archive 07·12·2009

cinema

• The festival of Marrakech

  ‘Jamaa el Fnah’ in the heart of Marrakech, is a UNESCO world heritage site. But it’s not just… 07/12/09 18:47 CET

economy

• Dubai government won’t help Dubai World

  Shares on Dubai’s stock exchange tumbled on word that the country’s government will not sell any… 07/12/09 19:42 CET

• Iceland’s GDP slumps further

  Iceland’s financial meltdown continues to batter its economy. Gross domestic product shrank… 07/12/09 19:41 CET

• US bank bailout total less than expected

  The projected long-term cost of the US government’s bailout of America’s big banks will be at least… 07/12/09 19:41 CET

• Barnier wants changes

  Incoming EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier says Europe needs a new growth model… 07/12/09 19:41 CET

• UK government promises more spending savings

  Trying to slash Britain’s ballooning budget deficit, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed plans… 07/12/09 19:41 CET

europa

• Morocco calls hunger striker a ‘blackmailer’

  Complicating EU-Morocco relations, a hunger striker in a Spanish airport is a political blackmailer… 07/12/09 19:44 CET

• Serbia wins EU trade approval, visa freedom

  The European Union foreign ministers have agreed to unfreeze an interim trade agreement with… 07/12/09 19:44 CET

Focus COP15

• Setting the targets: pledges ready for Copenhagen

  The consequences of a warmer planet can be seen and felt from the polar ice caps to sub-Saharan… 07/12/09 20:22 CET

• Copenhagen climate summit told, ‘Time is up’

  Day one of the world’s biggest climate change summit ever and the stark message coming from… 07/12/09 18:49 CET

• Protest groups fear flawed climate deal

  Hundreds of protest groups are in Copenhagen to demonstrate for action on climate change… 07/12/09 18:46 CET

• Optimism marks conference beginning

  As the thousands of people taking part in the conference began arriving – the atmosphere seemed to… 07/12/09 13:38 CET

• Copenhagen climate talks open

  The biggest climate summit in history has opened in Copenhagen with hosts Denmark saying an… 07/12/09 12:25 CET

• Climate change threatens “a third of all species”

  Even elephants cannot escape climate change. More dry periods might further shrink their living… 07/12/09 11:37 CET

• Long-awaited climate talks get underway in ‘Hopenhagen’

  The world’s biggest ever climate talks begin today in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Thousands of… 07/12/09 07:31 CET

le mag

• Orchestra in Lyon supports rising musical stars

  Jun Merkl is the music director of ‘Orchestre National Lyon’. He knows how hard it is to make it in… 07/12/09 18:47 CET

markets

• Markets: 7th December

  European shares ended the day half a percent lower, falling from Friday’s two-week closing high… 07/12/09 19:59 CET

science

• Scientists herald cancer breakthrough

  Australian researchers are developing a blood test aimed at detecting 15% of all cancers. There are… 07/12/09 18:47 CET

world news

• Scrapper Basescu lives to fight another day

  Traian Basescu describes himself as a battler, a scrapper, and has picked many a fight with… 07/12/09 20:22 CET

• Russia mourns its dead youth

  A day of mourning is being held throughout Russia after the country’s worst fire in decades at the… 07/12/09 18:47 CET

• Greece rocked by second day of violent unrest

  Running battles between anarchists and police have rocked Athens for a second day. Violence… 07/12/09 18:46 CET

• Turkish soldiers killed in ambush

  At least seven Turkish soldiers have been killed after the bus in which they were travelling was… 07/12/09 18:24 CET

• Romanian opposition cries election foul

  Romania is split down the middle following Sunday’s presidential election, which was won by the… 07/12/09 16:14 CET

• Iranian police break up opposition rally

  Iranian security forces have clashed in Tehran with protesters seeking to renew their challenge to… 07/12/09 14:44 CET

• Morales claims victory in Bolivia

  President Evo Morales has claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential election, paving the way for a… 07/12/09 13:09 CET

• Basescu re-elected Romanian president

  Trian Basescu has been officially declared the winner in Romania’s presidential election. Earlier… 07/12/09 11:11 CET

• Basescu on verge of victory in Romania

  Romania’s President Trian Basescu looks to be heading for re-election according to official… 07/12/09 09:26 CET

• Basescu edges into the lead in presidential poll

  Romanian President Traian Basescu is poised to win a presidential run off vote with 50 per cent of… 07/12/09 07:45 CET

• Leftist Bolivian president claims re-election victory

  Bolivian President Evo Morales is claiming a landslide re-election victory. Voters are said to have… 07/12/09 07:35 CET

• Iraq parliament approves new election law

  Iraq’s parliament has agreed a last minute deal to overcome divisions on a law allowing elections… 07/12/09 07:33 CET

• Analyst weighs up Romanian election result

  Laura Davidescu of euronews has been monitoring the election process… With the exit polls showing… 07/12/09 07:32 CET

• Clashes go on long into the night in Athens

  Anarchists have been fighting running battles with police into the early hours of the morning in… 07/12/09 03:14 CET

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