archive 10·02·2012

businessweekly

• What can the ECB do to help Greece?

  It was another tantalising week for markets, as investors desperately await some decision — any… 10/02/12 19:32 CET

cinema

• French Revolution film opens Berlinale

  It is the first major film festival of 2012. The agenda-setting Berlinale will see 18 movies… 10/02/12 17:01 CET

corporate

• Barclays cuts bonuses but still faces protests

  Announcing sharply lower profits at its investment banking division, Britain’s Barclays said it was… 10/02/12 17:55 CET

• Alcatel-Lucent makes first annual profit

  Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent has just posted its first annual net profit and is promising… 10/02/12 14:20 CET

economy

• Spain steps up jobless fight

  Spain’s cabinet has approved further moves to try and reduced unemployment rates that are the… 10/02/12 16:31 CET

• German inflation stayed at 2.1% in January

  Inflation in Germany remained above the European Central Bank’s two percent target in January. It… 10/02/12 14:20 CET

europeweekly

• Europe Weekly: Greece, gas and wintry weather

  Europe’s big freeze and Greece’s on-going economic tragedy were this week’s big issues. The… 10/02/12 20:42 CET

interview

• Egemen Bağış: ‘The EU must accept Turkey’

  Joining the European Union remains a top priority for Turkey despite the economic crisis and… 10/02/12 16:48 CET

learningworld

• Why we should never stop learning

  In this week’s Learning World, we are looking at lifelong education: focusing on the huge number of… 10/02/12 19:21 CET

le mag

• Uptown Girl Brinkley’s fashion faux pas

  Actresses and models took to the catwalk in New York for the Red Dress Collection, a fashion event… 10/02/12 17:01 CET

pictureoftheday

• Mount Etna erupts on the snow

  Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily. Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest and… 10/02/12 11:26 CET

reporter

• Iceland bouncing back from the brink

  The money boom that led to the financial crisis has changed Icelanders’ values. The banking… 10/02/12 12:22 CET

Sport

• Tom Boonen wins Tour of Qatar

  Belgium’s Tom Boonen held his nerve to claim his fourth Tour of Qatar title in Doha on Friday… 10/02/12 20:06 CET

u talk

• EU funding for foreign students

  Nacisse, from Cameroon, studying at the Free University of Brussels, asks: Why doesn’t the European… 10/02/12 11:20 CET

world news

• Long-awaited Eternit asbestos verdict expected soon

  Will the judgement be guilty or not guilty in the ‘asbestos trial’ of the owners of the company… 10/02/12 20:45 CET

• Egypt ‘fed up with military, not afraid of Islamist rule’

  The scene in Egypt, after Mubarak has been gone for one year, is of political confusion, fury over… 10/02/12 19:09 CET

• Egypt’s Islamist-military ‘coup’

  Some critics of the Egyptian Revolution are saying it never really happened. Demonstrators in the… 10/02/12 07:07 CET

• Homeless teenagers sleep rough in Kiev cold snap

  In Kiev teenagers who had been living on the streets have set up temporary home in derelict… 10/02/12 22:43 CET

• One year on a new message in Tahrir Square

  Protesters are back in Tahrir Square in Egypt with a new message as the first anniversary of… 10/02/12 20:10 CET

• McCartney finally gets his Hollywood star

  Paul McCartney has been given a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, making him the last member of the… 10/02/12 19:43 CET

• Serb arrested in Spain over Djindjic killing

  Spanish police have arrested a man convicted over the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran… 10/02/12 18:53 CET

• Coalition members quit over Greece austerity plan

  As Greeks took to the streets on Friday to show their anger at austerity measures, several… 10/02/12 18:44 CET

• Belgium: firefighters spray premier’s office

  Striking Belgian fire crews have sprayed the country’s cabinet building in Brussels in protest… 10/02/12 18:34 CET

• Vatican: no ‘plot to kill Pope’

  The Vatican has dismissed an Italian newspaper report that the Pope is being targeted by  assassins… 10/02/12 18:34 CET

• A tear filled plea from a hospital in Homs

  In one hospital in a neighbourhood of Homs the intense personal pain of Syria is evident. An… 10/02/12 18:03 CET

• Syria wounded seek treatment in Lebanon

  Lebanon is another neighbouring country dealing with the fallout from the violence in Syria… 10/02/12 15:43 CET

• Syria: 25 killed in Aleppo blast

  At least 25 people have been killed following a twin bomb attack in Syria. The violence has now… 10/02/12 14:53 CET

• Greece government stuck between protesters and troika

  Another wave of protests has erupted in Greece as the government cannot seem to please the people… 10/02/12 14:13 CET

• India and EU: Free-trade agreement close

  Leaders from the EU and India have made “substantial progress” towards a free trade deal. Talks… 10/02/12 13:53 CET

• Troika demands more cuts – Greece strikes

  Greece is in the grip of another general strike with workers furious about yet more budget cuts… 10/02/12 12:03 CET

• Syrian bloodshed spreads to Aleppo

  The upsurge in violence in Syria has spread to the northern city of Aleppo, where soldiers and… 10/02/12 11:33 CET

• Garzon supporters rally in Madrid

  The was a show of support on the streets of Madrid for the campaigning Spanish judge Baltasar… 10/02/12 10:33 CET

• Focus on Putin in Russian presidential campaign

  There have been heated exchanges live on Russian state television between candidates vying to… 10/02/12 09:13 CET

• South Ossetia leader collapses during questioning

  South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva has been hospitalised after being questioned over… 10/02/12 07:11 CET

• Panama strongman Noriega sent back to jail

  Ex-Panama strongman Manuel Noriega has been discharged from hospital and sent back to jail… 10/02/12 07:11 CET

• Eurozone finance ministers delay Greek bailout

  Eurozone finance ministers have held back on approving a 130-billion-euro rescue for Greece… 10/02/12 05:04 CET

• Greece: 48-hour general strike over new austerity measures

  Greek political leaders have struck a deal on further austerity measures, angering protesters but… 10/02/12 03:13 CET

• Syrian troops pound Homs with mortar strikes

  Syrian government troops have unleashed a fresh assault on the city of Homs, ignoring Western pleas… 10/02/12 01:54 CET

• Sarkozy’s re-election bid hit by sleaze claims

  One of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s close aides is being formally investigated for financial… 10/02/12 00:44 CET

• Tahrir marks the anniversary of Mubarak’s ouster

  Egypt is braced for a general strike on Saturday, the day which marks the one year anniversary of… 10/02/12 00:25 CET

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