Double European gold for Tweddle
Great Britain’s Beth Tweddle defended both her titles as she struck double gold again at the European Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham. She took podium top spot with a flawless uneven bar routine, then returned less than an hour later to secure the floor title – in which she is also world champion – with an […]
Israeli artist Avigdor Arikha dies at 81
ANGELA DOLAND Associated Press Writer= PARIS (AP) — Israeli artist Avigdor Arikha, who learned the power of art as a boy during the Holocaust when he sketched scenes from a concentration camp onto salvaged scraps of paper, has died in Paris. He was 81. Romanian-born Arikha, a painter, draftsman and printmaker, went on to become […]
Un 1er mai sous le signe de la crise, incidents en Grece
Les traditionnels defiles du 1er mai ont rassemble samedi des centaines de milliers de manifestants dans le monde, donnant parfois lieu a des incidents, en particulier en Grece, pays frappe par la crise economique et financiere, mais aussi a Berlin, Zurich, Rotterdam, Santiago, Macao et Jakarta. Avant l’annonce des details d’un accord sur un plan […]
Libertatea de impresie
Ieri a fost Ziua Mondială a Libertăţii de Exprimare. Nu ziua presei, a nu se înţelege greşit, pentru că asta n-a înţeles încă societatea civilă: nu doar din presă ar trebui să vină atitudinea, luarea de poziţie, protestul public. Oricum, ziua a trecut aproape neobservată prin penuria de ştiri aiuritoare de Dâmboviţa. Bună şi remarca […]
UK faces €42bn commercial property debt funding gap
DTZ has calculated that commercial property investors across Europe are facing a debt funding gap of €115 billion in the next two years, as loans come up for refinancing. According to the global real estate consultancy, the UK and Spain have the biggest funding gaps at €42 billion and €23 billion respectively, but smaller markets […]
TURKEY IMPORTS NATURAL GAS WORTH 9.9 BILLION USD IN 2009
ANKARA – Turkey paid 9.9 billion USD for natural gas and 6.4 billion USD for crude oil imported in 2009. Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz answered a motion with question filed by the Sirnak deputy of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) on Turkey’s natural gas and crude oil imports in […]
IMF concerned over East European currency gains
East European governments and central banks should move to curb currency gains that threaten to derail the economic recovery and damage competitiveness, an International Monetary Fund official said. The zloty has surged 22pc in the past year against the euro, the second-best performer after South Africa’s rand among currencies in Europe, the Middle East and […]
Roubini: Bulgaria Euro Adoption Likely in 2014 Earliest
European Union member Bulgaria will not manage to restore its economic growth before 2011 and can only see its aspirations for joining the bloc’s exchange-rate mechanism the same year at the earliest, according to analysts at Roubini Global Economics. The research and advisory firm founded by the famous Nouriel Roubini, a New York University professor […]
Programme du Festival International du Film Policier de Beaune 2010
Dans un peu plus d’une semaine debutera la 2eme edition du Festival International du Film Policier de Beaune. Dix d’entre vous ont eu la chance de remporter des pass permanents grace au concours organise sur inthemoodforcinema.com en partenariat avec Orange . Une deuxieme edition qui se deroulera du 8 au 11 avril avec une programmation […]
Going Beyond Borders
Information society experts from around the region gathered in Bled in early March for the eleventh annual Bled Forum. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the future of the information society. But, according to Blaž Golob and Jerome C. Glenn, a new format at this year’s event as well as strong links with a […]
