archive 14·05·2009

cinema

• Ben Stiller returns in “Night at the Museum 2”

  US comedy superstar Ben Stiller is back for new and wild adventures as security guard Larry Daley… 14/05/09 17:54 CET

corporate

• Fiat workers strike over closure fears

  The prospect of Fiat merging with Chrysler and GM Europe to become the world’s second biggest car… 14/05/09 19:17 CET

• GM Europe’s fate could be known in a week

  Opel and Vauxhall’s future could become clearer very soon. Germany’s economy minister has… 14/05/09 19:17 CET

economy

• Top European banks continue to suffer

  Rising bad debts and the weak European economy continue to hit the earnings of some of the region’s… 14/05/09 19:17 CET

• Spain’s Q1 economic contraction worst in 50 years

  New official figures show Spain’s economy suffered its worst contraction in half a century in the… 14/05/09 19:17 CET

europa

• Air ticket websites improve

  Plane ticket-selling websites in the EU have made a steep climb in compliance with consumer… 14/05/09 18:12 CET

europeans

• Opening doors by closing the generation gap

  A number of schemes in Europe are bringing together the old and the young to help ease pressures… 14/05/09 20:48 CET

interview

• Interview : Maria de Medeiros

  Actress, singer, director, polyvalent and multicultural, Maria de Medeiros was born in Lisbon, grew… 14/05/09 16:33 CET

le mag

• Electro-band The Crystal Method launches new album

  Californian electronic duo The Crystal Method are releasing their first album in five years… 14/05/09 17:54 CET

questions for europe

• Who is minding EU gays?

  “Hi, I’m Antony, Mister Gay Italy. I want to know if Europe will ever get around to doing something… 14/05/09 17:12 CET

space

• Uncovering Venus’ secrets

  For a long time, many imagined conditions on Venus to be similar to Earth. But space probes… 14/05/09 18:23 CET

world news

• Civilians escape Sri Lanka battle

  Thousands more Sri Lankan civilians have escaped the country’s war zone and joined others in… 14/05/09 22:03 CET

• Wayward youth takes to Cannes red carpet

  The second day of the Cannes film festival has seen a couple of premiers for films about young… 14/05/09 19:13 CET

• Spain set to change abortion law

  The Spanish government is moving to end a legal ban on abortion. The Socialist government’s… 14/05/09 18:44 CET

• Unions lead 3 days of protests in Europe

  ‘Europeans have had enough!’ — that is the message of three days of protests against economic… 14/05/09 18:42 CET

• Italy’s parliament clamps down on illegals.

  Italy’s parliament has passed a law making it a crime to be an illegal immigrant. Those who stay… 14/05/09 18:41 CET

• Aung San Suu Kyi group rails against new charges

  Opposition activists in Myanmar, formally known as Burma, have condemned new charges against their… 14/05/09 18:40 CET

• Pope holds talks with Netanyahu

  Pope Benedict met with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on day four of his Middle East… 14/05/09 18:33 CET

• ESA launches Herschel and Planck space telescopes

  A rocket has successfully blasted off carrying what the European Space Agency has called “two of… 14/05/09 16:13 CET

• Cinema talent out in force at Cannes film festival

  The Cannes film festival entered its second day today. While it is expecting fewer celebrity… 14/05/09 13:13 CET

• Food aid crisis in war-torn Somlia

  It is feared up to one and a half million Somalis could die within six months if their plight is… 14/05/09 13:05 CET

• Spanish government moves to legalise abortion

  The Spanish government has announced plans to legalise abortion in the country. The current law… 14/05/09 13:04 CET

• Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to face “trial”

  Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to face trial for breaching the conditions of… 14/05/09 13:03 CET

• Intel challenges EU fine, will appeal

  The EU’s one billion-euro fine on Intel, the US chipmaker, will not end the giant’s dominance, but… 14/05/09 07:36 CET

• White House U-turn over alleged torture pictures

  US President Barack Obama has done an about-turn and now says he wants to block the publication of… 14/05/09 07:36 CET

• Angry reactions in Italy to anti-immigration vote

  There have been angry scenes in Italy after deputies voted in controversial anti-immigration… 14/05/09 07:28 CET

• UN steps into Sri Lankan endgame

  Sri Lanka’s military campaign against the Tamil Tiger rebels is no longer a purely domestic affair… 14/05/09 07:27 CET

• ESA gears up to launch Herschel and Planck

  The countdown is on in French Guiana to one of the most important launches in the history of… 14/05/09 07:26 CET

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