Europe

Russia promises crude oil supplies to Europe (Gulf Times)

30 Aug 2008

DUSHANBE/MOSCOW: Russia’s energy minister and a top oil company denied yesterday they were preparing to cut oil flows to Europe in response to threatened sanctions, a step Moscow never took even at the height of the Cold War.

Microsoft buys Europe Internet search website (Gulf Times)

30 Aug 2008

LONDON: Microsoft has agreed to buy Greenfield Online, owner of popular European price comparison website ciao.com, for about $486mn to boost its Internet search and e-commerce business in Europe.

Hoana gets clearance to use LifeBed in Europe (Honolulu Advertiser)

30 Aug 2008

Hoana Medical Inc., a Honolulu-based medical technology company, said its LifeBed Patient Vigilance Systems has been cleared to use the Conformite Europeene Mark, or CE Mark, in Europe.