archive 24·03·2009

cinema

• Pirate radio hits the big screen

  The stars of a new British comedy, The Boat That Rocked, braved the chill London weather for the… 24/03/09 19:21 CET

corporate

• AIG bonus row continues

  The bonus blame game continues in Washington. The uproar over millions that was paid to top… 24/03/09 19:46 CET

• Fury over Valeo payoff

  A big payoff for Thierry Morin, the outgoing boss of French car parts supplier Valeo, has provoked… 24/03/09 19:44 CET

economy

• Brown focuses on finance reform

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met top executives from the world’s major banks to get their… 24/03/09 19:48 CET

• Euro zone economic contraction slows

  There’s been a little bit of good news on the euro zone economy. The latest data suggests a… 24/03/09 19:43 CET

• Surprise rise in UK inflation

  Inflation in Britain rose unexpectedly in February and hit 3.2 percent. As a result the… 24/03/09 19:42 CET

europa

• Cosmetic safety keeping up with more than meets the eye: nanotechnology

  Cosmetics containing nanoparticles — materials on a super-tiny scale — could be banned if there… 24/03/09 19:35 CET

• Le Pen calls intent to strip him of parliament privilege ‘idiotic’

  Proposing a rule change to prevent French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen from presiding over… 24/03/09 19:34 CET

hi-tech

• Swift takes to the sky

  The project to develop a clean, green plane that does not need petrol has already got off the… 24/03/09 20:11 CET

le mag

• Pinault collection on show in Moscow

  Moscow’s Garage Centre for Contemporary Art is playing host to an exhibition of works from the… 24/03/09 20:11 CET

markets

• Tuesday 24th March

  European shares fluctuated through the day and finished slightly higher but London closed one… 24/03/09 19:49 CET

questions for europe

• Complaints through the European Ombudsman

  The European Ombudsman is better known than in the past, but there is still confusion over his… 24/03/09 20:11 CET

• Wind energy

  Wind could be EU’s ticket to energy sustainability, according to industry representatives. What… 24/03/09 20:11 CET

world news

• Rose petals as Pakistan’s top judge returns

  It was no ordinary reception for no ordinary judge. His car strewn with rose petals, Pakistan’s… 24/03/09 20:02 CET

• Sirens in Belgrade for NATO bombing victims

  Sirens have rung out in Belgrade to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of NATO’s bombing of… 24/03/09 20:02 CET

• Serbia says it will never forget

  Ten years after NATO’s 78-day bombing campaign of Serbia, the country still has not given up on… 24/03/09 20:01 CET

• France to pay nuclear test victims

  Thirteen years after the definitive abandoning of nuclear tests in the Pacific, France is ready to… 24/03/09 20:00 CET

• Israel’s Labour backs Netanyahu alliance

  In Israel, unlikely bedfellows are set to give government a go-together. The centre-left Labour… 24/03/09 19:58 CET

• Clash in Israeli-Arab town

  Israeli Arab protesters have clashed with police after right-wing Israelis marched on the… 24/03/09 19:53 CET

• Czech PM loses confidence vote

  Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has been forced to resign after losing a no-confidence vote in… 24/03/09 19:05 CET

• Belgrade remembers NATO bombing

  Sirens began to sound across Belgrade early in the evening on March the 24th, 1999. Over the next… 24/03/09 12:53 CET

• Serbia marks 10th anniversary of NATO bombing

  Commemorations are being held in Belgrade for the victims of the NATO bombing of Serbia. … 24/03/09 12:34 CET

• Clashes in Israeli-Arab town

  Israeli Arab protesters have clashed with police after right-wing Israelis marched on the… 24/03/09 12:14 CET

• Czech PM faces no-confidence vote

  The political turmoil in the Czech Republic could take a new turn today as opposition Social… 24/03/09 11:25 CET

• Netanyahu close to forming coalition

  Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of right wing Likud, has agreed in… 24/03/09 10:06 CET

• AIG bosses give their bonuses back

  Many of the executives at US insurer AIG who received bonuses have said they will repay the money… 24/03/09 07:32 CET

• Youth charged with Northern Ireland police killing

  A 17-year old will appear in court in Northern Ireland today charged with the murder of a police… 24/03/09 07:32 CET

• French u-turn on nuclear compensation

  The French government is to release 10 million euros to compensate victims of nuclear tests carried… 24/03/09 07:29 CET

• Czech government faces tight no-confidence vote

  The Czech government faces a vote of no-confidence later today that will be watched closely in… 24/03/09 07:29 CET

• Turkey gets Iraqi support against Kurdish rebels.

  The first visit of a Turkish head of state to Iraq for more than 30 years has brought pledges of… 24/03/09 07:29 CET

• Serbia and Kosovo play blame game at UN

  On the 10th anniversary of the NATO bombardment to push Serb forces out of Kosovo, relations… 24/03/09 04:36 CET

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