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France Aubry wins French Socialists poll by a whisker

It could not have been much closer. Martine Aubry has won the all-female fight to become leader of France’s Socialists. According to the party, Aubry has beaten rival Segolene Royal by just 42…

Obama administration continues to take shapeObama administration continues to take shape EU billion euro boost for struggling African farmersEU billion euro boost for struggling African… Islamist fighters hunt down Somali piratesIslamist fighters hunt down Somali pirates
To help pull the US out of an economic nosedive, President-elect Barack Obama is set to name Timothy Geithner at the Treasury, according to media…
European Union ministers have agreed to grant a billion euros in agricultural aid to developing countries. African farmers are set to benefit from…
Not only are Somali pirates the scourge of international shipping. It appears they also have enemies closer to home. A group of suspects has been…
  1. Belgian fury at frozen Icelandic accounts
  2. Russian Duma: yes to longer political mandates
  3. UNHCR “concerned” about Congo refugees
  4. DRC’s Kabila in Angola for crisis talks
  5. Amsterdam weeds out coffee-shops near schools
  6. Argentina senate approves state pension takeover
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Science City of science: from satellites to scales

Organised to mark the French presidency of the EU, the European City of Science took place this week in Paris, at the very top of the Grand Palais.

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A hundred years ago a derelict hydro-electric plant at Linton Falls in Britain’s Yorkshire Dales was the latest in high-tech.
Dark solar panels are present on the roofs of just about all the homes in Pal Town in Japan. Dubbed Solar City, it is at the heart of an experiment…
With Europe’s space ambitions facing a budget squeeze due to the weak economy, the industry plans to combine science and adventure in special zero…
  1. ESA prepares re-entry research vehicle
  2. Robodoc sends shivers down patients’ spines
  3. Methane gas from tip becomes electricity
  4. Amsterdam finds where there’s muck there’s brass
  5. New drug gives hope to MS sufferers
  6. Artificial heart could “save thousands of lives”

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Design St Etienne biennial: designs on the future

Once known for its mines and weapons manufacturers, St Etienne in France is now at the centre of the design world, with the sixth edition of the international design biennial.

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Blur frontman Damon Albarn’s Chinese extravaganza Monkey: Journey To The West has just opened in Greenwich in London. A spectacular mixture of Peking…
Slovenian musician Alja Velkaverh was just nine years old when she began to learn the flute. Today she is playing with some of the best orchestras in…
Step behind the scenes of 200 years of Italian opera with a fascinating interactive exhibition, based on the archives of Casa Ricordi, one of the…
  1. Piecing together the real Babylon
  2. The Killers: Live in Berlin
  3. Zagreb hosts Dzamonja retrospective
  4. Tributes pour in for Mama Africa
  5. Step back in time in Rome
  6. Legend gets new vibes from Estelle collaboration
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Space: opening new horizons

Space exploration – the big scientific missions, manned flights, technology which grows ever more complex – in short, a great adventure. But that’s not all, space has given rise to a number of…

Student projects fly high in northern SwedenStudent projects fly high in northern Sweden Viewing the Universe in a different lightViewing the Universe in a different light ATV: the next stepATV: the next step
Students from around Europe have been flying their experiments on high altitude balloons in northern Sweden. It is a unique way to test their…
European scientists are preparing two new windows on the Universe that will give astronomers an unprecedented look at stars forming, and the…
Europe’s ATV – the Jules Verne – ended its first mission with a controlled break-up over the Pacific. Its developers are already thinking about the…
  1. Space looks back at 4 years of programmes
  2. Cycles, eruptions and sunspots – exploring our Sun
  3. Jason 2 to monitor global climate changes
  4. Crater Expectations – privateers chase lunar prize
  5. Satellites used to combat rocketing food prices
  6. Attention job-seekers: astronauts wanted

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Fishery From net to plate: reinforcing fisheries protection in Europe.

Ensuring the survival of the fishing industry without gutting fish stocks is one of the big challenges facing Europe. The rules exist but enforcing them is not always easy. The EU wants to improve…

Financial crisis turns Hungary’s golden prospects to leadFinancial crisis turns Hungary’s golden… Tackling Europe’s mental health problemsTackling Europe’s mental health problems The women speakThe women speak
Massive international aid is being called on to save Hungary from bankruptcy. This is a shock for the European Union member considered one of eastern…
More than 11 percent of Europeans suffer from depression. Figures also show the number of people committing suicide exceeds the number of road…
From Germany to Turkey, women step onto the centre stage in literature. Pinar Kür, Ayse önal and Petra Reski speak out on human rights, politics and…
  1. Immigrants in Europe: a model of integration
  2. Combating energy poverty in Europe and Africa
  3. Europe’s young people are our future
  4. Counterfeit medicines can kill!
  5. Cutting Europe’s industrial energy needs
  6. Southern Italy’s claim to foreigner-friendly fame
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Climate Countdown to climate pact

The final stages of EU debate over slashing greenhouse gases approaches. The European governments, Commission and Parliament are preparing for three days of discussions starting next week, aimed…

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Princess Amalia Wind Farm, North Sea, 23km off the Netherlands coast. Operational June 2008, its 60 turbines can power 125,000 households. Given…
A green light for the EU’s Blue Card directive: The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the move to attract highly-qualified immigrants to…
The melting of the Arctic has brought a call from the European Union to coordinate internationally on the use and preservation of newly accessible…
  1. A rush on Europeana virtual library
  2. EU farm policy reform enters night negotiation marathon
  3. Tobacco growers protest EU aid cutoff
  4. Fruit in school daily, against obesity
  5. French fondness for farm subsidies falls afoul of fundamental reform front
  6. Polish plumber worries dismissed
latest corporate news

Oil Lukoil looks for stake in Repsol

Russia’s Lukoil, the country’s biggest non-state oil giant, is looking to buy a 30 percent stake in Spain’s biggest oil producer, Repsol. If the deal goes ahead, it could mark the beginning of…

GM spurns Opel offer from solar firmGM spurns Opel offer from solar firm Possible Woolworths’ sale underscores UK retail problemsPossible Woolworths’ sale underscores UK retail… Fortis shareholders’ case rejectedFortis shareholders’ case rejected
General Motors has said the German factories of its subsidiary Opel are not for sale. That was in response to a surprise offer to buy the four plants…
The British general merchandise retailer Woolworths is reported to be in talks to sell its 800 loss-making shops and profitable DVD publishing and a…
A Belgian court has rejected a claim that the state dismantling of Fortis violated shareholder’s rights. However it decided that a panel of experts…
  1. Ford sells Mazda stake to raise cash
  2. Yahoo boss steps down
  3. Citigroup cutting more jobs
  4. Opel could get government loan guarantees
  5. BT cuts jobs and addresses pension problems
  6. Royal Bank of Scotland axes 3,000 jobs
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California, USA Faked brand goods harmless?

Counterfeits may not look harmful, yet they threaten people’s incomes and health. Industries are churning out fake consumer goods while Europe studies how to fight the multi-billion euro trade.

EU and the crisisEU and the crisis EU Blue Card set to ease legal immigration woesEU Blue Card set to ease legal immigration woes Are Europe and Iran ready to establish a real dialogue?Are Europe and Iran ready to establish a real…
It is a case of a united front for Europe in Washington, at the first summit aimed at reforming the global financial system. But the economic crisis…
Across Europe highly skilled workers are at a premium. In order to attract talent from outside the EU the Union is looking to introduce the European…
A big country worrying Brussels. A country with all its contradictions which are shaking up a rich and diversified society. Are Europe and Iran ready…
  1. Parliament ‘One Seat’ campaign quickens
  2. European Parliament delegates in Georgia gauge damage
  3. Clamping down on EU’s illegal work bosses
  4. What next for MEPs over Lisbon Treaty?
  5. Georgian influence on European security policy
  6. Greens rev up for climate change laws
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Georgia Ex-Georgian speaker on turning against Saakashvili

Anti-government rallies in Georgia earlier this month highlighted the strength of the opposition to Mikhail Saakashvili. But the pro-western president remains popular across much of the country.…

Rabier lauds ‘vanguard Europe’Rabier lauds ‘vanguard Europe’ Schevardnadze: “Russia has set a very dangerous precedent for itself.”Schevardnadze: “Russia has set a very dangerous… Sargsyan: Armenia joining NATO is “not on the agenda”Sargsyan: Armenia joining NATO is “not on the…
He calls himself a European dinosaur, Jacques-René Rabier. Now 89, he helped shape Europe through its many stages of evolution. Close to Jean Monnet,…
It is five years since Edouard Schevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia. This former Soviet Foreign Minister during the days of Perestroika is…
Since April this year, Serzh Sargsyan has been President of the Republic of Armenia. A former military leader, he wants to open meaningful channels…
  1. Barroso: “Europe expects a lot from Barack Obama.”
  2. Kouchner on Georgia Russia conflict
  3. Ingrid Betancourt: “I believe there are solutions”
  4. Rafael Nadal: On top of the world
  5. Todorov: “It’s through fear that the most unacceptable actions are carried out”
  6. Kureishi: financial crash a legacy of Thatcherism
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Poland Poznan prepares for UN Climate Conference

Global warming is descending on Poland – Poznan to be precise, which is to host the forthcoming United Nations Climate Conference in December. But why did the UN choose this lively and historic city,…

The re-invention of Poland’s KatowiceThe re-invention of Poland’s Katowice A taste of Lyon, capital of gastronomyA taste of Lyon, capital of gastronomy Gijon comes to terms with an ever changing worldGijon comes to terms with an ever changing world
Katowice – surrounded by mountains and built in Poland’s coal mining area. But this Silesian city is about to re-invent itself with a major…
France’s second city, Lyon is not taking its gastronomic reputation for granted. Breaking down walls to build new ones in their place, the city…
There is a spot on the Atlantic coast of Spain which marks a crossroads between the past and the future. Founded by the Celts in the fifth century BC…
  1. “Made in China” does the business in Germany
  2. Hit the North for British ideas on urban renewal
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Ukraine Preserving Ukraine’s wooden architecture

With plentiful forests, wood was the main building material in Ukraine for centuries. But the exquisite wooden houses and churches are fragile and their long-term future is far from sure.

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For more than a decade, talented young musicians have been taking part in the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir…
Yalta on the Crimean peninsula is home to Ukraine’s oldest and most famous wine-making regions. Deep inside the Massandra winery, around a million…
For this week’s Zoom on Ukraine, we’re in Kiev for the Molodist International Film Festival. During the Soviet era, around 50 feature films were made…
  1. Ukrainian fashion struts its stuff
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