behindmarkets
Tesco’s American dream fades, shares upThe announcement that British retailer Tesco is considering leaving the US boosted its share price… 05/12/12 19:09 CET
cinema
Film festival honours Chinese directorFans, performers, writers gathered at the The Marrakech festival this year to honour one of the… 05/12/12 16:58 CET
corporate
EADS ownership overhauledEADS has reshuffled its shareholdings in the biggest shake-up of control since it was founded over… 05/12/12 18:55 CET
More cuts at CitigroupCitigroup, the third largest US bank, has said it is going to eliminate 11,000 jobs worldwide; that… 05/12/12 16:19 CET
HSBC sells Chinese insurer stakeHSBC is selling its stake in China’s Ping An Insurance for 7.2 billion euros. The buyer is … 05/12/12 14:22 CET
Tesco likely to quit USAUnder pressure from its shareholders, Britain’s Tesco is reviewing its presence in the United… 05/12/12 14:18 CET
economy
More austerity for IrelandThe Irish government says it is on the road to recovery, but still hit the country’s long-suffering… 05/12/12 18:55 CET
Britain’s recovery struggle continuesThe latest update on Britain’s economy confirms it is performing worse than expected. Finance… 05/12/12 15:50 CET
europa
EU, US lead fight against online child sex abuseAll 27 EU countries are joining up with the US and 20 other nations to fight against child sex… 05/12/12 15:18 CET
generationy
Generation… why?What is “Generation Y” exactly? And how is it different from other generations? What are their… 05/12/12 16:18 CET
hi-tech
The million dollar made to order robotA fearsome looking gigantic robot that is a plaything. To enjoy you simply climb aboard as the… 05/12/12 10:23 CET
italk
Should the EU remain the world’s leading aid donor?All European Union citizens pay for aid to non-EU countries. More and more EU citizens are asking… 05/12/12 13:30 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Washington State marijuana legalization in effect tomorrowMedical consultants stand amongst some of their medical marijuana products at their clinic in… 05/12/12 11:15 CET
science
LeWeb2012: hanging out with Indiegogo founder Danae RingelmannOn day 2 of the LeWeb2012 conference in Paris, euronews’ Marie Jamet hosted a Google+ Hangout with… 05/12/12 09:15 CET
LeWeb2012: hanging out with kiteboarder and tech investor Bill TaiOn day 2 of the LeWeb2012 conference in Paris, euronews’ Marie Jamet hosted a Google+ Hangout with… 05/12/12 09:13 CET
LeWeb2012: hanging out with fighter pilot Brian ShulOn day 2 of the LeWeb2012 conference in Paris, euronews’ Marie Jamet hosted a Google+ Hangout with… 05/12/12 09:10 CET
Sport
Champions League round-upTiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi both scored as French club Paris Saint Germain beat Porto 2-1 to… 05/12/12 08:25 CET
world news
Europeans’ Christmas budgetsLower purchasing power this Christmas in Europe is putting a strain on many people’s gift budgets… 05/12/12 17:54 CET
Young people urged to change countries for workThe economic crisis is looking more and more like the Dark Ages for young Europeans in search of… 05/12/12 15:11 CET
Iran hit by 5.5 magnitude quakeAn earthquake has reportedly killed five and injured at least 10 in Iran after a 5.5 magnitude… 05/12/12 23:45 CET
Nightfall brings more tension in CairoAmid growing violence between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s President Mursi, the prime… 05/12/12 23:05 CET
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck diesThe jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck has died. He was 91 years-old. Brubeck, whose… 05/12/12 20:04 CET
Deaths reported amid Cairo violenceSupporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi have been brawling outside the… 05/12/12 19:58 CET
Germany moves to ban neo-NazisGermany appears to have moved a step closer to banning its far-right neo-Nazi party. Despite a… 05/12/12 19:36 CET
Netanyahu to Europe leaders: no apology over settlementsThe Israeli prime minister has remained defiant over controversial settlement plans during a visit… 05/12/12 19:07 CET
Egyptian VP ‘referendum will go ahead as planned’ despite clashesSupporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi brawled in the streets of the Capital… 05/12/12 18:26 CET
Europe’s struggling economies ‘most corrupt’, new survey revealsThe countries worst hit by Europe’s debt crisis are also thought to be the most corrupt, according… 05/12/12 18:15 CET
Israeli party protests against E1 settlement planAccording to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the proposals for new settlements in the zone known as… 05/12/12 17:37 CET
Royal baby betting bonanza breaks out in broke BritainIt’s a royal baby betting bonanza as Brits head down the bookies to place some bread on the name of… 05/12/12 16:05 CET
World’s olders person Besse Cooper dies aged 116The world’s oldest person has died at the age of 116. Born in 1896 in Tennesse, Besse Cooper moved… 05/12/12 15:57 CET
Russian concern over ‘train surfing’Russian authorities have expressed concern over a new illegal craze, known as train surfing, that… 05/12/12 15:57 CET
Global warming opens new shipping lane through ArcticA tanker carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has crossed the Arctic Ocean route for the first… 05/12/12 15:57 CET
Serbian NATO envoy ‘commits suicide’ in BrusselsSerbia is investigating the sudden death of its ambassador to NATO who apparently committed… 05/12/12 15:06 CET
Spanish health workers protest against privatisationSpanish trade unions say 90 percent of Madrid’s medical workers have gone on strike, on the second… 05/12/12 14:15 CET
Japan sets up defences ahead of North Korea rocket launchJapan has set up anti-missile defences on the Okinawa islands ahead of a planned rocket launch by… 05/12/12 13:35 CET
McAfee flees Belize to seek asylum in GuatemalaJohn McAfee, the anti-virus software entrepreneur, has fled Belize where he is wanted for… 05/12/12 12:25 CET
Philippines typhoon kills more than 200The death toll from the Philippines’ strongest typhoon of 2012 has risen to at least 230… 05/12/12 11:16 CET
Cairo calm with more protests dueCairo was quiet early on Wednesday, the morning after the night before. Tuesday saw tens of… 05/12/12 11:06 CET
Skint and hungry: foodbanks on the rise in the UKThe number of foodbanks or soup kitchens in the UK are growing at an alarming rate as the economic… 05/12/12 09:06 CET
Violence over wage dispute in SAfrican wine regionA standoff between striking farm labourers in South Africa’s wine growing region and police turned… 05/12/12 07:59 CET
Rio arrests scores of police in bribery probeMore than 60 police officers and a dozen drug traffickers have been arrested in Rio de Janeiro… 05/12/12 07:59 CET
First Irish right-to-die-case is heard in courtA terminally ill woman has taken Ireland’s first right-to-die case to the country’s High Court… 05/12/12 07:59 CET
Typhoon Bopha wreaks havoc in the PhilippinesA powerful storm has hit the southern Philippines killing at least 100 people with more than 200… 05/12/12 05:56 CET
Assad forces mount counter-attack against advancing rebelsAmateur video has emerged purportedly showing rocket fire directed at Damascus from a military… 05/12/12 04:46 CET
Protesters march up to Egypt’s presidential palace in angerThousands of opposition protesters surrounded the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday night… 05/12/12 01:05 CET
NATO agrees missile defence for TurkeyNATO foreign ministers have agreed to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to defend the country against… 05/12/12 00:55 CET
