corporate

• Metro’s sales fall

  German retailer Metro’s sales and profits fell during the second-quarter.The world’s fourth largest… 03/08/09 20:42 CET

• Ford’s US sales up for first time in nearly two years

  Ford says that in July it increased the number of cars it sold in the US for the first month since… 03/08/09 20:42 CET

economy

• Scrappage scheme boosts French car sales

  Sales of new cars in France rose in July, boosted by the Paris government’s scrappage programme… 03/08/09 20:42 CET

• HSBC and Barclays return solid profits

  Britain’s top two banks have reported bumper profits but warned the recession is not over yet. … 03/08/09 20:42 CET

markets

• Monday 3rd August

  European shares finished at their highest in nine months as solid results from major European banks… 03/08/09 20:42 CET

world news

• Iran’s Supreme Leader swears in Ahmadinejad

  Iran’s Supreme leader has endorsed the second term presidency of Mamoud Ahmadinejad at a ceremony… 03/08/09 19:40 CET

• New NATO chief faces busy term

  The new NATO Secretary General has promised the Alliance’s mission to Afghanistan will go on as… 03/08/09 19:40 CET

• Schreiber in Germany after losing extradition battle

  A German-Canadian arms dealer is in custody in Germany after losing a last ditch appeal against his… 03/08/09 19:40 CET

• Weather aids Canaries firefighters

  Emergency crews battling a forest fire on one of Spain’s Canary Islands say they have managed to… 03/08/09 19:40 CET

• AWOL British soldier refuses to return to Afghanistan

  A British soldier who has refused to return to Afghanistan has called on prime minister Gordon… 03/08/09 19:40 CET

• German SPD defends ‘jobs’ manifesto

  One of the candidates for Chancellor in Germany’s upcoming election has defended his plan to create… 03/08/09 19:03 CET

• French farmers reject subsidies repayment

  French farmers are promising a long hot summer of protest over demands to repay several hundred… 03/08/09 17:33 CET

• Pay back time for French farmers

  French farmers have been told they must pay back millions in subsidy handouts. Between 1992 and… 03/08/09 13:31 CET

• A dozen die in Afghan bomb attack

  At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan. … 03/08/09 13:31 CET

• Opposition snubs Ahmadinejad’s presidency

  Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has formally endorsed the second presidency of… 03/08/09 13:31 CET

• Rasmussen: NATO will stay in Afghanistan

  The new NATO Secretary General has pledged the Alliance will stay in Afghanistan for as long as it… 03/08/09 13:31 CET

• New NATO chief to set out vision

  NATO’s new boss will today outline his vision of the way forward for the military alliance, as… 03/08/09 07:34 CET

• Spain’s government pledges aid to Canaries

  Strong winds are continuing to fan forest fires on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma… 03/08/09 07:34 CET

• Russian patriarch urges unity on Ukraine trip

  Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is on a visit to Ukraine. It is a… 03/08/09 07:34 CET

• Schreiber is extradited to face trial

  German businessman Karlheinz Schreiber, who is wanted on corruption charges, is on his way back to… 03/08/09 07:34 CET

• Iraq’s Tareq Aziz gets 7 years jail in Kurds case

  Tareq Aziz, Iraq’s former deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein, has been sentenced to seven… 03/08/09 07:34 CET

• Israeli gay club shooting victims laid to rest

  As the victims of Saturday’s shooting at a gay youth centre in Israel are laid to rest, the hunt… 03/08/09 07:34 CET

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