archive 14·10·2011

businessweekly

• In theatres near you: ‘Saving Private Banks’

  The banking sector is in the spotlight in this edition of Business Weekly. A growing number of… 14/10/11 17:51 CET

cinema

• Depp dips back into gonzo world

  Johnny Depp’s new movie is ‘The Rum Diary’ which is based on the novel by Hunter S Thompson, who… 14/10/11 15:23 CET

corporate

• UBS downgraded by Fitch, other banks on review

  Fitch has downgraded Swiss bank UBS and said it may do the same for several large and relatively… 14/10/11 14:37 CET

economy

• Pigs don’t fly, but pork prices soar in China

  Consumer inflation in China dipped last month. It was 6.1 percent compared with September last… 14/10/11 14:37 CET

europeweekly

• Europe Weekly – crunch summit approaches

  In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly we look at the accusations that Syrians living abroad have… 14/10/11 20:52 CET

interview

• Rehn: Tackling sovereign debt ‘first priority’

  Olli Rehn is the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, a key role in defining… 14/10/11 15:03 CET

• Rivlin: ‘Palestinians trying to impose peace’

  The long awaited UN General Assembly in which the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, presented… 14/10/11 15:03 CET

learningworld

• How clean is clean?

  This week we look at some of the initiatives aiming to build a hygienic educational environment and… 14/10/11 11:31 CET

le mag

• Riccardo Muti wins again

  Italian conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded the Birgit Nilsson Prize at a ceremony in… 14/10/11 15:24 CET

perspectives

• Perspectives: 99% anger

  Young people of the middle class in Europe are increasingly joining the ranks of the deeply… 14/10/11 17:53 CET

pictureoftheday

• iPhone 4S = 4 Steve Jobs?

  A man wearing a mask of Apple founder Steve Jobs stands in a line to buy an iPhone 4S at an Apple… 14/10/11 15:35 CET

reporter

• Romanians angry at Schengen ‘double standards’

  At the Albita checkpoint between Romania and Moldova, the police use sniffer dogs and the latest… 14/10/11 15:13 CET

Sport

• France look to get angry for semi-final clash

  The French Rugby Union squad are on familiar terrain preparing for their semi-final clash with… 14/10/11 18:00 CET

thenetwork

• Should Greece sort out its own problems?

  Hello I’m Chris Burns and welcome to The Network, where we connect into a matrix of news makers to… 14/10/11 11:09 CET

u talk

• Towards a new Common Agricultural Policy

  Roman, from Kalisz, in Poland, asks the EU Commissioner in charge of agriculture and rural… 14/10/11 10:55 CET

world news

• Berlusconi facing ‘lame-duck’ opposition taunts

  Opposition voices in Italy are becoming increasingly vocal in calling Prime Minister Silvio… 14/10/11 23:44 CET

• Veteran Italian politician calls for overhaul

  Italian politician Emma Bonino first entered the chamber of deputies 35 years ago, and is now one… 14/10/11 22:43 CET

• British PM ‘sorry’ to see his Defence Secretary go

  It has caused a storm of controversy and now it has cost the British Defence Secretary his job… 14/10/11 22:23 CET

• Berlusconi losing street vote

  Silvio Berlusconi, a master of the cool confident look, has many Italians in despair over the… 14/10/11 20:22 CET

• Libya: fighting breaks out again in Tripoli

  Battles have broken out in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, between revolutionary fighters and supporters… 14/10/11 19:23 CET

• Rail link between North Korea and Russia inaugurated

  A ceremony has been held in North Korea to mark the start of a new train service to Russia. The… 14/10/11 18:42 CET

• Teacher sets herself alight at French school

  A maths teacher has died, after setting herself on fire at a school in southern France. The 44… 14/10/11 18:42 CET

• Bulgarian journalist’s car blown up

  A car belonging to a popular Bulgarian journalist has been blown up outside his home. Sasho… 14/10/11 18:42 CET

• Occupy Wall Street protests go global

  As New York’s Occupy Wall Street protesters are not facing the immediate prospect of being cleared… 14/10/11 18:25 CET

• Dismay over new Portuguese austerity measures

  OK  Dismay over new Portuguese austerity measures    They are designed to slash national debt and… 14/10/11 18:15 CET

• More undersea eruptions off Canaries

  Two more undersea volcanic eruptions have been identified off the coast of one of the Canary… 14/10/11 18:14 CET

• Britain’s Defence Secretary quits

  British Defence Secretary Liam Fox has resigned. He has stepped down after it was revealed that… 14/10/11 18:06 CET

• Berlusconi just survives Italian confidence vote

  Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has scraped through his 51st vote of confidence in three… 14/10/11 17:03 CET

• Austerity measures not enough to prevent Spain downgrade

  The Spanish government says a cut in the country’s credit rating does not take into account how… 14/10/11 16:54 CET

• UN human rights boss warns of civil war in Syria

  The United Nations’ top human rights official has called for “collective international action” to… 14/10/11 16:07 CET

• Berlusconi scrapes through confidence vote

  Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has survived a vote of confidence in parliament but by a… 14/10/11 15:03 CET

• Back in the Day: Al Capone sent to jail

  *October 17, 1931.* Organised crime boss Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for income… 14/10/11 14:19 CET

• Swapped Palestinian prisoners to be exiled

  Following French efforts in brokering the Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap, President Nicolas… 14/10/11 14:15 CET

• Italy opposition boycotts confidence debate

  Italian opposition parties from the left and centre have boycotted a debate ahead of Friday… 14/10/11 12:44 CET

• Race hots up for French Socialist candidates

  With only two days to go until it is decided which Socialist Party member will run for French… 14/10/11 12:43 CET

• Check out British park bins for secret documents

  The British government faces embarrassment after the Prime Minister’s policy adviser was caught… 14/10/11 12:08 CET

• Blackberry fixes problem as Apple launches new iPhone

  After days of disruption, Blackberry services are now almost back to normal. A statement from the… 14/10/11 11:24 CET

• Work more, earn less: Portugal’s new austerity diet

  Portugal’s prime minister has outlined measures imposing more demands on workers, designed to help… 14/10/11 10:43 CET

• Mass held for Chilean miners on rescue anniversary

  On the first anniversary of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped for 70 days underground, an… 14/10/11 08:53 CET

• Liberia’s Johnson-Sirleaf ahead on early vote count

  Partial results from Liberia’s second presidential poll since a civil war have put newly-named… 14/10/11 06:03 CET

• S&P downgrades Spain by one notch

  Another day has brought yet another drop in a European country’s credit rating. This time… 14/10/11 04:54 CET

• Anti-Wall St. activists gear up to block ‘expulsion’

  A showdown in New York is looming. Anti-Wall Street activists are threatening to block efforts… 14/10/11 02:33 CET

• Ukraine’s Tymoshenko faces new corruption claims

  New criminal charges have been filed against jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia… 14/10/11 01:03 CET

• Slovakia clears way for euro rescue fund boost

  For the euro zone’s rescue fund, it was better late than never. On its second attempt… 14/10/11 00:04 CET

• Italian government faces confidence vote

  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is facing a confidence vote in parliament, a ballot he has… 14/10/11 00:04 CET

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