Archive 01·05·2009

cinema

• Nyon festival rewards documentary talent

  There was suspense at the closing ceremony of the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival in… 01/05/09 17:15 CET

corporate

• Mastercard figures leave market cold

  The world’s second-largest electronic payment network Mastercard says a drop in credit card… 01/05/09 18:32 CET

• GM says Daewoo central to recovery

  General Motors says it intends to hang on to South Korea’s Daewoo, in which it is a majority… 01/05/09 18:32 CET

• Pearson steadies the boat but shares slip

  Owners of the Financial Times and Penguin books, and the world’s largest education publisher… 01/05/09 18:32 CET

• Obama is confident that Chrysler can bounce back

  Will a transatlantic alliance give struggling US carmaker Chrysler a new lease of life? The… 01/05/09 08:10 CET

economy

• UK housing market to remain weak

  March proved worse than expected for British mortgage lending, with growth only the half of… 01/05/09 18:32 CET

• Deflation returns to Japan?

  Japanese unemployment has hit a four-year high, and consumer prices have fallen for the first time… 01/05/09 18:32 CET

europa

• Recession crimps EU celebration

  It is the fifth anniversary of the big bang EU enlargement. It worked, but it is hard to celebrate… 01/05/09 18:52 CET

le mag

• Basle presents a portrait of Van Gogh’s landscapes

  Seventy landscape paintings by the tortured artistic genius Vincent Van Gogh have recently gone on… 01/05/09 17:11 CET

parlamento

• REACH outs chemical risk potential

  So this chemical is safe is it? Thanks to EU law, industry has to prove it. REACH legislation says… 01/05/09 15:15 CET

world news

• Cubans celebrate in Revolution Square

  Havana’s Revolution Square has been the focus of Cuba’s May the 1st events. Hundreds of… 01/05/09 20:04 CET

• Two more countries confirm H1N1 flu cases

  As Mexico continues to bury suspected victims of the new flu virus, two more countries have… 01/05/09 19:56 CET

• Millions march on May Day in Russia

  Record numbers of demonstrators have turned out in Russia. In Moscow alone, 70,000 people attended… 01/05/09 19:18 CET

• Netherlands under shock over attack on Royal Family

  Security surrounding the Dutch Royal Family has been called into question after a man attempted to… 01/05/09 19:10 CET

• May Day clashes in Turkey

  May Day demonstrations in Turkey have turned to violence. While thousands took part in a… 01/05/09 19:08 CET

• French cities too saw surges of public anger

  French cities have also seen public anger taken to the streets.Unions said nearly 300 May Day… 01/05/09 18:53 CET

• German union boss warns of possible unrest

  At a May Day rally in Germany, the head of the country’s Confederation of Trade Unions had a stark… 01/05/09 18:13 CET

• Spain’s May Day parade

  Thousands of people have taken the streets of the Spanish capital to mark May Day. The… 01/05/09 17:23 CET

• Spring and Labour Day marked in Russia

  May the 1st is being marked with mass rallies across Russia. Some 33 events have been planned… 01/05/09 16:04 CET

• Spring and Labour Day marked in Russia

  May the 1st is being marked with mass rallies across Russia. Some 33 events have been planned… 01/05/09 13:53 CET

• Mexicans urged to stay home for long weekend

  May Day celebrations in Mexico have been called off because of the influenza crisis. The country’s… 01/05/09 13:05 CET

• Global terrorism attacks fall in 2008

  Washington says Al Qaeda remains the top terrorist threat to the West, although the number of… 01/05/09 13:04 CET

• Yes to reforms, No to sex in Kenya protest

  Women in Kenya are turning up the heat on the government with an unusual form of protest… 01/05/09 13:02 CET

• German police braced for May Day mayhem

  Police in Germany are bracing themselves for further clashes after violence broke out in the early… 01/05/09 12:33 CET

• Police clash with protesters in Turkey

  Pockets of violence have marred otherwise so far peaceful May Day rallies in Turkey… 01/05/09 12:13 CET

• World steps up flu fight as Mexico “shuts down”

  With a pandemic now thought imminent, countries around the world are stepping up the battle against… 01/05/09 08:10 CET

• French unions unite for May Day demos

  May 1, Labour Day, is supposed to celebrate the solidarity of the workers. But, in France at least… 01/05/09 08:10 CET

• Early scuffles as Berlin braces for May 1 violence

  Berlin was bracing itself for violence this May 1 and scuffles have started already. Youths… 01/05/09 08:10 CET

• Fifth death in Dutch Royal birthday crash

  A fifth person has now died after a car crashed into crowds of wellwishers celebrating the birthday… 01/05/09 08:10 CET

• EU considers fast-tracking flu vaccines

  European medical experts have met drugs manufacturers to share information on swine flu and to… 01/05/09 08:10 CET

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