archive 09·10·2008

cinema

• Fonda chairs jury at Zurich

  US actor and director Peter Fonda presided over the jury at the young and growing Zurich Film… 09/10/08 19:04 CET

economy

• Iceland on the brink as governments shore up banks

  The Prime Minister of Iceland has warned his country could go bankrupt, as the government has moved… 09/10/08 19:42 CET

• The IMF promises aid for countries suffering from the financial crunch

  The International Monetary Fund, the IMF says it is ready to help countries hit by the rampant… 09/10/08 19:40 CET

• Americans the most competitive

  Despite the current financial crisis,the United States is world number one in economic… 09/10/08 19:40 CET

• Demand for oil could drop

  If the global economy slides into recession expectations are that the demand for oil will drop… 09/10/08 19:40 CET

• Paulson warns some US banks may fail

  The American government has hinted it may consider partial-nationalisation of its tottering banks… 09/10/08 11:25 CET

europa

• Baring all against EU bullfighting cash

  There has been a vivid demonstration outside the European Parliament building in Brussels by groups… 09/10/08 19:59 CET

• MEPs flying the flag for Europe

  Members of the European Parliament have been flying the flag for the EU banner, anthem and motto… 09/10/08 19:59 CET

futuris

• European and Asian quest for better rice

  European and Asian scientists are working together to produce more fragrant, more nutritional rice… 09/10/08 18:08 CET

hi-tech

• Brain probe can stop pain

  Even the doctors don’t really know why it works, but a new research project hopes to shed light on… 09/10/08 19:06 CET

interview

• Almunia defends EU financial crisis response

  Difficult times for Europe’s Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs. Spain’s Joaquín… 09/10/08 21:14 CET

le mag

• Saatchi Gallery finds new home in London

  The new Saatchi Gallery has just opened on the famous Kings Road in Chelsea, London. And in Spain… 09/10/08 19:04 CET

markets

• Shares slump in Europe

  European stocks fell as declines by utilities and drugmakers outweighed gains by technology shares… 09/10/08 19:58 CET

world news

• Russia warms to Tymoshenko ahead of Ukraine vote

  Political alliances are shifting once again in Ukraine. It was only last December that Yulia… 09/10/08 20:31 CET

• US calls for Nato action on Afghan drug trade

  The US has called on its Nato allies meeting in Budapest to provide the mandate for an attack on… 09/10/08 20:13 CET

• Ukraine voters angry at early elections

  For the third time in three years, and the second in twelve months, the people of Ukraine are being… 09/10/08 19:32 CET

• Bombers strike twice in Pakistan

  It has been a day of carnage in Pakistan after two bombings within a couple of hours of each other… 09/10/08 19:17 CET

• French novelist Le Clezio wins Nobel Prize

  French writer Jean-Marie Le Clezio has won the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Nobel… 09/10/08 18:50 CET

• French author wins Nobel Prize for Literature

  The French writer Jean-Marie Le Clezio has won the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel… 09/10/08 13:55 CET

• All three Icelandic banks now nationalised

  All three banks in Iceland are now under government control. This morning the assets of Kaupthing… 09/10/08 13:13 CET

• NATO allies told to do more in Afghanistan

  NATO allies meet today in Budapest, under increasing pressure from their senior collegue to step up… 09/10/08 12:48 CET

• Ukraine anger as another election looms

  The people of Ukraine face a third election in three years — a second in a year — after President… 09/10/08 12:22 CET

• Bombers strike twice in Pakistan

  It has been a day of carnage in Pakistan after two bombings within a couple of hours of each other… 09/10/08 10:05 CET

• Ukraine calls election – again

  The president of Ukraine has given up the search for a governing coalition and called an early… 09/10/08 08:13 CET

• EU leaders move swiftly to bolster market confidence

  After a raft of unprecendented rescue measures across Europe and the US, the focus in the world of… 09/10/08 07:59 CET

• A note of optimism in Asian markets

  The markets in the Far East have rallied for the first time this week and touched positive… 09/10/08 07:59 CET

• Potential world court ruling on Kosovo’s status provokes dismay in Pristina

  The UN’s decision to refer the issue of Kosovo’s status to the International Court of Justice has… 09/10/08 07:59 CET

• Iceland’s banking system close to melting

  After Iceland puts two of its largest banks into the hands of financial regulators, the government… 09/10/08 07:59 CET

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