corporate

• Boeing has again been forced to push back the schedule for its 787 Dreamliner

  It’s the fourth major delay for the revolutionary, carbon-composite aircraft. It’s now about two… 11/12/08 20:01 CET

economy

• EU split over response to economic woes

  Europe’s deepening economic problems dominate the EU summit in Brussels. But big differences of… 11/12/08 19:58 CET

• Swiss cuts borrowing costs again

  The Swiss National Bank has slashed interest rates by a further half a percent. This is its fourth… 11/12/08 19:58 CET

• IEA forecasts oil demand increase in 2009

  Demand for oil will grow in 2009 after shrinking this year according to the International Energy… 11/12/08 19:58 CET

europeans

• EUFOR in Chad

  There has been a mission of European troops deployed since March to keep the peace in a forgotten… 11/12/08 17:13 CET

le mag

• Blur decide to come together

  After years of rumours, 1990s Britpop band Blur has announced a reunion concert at London’s Hyde… 11/12/08 17:13 CET

markets

• Share lower on gloomy data from US and Germany

  European shares finished the session lower on Thursday though London’s FTSE rose. Frankfurt was the… 11/12/08 20:47 CET

sawa

• Jordan’s water shortage is a drop in the ocean

  Launching the Mediterranean Union was one of the aims of France’s European Union presidency… 11/12/08 21:15 CET

space

• Space takes a walk on the dark side

  Space investigates the dark side of the universe. Black holes, dark matter and dark energy are… 11/12/08 17:13 CET

world news

• More rescue plans and production cuts for carmakers

  In the latest moves to prop up Europe’s ailing car industry Sweden is to provide 2.5 billion euros… 11/12/08 19:59 CET

• Irish toussle over Lisbon not over

  Opponents of the Lisbon Treaty have been demonstrating in Brussels against asking Irish voters a… 11/12/08 19:50 CET

• Dozens dead in suicide attack on Iraqi restaurant

  More than 50 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a packed restaurant near the northern… 11/12/08 19:34 CET

• Belgium holds al Qaeda suspects over attack plan

  Belgium has detained 14 people suspected of links with al Qaeda, including one who may have been… 11/12/08 19:25 CET

• Money, climate at crux of EU summit

  Major economic stimulus and climate change pacts are in play for the European Union at its leaders‘… 11/12/08 19:11 CET

• Athens calmer but unrest continues in suburbs

  There have been skirmishes in the suburbs but security forces say tension has eased in Athens in… 11/12/08 18:57 CET

• Mugabe hails the end of cholera in Zimbabwe

  Robert Mugabe has given his country a clean bill of health amid claims a cholera outbreak is… 11/12/08 18:28 CET

• Switzerland in Schengen: end to passport checks

  Switzerland is joining Europe’s passport-free travel zone. It has opted for membership of the… 11/12/08 18:07 CET

• ‘Postwar’ wins second European Book Prize

  Europe has rewarded British historian Tony Judt for his study of how the continent recovered from… 11/12/08 17:40 CET

• Possible Al Qaeda bombers arrested in Belgium

  Belgian police say 14 people have been arrested, suspected of planning a terrorist attack… 11/12/08 14:03 CET

• Greek protests go global

  Demonstrations against the response of the Greek police have spread well outside the country’s… 11/12/08 13:51 CET

• Assisted suicide film defended amid UK outcry

  Amid an outcry over its broadcast, family and filmakers have been defending a documentary on… 11/12/08 13:48 CET

• EU economic summit set to be a battleground

  Germany’s reproach to other European Union member countries to stop “tossing money around” promises… 11/12/08 13:15 CET

• New strategy in Greek shooting protests

  New tactics are emerging in protests over the shooting of a teenager in Greece. In what… 11/12/08 12:10 CET

• Australian police uncover internet child porn network

  A global child pornography ring, spanning more than 70 countries, has been uncovered by detectives… 11/12/08 10:05 CET

• Jail for policemen charged over Greek teenager’s death

  A court in Greece has ordered two policemen to be held in prison pending their trial over the fatal… 11/12/08 07:43 CET

• Hopes high for crucial deals at EU summit

  Diplomats in Brussels are hoping for a breakthrough on controversial plans to tackle global warming… 11/12/08 07:43 CET

• Outcry over assisted suicide on television

  A British TV channel is under fire for showing the final moments of a terminally ill man taking his… 11/12/08 07:43 CET

• Mass grave found at Argentine secret prison

  More than 10,000 bone fragments have been unearthed at a secret Argentine detention centre. It… 11/12/08 07:43 CET

• Obama calls on Illinois Governor to quit

  There have been fresh calls for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to quit following his arrest over… 11/12/08 07:43 CET

• First green light for US carmakers’ bailout

  The US House of Representatives has approved a multi-billion dollar bailout for the auto industry… 11/12/08 06:06 CET

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