archive 14·06·2012

behindmarkets

• Global mobile phone giant Nokia on the line

  Nokia can no longer convince the markets. The Finnish telecoms equipment maker was sanctioned on… 14/06/12 19:04 CET

cinema

• The Amazing Spider-Man drops in at Tokyo premiere

  Spidey made a dramatic entrance at the world premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man in Tokyo. The… 14/06/12 18:17 CET

corporate

• Ringing the changes at Nokia

  Ten thousand jobs are set to be cut at global mibile phone company Nokia as the company’s shares… 14/06/12 17:23 CET

economy

• OPEC holds production levels

  The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC has agreed to hold their countries oil… 14/06/12 19:13 CET

• Spain’s yields break seven percent barrier

  Spain’s borrowing costs have shattered euro-era records. The yield on 10-year bonds hit 7 percent… 14/06/12 15:36 CET

• Greece jobless rate soars

  Greece’s jobless rate has soared to record figures. Data showed that 22.6 percent were out of work… 14/06/12 14:44 CET

• Swiss National Bank defends the franc

  The Swiss National Bank reasserted its commitment to holding down the value of the franc ahead of… 14/06/12 14:44 CET

futuris

• Zeppelin-led research into climate change

  Scientists in Germany are trying to fill in the gaps in the current understanding of climate… 14/06/12 13:25 CET

interview

• Jakob Kellenberger, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross

  Anna Miranda, euronews: War, armed conflict, torture, catastrophe… how to alleviate human… 14/06/12 17:51 CET

italk

• I talk discusses free trade agreements

  Which countries should Europe be trading with? Free trade agreements create jobs and offer new… 14/06/12 18:59 CET

le mag

• Tills start ringing at Switzerland’s Art Basel

  One of the most important international art fairs – Art Basel in Switzerland – has just opened its… 14/06/12 18:18 CET

musica

• Salzburg, where Bartoli meets Cleopatra

  There was a very modern setting in Salzburg for the production of Handel’s opera, Julius Caesar in… 14/06/12 17:15 CET

pictureoftheday

• Rajoy hanged in effigy

  An effigy of Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s Prime Minister, is hanging at the entrance of the Pozo Santiago… 14/06/12 11:53 CET

reporter

• Bonus interview with Robin Liddell

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• Inter-ethnic tensions in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

  Ethnic violence is a genuine fear for lots of Macedonians. The Former Yugoslav Republic of… 14/06/12 21:02 CET

science

• Diesel danger: fumes cause cancer – WHO

  Exhaust emissions could become a public health issue on the same scale as passive smoking after the… 14/06/12 16:56 CET

Sport

• EURO 2012: Spain eliminate Ireland

  Defending champions Spain grabbed their first win of Euro 2012 on Thursday after a 4-0 thrashing of… 14/06/12 22:35 CET

• Italy 1 – 1 Croatia: How it happened

  Italy, who held holders Spain to a one all draw in their opening game, started the encounter… 14/06/12 22:01 CET

• EURO 2012: Ukraine’s celebration Kid

  As well as Andriy Shevchenko, Tymur Shamanov – a six year old fan – also became the face of victory… 14/06/12 18:41 CET

• Germany v Netherlands: How it happened

  Germany gave the Dutch a lesson in clinical football with midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and… 14/06/12 16:48 CET

world news

• Greece’s mixed feelings about outsiders

  Tourism in Greece had earnings down 15 percent in the first three months of the year, and on the… 14/06/12 17:34 CET

• Greek elections: Syriza leader holds final campaign rally

  The leader of Greece’s radical left Syriza party has reaffirmed that he will scrap the country’s… 14/06/12 23:14 CET

• Former Mubarak PM cleared to run in Egypt’s presidential election

  Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has overturned the ruling that barred senior members of the… 14/06/12 22:15 CET

• New book of writings by Che Guevara published

  Never before seen photographs and writings by Che Guevara have been published in a book titled… 14/06/12 22:07 CET

• Serbia’s relations with Kosovo sours EU bid

  The European Union said normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia are a key condition… 14/06/12 22:07 CET

• France and Italy leaders promote growth; Berlin says we won’t pay

  French President Francois Hollande has continued to talk up growth on a visit to Italy, currently… 14/06/12 19:35 CET

• Suspected vampires exhumed in Bulgaria

  Two 700-year-old skeletons buried in a pagan ritual to stop them transforming into vampires are to… 14/06/12 18:24 CET

• Spanish government appeals for calm over banking crisis

  As Spain battles to get its banks back into the black, the country’s government is appealing for… 14/06/12 18:14 CET

• Several arrests after Bulgaria forestry law approved

  A dozen protesters have been arrested in Bulgaria after they campaigned against a controversial new… 14/06/12 17:03 CET

• Spanish banks keep evicting

  Spaniards every day protest against eviction from homes – homes bought on credit – credit under… 14/06/12 16:24 CET

• Court rules Mubarak ally can run for president

  Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has overturned the ruling that barred senior members of the… 14/06/12 15:53 CET

• Former Turkish president’s death labelled ‘suspicious’

  Turkey’s presidential office has labelled the death of former head of state Turgut Ozal in 1993… 14/06/12 15:46 CET

• Germany targets radical Islamists in nationwide raids

  German police have launched a nationwide crackdown on a group of radical Islamists known as… 14/06/12 15:43 CET

• Amnesty accuses Syria of crimes against humanity

  The violence in Syria continues unabated on a day when the London-based Syrian Observatory for… 14/06/12 15:03 CET

• Cameron appears before UK media ethics inquiry

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has told the Leveson inquiry into the ethics of the UK’s… 14/06/12 14:43 CET

• Aung San Suu Kyi calls for investment in Myanmar

  Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has made a speech at the United Nations in Geneva… 14/06/12 12:53 CET

• Germany cannot solve euro debt crisis alone, Merkel says

  Germany will do all it can to fight the eurozone debt crisis but Berlin cannot solve the bloc’s… 14/06/12 11:44 CET

• World powers debate Afghanistan’s future in Kabul

  A group of 29 countries will meet in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, later on Thursday to discuss the… 14/06/12 10:33 CET

• US urges quick action on eurozone debt crisis

  The eurozone must move quickly with more measures to quell its debt crisis, US Treasury Secretary… 14/06/12 08:53 CET

• Companies rush to apply for new web domains

  There has been a rush to apply for new internet address endings in a plan to liberalise domain… 14/06/12 06:24 CET

• Aung San Suu Kyi begins historic European tour

  Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Geneva on her first trip to Europe in… 14/06/12 04:43 CET

• German fans celebrate win over the Netherlands

  There were cheers and shouts of joy from jubilant German football fans, but misery and dejection… 14/06/12 03:35 CET

• Spain’s sovereign debt rating cut by Moody’s

  Spain’s sovereign debt rating has been cut by three notches, to just above ‘junk’ levels. The… 14/06/12 01:24 CET

• France considers a UN no-fly zone to stop Syria bloodshed

  As the violence intensifies across Syria, France is to urge the United Nations to to consider a… 14/06/12 01:13 CET

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