archive 28·04·2009

cinema

• X-men origins: Wolverine

  More muscly than ever, Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine in the 4th film of the X-Men franchise… 28/04/09 18:35 CET

corporate

• Vestas sheds jobs

  The world’s biggest wind-turbine maker Vestas, is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs. The Danish… 28/04/09 19:45 CET

• BP slashes costs

  London-based BP said it was learning to live with oil at 50 dollar a barrel, by slashing costs… 28/04/09 19:42 CET

• EuroDisney loses visitors

  British and Spanish visitors are deserting EuroDisney in Paris. The largest theme park… 28/04/09 19:42 CET

• Daimler feels the downturn

  The economic downturn has hit the luxury car market. German automobile maker Daimler has reported… 28/04/09 19:42 CET

economy

• Banks under pressure

  European bank stocks suffered falls, as the global recession bites. There was anger at Fortis… 28/04/09 19:43 CET

europa

• Albania EU’s latest applicant

  Albania has formally applied to join the European Union. Prime Minister Sali Berisha took the step… 28/04/09 19:47 CET

• Working week stalemate

  The economic squeeze has tipped the EU into a stalemate over the maximum allowable working week… 28/04/09 19:47 CET

le mag

• Ida Maria eyes US market

  The Norwegian rock star Ida Maria has just released her debut album in the United States. The album… 28/04/09 18:35 CET

markets

• European markets suffer

  European markets fell, for two main reasons. Investors worried about the economic impact of… 28/04/09 19:45 CET

questions for europe

• European institutional triangle

  The EU is a political union in which sovereign states transfer some of their power. That is the … 28/04/09 14:15 CET

• Rapex Regulates Safety

  EU regulations say producers and distributors, whether in the EU or not, are only allowed to sell… 28/04/09 14:15 CET

science

• Herschel and Planck approach take off

  The European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory is to be launched into space along with the… 28/04/09 18:35 CET

world news

• Mexico’s economy laid low by fears of flu

  Mexico City has re-opened for business this week but there isn’t much money changing hands, a… 28/04/09 20:10 CET

• What is swine flu?

  The recent virus has left many questions unanswered but most experts agree that pork is still safe… 28/04/09 20:10 CET

• Cyprus property ruling EU-wide

  The European Union’s top court has ruled that legal verdicts by Greek Cypriot courts are binding… 28/04/09 19:47 CET

• World health bodies plan for worse to come

  While the spectre of a flu pandemic is not inevitable countries should prepare for the worst —… 28/04/09 19:14 CET

• Deadly flu virus continues to spread

  Fears are increasing that swine flu is turning into a global pandemic as governments across the… 28/04/09 19:08 CET

• France and Spain sign new security deal

  France and Spain have announced plans increase their successful collaboration against terrorism and… 28/04/09 18:55 CET

• EU slams Sri Lanka for Swedish envoy snub

  Sri Lanka has been criticised for refusing entry to a Swedish envoy from an EU mission… 28/04/09 18:40 CET

• Pope urges reflection during quake zone visit

  The Pope has called for society to reflect on the consequences of the Italian earthquake as… 28/04/09 18:39 CET

• Britain and Poland in Afghanistan troop talks

  Troop deployments to Afghanistan topped the agenda in a meeting between the British and Polish… 28/04/09 16:14 CET

• EU moves on a coordinated responce to outbreak

  The EU has launched a coordinated response to deal with the threat of outbreaks of swine flu in… 28/04/09 13:14 CET

• Pope visits quake Italian victims

  Pope Benedict XVI has visited central Italy to meet survivors of the earthquake that struck the… 28/04/09 12:44 CET

• Bolivia and Paraguay sign historic agreement

  Bolivia and Paraguay have signed an historic agreement bringing to an end a border dispute… 28/04/09 11:34 CET

• Recriminations in Mexico as flu toll grows

  The Mexican government says while the number of deaths from swine flu will rise it will win the… 28/04/09 11:24 CET

• World governments mobilise as flu spreads

  Governments around the world are mobilising to prevent the spread of swine flu as the virus claims… 28/04/09 10:04 CET

• Tamil Tigers claim Sri Lanka still bombing them

  Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels have released a video of what they say is a government war plane… 28/04/09 09:14 CET

• WHO raises alert level as swine flu spreads

  With suspected cases cropping up worldwide, global concern is growing over the spread of swine flu… 28/04/09 07:31 CET

• First cases of swine flu diagnosed in Europe

  Europe’s first case of swine flu was diagnosed at a hospital in the Castilla-La Mancha region of… 28/04/09 07:30 CET

• Swine flu spreads across the Americas

  Medical authorities in the US are on high alert with more than 40 people in five states sickened by… 28/04/09 07:29 CET

• Spotlight on Carla ahead of France-Spain summit

  Spain’s Royal Family has treated visiting French leader Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla to a… 28/04/09 07:28 CET

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