12.07.2009 - US federal court judge approves delay in UBS tax secrecy trial
Presiding judge Alan Gold agreed to the request by UBS Bank, the US Justice Department and Swiss government authorities to delay the high-profile trial's opening until August 3. He added that he would gladly give further extensions "to assist in accomplishing any goal of settlement...

12.07.2009 - News
Belgian director wins Crystal Globe best film award

The Belgian-Canadian film “Angel at Sea” won the prize for the best film at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Saturday night. The film – which recounts the life of a 12-year-old boy with a manic depressive father – is the first feature length film of Belgian director Frédéric Dumont...

12.07.2009 - A four legged perspective on Prague
I had two subjects readied for this letter. This time round you get a dog’s life in Prague - or maybe more accurately a dog and dog owner’s life in the Czech capital...

12.07.2009 - Porsche family members meet to discuss carmaker's future
The meeting in the Austrian city of Salzburg is thought to have been a precursor to an extraordinary meeting of Porsche's supervisory board on July 23. It is unclear what was discussed at the meeting, but the bid from the Gulf emirate of Qatar would surely have been on the agenda...

12.07.2009 - Hertha Berlin are hoping cleverness can make up for lack of cash
There won't be any record signings in the German capital this summer. In 2008-09, Hertha Berlin broke out of the mid-table doldrums and earned more points than ever before, but if you think that would be cause for a spending spree, you don't haven't seen Hertha's books...

12.07.2009 - Italian aid worker freed
12.07.2009 - US, Swiss governments ask for delay in UBS tax secrecy trial
12.07.2009 - Kabát
12.07.2009 - Euroskeptics' growing power in Brussels raises concerns
12.07.2009 - Australian Mark Webber wins German Grand Prix
12.07.2009 - Swiss government locks horns with judiciary over nuclear smuggling case
12.07.2009 - Concern rises over Euroskeptics' increasing profile in Brussels
12.07.2009 - Lithuania's first female president sworn in at historic inauguration
12.07.2009 - Concern rises over Euroskeptics increasing profile in Brussels
12.07.2009 - South Africa's poor fear no uplift from 2010 World Cup
12.07.2009 - EU, Turkey prepare to sign Nabucco pipeline deal
12.07.2009 - Lithuania to welcome first female president with historic inauguration
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12.07.2009 - German director bags Karlovy Vary award
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