archive 09·02·2012

corporate

• Renault’s low-cost Moroccan factory riles politicians

  France’s Renault has opened a giant factory in Morocco to build low-cost vehicles. The… 09/02/12 19:59 CET

• Pepsi cuts jobs, boosts marketing chasing Coke

  PepsiCo says it expects to cut 8,700 jobs over the next three years. That is part of a plan to… 09/02/12 17:02 CET

• Southern Europe hanging up on Vodafone

  Vodafone’s revenue for the final three months of 2011 came in lower than expected. It blamed… 09/02/12 14:49 CET

economy

• ECB noncommittal on helping Greece

  A Greek debt deal came just as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi started his news… 09/02/12 17:02 CET

• Costlier food boosts Chinese inflation

  China’s inflation rate spiked in January after having fallen for the previous five months. It… 09/02/12 14:49 CET

europa

• Euro-zone weighs Greek deal

  Euro-zone finance ministers have been meeting to decide whether the Greek government’s… 09/02/12 17:32 CET

futuris

• New flight test to keep pilots out of a spin

  A December 2006 training flight above the Moscow region nearly ended in tragedy. “The trainee… 09/02/12 15:57 CET

• New simulator gives pilots a taste of the extreme

  Some of the most serious aviation disasters happen when pilots are confronted with a situation they… 09/02/12 15:28 CET

le mag

• Oh deer, who’s that calling?

  The hunt is on for Germany’s champion deer caller.   Enthusiasts grunted, bawled and bellowed their… 09/02/12 18:15 CET

• Major Freud portrait exhibition in London

  A major exhibition of paintings by the late Lucian Freud has just opened in London. Best known for… 09/02/12 17:45 CET

• Andrej Pejic: gender-bending supermodel

  He is the only top tier model who can walk down the catwalk as a man or a woman and boasts one of… 09/02/12 17:36 CET

pictureoftheday

• Let’s Move with Michelle Obama!

  America’s first lady Michelle Obama participates in a tug of war with Jimmy Fallon in the Blue Room… 09/02/12 11:41 CET

science

• Nature fights the freeze

  How do plants survive the winter? Unable to migrate to warmer climates or cover up, they seem… 09/02/12 16:05 CET

• Mission X – are you fit for space?

  Speaking live from the International Space Station, astronaut Andre Kuipers kicked off a fitness… 09/02/12 08:27 CET

Sport

• Search starts here for England new hope

  Outgoing England manager Fabio Capello left his London home having issued a statement in which he… 09/02/12 18:33 CET

• Afghan Olympians pin their hopes on wrestling

  It is a call to warriors. The beat of the drum resonates through centuries in Afghanistan. In Kabul… 09/02/12 10:53 CET

thenetwork

• Syria: Stopping the Bloodshed

  Syria’s people-power uprising has turned into open warfare. After months of trying to crush a… 09/02/12 18:40 CET

world news

• Greek debt deal sparks protests and a strike

  Their political leaders may be breathing a sigh of relief. However, Greeks protesting outside… 09/02/12 20:03 CET

• Maldives’ ousted president awaits arrest

  He has gone from president to prospective prisoner in the space of a few days. At home in the… 09/02/12 19:26 CET

• Political backlash from new bailout deal in Greece

  Fallout from Greece’s new bailout deal has begun, with Deputy Labour Minister Yiannis Koutsoukos… 09/02/12 19:12 CET

• Spain’s ‘human rights’ judge Garzón convicted

  Spain’s best-known judge, who achieved international fame for his human rights investigations, has… 09/02/12 18:17 CET

• French presidential rivals shake hands before battle

  Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy have shaken… 09/02/12 17:53 CET

• Syria state television: ‘Homs back to normal’

  Calm streets, busy markets and pictures of people going about their normal everyday activities… 09/02/12 17:33 CET

• Deadly shelling continues in Homs

  In Syria, the heavy bombardment of opposition-held neighbourhoods in Homs is reportedly continuing… 09/02/12 16:13 CET

• Spain judge Garzón convicted over wiretapping

  Spain’s Supreme Court has found the human rights judge Baltasar Garzón guilty of authorising the… 09/02/12 15:13 CET

• Greek leaders strike deal on bailout reforms 

  Greece’s coalition party leaders have reached a deal on tough austerity measures to keep the… 09/02/12 14:58 CET

• No sign of danger to Maldives’ tourists says EU envoy

  Tourism and fishing are the Maldives’ major industries, but now there is trouble in paradise… 09/02/12 14:24 CET

• Huge Iraqi rally to celebrate US troops departure

  Supporters of the radical Shi’ite leader Moqtada Sadr in Iraq have celebrated with pomp the… 09/02/12 14:12 CET

• ‘Cold Bus’ offers hope to Berlin’s homeless

  As biting cold grips Germany each night, a clergyman sets off on a mission that could mean the… 09/02/12 12:53 CET

• Anger and dismay over Greek debt deal failure

  Many Greeks have expressed their anger over their politicians’ failure to finalise terms for the… 09/02/12 12:33 CET

• Costa Concordia set to remain at sea for months

  A fresh attempt to salvage the stricken Costa Concordia is expected to be made on Friday. Bad… 09/02/12 11:43 CET

• ‘Arrest warrant’ issued for Maldives’ ex-president

  A day after he was led away by police, a formal arrest warrant has been issued for the ousted… 09/02/12 11:03 CET

• Greek gathering fails to agree on bailout deal terms

  Greece’s coalition party leaders have failed to agree on a tough reform and austerity package to… 09/02/12 09:23 CET

• Greek leaders edge closer to a bailout deal

  Greek coalition party leaders have agreed on all issues of a bailout plan expect one, and that’s… 09/02/12 05:33 CET

• Syrian military intensify shelling of Homs

  The plight of people in the Syrian city of Homs became all the more grave after yesterday… 09/02/12 05:13 CET

• Arab League and UN refuse to give up on Syria

  The Arab League has said it wants to revive its monitoring mission in Syria as the bloodshed there… 09/02/12 02:13 CET

• Europe’s big freeze to continue until end of February

  The freezing weather gripping much of Europe could last until the end of the month according to… 09/02/12 00:54 CET

• Animals in Ukraine out in the cold during the big freeze

  Birds which used to spend winter near the lakes in Kiev’s city parks are looking for water that has… 09/02/12 00:44 CET

• Greek coalition closer to agreement on bailout terms

  After spending most of the day in talks with prime minister Lucas Papademos, Greece’s coalition… 09/02/12 00:28 CET

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