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Miners vs multinationals
The illegal miners had left their mark. Tools, explosives, sacks and ropes lay beside chopped power cables some 2,300 ft below ground in AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine in Ghana.
Acergy profits rise
Norwegian oilfield engineering group Acergy posted a 10 percent rise in pretax profit for the second quarter on Wednesday.
More housebuilding jobs go
Two of Britain's biggest builders Bovis Homes and Redrow are cutting 40 percent of their workforces, about 750 jobs in total.
UK mortgage pain rises
The cost of taking out a new fixed-rate mortgage in Britain surged last month.
Dare to be Digital
Dare to be Digital, in association with Channel 4 has just kicked off at Goldsmiths, University of London.Find out more about this exciting Computer games design competition.
Pioneer to launch Blu-ray recorders
Pioneer plans to launch Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year, taking aim at a rapidly growing market after the end of a bitter format battle.
Software for Lab Labelling
Printed labels reduce errors, are more secure, and are easier to read than any hand marking. The IdentiLab software was designed to make it quick and easy to create lab-specific labels.
German solar cuts
Germany's ruling parties have reached a deal to reduce support for the solar energy sector in coming years by far less than feared.
Greenhouse emissions endanger health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, a critical finding that has languished in bureaucratic limbo.
Leak smaller than thought
Areva said that a leak of liquid containing uranium from a site in southeastern France was smaller than initially thought.
A wind of change
The founder of wind energy company Airtricity, sold last year for €1.9 billion and wants to raise €300 million to fund a new company Mainstream Renewable Power.
Britain holds nuclear summit
Britain will meet around 80 senior nuclear power industry players to help the government plans of new nuclear power stations.
Aerospace apprentices off to flying start
The aerospace and engineering sector was strongly represented in the national Apprenticeship Awards.
Cathay Pacific tumbles
Shares in airline Cathay Pacific tumbled as much as 7.8% to a 2yr low after it warned of disappointing first-half earnings due to high fuel prices.
EADS war of the drones
EADS hit back at French rivals in a race to build unmanned military aircraft saying it hoped for a deal to build surveillance drones.
Air Berlin scraps routes
German carrier Air Berlin has abandoned its full-year profit goal and says it will scrap unprofitable routes.
UK watchdog clamps down on mobile service vendors
Vendors offering mobile services such as ringtones and SMS news alerts in Britain could have such services temporarily suspended if they fail to allow users to easily stop subscriptions.
Nokia signs Warner music deal
Nokia signed a deal with Warner Music Group to make Warner titles available through its "Comes With Music" service and Nokia music store.
Alcatel Lucent pleads for time
Alcatel Lucent appealed to shareholders on Friday to give it time to tap into future growth in telecoms despite a sector crisis.
Tapping the bond market
Deutsche Telekom and miner Anglo American raised 2.5 billion euros ($3.9 billion) in the European corporate debt market.
Valley turns from guns to roses
Just as the sun breaks through the mist shrouding Bulgaria's Stara Planina mountains, hundreds of villagers hustle through fields of rose bushes to pick fresh blooms still damp with morning dew.
G8 patches up climate deal
Group of Eight leaders patched together a deal to fight climate change at a summit that wound up on Wednesday.
Opportunity in climate protection
A new study shows that vast savings in greenhouse gas emissions are possible if Europe would implement smarter waste management.
EU cuts in fishing quotas
The European Commission said on Friday it will make deeper than usual cuts in fishing quotas in 2009.
