12 14:03 CET
europa
Complaints against EU institutions increaseThere were a record number of investigations into alleged maladministration involving … 29/05/12 17:07 CET
hi-tech
Stefan Lehnert: inventor of the biodomeTens of thousands of different tropical plants, 300 exotic animals and a rain forest; it sounds… 29/05/12 15:42 CET
le mag
Chinese architect receives Pritzker PrizeChinese architect Wang Shu has recently been awarded with the international Pritzker Architecture… 29/05/12 15:16 CET
pictureoftheday
Traditional village celebrations in AustriaA villager takes part in a ritual in Feistritz an der Gail, in the Austrian province of Carinthia… 29/05/12 12:12 CET
roadtoeuro2012
Music setting the tempo at Kiev’s fan-zoneEuro 2012 Football fans will get the chance to sample live Ukrainian and international music in… 29/05/12 17:56 CET
world news
Italian region reels from second quakeThe two quakes are the worst to hit Italy since the L’Aquila tremor that killed the nearly 300… 29/05/12 19:44 CET
Most Syria massacre victims ‘summarily executed’New amateur video purports to show the shelling of Houla on Friday that left at least 108 people… 29/05/12 19:43 CET
‘Flame’ virus attacks computers in Middle EastA sophisticated virus, dubbed ‘Flame,’ is infecting computers across the Middle East. Security… 29/05/12 19:04 CET
Germany’s green giga-goalsGermany has not met its ambition to cover all its power needs for one day exclusively through… 29/05/12 18:06 CET
15 dead as earthquake strikes northern ItalyAt least 15 people have been killed dead after an earthquake struck northern Italy on Tuesday… 29/05/12 17:56 CET
Western countries expel Syrian diplomats over massacreAmid anger over the massacre of more than 100 people in the Syrian town of Houla, several western… 29/05/12 17:35 CET
Quebec: Talks resume in bid to end student strikeStudents and government officials have resumed talks in Quebec City, aimed at ending a standoff… 29/05/12 17:28 CET
Egyptians angry at election optionsTahrir Square in the Egyptian capital is the focus of a giant let-down for many activists for… 29/05/12 16:37 CET
Spain on the brink of becoming Greece?The Spanish government has been struggling with its budget deficit for quite some time, but it now… 29/05/12 16:22 CET
Merkel meets federal heads as Germany tries to go greenDespite a failed attempt to generate the whole country’s energy needs using only renewable sources… 29/05/12 16:03 CET
French unions urge Hollande to hike minimum wageFrance’s new prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault met with unions and business leaders on Tuesday to… 29/05/12 15:54 CET
Blair, Murdoch, who next?Former Prime Minister Tony Blair answered questions at the Leveson Inquiry for hours on May 28… 29/05/12 15:48 CET
Witnesses blame poor safety in deadly Qatar fireQatar’s Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has ordered an investigation into the deadly fire at… 29/05/12 14:23 CET
Several dead in new quake in northern ItalyNorthern Italy has been struck by a new earthquake, nine days after a fatal tremor hit the same… 29/05/12 12:45 CET
Radioactive fish from Fukushima found near CaliforniaScientists have found bluefin tuna off the coast of California that have been contaminated by… 29/05/12 12:13 CET
Several dead as northern Italy hit by new tremorNorthern Italy has been struck by a new earthquake, nine days after a fatal tremor hit the same… 29/05/12 10:34 CET
State of emergency to tackle Peru anti-mining protestersPeru’s army and police have been given special powers in an effort to end anti-mining protests… 29/05/12 10:33 CET
Former Colombia senator negotiates FARC freeing of French journalistFrench president Francois Hollande has sent a high level civil servant to Colombia to help with the… 29/05/12 08:53 CET
Ex-Mubarak PM’s office is set ablazeThe campaign head quarters of Ahmed Shafiq were set ablaze last night. Demonstrators were furious… 29/05/12 04:03 CET
Blair heckled at media ethics inquiryFormer British prime minister Tony Blair’s testimony at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics was… 29/05/12 02:13 CET
Annan to hold crucial talks with Assad after Houla massacreAmateur footage has been broadcast said to have been filmed as Friday’s massacre in the Syrian town… 29/05/12 00:54 CET
Deadly fire rips through Doha shopping mallAt least 19 foreign nationals, 13 of them children, have been killed in a fire at a shopping mall… 29/05/12 00:44 CET
