archive 24·03·2005

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Solvay Fornier deal is latest pharmaceuticals consolidation
The Belgium chemicals and pharmaceuticals group Solvay is to buy France’s Fornier Pharma in a… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
French court says Soros is guilty of insider trading
A French appeal court has confirmed the conviction of billionaire investor George Soros for insider… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
US refinery blast pushes petrol prices up
A massive and deadly explosion at the third largest oil refinery in the US caused petrol price… 24/03/05 07:03 CET

Akayev: From liberal to autocrat?
Has one of the brightest hopes for democracy in central Asia been dashed? That is the question… 24/03/05 12:03 CET
New opera causes uproar at the Bolshoi
Russia’s celebrated Bolshoi Theatre is staging an opera that has caused an outcry in the country… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
US refinery blast kills 14
At least 14 people are reported dead and more than 100 others are injured after a massive explosion… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
Iraqi special forces “kill 85 insurgents”
The Iraqi government said on Wednesday that Iraqi special forces had killed 85 insurgents in a… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
Dutch Deputy PM quits
Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Thom de Graaf has resigned, prompting speculation about possible early… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
Schiavo parents turn to top US court
After suffering another legal setback, the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo have turned to… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
Major euro forgery operation discovered in Spain
Spanish police have seized 2.5 million euros of counterfeit notes, the biggest haul in the country… 24/03/05 07:03 CET
Jules Verne tales live on, 100 years after death
The celebrated French writer Jules Verne died a hundred years ago today. Along with HG Wells, he… 24/03/05 07:03 CET