Andy Murray breezes past Victor Hanescu to reach quarter-finals

• Andy Murray’s improvement on clay continues • World No4 builds confidence as Paris Open beckons Andy Murray made short work of Romania’s Victor Hanescu, beating him in 69 minutes to reach the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Andy Murray will have revenge on his mind when he plays David Ferrer […]

Nadal puts away Isner to reach Madrid quarters

MADRID – Rafael Nadal reached the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters, beating big-serving John Isner of the United States 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday. Isner, who reached the clay final in Belgrade last weekend, held his own against the second-seeded Spaniard before losing his serve in the 11th game of the first set, during which he […]

Eurofighter: Jobs For Romania If F-16 Buy Cancelled

ROME – The Eurofighter consortium has told Romanian lawmakers that up to 5,000 skilled jobs could be created in Romania if they scrap plans to buy F-16 fighter jets and acquire the Eurofighter Typhoon instead. The proposal was made May 11 in Bucharest by Maurizio De Mitri, a senior vice president at Alenia Aeronautica, the […]

Grammy-Winning Recording Artist Jon Secada Tapes Feature Story for ‘The Balancing Act’ on Lifetime

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., May 13 /PRNewswire/ – Three-time Grammy-winning recording artist Jon Secada, who’s sold more than 20 million records worldwide, stopped in to visit with the hosts of O2 Media Inc.’s The Balancing Act on Lifetime TV, which airs every weekday morning from 7:00 am until 8:00 am (EST). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100513/FL04503LOGO ) A singer, […]

Europe, la course a la rigueur

Un a un, les pays de l’Union europeenne adoptent des plans d’austerite, mis sous pression par Bruxelles qui cherche a stabiliser l’ensemble de la region. ESPAGNE : ZAPATERO CEDE A LA PRESSION DE BRUXELLES Etats des lieux. En 2009, l’Espagne a connu un deficit de 11,2 % du PIB, portant la dette publique a 53,2 […]

A wave of strikes due to crisis in Europe (ROUNDUP)

The two biggest trade unions in Greece – GSEE and ADEDY, announced that a new nationwide 24-hour strike would be organised on May 20, against the government’s pension reform. The two trade unions have organised a number of joint strikes since the beginning of the year, aimed against the government’s measures for strengthening the economy, […]

European Goldfields Limited – Results for Q1 2010

WHITEHORSE, May 13 /CNW/ – European Goldfields Limited (AIM: EGU / TSX: EGU) („European Goldfields” or the „Company”) today reports its results for the quarter ended 31 March 2010. The financial statements, as well as the accompanying Management’s Discussion & Analysis, are available for review at http://www.egoldfields.com/egoldfields/en/media/news and should be read in conjunction with this […]

Le FMI estime que la plupart des pays europeens ont atteint la „cote d’alerte”

L’endettement public a atteint „la cote d’alerte dans la plupart des pays” europeens, affirme le FMI dans un rapport publie mardi, preconisant de „vigoureux efforts de reequilibrage” a „moyen terme”, malgre une reprise „moderee et inegale” dans le Vieux Continent. Selon ce rapport sur les perspectives economiques regionales, „on observe une reprise moderee et inegale […]

Piata de „mobile marketing“: 6,5 mil. euro, in crestere cu 20%-30%

Directorul general al Syscom Digital, Maia Novolan, a declarat ca piata mobile marketing din Romania va creste cu 20%-30% in 2010 fata de 2009, cand se situa la aproximativ 5 milioane de euro. „Volumul de activitate s-ar putea dubla anul acesta, dar nu si ve­ni­turile, pentru ca presiunea pe preturi a fost si este foarte […]

Mini Android – Xperia X10 mini

Anuntat in februarie 2010, modelul Xperia X10 mini face parte din prima gama de mobile pe platforma Android a Sony Ericsson. Astfel, mobilul se conecteaza usor si intuitiv la serviciile Google, dar si la magazinul de aplicatii pentru platforma Android. Terminalul are o greutate de 88 de grame si dimensiuni de 83x50x16 mm. Xperia X10 […]