archive 29·01·2009

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Shell’s profit at record levels
Royal Dutch Shell has reported a big drop in fourth quarter profits as oil prices slumped… 29/01/09 20:59 CET
Kodak to cut more workers as profit slumps
Eastman Kodak has posted a sharp quarterly loss and says it will cut up to 4,500 jobs this year… 29/01/09 20:59 CET
Ford spurns bailout despite record loss
Ford continues to haemorrhage money: it posted a loss of 4.5 billion euros in the fourth quarter of… 29/01/09 20:59 CET
IATA’s grim prediction for airlines
The world’s airlines face one of their toughest years ever the International Air Transport… 29/01/09 20:59 CET

Add palliative care to policy – CoE
Reducing the intensity of patients’ suffering should not be considered a luxury, says the Council… 29/01/09 20:03 CET
ECHR sees huge case increase over Georgia
The European Court of Human Rights has seen a 20 percent rise in the number of requests to have… 29/01/09 20:03 CET
Burning leather prompts DMF ban
To guard against serious health risks posed by some sofas, footware or other leather goods using… 29/01/09 20:03 CET

Rising to the challenge of teaching history in the Balkans
The history of the Balkans is rich in culture and tradition, but is also marked by conflict and… 29/01/09 20:03 CET

A hi-tech future for ageing Europe
Europe’s population is ageing rapidly. Increasingly, senior citizens expect to remain active and… 29/01/09 10:09 CET

Sam works up a sweat for high-tech sports kit
Sam is the University of Zurich’s latest robot. Sam – short for Sweating Agile Mannequin – is… 29/01/09 17:44 CET

Arabs in Israel
With Israel preparing for elections, the war in Gaza is feeding political debate. United on the… 29/01/09 20:03 CET

Gaza ceasefire under even more strain
Israeli has bombed Gaza in retaliation for two new rocket attacks on its territory. The first… 29/01/09 19:04 CET
Israel strikes again at Gazan tunnels into Egypt
Violence has continued to flare up around the Gaza Strip, casting the fragile ceasefire between… 29/01/09 07:39 CET