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Europe ***** 5 AdvancedStories Checked for Students of English by Jamaby French Socialists in run-off vote France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner. (BBC News) Recession fears hit Wall Street Leading European stock markets fall by as much as 5% amid growing concerns of a protracted global downturn. (BBC News) Atletico appeal rejected by CAS The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds Uefa's ruling that Atletico Madrid should play a Champions League game behind closed doors. (BBC News) Kraftwerk sample case overturned A German court overturns a decision to protect electronic band Kraftwerk's copyright on a track sampled by a producer. (BBC News) Santander snubs UK shareholders The giant Spanish bank Santander has excluded 1.8 million UK shareholders from taking part in a new share issue. (BBC News) EU alarmed by mystery collapse of bee colonies (BBC News) Putin vows to prevent 'collapse' Russia's prime minister vows to prevent another financial "collapse", referring to the country's 1990s crises. (BBC News) Latvia to seek support from IMF Latvia becomes the second European Union country to seek the International Monetary Fund's help to stabilise its financial system. (BBC News) Recession fears hit stock markets Leading European stock markets fall by as much as 5% amid growing concerns of a protracted global downturn. (BBC News) EU Ministers Strike Deal on Farm Aid Reform After marathon negotiations, the EU's agricultural ministers hammered out a series of reforms to Europe's expensive policy of agricultural subsidies. (Deutsche Welle) Mammoth's genome pieced together A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia. (BBC News) EU reaches deal on farm reforms EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market. (BBC News) How significant is the arrest of Eta's 'military chief'? (BBC News) AstraZeneca axes jobs and plants Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca says it will cut 1,400 jobs by 2013 and close three European factories in a cost-cutting effort. (BBC News) Peugeot Citroen cuts 2,700 jobs French car company Peugeot Citroen announces plans to shed 2,700 jobs because of falling demand in Europe. (BBC News) Recession fears hit stock markets European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted slump. (BBC News) Rolls-Royce plans 2,000 job cuts Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs in 2009, including 140 in the UK. (BBC News) The Italian government agrees to sell the bankrupt airline Alitalia to a business consortium, paving the way for a relaunch. (BBC News) Expert: David Bowie Had a Love Affair With Berlin "Helden" -- Heroes -- is the title of a new book by Tobias Ruether about pop chameleon David Bowie's mid-1970s time in the German capital. DW talked to him about the unlikely connection between Bowie and Berlin. (Deutsche Welle) UK returns stolen icon to Greece A 14th-Century Greek icon stolen from a monastery 30 years ago is sent back to Greece by the UK. (BBC News) Government agrees Alitalia sale The Italian government agrees to sell the bankrupt airline Alitalia to a business consortium, paving the way for a relaunch. (BBC News) Final plea on Earth observation Leading Earth observation scientists urge Gordon Brown to back Europe's environmental monitoring project, GMES. (BBC News) Writers targeted as violent nationalism grips Turkey (BBC News) Russia-Georgia talks 'progress' Talks between Georgia and Russia aimed at defusing tensions after their conflict make substantial progress, diplomats say. (BBC News) Spain 'to slide into recession' Spain is likely to slip into recession in the fourth quarter and stay there into 2009, the Bank of Spain governor says. (BBC News) Russia, Georgia Hold Constructive Post-Conflict Discussions All the delegations attended "constructive" talks on the Russia-Georgia conflict Wednesday, Nov. 19 and agreed to meet again for another round of negotiations next month, the EU representative to the discussions said. (Deutsche Welle) Malignaggi issues Hatton warning Paulie Malignaggi tells fans not to be surprised if he stops Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas on Saturday night. (BBC News) Rats return to Pied Piper's town Pied Piper needed again as rats return to Hamelin (BBC News) Falling demand hits BASF profit The world's largest chemicals firm, BASF, reduces its profit forecast and says it will cut production because of a huge fall in demand. (BBC News) The UK Government is to auction carbon emissions permits over the next five years amid concern over power firms' windfall profits. (BBC News) Windpipe transplant breakthrough Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells. (BBC News) Controversial UN artwork unveiled A ceiling painting worth £15m is unveiled at the United Nations in Geneva amid controversy over how it was paid for. (BBC News) Former French PM to stand trial Dominique de Villepin is ordered to stand trial in connection with a political smear campaign against President Nicholas Sarkozy. (BBC News) Big cat fossil found in North Sea A fossilised bone from a sabre-toothed cat has been dredged up from the seabed by a trawler off the UK coast. (BBC News) Emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialised nations rose 2.3% from 2000 to 2006, the UN climate change agency says. (BBC News) Windpipe transplant breakthrough Doctors in Spain give a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, avoiding the need for anti-rejection drugs. (BBC News) Deal brokered to end NI deadlock NI's first and deputy first ministers broker a deal on policing and justice to end a political stalemate at Stormont. (BBC News) MEPs back free school fruit plan EU lawmakers back a scheme to offer free fruit and vegetables to schools across the EU in a drive to curb child obesity. (BBC News) VW Stock Chaos Hit Mega-Rich German Family Where It Hurts Germany's fifth richest person, Adolf Merckle, has been trying to raise some cash after losing a billion euros on VW stock deals. In these tough times, even the super-wealthy aren't protected against getting soaked. (Deutsche Welle) Germany Condemns Swinish Acts of Antisemitic Vandalism Authorities announced on Tuesday, November 18 that unknown persons had desecrated a pair of Jewish cemeteries near the Eastern German city of Erfurt. Unfortunately, some people never learn from history. (Deutsche Welle) Butcher 'not over' Maradona goal Scotland assistant Terry Butcher says he will never forgive Diego Maradona for the infamous "Hand of God" goal that knocked England out of the World Cup 22 years ago. (BBC News) UK urges 'positive' Syrian role UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were positive and constructive. (BBC News) Serbia 'genocide' case to proceed The UN's highest court rules that it can hear Croatia's complaint of genocide against Serbia from the 1990s war. (BBC News) Burberry shares hit six-year low Burberry's shares fall to their lowest level in six years after the luxury brand issues a profit warning. (BBC News) The sting which toppled an alleged arms dealer (BBC News) UK minister in Damascus meeting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband looks to improve ties with Syria in talks with President Bashar al-Assad. (BBC News) How significant is the arrest of Eta's 'military chief'? (BBC News) Civil Engineer Found Guilty in Ice-Rink Deaths The German civil engineer responsible for the construction of an ice skating rink in Bad Reichenhall that collapsed in 2006 killing 15 people has been handed an 18-month suspended sentence. (Deutsche Welle) No 'Polish Plumber' Wave -- Migration Low After EU Expansion Contrary to popular belief, the European Union's expansion towards central and Eastern Europe has not sparked a massive influx of Polish plumbers or Bulgarian builders to the bloc's richest nations, figures due out Tuesd (Deutsche Welle) Ricco bids to reduce suspension Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a bid to reduce his two-year suspension for doping offences. (BBC News) |
