archive 18·02·2010

corporate

• SocGen’s results disappoint

  Lacklustre results from France’s second-biggest bank Societe Generale. The lender, which issued a… 18/02/10 19:25 CET

• National Trust mulls Abbey Road purchase

  As debt ridden music group EMI reportedly prepares to sell London’s famous Abbey Road recording… 18/02/10 19:25 CET

• Daimler dumps dividend

  German carmaker Daimler has said it will not pay a dividend to shareholders for the first time in… 18/02/10 19:22 CET

• AXA predicts improve profit

  Europe’s second-biggest insurer, AXA, has said it expects improved profitability from price… 18/02/10 19:22 CET

economy

• Yuan could be allowed to revalue

  Speculation is mounting that China could soon revalue its currency, the yuan. That would please… 18/02/10 19:22 CET

europa

• Ashton in Bosnia, viability doubts linger

  New EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, on a first visit to Bosnia, has said her top… 18/02/10 19:28 CET

• Inner London dusted gold in wealth study, Bulgaria last

  Eurostat, the EU statistics office, has identified inner London as the EU’s richest region. A study… 18/02/10 19:28 CET

hi-tech

• Mobile World Congress buzzes with new technology

  The 2010 Mobile World Congress was held from the 15th to the 18th of Febuary. More than 1,300… 18/02/10 17:32 CET

science

• Climate change threatening tigers

  It was a leap to freedom for a royal Bengal tigress who had strayed too close to human habitation… 18/02/10 09:49 CET

world news

• Niger president held in military coup

  The President of Niger Mamadou Tandja has been detained by troops in a military coup. At least… 18/02/10 20:36 CET

• Obama welcomes Dalai Lama to White House

  The Dalai Lama has met with Barack Obama at the White House, where the US president expressed his… 18/02/10 19:27 CET

• Interpol red notices on 11 Hamas murder suspects

  Interpol has issued formal notices for the arrest of 11 people wanted in connection with the… 18/02/10 19:12 CET

• US-China tension rises to the surface

  A smiling Barack Obama met the Chinese President Hu Jintao back in November. It was Obama’s first… 18/02/10 19:04 CET

• British reinforcements for central Helmand

  Day six of a major assault against the Taliban in Afghanistan has seen reinforcements flown in to… 18/02/10 18:56 CET

• Belgian rail travellers remember crash victims

  A minute’s silence has been held across the Belgian rail network for the victims of Monday’s fatal… 18/02/10 17:53 CET

• Coup bid underway in Niger

  A coup attempt is said to be underway in Niger after automatic weapons fire was reported coming… 18/02/10 17:16 CET

• Ireland demands Israeli explanation over fake passports

  Ireland has joined the UK in summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain how fake passports were… 18/02/10 16:35 CET

• Teacher dies in German school attack

  A teacher has been stabbed to death at a vocational school in Germany. Police commandos were… 18/02/10 16:04 CET

• Silent tribute for Belgian rail crash victims

  A minute’s silence has been held across the Belgian rail network in memory of those who died in… 18/02/10 14:05 CET

• Tehran claims Neda’s killer is at large in UK

  A young woman lies bleeding to death on the streets of Tehran. Last June Neda Agha-Soltan was in… 18/02/10 13:15 CET

• Croatia inaugurates new president

  Would-be European Union member Croatia has inaugurated its new president at a ceremony in Zagreb… 18/02/10 13:04 CET

• ‘Kidnap’ case missionaries back in US

  Eight of the 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti accused of child kidnapping have arrived… 18/02/10 12:34 CET

• Film probes difficulties facing Muslims in the West

  German-Afghan filmmaker Burhan Qurbani brings his movie “Shahada” to the Berlin Film Festival… 18/02/10 11:44 CET

• Dalai Lama’s Washington visit angers China

  The Dalai Lama is holding talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington – a meeting that has… 18/02/10 10:56 CET

• Hamas threatens revenge for assassination

  Hamas is threatening to avenge the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – a veteran militant… 18/02/10 09:31 CET

• Hamas threatens revenge for assassination

  Hamas is threatening to avenge the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – a veteran militant… 18/02/10 09:20 CET

• Haiti releases eight of the 10 US missionaries

  A Haitian judge has released eight of the 10 American missionaries who had been held in a Port-au… 18/02/10 07:32 CET

• Taliban “using human shields” says army

  The Afghan flag flies again over Marjah. Afghan and coalition forces are reportedly in control of… 18/02/10 07:30 CET

• It’s a man’s life in the… Czech Energy Company

  A film that allegedly shows company staff training methods for a military-style debt recovery squad… 18/02/10 07:29 CET

• Obama risks Chinese anger over Dalai Lama visit

  The Dalai Lama is in Washington for a meeting today with US President Barack Obama. In Tibetan eyes… 18/02/10 07:27 CET

• Serbia and Kosovo – two years on

  Two years after Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia, both sides have been talking… 18/02/10 07:26 CET

• Kosovo looks forward to third year as nation

  Kosovo two years on and Europe’s youngest nation yesterday celebrated the second anniversary of… 18/02/10 06:14 CET

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