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Attack: Kabul blast kills at least eight

Kabul blast kills at least eight

A suicide car bomb attack outside a hotel in Kabul has killed at least eight people. The hotel is used by foreigners in the main diplomatic area, and is across the street from the home of an…

Attack

Attack: Pakistan bomb attack kills 20Pakistan bomb attack kills 20 Mideast: PLO likely to extend Abbas termPLO likely to extend Abbas term : Doctors order Berlusconi to take a breakDoctors order Berlusconi to take a break
Some 20 people have been killed in a bomb attack near the home of a Pakistani provincial government minister. At least 50 others have been wounded…
The PLO’s Central Council has begun a meeting which is expected to extend the term of President Mahmoud Abbas until elections can be held. His…
Italian doctors have ordered Silvio Berlusconi not to engage in stressful public activity for at least 15 days. The 73-year-old Italian…
  1. BA considers legal options over strike
  2. Latin summit ends in attack on Obama
  3. Greek PM says country is sinking under its debts
  4. Turkey’s PM criticises ban on Kurdish party
  5. Court upholds Basescu’s election victory
  6. Sakharov remembered in Moscow

Focus COP15

: Melting ice and rising waters

Melting ice and rising waters

There’s a chilling reminder in central Copenhagen of what’s at stake at the COP15 climate change summit. An exhibition called “100 Places” displays photographs that could one day become mementos…

: Offsetting Copenhagen’s carbon footprintOffsetting Copenhagen’s carbon footprint : NGOs denied access to climate summitNGOs denied access to climate summit : Clashes mar Climate summitClashes mar Climate summit
Sealing a climate deal at a carbon neutral summit – that is what COP15 organisers are hoping for. And in that spirit, eco-friendly transport is…
Non-governmental organisations at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen are complaining that many activists won’t be able to attend the final days of…
Danish police and climate protesters have clashed again in Copenhagen. Riot squads arrested dozens of activists in the capital’s hippy commune…
  1. Bears and balloons make points in Copenhagen
  2. The climate threat to endangered species
  3. Developing nations suspend Copenhagen talks
  4. Copenhagen enters second decisive week
  5. More clashes in Copenhagen on climate
  6. Lille’s buses hit the gas

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Fishery: Fewer fish, hard times and Norway factor affect quota talks

Fewer fish, hard times and Norway factor affect quota talks

European Union fishing quota decisions for 2010 this week are expected to be even more complicated than usual because the EU has failed to secure an agreement with non-EU Norway. With EU officials…

Fishery

Strike: EU staff demand 3.7% pay riseEU staff demand 3.7% pay rise Taxes: Europe favours taxing financial transactions worldwideEurope favours taxing financial transactions… Climate: EU zests Copenhagen with climate fund for poor countriesEU zests Copenhagen with climate fund for poor…
EU civil servants have taken part in a three hour strike demanding a 3.7 per cent pay rise that they had expected. Fifteen of the European Union’s 27…
The European Union’s leaders have urged the International Monetary Fund to pursue a global tax on financial transactions to limit the risk of another…
The European summit in Brussels has produced a funding pledge from the leaders, aimed at encouraging the participants in the Copenhagen Climate…
  1. Brown-Sarkozy joint stand on global finance reform
  2. EU summit studies climate fund boost
  3. Humour wins the day at European Book Prize
  4. Test time for EU’s new Lisbon figures
  5. Corruption national worry for 78 percent of Europeans
  6. EU police and justice evolution with Lisbon Treaty

latest corporate news

Telecommunication: First 4G network launched

First 4G network launched

Nordic telecoms operator TeliaSonera has opened the first mobile phone networks in the world to use faster LTE wireless technology – otherwise known as 4G. They are up and running in Oslo and…

Telecommunication

Food: Cadbury rejects Kraft againCadbury rejects Kraft again Banking: ING to pay back state aidING to pay back state aid Cars: VW and Suzuki plan mini car for IndiaVW and Suzuki plan mini car for India
Unveiling its defence against a takeover offer from Kraft Foods, Cadbury said it has received interest from other bidders, but declined to name…
Dutch bank and insurer ING has confirmed it will repay five billion euros of state aid later this month. ING’s shares rose after it said the Dutch…
Germany’s Volkswagen and Suzuki Motor plan to develop a new small car for the Indian market. That follow this week’s tie-up between the two. The…
  1. Hershey ‘close on Cadbury decision’
  2. Swift Saab sale decision urged
  3. Inditex confident on sales
  4. VW allies with Suzuki
  5. Microsoft ‘near agreement with EU’
  6. GM in Opel reprieve

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latest economy news

Economy: French announce ‘big loan’ details

French announce ‘big loan’ details

The French state is to raise 35 billion euros to fund strategic investments. President Nicolas Sarkozy said the priority for spending the money would be higher education and scientific research…

Economy

Eurozone: Euro zone figures underscore fragile recoveryEuro zone figures underscore fragile recovery Banking: Obama pressures bank bossesObama pressures bank bosses Financial Crisis: PM says Greece will pay its billsPM says Greece will pay its bills
Euro zone industrial output fell in October. It was down 0.6 percent from the previous month and 11.1 percent lower year-on-year. The…
President Barack Obama has turned up the heat on the bosses of top US banks. At a meeting at the White House he told them they were not giving…
With the Greek economy in crisis Prime Minister George Papandreou has told euronews his government will meet its debt obligations. He also pledged…
  1. IEA says oil demand will grow in 2010
  2. US tills jingle in November
  3. Crisis meeting called on Greek economy
  4. UK and Swiss interest rates unchanged
  5. Greece vows to cut deficit
  6. Japanese Q3 growth less than first thought

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Politics: Correa talks Obama, Honduras and Iran

Correa talks Obama, Honduras and Iran

“If the US had wanted to stop the putsch in Honduras it could have done so in 48 hours,” says Rafael Correa the President of Ecuador.   Correa has allied his country to the Bolivarian group of…

Politics

Energy: Boyko Borisov: “There are no sacred cows”Boyko Borisov: “There are no sacred cows” Refugee: António Guterres: “The biggest crisis is in people’s minds”António Guterres: “The biggest crisis is in… Lisbon EU treaty: Interview: Portuguese Prime Minister José SócratesInterview: Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates
Energy is central to Bulgarian politics and the country’s prime minister is performing a difficult balancing act between east and west. Boyko…
His job is to find solutions for millions around the world who’ve been forced to leave their homes. How does his organisation cope with those forced…
At 52, José Sócrates has just been elected for a second time as Portugal’s prime minister. Despite the economic crisis Socrates remains confident…
  1. Turkey has place in a Europe of “liberté, egalité, and fraternité” says Pamuk
  2. Anti-mafia MEP Crocetta still unguarded
  3. Javier Solana talks about the Middle East
  4. Emir of Qatar’s wife speaks exclusively to euronews
  5. Kenyan PM on Africa’s challenges
  6. Interview with Brent Scowcroft, National security advisor in the George H.W. Bush Administration

latest science news

technology: Dutch water plan to turn green energy blue

Dutch water plan to turn green energy blue

The mixture of fresh and salt water flowing through the Dutch port of Rotterdam has inspired an innovative sustainable energy project. Scientists there hope to use the difference in salt…

technology

Medicine: Antibiotic resistance is “everybody’s problem”Antibiotic resistance is “everybody’s problem” Health: Scientists herald cancer breakthroughScientists herald cancer breakthrough Archaeology: Scientists uncover evidence of new dinosaurScientists uncover evidence of new dinosaur
The discovery of antibiotics revolutionised medical care in the 20th century. Today, however, the wonder drugs are losing their effectiveness at an…
Australian researchers are developing a blood test aimed at detecting 15% of all cancers. There are hopes the discovery will also help create new…
Gigantic dinosaurs like these once roamed across parts of Africa. Scientists have found bones from what they believe is a completely new species -…
  1. AIDS cells as therapy
  2. Spuds Up
  3. Maternal stress can harm unborn child
  4. Could worm therapy be answer to allergies?
  5. Giant web-spinning spider found
  6. Himalayan glaciers shrinking

latest le mag news

Music: Viva Elvis Presley

Viva Elvis Presley

Elvis may have left the building but he has not left the hearts of his millions of fans. To mark what would have been his 75th birthday in January 2010, a compilation of 100 digitally restored tracks…

Music

exhibition: Ancient eroticism on show in AthensAncient eroticism on show in Athens Music: Rammstein: metal rock made in GermanyRammstein: metal rock made in Germany Music: The Automatic break free for album No.3The Automatic break free for album No.3
Little, it seemed, could shock the Greeks or Romans, when it came to sex and love. An exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens groups…
Around 17,000 fans flocked to a concert hall in Lyon recently to see German metal band, Rammstein. The band have sold over 10 million records…
Welsh alternative rock group The Automatic are preparing to release their third studio album “Tear The Signs Down” from which the first single…
  1. 2009 Turner Prize as good as gold
  2. Let there be light
  3. Orchestra in Lyon supports rising musical stars
  4. Richard and his band The Shadows
  5. Prisoners’ performance
  6. Grooving with French DJ Sinclar

latest faq

Patents: Towards a single EU patent system

Towards a single EU patent system

To register a patent in Europe can be a lengthy, complex and expensive procedure. The EU has been working on simplifying it for over 30 years. So, will its latest proposal do the trick?

Patents

Transport: New rights for rail passengersNew rights for rail passengers Economy: Small companies network fights the recessionSmall companies network fights the recession Trade: Manager training in ChinaManager training in China
What compensation can train users expect in case of problems?
The financial crisis is still with us. Small and medium sized companies are having a hard time getting bank loans. When they do, they pay high…
As trade with China becomes more and more important, the EU and China have set up a special training programme for small businesses. What are they…
  1. Carbon neutral city
  2. User-friendly telecom rules
  3. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  4. EU citizens’ initiative
  5. Discrimination in the EU
  6. Social Security and Mobility

latest cinema news

Festival: Movie Northless wins Marrakech Golden Star

Movie Northless wins Marrakech Golden Star

The 9th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has given its verdict; Mexican Rigoberto Perezcano’s Northless has taken the top award, the Golden Star.

Festival

Movies: Morroco’s tribute to South Korean CinemaMorroco’s tribute to South Korean Cinema Movies: Emir Kusturica strikes gold in MarrakeshEmir Kusturica strikes gold in Marrakesh Science-fiction: Cameron sets a new standard for 3D moviesCameron sets a new standard for 3D movies
The red carpet was rolled out for South Korea at this years International Film Festval in Marrakech. The creme de la creme of the country’s…
Star of international cinema Emir Kusturica, is a guest at this years film festival in Marrakech. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo, he is a filmmaker…
James Cameron’s new film “Avatar” promises to change public perception of 3D movies. Special cameras were made for the movie. It tells the story of…
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  2. Jordan Scott debuts with Cracks
  3. Efron graduates to Orson Welles
  4. Max and his monsters: the movie
  5. From Germany the chick with two ears!
  6. 70,000 flock to Thessaloniki for film festival