archive 20·05·2009

cinema

• Coppola’s Tetro premieres at Cannes

  Francis Ford Coppola’s new film Tetro has opened the Director’s Fortnight section of the Cannes… 20/05/09 16:01 CET

corporate

• Volvo truck sales slump

  Volvo is having increasing difficulty in finding customers in the global downturn. The… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

• GM sees three bidders for Opel

  Potential investors in GM’s Opel and Vauxhall have started to submit their buyout strategies… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

economy

• Spain’s condition worsens

  Spain’s economy turns out to be in an even worse state than had been thought. The National… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

• Japan’s economy shows record fall

  The Japanese economy has recorded another dreadful performance, plunging four percent in the first… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

europa

• Russia flaunts size with EU

  The last European Union summit with Russia was hosted by France, and it was held on the Riviera, in… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

• EU, China trade respect

  The Czech EU Presidency has said dialogue with China will include extremely important human rights… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

futuris

• Digital fight against breast cancer

  Nijemgen, The Netherlands, a woman arrives for a breast cancer screening. An appointment she… 20/05/09 17:35 CET

le mag

• Mawazine rocks on

  The Mawazine Music Festival in Rabat continues to attract huge crowds this week. The Joubran Trio… 20/05/09 16:01 CET

markets

• Wednesday 20th May

  After fluctuating between positive and negative .. European shares finished up over one percent… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

questions for europe

• A Parliament 20% legitimate?

  A German voter asks: “Will the European Parliament still have legitimacy if less than 20% of… 20/05/09 21:09 CET

science

• Seashells in Sinai desert garrison

  Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed an military garrison made of mud bricks and sea shells in… 20/05/09 16:13 CET

world news

• British workers strike over foreign labour

  Parts of Britain have been hit by more strikes against the use of foreign workers. Contract staff… 20/05/09 20:43 CET

• US tries to patch up relations with Serbia

  The US Vice President is in Belgrade as part of a three-country visit to the Balkans… 20/05/09 20:39 CET

• 98 dead in Indonesian air crash

  The number of people killed in this morning’s military air crash in Indonesia has risen to 98… 20/05/09 20:39 CET

• Two moderates confirmed in Iran’s presidential race

  Iran has approved the list of candidates who will stand against President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in… 20/05/09 20:39 CET

• Inquiry slams Irish state over “endemic” child abuse

  Horrific abuse in Catholic children’s homes in Ireland has been condemned in a government report… 20/05/09 20:39 CET

• Aung San Suu Kyi trial opened to foreign observers

  The military rulers of Myanmar appeared to bow to international pressure today, by opening the… 20/05/09 20:39 CET

• 97 dead in Indonesian military plane crash

  At least 97 people are now known to have died in the crash of a military plane in Indonesia. The… 20/05/09 14:22 CET

• EU-China summit seeks ‘a new global order’

  Building a new world order and saving the planet are the modest aims as Europe and China prepare… 20/05/09 14:22 CET

• 13 arrested in Spain for al-Qaeda links

  Thirteen people have been arrested in Spain, in a long-running investigation into the funding of… 20/05/09 14:22 CET

• Presidential vote setback for Moldova’s Communists

  Moldova’s political stalemate is set to continue after the parliament failed to elect a president… 20/05/09 14:22 CET

• British architect Norman Foster wins arts award in Spain

  This year’s Prince of Asturias Award for Arts has been awarded to British Architect Norman Foster… 20/05/09 14:22 CET

• Ancient fossil could be ‘the missing link’

  A small fossilised skeleton, making her public debut 47 million years after she died, may prove to… 20/05/09 14:22 CET

• UK politicians debate reforms and change

  The UK’s lower House of Parliament has been debating reform of its members’ expenses claims system… 20/05/09 14:22 CET

• Biden calls for progress in Bosnia

  On a visit to Sarajevo, US Vice President Joe Biden has warned that Bosnia could once again… 20/05/09 07:20 CET

• Scores dead in Indonesian air crash

  An Indonesian military transport plane carrying 109 people has crashed in East Java on a flight… 20/05/09 07:20 CET

• China and EU go to Prague summit

  China and the European Union are gearing up for a summit delayed since last December. The EU says… 20/05/09 07:20 CET

• UK parliament concentrates on reputation rescue

  British MPs have been proposing differing ways of restoring parliament’s reputation, after the… 20/05/09 07:20 CET

• White House announces tough new fuel efficiency measures for cars

  US President Barack Obama has announced tough measures aimed at making cars more fuel efficient… 20/05/09 07:20 CET

• Italy’s Prime Minister faces fresh calls for his resignation.

  Opposition parties have called on Silvio Berlusconi to step down after a judge revealed a… 20/05/09 07:20 CET

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