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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:15:26 +0200 Spain rejects ETA ceasefire announcement |
| The Spanish government has said it will continue to hunt down members of ETA, even though the Basque separatist terror group announced a ceasefire.… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:16:02 +0200 Crossborder crackdown leaves ETA weakened |
| ETA has not carried out a deadly attack in Spain since July last year when a car bomb parked outside a police station on the Balearic island of… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:24:01 +0200 Lebanese PM withdraws accusation against Syria |
| Lebanon's prime minister Saad al-Hariri has said he was wrong to accuse Syria of killing his father, the former PM Rafik al-Hariri. His comments… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:24:02 +0200 Bucharest protest over French Roma policy |
| France is coming under more pressure over its mass expulsions of members of the Roma community. A protest has taken place outside the French… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:26:01 +0200 Germany to extend life of nuclear power plants |
| Germany's nuclear power plants are to stay in service for longer than planned, reversing a decision by the previous left-wing coalition which wanted… |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:54:02 +0200 French teachers strike ahead of nationwide action |
| Thousands of teachers have been on strike across France today, but the action appears to have been limited with only between five and 30 percent of… |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Trust: Money, markets and society |
| When financial and economic systems fail, trust in the state and its institutions pays the price, writes Geoffrey Hosking. After the economic crisis and its exposure of the irresponsibility of global capitalism, the first step to restoring social trust is to understand what went wrong. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The many, messy histories |
| "New Humanist" sees no humanitarian solutions to political crises; "Fronesis" asks who the People are; "Osteuropa" examines the gaffe-prone politics of European identity; "Dilema veche" says leaving Romania is the most effective form of protest; "L'Homme" revisits 19th-century arguments for the abolition of prostitution; "Arena" questions the impact of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) avoids another story of western selflessnes; and "Studija" welcomes a timely exhibition of Soviet-era painting. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The populist radical Right: A pathological normalcy |
| According to the conventional view, the far-Right in Europe is antithetical to the values of liberal democracy. New research showing that far-Right ideology is a radicalization of mainstream values has a major impact on how rightwing populism is understood, writes Cas Mudde. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Aid wars |
| Humanitarian activists' refusal of politics, combined with their willingness to identify with politics, elicits doubt and even scorn from human-rights critics. Susie Linfield evaluates the controversial debate on the future of humanitarianism. |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:39:00 +0200 LG to offer DLNA sharing on Optimus 7 |
(Telecompaper) LG Electronics is showcasing at the Ifa trade show in Berlin a new media-sharing service for its upcoming Optimus 7 mobile phone. The new technology makes it possible to share multimedia files on the Optimus 7 and all DLNA-compliant digital devices. This pre-installed feature allows users to send files directly from the phone's media galleries, without having to leave for another application. The phone will automatically display compatible devices in the same Wi-Fi zone and let users send media files such as photos, video and music wirelessly to the targeted device. The Optimus 7 will go on sale in the fourth quarter. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:03:00 +0200 TDC wins DKK 2.9 bln in arbitration case against TP |
(Telecompaper) The Arbitration Tribunal in Vienna has issued a ruling in the case against Telekomunikacja Polska. TDC owns a 25 percent stake in Danish Polish Telecommunications Group (DPTG), which is part of Telekomunikacja Polska. The dispute concerns the determination of traffic volumes carried via the NSL fibre optical telecommunications system in Poland. DPTG is entitled to 14.8 percent of the net profits from NSL during the period 1994 to mid-2004. The current ruling awards DPTG around DKK 2.9 billion, of which TDC will receive DKK 0.7 billion. The amount corresponds to DKK 0.5 billion after tax. TDC said the effect will be recognized in the statement of income under special items related to income from joint ventures and associates in the third quarter. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:39:00 +0200 Orange, T-Mobile offer joint roaming in UK |
(Telecompaper) Orange and T-Mobile customers in the UK will be able to roam across both networks from 5 October, Everything Everywhere CEO Tom Alexander announced. Customers who sign up for access to both networks will benefit free of charge, with no changes to their existing tariffs or call or text charges. Once registered, should a customer lose signal on their existing network, they will then automatically pick up the signal from the other network where it's available. Users will be asked to opt-in to the new service for the time being as the networks handle around 1,600 different handsets and some devices may have problems with the service. However, from the beginning of 2011, the roaming service will become automatic. Alexander said that Everything Everywhere would use the period between 5 October and the end of the year to gauge customer reactions to the service. The launch will backed by an advertising campaign from both Orange and T-Mobile. Alexander described the adverts as "'a dialogue between the brands." The adverts will also begin to introduce the Everything Everywhere brand using the tag line: Inspired by Everything Everywhere. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:28:00 +0200 RCom abandons GTL Infra deal |
(Telecompaper) Indian mobile operator Reliance Communications has abandoned its plan to create a mobile infrastructure company with GTL Infrastructre. The two announced an agreement in June to merge Reliance Infratel's tower assets into GTL Infra, creating a company with more than 80,000 towers. However, RCom said that it failed to reach a definitive agreement with GTL on the transaction. The company could not comment on the reasons for dropping the deal. As a result, Reliance said it's in talks with other strategic and financial investors. RCom is looking to raise cash to reduce its debt and finance expansion. The company owns 95 percent of Reliance Infratel. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:11:00 +0200 Private equity groups line up Polkomtel bids |
(Telecompaper) Private equity groups are lining up EUR 4 billion leveraged buy-out bids for Polish mobile operator Polkomtel, in which Vodafone owns a stake of almost 25 percent. Apax Partners, Blackstone, TPG and CVC Capital Partners are among the big private equity groups working on potential bids for Polkomtel, which is expected to start a sale process as early as next month, the Financial Times writes. The mobile operator is thought to be unlikely to attract interest from large European telecommunications groups. Blackstone and TPG are working on a joint bid for Polkomtel, according to the paper. The company is likely to be valued at about six times EBITDA, which fell 14 percent to PLN 2.7 billion last year. Vodafone has made no decisions on whether to sell but people familiar with the UK group said it was willing to exit if an appropriate offer was made. While Vodafone could retain its stake, it is unlikely to exercise a right of first refusal that would enable it to buy out Polkomtel's other shareholders. Four state-controlled Polish companies – energy group PGE, copper miner KGHM, oil company PKN Orlen, and coal trader Weglokoks – own slightly more than 75 percent of Polkomtel. They have been talking for years about selling their Polkomtel stakes and recently appointed advisers as some need to fund investment plans. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:03:00 +0200 Vodafone search for next chairman begins - report |
(Telecompaper) Vodafone has begun looking for a new chairman to replace John Bond, who has held the role for the past five years, the Guardian reported. The chairman has come under heavy criticism over the mobile phone group's strategy. Bond faced down a minor investor revolt at the most recent annual meeting last month, when more than 6.5 percent of shareholders opposed his re-election. The protest vote was led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, which accused Vodafone of a disastrous series of acquisitions and demanded that Bond be replaced. The company has hired Anna Mann, the City recruitment expert to search for a new chairman. One person familiar with the situation told the Financial Times that Vodafone's decision to start to look for a new chairman was made before Ontario Teachers' intervention, but added that the investor criticism had brought "a bit of urgency" to the move. Bond, a former chairman of HSBC, had told colleagues he had always intended to stay at Vodafone for six years, this person said. He joined as a non-executive director in 2005, and became chairman in 2006. Vodafone declined to comment on his position as chairman. Bond told the group's annual meeting in July that Vodafone had succession plans in place for all its board members, including himself. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:47:00 +0200 Cell C launches HSPA+ 900 network |
(Telecompaper) South African mobile operator Cell C has commercially launched its HSPA+ 900 network. Based on Rel. 7 HSPA+ 21.6Mbps, the network offers offers average city speeds of 4 to 6 Mbps and in many locations over 10Mbps. The company officially switched on the high-speed network, dubbed 4GS – 4 Great Speed and 4 Great Service, in Port Elizabeth on 3 September as part of its nationwide network roll-out. To date, 1,600 HSPA+ 900 sites have been deployed, and Cell C is currently running large scale user tests in 10 major cities. The network will launch in each of those cities once the company is satisfied with the network coverage and quality. Two more cities are expected to launch already in September. The first phase of the 4GS network roll-out, expected to be completed by the end of 2010, will cover approximately 34 percent of the South African population. The company will continue to expand its network roll-out and aims to cover 67 percent of the population by mid-2011. The company is launching two prepaid data products, and a special technical helpdesk has been set up to provide customers with advice on the new service. |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:20:00 +0200 Samsung sees return to double-digit mobile margin in Q3 |
(Telecompaper) Samsung expects its mobile phone business to return to a double-digit operating margin in the third quarter, Dow Jones reports. Samsung also expects to sell about 25 million smartphones this year compared with a previous forecast of about 18 million, JK Shin, head of Samsung's mobile communications division, told reporters at the consumer electronics show Ifa. Its second-quarter margin was weak partly due to foreign-exchange rates, Shin said. The company reported an operating margin of 7.2 percent in the three months to June, down from 10.8 percent a year earlier. Shin said that Samsung is aiming for a double-digit market share for global smartphones by the end of this year. This will be driven by the Galaxy S, which the executive expects could sell 10 million units globally this year. Shin said he expects that global mobile handsets market in 2010 will be about 1.2 billion units, of which about 280 million will be smartphones. Samsung expects the global mobile handsets market to grow by about 10 percent to more than 1.3 billion units in 2011, of which close to 400 million will be smartphones. |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:56:00 +0200 Deutsche Telekom adds 3D content to Entertain TV |
(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has added 3D content to its Entertain TV offer. Via the online video store Videoload's TV menu, Entertain subscribers have access to 3D movies from Hollywood giants like Warner Bros and Sony Pictures Television. Other movie highlights and documentaries from Discovery Channel as well as adult programmes will also be available in 3D. At no extra charge, Entertain subscribers can browse the TV archive and call up sporting events in 3D. The 3D content is available for all Entertain subscribers and can be viewed for the next 24 hours without any restrictions after it has been called up. Since every Entertain media receiver is capable of transmitting 3D signals, Entertain subscribers require no new hardware. The only requirement for calling up and viewing 3D content via Entertain is a 3D-compatible TV set and the appropriate 3D glasses. |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:58:00 +0200 Tata Teleservices signs Huawei for 3G network in India |
(Telecompaper) Indian operator Tata Teleservices has signed a contract with China's Huawei Technologies to roll out the company's 3G mobile network. Tata Teleservices has selected Huawei's 3G technology under the managed services model, which includes the installation of thousands of Huawei's LTE-ready, SingleRAN radios. Tata earlier announced a contract also with Nokia Siemens Networks for 3G radio equipment. Tata Teleservices won 3G spectrum in nine regions in India in the May auctions, for a total price of INR 58.64 billion. |
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| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Volume of retail trade up by 0.1% in both euro area and EU27 |
| In July 2010, compared with June 2010, the volume of retail trade increased by 0.1% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27. In June retail trade rose by 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Industrial producer prices up by 0.2% in both euro area and EU27 |
| In July 2010 compared with June 2010, the industrial producer price index rose by 0.2% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27. In June 20103, prices increased by 0.3% in both zones. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Euro area and EU27 GDP up by 1.0% |
| GDP increased by 1.0% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27 during the second quarter of 2010, compared with the previous quarter, according to first estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the first quarter of 2010, growth rates were +0.3% in both zones. |
| Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Euro area unemployment rate stable at 10.0% |
| The euro area (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.0% in July 2010, unchanged compared with June. It was 9.6% in July 2009. The EU27 unemployment rate was 9.6% in July 2010, unchanged compared with June. It was 9.1% in July 2009. |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Trust: Money, markets and society |
| When financial and economic systems fail, trust in the state and its institutions pays the price, writes Geoffrey Hosking. After the economic crisis and its exposure of the irresponsibility of global capitalism, the first step to restoring social trust is to understand what went wrong. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The many, messy histories |
| "New Humanist" sees no humanitarian solutions to political crises; "Fronesis" asks who the People are; "Osteuropa" examines the gaffe-prone politics of European identity; "Dilema veche" says leaving Romania is the most effective form of protest; "L'Homme" revisits 19th-century arguments for the abolition of prostitution; "Arena" questions the impact of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) avoids another story of western selflessnes; and "Studija" welcomes a timely exhibition of Soviet-era painting. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 The populist radical Right: A pathological normalcy |
| According to the conventional view, the far-Right in Europe is antithetical to the values of liberal democracy. New research showing that far-Right ideology is a radicalization of mainstream values has a major impact on how rightwing populism is understood, writes Cas Mudde. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:58:21 +0200 Aid wars |
| Humanitarian activists' refusal of politics, combined with their willingness to identify with politics, elicits doubt and even scorn from human-rights critics. Susie Linfield evaluates the controversial debate on the future of humanitarianism. |
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| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:00 UT Herschel:Herschel detection explains the origin of water in a carbon star |
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ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has detected water vapour in a location previously thought to be impossible - in the atmosphere of an ageing, red giant carbon star. The rich and detailed data provided by Herschel can be explained within a new framework in which ultraviolet photons play a key role. These results are reported in the 2 September issue of Nature.
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| Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:30:00 UT INTEGRAL:INTEGRAL completes deepest all-sky survey in hard X-rays |
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A newly developed image analysis technique has significantly improved the sensitivity limits reached by the IBIS imager on board INTEGRAL, resulting in the deepest survey ever compiled of the entire sky in the energy range between 17 and 60 keV. Pushing the instrument towards its very limits, the novel method discloses a vast number of previously undetected faint sources, galactic and extragalactic alike.
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| Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:37:00 UT Director's Desk:Fundamental Physics Roadmap released |
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After an in-depth consultation with the European scientific community, the ESA-appointed Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team (FPR-AT) has released its final report.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:02:00 UT Venus Express:Recreating Venus in the lab |
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Scientists are able to learn about the atmospheres and surfaces of planets by studying their spectra - the different wavelengths of light which they reflect or absorb. However, when researchers study spectra of Venus, the hottest planet in the Solar System, they run into a problem. Its high temperatures and pressures seriously affect the data.
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| 30 Aug 2010 17:47:00 +0100 Boosting the exploratory power of open research in future
and emerging technologies (SMART 2010/0055) |
| The purpose of this contract is to study current practices in thematically open bottom-up approaches to funding cross-disciplinary frontier research (such as the Open scheme of the Future and Emerging Technologies challenge within the ICT workprogamme), to provide scenarios for the possible future developments of such schemes, and to formulate recommendations and options to address the opportunities ahead for boosting the exploratory power of bottom-up collaborative frontier research. |
| 30 Aug 2010 17:38:00 +0100 eMobility General Assembly |
| Members of eMobility will discuss selected activities of eMobility Working Groups and the Steering Board on the ICT sector and the preparation of FP8 for future collaborative research. The meeting provides a good networking opportunity e.g. for the preparation of new research consortia for upcoming FP7 calls 7 and 8 and the Future Internet PPP. |
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| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT In the beginning, there was Eve… |
| But when was the beginning? Statisticians have calculated that the mother of all human beings, the so-called 'mitochondrial Eve' (mtEve), lived on Earth about 200 000 years ago. The team from Poland and the US based its estimation on the most comprehensive statistical examination ever conducted to date that included genetic models and assumptions based on human migration and proliferation. Findings from the study are published in Theoretical Population Biology. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Protein in Huntington's linked to neurogenesis |
| EU-funded scientists have discovered that a mutated protein inherent in Huntington's disease (HD) performs an unforeseen role in neurogenesis. The finding could lead to a better understanding of HD, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that is characterised by severe psychiatric, cognitive and motor defects, and neuronal death in the brain. The work was supported by CEPODRO ('Cell polarization in Drosophila'), a project that received EUR 1.159 million under the European Research Council’s Starting Grant scheme. Findings from the study are published in the journal Neuron. |
| Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Future phones just got smarter |
| The next generation of mobile phones will be able to do more than ever before — both safely and efficiently. An EU-funded team has created a software platform that enables the use of multi-core technology on mobile embedded computing devices by way of virtualisation techniques. The dual multi-core and virtualisation solution developed by the EMUCO ('Embedded multi-core processing for mobile communication systems') team allows for both higher processing capacity and low power consumption, with the added value of security and flexibility. The project received almost EUR 3 million in support under the 'Information and communication technologies' (ICT) Theme of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). |
| Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Warm water can trigger deformities in farmed fish |
| EU-funded scientists have discovered that temperatures greater than 16°C can cause skeletal deformities in young salmon. The finding is part of the FINE FISH ('Reduction of malformations in farmed fish species') project, which received EUR 3.02 million under the SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) cross cutting activity of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). Results of the study were recently published in BMC (BioMed Central) Physiology. |
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| 2010-08-25 11:00:00 Europe's coasts: reconciling development and conservation |
| Europe’s coastal zones are under increasing pressure from erosion, pollution, climate change, urbanisation and tourism. Such pressures threaten entire ecosystems — vital not only for wildlife but also for the economy and human well-being. The European Environment Agency (EEA) takes a closer look at the state of coastal ecosystems and policy responses to the pressures affecting them. |
| 2010-07-28 10:00:00 Europe's mountains: rich in biodiversity but increasingly vulnerable |
| Snow-capped peaks, rocky inclines, rich forests and sloping meadows provide recreation and economic opportunities for humans and a home to many plants and animals. The European Environment Agency's new assessment of mountain ecosystems sheds light on their state and the pressures they face. |
| 2010-07-12 12:00:00 Emissions of sulphur oxides and ozone-forming pollutants fall significantly |
| The European Union air pollutant emission inventory report compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that the EU-27 has cut sulphur oxides (SOx) emissions by 78 % since 1990. The decline was particularly sharp during the latest reporting year, falling 20 % in 2008 compared to 2007. The emissions of three ozone precursors — CO, NMVOCs and NOx — also continued the downward trend. |
| 2010-06-30 10:00:00 How Europe's agriculture can boost biodiversity |
| Intensive farming has long been a major cause of biodiversity decline in Europe. The European Environment Agency's (EEA) new short assessment examines Europe's efforts to strike a balance between producing sufficient food and maintaining agro-ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity above and below ground. |
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