Archive 01·10·2009

cinema

• The Invention of Lying

  Ricky Gervais wrote, co-directed and starred in this comedy about a liar in a truthful credulous… 01/10/09 18:11 CET

corporate

• UK arms giant faces bribery charges

  The Serious Fraud Office in the UK has announced it will look to prosecute BAE systems over bribery… 01/10/09 21:08 CET

economy

• Money ministers discuss stimulus withdrawal

  Euro Zone finance ministers and central bank governors are in Gothenburg to discuss when and how to… 01/10/09 21:08 CET

• IMF claims recession is almost over

  The IMF claim that the world is finally emerging from a deep global recession thanks to a swift… 01/10/09 21:08 CET

• Unemployment on the rise in Euro zone

  Unemployment in the Euro Zone has risen to its highest level in more than 10 years, adding to fears… 01/10/09 21:08 CET

europa

• At 60, discordant Council of Europe must adapt

  A belated ceremony for the Council of Europe’s 60th anniversary has been far from harmonious… 01/10/09 20:29 CET

• Brussels Irish say EU money will help Lisbon Treaty verdict

  In an Irish pub just opposite the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, some of the… 01/10/09 20:25 CET

le mag

• Paris: pret-a-porter

  Felipe Oliveira Baptista showed his spring and summer pret-a-porter collection at the Paris shows… 01/10/09 18:11 CET

markets

• European shares down as growth fears persist

  European shares closed down on Thursday as fears about the global economy resurfaced. The… 01/10/09 21:08 CET

space

• Why Mars?

  Thousands of years ago, Mars and Earth probably presented similar primative environments so if life… 01/10/09 19:13 CET

world news

• Iran offers proposals to ease nuke stand-off

  The EU’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said he believes Iran intends to fully cooperate… 01/10/09 20:05 CET

• Sumatra quake: ‘thousands may be dead’

  It’s now known 1100 people died in Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Indonesia, but it’s feared… 01/10/09 19:51 CET

• Greece faces competing election campaigns

  Voters in the euro zone’s weakest economy, Greece, will have a chance on Sunday to decide which… 01/10/09 19:51 CET

• Sumatra quake: the injured

  Padang’s medical resources have been overwhelmed by the disaster. A hospital even collapsed in the… 01/10/09 19:51 CET

• Tsunami death toll rise to 149

  At least 149 people have died in the tsunami that struck the Samoan islands and Tonga on Tuesday… 01/10/09 19:51 CET

• The Romanian Government Has Collapsed

  The Romanian government has collapsed. The Social Democrats have quit and shattered the coalition… 01/10/09 19:51 CET

• Iran’s atomic ambitions under microscope in Geneva

  Crucial talks between Iran and the major powers have begun in Geneva to discuss the true nature of… 01/10/09 13:51 CET

• Tsunami relief operation underway

  A major relief operation has begun in the Pacific islands of Samoa and American Samoa. They were… 01/10/09 13:51 CET

• Romanian president approves minister sacking

  The Romanian president has approved the Prime Minister’s sacking of Interior Minister Dan Nica… 01/10/09 13:03 CET

• Italian lawyers seek jail for CIA agents

  Public prosecutors in Italy have urged a court in Milan to jail 26 Americans for the kidnapping of… 01/10/09 11:44 CET

• Death toll in Indonesia quake expected to rise into the thousands

  At least 220 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck the city of Padang and… 01/10/09 09:03 CET

• Italy gives go-ahead to controversial tax amnesty

  Italy’s lower house of parliament has approved a tax amnesty on undeclared overseas funds after the… 01/10/09 07:11 CET

• China puts on a show of military might

  The People’s Republic of China marked its 60th anniversary today with a show of military prowess… 01/10/09 07:10 CET

• Tsunami death toll expected to rise

  Survivors of the tsunami which hit the Samoan islands in the South Pacific could only stand and… 01/10/09 07:09 CET

• Second quake hits Sumatra where thousands are feared dead

  A second earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra where it is feared thousands of people… 01/10/09 03:33 CET

• Iran shows little sign of compromise

  Iran will today come under mounting pressure to reveal the true nature of its nuclear programme… 01/10/09 01:53 CET

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