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 Friday, November 20, 2009
MORE than half of people in France are worried about being made homeless, with 12% saying it looks "very possible", a new poll has revealed.
Homelessness charity Emmaüs asked 1,000 people about their... (read more...) |  Swastika printed on town hall ad
Friday, November 20, 2009
A TOWN council in Provence has had to destroy thousands of leaflets promoting its Christmas market because it included images of the swastika.
The mairie in Orange, in the Vaucluse, said a member of ... (read more...) |  No blame for AZF deadly explosion
Friday, November 20, 2009
THE VICTIMS of a massive factory explosion that killed 31 people and injured thousands have spoken of their anger after a court cleared oil giant Total and its management of any responsibility.
The e... (read more...) |  Web gambling law may miss World Cup
Thursday, November 19, 2009
PLANS to open up French gambling legislation to include websites look set to be delayed, meaning the reform might not be passed in time for the next summer’s World Cup.
The plan to license online ope... (read more...) |  EU orders payout for airline delays
Thursday, November 19, 2009
AIRLINE passengers whose flights are delayed for several hours have the same right to compensation as those hit by cancellations, a European court has ruled.
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London, Nov 21 : Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing's controversial novel, modelled on himself and Princess Diana, has failed to impress the readers and has been declared a literary flop. ANI Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:04 -0500London, Nov 21 : Roman Polanski will fight his extradition to the US from Switzerland, according to his French lawyer. ANI Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:20:10 -0500London, Nov. 21 : In 1924, a French spy had described Adolf Hitler as "the German Mussolini" who was "not an idiot but a very cunning demagogue," a recently discovered document has revealed. ANI Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:40:21 -0500The state-owned Ukraine railway company last week defaulted on a $550 million syndicated loan. Big News Network.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:52 -0500A group of Irish soccer supporters gathered at the French Embassy in Dublin this afternoon, in a continuing protest over last Wednesday night's controversial World Cup play-off against France. A simi... RTE Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:29:23 -0500Japan completed a November Test match double over Canada on Saturday, beating the Canucks 27-6 in Tokyo. Canada were much improved in comparison to last week's 46-8 loss and will hope to take that ... Planet Rugby Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:57 -0500Italy A scored a surprise win over Georgia at the at Stadio Bruseschi in Palmanova on Friday, although Georgia were shorn of many first-choice players. Georgia, coached by Tim Lane, led at half-tim... Planet Rugby Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:56 -0500Relieved Gloucester coach Bryan Redpath praised his players - and lady luck - after they recorded their first home Guinness Premiership victory since beating Bath on September 6 and ending the Leicest... Planet Rugby Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:55 -0500Richie McCaw will sit out the first three rounds of the Crusaders' 2010 season rather than activate the sabbatical clause in his New Zealand Rugby Union contract. McCaw has opted against following ... Planet Rugby Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:53 -0500Hugo Southwell staked a claim for a Test recall with a tryscoring performance in Scotland A's convincing 38-7 win over Tonga on Friday. Southwell impressed in his first start at fly-half but he rea... Planet Rugby Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:52 -0500B RUSSELS, Nov 20, 2009 (AFP) - Belgian ex-premier Wilfried Martens metparty leaders Saturday as he began a royal commission to organise a smoothpolitical transition after current PM Herman Van Rompuy... The Tocqueville Connection Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:28:47 -0500The Republic of Ireland have been forced to admit defeat in their efforts to be granted a replay of their World Cup play-off clash with France. Having seen FIFA reject their appeals to have the secon... RTE Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:42:43 -0500Dozens of shoe addicts have taken part in the National Stiletto Championship on an indoor track in the old stock exchange building in central Paris. The only rule on Friday evening was to be perched o... Breitbart Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:48:58 -0500Dozens of shoe addicts have taken part in the National Stiletto Championship on an indoor track in the old stock exchange building in central Paris. The only rule on Friday evening was to be perched o... Breitbart Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:24:39 -0500Olympique de Marseille climbed up to fourth in Ligue 1 after defeating rivals Paris Saint-Germain FC 1-0 in Le Classique on Friday. 'Back to basics' In the rearranged fixture Gabriel Heinze scored the... UEFA Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:57:11 -0500London, Nov 21 : Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing's controversial novel, modelled on himself and Princess Diana, has failed to impress the readers and has been declared a literary flop... New Kerala Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:50:54 -0500No tumbrils have appeared in Paris's Place de la Concorde, but a revolution may be under way in France nonetheless. The trial of former prime minister Dominique de Villepin and the conviction of forme... guardian.co.uk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:46:10 -0500Paris ? a portly, pink-faced figure happily gorging on a regal casserole, with a bottle of wine at one elbow and a luscious-looking soufflé at the other. It is traditionally believed to be a... International Herald Tribune Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:28:04 -0500South Korean model Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment on Nov. 19, 2009, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor's office said. Police were investigating the cause of the 20-year-old's deat... SINA Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:19 -0500(MENAFN) The French government unveiled a $52 billion national debt policy aimed at enhancing France's long-term development. A commission led by former prime ministers Alain Juppe and Michel Rocard o... MENAFN Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:29:23 -0500Vivendi and General Electric have agreed that Vivendi will be paid close to one-third of the value of its NBC Universal stake, although a value for the stake itself is still being negotiated, a person... New York Post Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:43:54 -0500Sydney - Thierry Henry's self-confessed handball to secure France a win over Ireland and a place in next year's World Cup has shot him to the top of sport's rogue's gallery, Australia's Daily Telegrap... Earth Times Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:35:40 -0500France Telecom is undergoing a major restructuring in which the goal is to cut billions of dollars in expenses. The process has led to an epidemic of suicide. Sheila MacVicar reports. CBS News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:12:56 -0500Vivendi's former CEO says he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn a French water company into a global media giant but never misled shareholders about the risks involved.Jean-Marie Messier told a... eTaiwan News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:11:59 -0500Defender Gabriel Heinze scored against his former teammates to give Marseille a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Friday in a French league match which was postponed from last month.An outbreak of s... eTaiwan News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:11:02 -0500Police said 15 supporters were arrested ahead of Marseille's clash with fierce rival Paris Saint-Germain in the French league on Friday.Eighth-place Marseille was to play PSG at the Velodrome stadium ... eTaiwan News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:42 -0500PARIS/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A French attorney for Roman Polanski who said the film director would not return voluntarily to the United States to face child sex charges is not authorized to speak in ... Breitbart Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:23:14 -0500PARIS/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A French attorney for Roman Polanski who said the film director would not return voluntarily to the United States to face child sex charges is not authorized to speak in ... ABC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:15:36 -0500* French lawyer says Polanski will fight extradition* US attorneys say French atty's comments unauthorized* Polanski said to be holding up well in prison(refiles to fix slug)PARIS/LOS ANGELES (Reu... West Australian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:53:48 -0500Gloucester put their early-season woes behind them with a dour but desperately-needed 12-9 win over Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership on Friday. Australian Lote Tuqiri knocked on in the ... Planet Rugby Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:00 -0500Neither Worcester nor Bath could rise above the mediocre in a 12-12 Guinness Premiership draw at Sixways on Friday. It was a fair result in a hard but uninspiring game with Bath the more enterprisi... Planet Rugby Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:58 -0500Our six-year-old's school project this half-term is the Victorians. It's a big project, as of course the Victorians invented everything good that exists in the world, except for the modern and still r... guardian.co.uk Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:03 -0500Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of failing to protect the British national interest by handing the French a powerful European post which could allow them to shackle the City of London. The Torie... Independent UK Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:22 -0500LONDON - A day that began with FIFA ruling out a replay of the France versus Ireland World Cup playoff ended, after pleas, denials and opinions from all quarters, with the French still heading for Sou... Vancouver Sun Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:15 -0500GORDON Brown has been accused of a stitch-up with French president Nicolas Sarkozy over the surprise appointment of Baroness Ashton as the European Union's foreign policy chief. The Scotsman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:17 -0500GORDON Brown has been accused of a stitch-up with French president Nicolas Sarkozy over the surprise appointment of Baroness Ashton as the European Union's foreign policy chief. The Scotsman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:07 -0500GORDON Brown has been accused of a stitch-up with French president Nicolas Sarkozy over the surprise appointment of Baroness Ashton as the European Union's foreign policy chief. The Scotsman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:53 -0500Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of failing to protect the British national interest by handing the French a powerful European post which could allow them to shackle the City of London. The Torie... The Independent Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:12 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> What Thierry Henry did was instinctive. Cynically instinctive, without question, but the i... Times Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:07 -0500The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States. The Airbus plane, carrying 5... ABC Australia Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:34 -0500Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into... CIO Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:20 -0500Now, with Air France Industries, half of the world's airlines flying the A380 use Mxi's Maintenix® software to support maintenance operations Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) November 20, 2009 -- Mxi Techn... Earth Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:35 -0500PARIS: A French murder suspect who caused a media sensation after escaping from prison in a cardboard box and evading a huge manhunt during weeks on the run, has been recaptured, the interior ministry... The Peninsula Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:37 -0500TOKYO — Meiji Dairies Corp will launch a new brand of yogurt products together with the world No. 2 Yoplait Group of France amid hopes for continued growth of the yogurt market in Japan as cons... Japan Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:49 -0500Ireland's hopes for a replay of its World Cup qualifier against France ended Friday after both FIFA and the French Football Federation rejected requests for another game. Tampa Bay Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:10 -0500END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> It is a great French autumnal tradition that furnishes an essential ingredient in ... Times Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:20 -0500The International Rugby Board's referees manager Paddy O'Brien has apologised to Stuart Dickinson for publicly criticising his handling of the New Zealand-Italy Test last weekend. O'Brien said the ... Planet Rugby Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:01 -0500PARIS: Much as Pakistan has been trying to project in recent months that France’s initiative for a “strategic relationship” with it was on the same lines as that with India, a top Fr... The Hindu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:37 -0500Justin Patrick Welch of French Camp, suspected in the stabbing death of a Wisconsin woman last month, was arrested in Mexico this week and is in a San Diego jail, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Senti... Record Net Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:29 -0500His shocking crime? Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, thereby crowning the city the new gastronomic capital of the world. "Trust me, they'll wait for me at customs ther... Japan Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:20 -0500This yellowed hand-written note from 1924, bearing a photo of Adolf Hitler, s among thousands of documents on 1920s Germany that are about to emerge from obscurity as part of a major overhaul of the F... Canada.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:12 -0500B RUSSELS, Nov 20, 2009 (AFP) - Belgium's king appointed Friday ex-premier Wilfried Martens to help pave the way for a new prime minister after the incumbent Herman Van Rompuy was named European Union... The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:26 -0500= 3D(GRAPHIC+PICTURE+VIDEO)=3D ATTENTION - ADDS Lavrov reaction /// BRUSSELS, Nov 20, 2009 (AFP) - Incoming EU president Herman Van Rompuy kept a low ... The Tocqueville Connection Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:26 -0500Friday's shooting took place near the Gare du Nord train station, hub for trains to London and other international destinations. Such incidents are relatively rare in France, which has strict gun cont... SBS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:17 -0500 |
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