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ArcelorMittal steel group sells off US steel mill
Paris, May 11 : The world's largest steel group ArcelorMittal has said that it has finalised the 810 million dollars sale of a plant in the United States to Russian Steelmaker Severstal.
Big News Network.com |
French minister wants exit breathalyser tests in cafes, bars
I can tell you that tomorrow, at the council of ministers, Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot and I will present a decree to make electronic breathalyser tests obligatory in drinking establishments ope...
The Tocqueville Connection |
The revolution that never was
Even without retrieving that bundle of yellowing French newspapers from the top shelf in a closet, it is easy to remember the night of May 10, 1968, in Paris. It is far less easy, 40 years later, to d...
International Herald Tribune |
Qatar signs deals to build bln dlr power plant
The Ras Girtas Power Company is jointly owned by the Qatar Electricity and Water Company (45 percent), a consortium of Japan's Mitsui and France's Suez Energy International (40 percent) and Qatar Petr...
The Tocqueville Connection |
French autoparts maker Faurecia to open Czech exhaust plant
Faurecia also plans to recruit an extra 700 workers at its 50 million euro Pisek plant in the centre of the Czech Republic by the end of 2009, where 1,000 workers have been making doors, seats and exh...
The Tocqueville Connection |
France condemns rebel attack on Sudan capital
P ARIS, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - France on Sunday condemned an armed assault on the Sudanese capital Khartoum which it said showed that an urgent resolution to the Darfur crisis was needed.   &...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Falco wins the French 2000 Guineas
Falco, trained by Carlos Laffon-Parias and ridden by Olivier Peslier, won the French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp. With 19 runners, the one-mile Group One feature always threatened to be a rough race an...
RTE |
French Charity Says Myanmar Will Let It Distribute Cyclone Aid
We are authorised to go into the affected zone, including the delta region, Celine Morel, spokeswoman for Medecins du Monde (Doctors of the World - MDM), told AFP. MDM's plane carrying 22 tonnes of ai...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Bordeaux, Lyon ensure nail-biting French title finale
Bordeaux´s head coach Laurent Blanc pictured during a press conference ahead of a UEFA Cup third round match against Anderlecht in Brussels, February 2008. Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc is confident h...
Soccer Way |
Cannes pits Hollywood against obscure arthouse
LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood legends and obscure arthouse directors descend on Cannes from Wednesday for the world's biggest film festival that combines edgy cinema with A-list celebrities, glitzy par...
Reuters |
French contemplate bid for leading UK nuclear utility
LONDON (AFP) - French state-owned energy giant EDF, the world's biggest nuclear energy producer, has ambitions to expand into a lucrative future British market with a bid for the leading British nucle...
AFP |
The year that shook Cannes
PARIS -- A year of revolt the world over, tumultuous 1968 also brought high drama to Cannes, the single time the film festival had to be cut short, with no one taking home a prize and no red-carpet fi...
Inquirer |
French chef Haeberlin dies
PARIS: Paul Haeberlin, a famous French chef who transformed his family's modest restaurant into a world-class affair that won Michelin stars, died yesterday. He was 84. Michel Scheer, the director of...
Gulf Daily News |
The Little Guardian in Cannes
My passion is to entertain people and brings them stories they can relate to The story focuses on the relationship between a couple and their dishonesty to each other. The film brings out an intere...
PR Web |
Bordeaux stay in hunt for title
PARIS: Bordeaux maintained their title push with a 2-0 win against Sochaux which ensures their French championship duel with Lyon will go down to a nail-biting finale next week. Lyon, the six-time co...
Gulf Daily News |
Relief flies into Burma from France
A cargo plane carrying 35 tonnes of emergency aid left southwest France today heading for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma. The chartered Il-76 freighter, originally due to leave yesterday, mai...
West Australian |
Cannes brings cheer to ailing Philippine film industry
MANILA, Philippines -- A Cannes festival call-up for two independent films is raising hopes of a rebirth for the struggling Philippine movie industry, hit by rampant piracy, high taxes and foreign imp...
Inquirer |
1968 French revolution left an elusive legacy
I may disappoint my supporters and those enticed by "The Revolution," but I'm not the leader of a revolution that allegedly occurred in 1968. Forget it: " '68" is over — buried under cobblestone...
Japan Times |
French wine for a French birthday girl | UK-based wine courses
Q: I'm looking to buy my girlfriend a bottle of medium-bodied red for her 25th birthday (she's French, so something French would be good), and don't have a fortune to spend, but could you recommend so...
The Guardian |
Anger as new film of IRA hero Bobby Sands screens at Cannes
An uncompromising new film that examines the last six weeks in the life of Maze prison hunger striker Bobby Sands has drawn criticism from those who see it is an untimely celebration of the martyrdom ...
The Guardian |
Bordeaux keep French title race bubbling over
PARIS (AFP) - Bordeaux maintained their title push with a 2-0 win against Sochaux which ensures their French championship duel with Lyon will go down to a nail-biting finale next week.
Yahoo! News |
Cargo Plane With Myanmar Aid Sets Off From France
M ERIGNAC, France, May 10, 2008 (AFP) - A cargo plane carrying 35 tonnes of emergency aid left an airport in southwest France on Saturday heading for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.  &...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Sarkozy denounces slavery on 160th anniversary of abolition
Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the French abolition of slavery in 1848, he recalled the suffering that slavery caused, the wounds it left in men's souls (and) the deep wound that still weighs on...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Tibet rally in Paris calls for pressure on China
Several hundred demonstrators rallied in Paris overnight in the name of Tibet, with a call on the international community to step up pressure on China. Protesters were seen marching towards the Eiffe...
ABC Australia |
Government Bans Issue of French Weekly for Publishing Article On Kabylie Region
Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's decision to ban distribution of the 4 May 2008 issue of the Paris-based news weekly "Jeune Afrique", which has an article on the Algerian ...
All Africa |
Ribery ready to step up as French team leader
Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery, seen here on May 7, insisted that his successful first season in Germany has given him the confidence he needs to be a team leader with France during Euro 2008.
Soccer Way |
Founder of one of France
S TRASBOURG, France, May 10, 2008 (AFP) - Paul Haerberlin, the chef who founded one of France's oldest three-star Michelin restaurants, L'Auberge de l'Ill, died Saturday at the age of 84, his son Marc...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Ireland finish second in France
The Irish Nations' Cup team were expected to struggle on their return to the Samsung Super League after a year's absence, but managed to finish a very creditable equal second at La Baule, France on Fr...
RTE |
Kakuta calm as France go for gold
France area team of outstanding individual talents and one of those potential stars, Gaël Kakuta, says their hard qualifying experience is helping them at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
UEFA |
France plans for possible Lebanon evacuation
France is creating a plan to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon in case the country's sectarian violence spreads, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday. Kouchner, speaking on France-Info radi...
The Seattle Times |
Paris suggest Turkey-EU partnership instead of membership
Nicosia -French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Friday again said Paris opposes full European Union membership for Turkey and instead suggested it form a "privileged partnership" with the bloc. Spea...
Earth Times |
Google takes Street View snaps in Paris; lawsuits could follow
Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris to gather data for its Street View service, which adds street-level photography to the satellite views offered by...
Computerworld |
French Army Might Be Stripped of Uniforms Due to Strike in Bulgaria Vidin
A seamstress strike in the town of Vidin in Northwest Bulgaria could leave many French soldiers without uniforms. 300 workers from the "Vida Style" factory, a big clothing manufacturer, a...
Novinite |
Jason Solomons on French film Couscous, released in the UK on 20 June
Eagerly awaited French film Couscous tells the heart-warming, and heart-breaking, story of one man's struggle to save his immigrant family from poverty by opening a fish restaurant...
The Guardian |
Swiss Face French-Fry Shortage
(newser) – Switzerland faces a potato shortage just weeks before hundreds of thousands of famished European soccer fans descend on the country expecting to snack on French fries. The nation, which...
Newser |
France Telecom, Total, Sanofi-Aventis, Royal
Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Santiago Burgaleta, who discusses France Telecom (NYSE: FTE), Total (NYSE: TOT), Sanofi-Aventis SA (NYSE: SNY)...
Congoo |
French Group Total Promises 2 Million Dollars Aid To Myanmar
The cyclone has, according to US officials, have killed around 100,000 people and survivors face serious health worries, with everything from disease to snake bites putting some 1.5 million people at ...
The Tocqueville Connection |
French industrial output falls sharply, analysts say gloom deepens
Production of consumer goods, the main driver of French growth in the last two years, fell by 0.8 percent, the output of investment goods fell by 1.1 percent, and production of semi-finished goods fel...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Thai police seize nearly 21,000 fake passports
B ANGKOK, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Thai police Friday seized nearly 21,000 fake passports and arrested 12 people in what they described as their biggest-ever bust of a counterfeiting ring, a senior officia...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Yemen seeks French help to build nuclear plant
A Yemeni minister began negotiations with France's state-owned nuclear power producer Electricity de France on plans to build a nuclear power generation plant in the Arab state, the official Saba news...
NDTV |
France says EU should assist Malta stem illegal immigration
Valletta, Malta - Malta has won a pledge from France to support it in winning European Union assistance in dealing with the problem of illegal immigration. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, also ...
Earth Times |
France looks forward to large-scale nuke cooperation with India
Nuclear France was looking forward to "large-scale nuclear cooperation" with India in the civilian arena once India reached a satisfactory agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ...
IRNA |
Finnish FM to visit Prague and Paris
9.5.2008 at 11:08 Alexander Stubb (cons), Finland's foreign minister, is to fly to Prague on Tuesday for an official visit, the Finnish foreign ministry announced Friday. In Prague Mr Stubb is to di...
NewsRoom Finland |
American Airlines plane lost panel in flight to Paris
Federal regulators said Thursday they are investigating how an American Airlines jet lost a panel from its belly shortly after taking off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport before continuing...
The Seattle Times |
France Telecom Q1 revenues up 1.4 percent to EUR 13 billion
France Telecom Group reported revenues up 1.4 percent to EUR 13.03 billion in the first quarter, versus EUR 12.84 billion a year earlier. On a comparable basis, turnover grew 3.7 percent. Mobile servi...
Congoo |
US leads condemnation of Lebanon fighting
W ASHINGTON, May 8, 2008 (AFP) - The United States Thursday led international condemnation of political violence in Lebanon as fierce gunbattles raged in Beirut, leaving at least seven people dead. &...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Divers find wreck of French liner that sank off Spain in 1942
The liner, which belonged to the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, was carrying 272 passengers and 122 crew members from Algiers in north Africa to the French port of Marseille when it sank during a...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Warner Bros. To Be Feted At Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival announced plans on Wednesday to pay tribute to Warner Bros. on the studio's 85th anniversary by screening a classic movie from the studio's archives during each night of the f...
Showbiz Data |
Clandestine workers step forward in French protests
NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France : The Café La Jatte is in many ways a typical Parisian eatery. It has a menu full of culinary promise, a sumptuous wine list and a handful of illegal African immigrants ...
International Herald Tribune |
China, Indonesia reject France
May 08, 2008, 18:30 China and Indonesia today rejected France's idea of having the Security Council ratchet up the pressure on cyclone-devastated Myanmar to grant full access to foreign aid workers. ...
SABC |
French driver criticised for scruffiness, but c
Sebastien Loeb, though scruffy, is a successful driver. Photo / Sarah Ivey Top motor rally official Morrie Chandler won't be seeking rule changes to make drivers spruce up, but he does think four-time...
New Zealand Herald |
Grim fight for survival after Myanmar cyclone
Y ANGON, May 8, 2008 (AFP) - More than one million homeless in Myanmar were battling to stave off disease and hunger Thursday, but the military government maintained tight limits on foreign assistance...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Sarkozy Hosts Victory Commemorations On D-day Landing Beach
The May 8 commemorations are usually held in Paris, but Sarkozy chose to move this year's event to Ouistreham, near where a small French commando force led by Commandant Philippe Kieffer landed on a s...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Brangelina importing their stuff to France
The couple is not only accompanied by their kids while they house-hunt in the country, they also keep their stuff in tow while they stay put at Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's villa. According to a s...
KeralaNext |
eTouch Unveils International Version of SamePage Wiki in Polish, French and German -- Now Supports Virtually Any Foreign Language
New Internationalized enterprise wiki shown today at Sun JavaOne Expo San Francisco is geared to become an essential tool for multinational businesses to communicate and collaborate globally. Sa...
PR Web |
France reveals British WWI cave camp
France has reopened a labyrinth of medieval quarries under the northern town of Arras which the British army converted into an underground hideout for 24,000 soldiers during World War I. The BBC's Emm...
BBC |
A Tunisian-French Conference On
A Tunisian-French conference on "Prospective Arts and Cultures," is due to be held on May 10-11, 2008 within the framework of the 15th national and international conferences on "Culture...
All Africa |
Germany and France urge evasion blacklist review
The Financial Times . France and Germany have called on finance ministers to issue a mandate to the OECD when they discuss the initiative at the next meeting of the G7 leading industrialised natio...
AccountancyAge |
German trade surplus falls slightly in March
B ERLIN, May 7, 2008 (AFP) - Germany's trade surplus fell slightly in March, to 16.7 billion euros (25.6 billion dollars) from 16.9 billion euros in February, data showed on Thursday.   &#1...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Profits drop 19 percent at German reinsurer Munich Re
B ERLIN, May 8, 2008 (AFP) - Profits at German reinsurer Munich Re fell by a fifth in the first quarter, it said Thursday, as it paid out claims from natural disasters and falling stocks hit investmen...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Madges lesbian kiss with another woman in Paris
Madge also told the 1,500 strong crowd that she not only loved working with the French, but also 'frenching' them. "Why do I have this relationship with France? I'm always drawn to working with French...
KeralaNext |
France probes 14 Kurds for anti-Turkish attacks
PARIS - Agence France - Presse Fourteen youths suspected of links to Kurdish terrorists are under investigation in France on charges of firebombing Turkish shops and associations in the country, offic...
Turkish Daily News |
Power wars spell dead-end for French Muslim council
's official Muslim council has hit a wall: hamstrung by infighting, critics accuse it of failing the country's five million Muslims while giving fundamentalists a stronghold in French public l...
Yahoo! News |
French Court Nods Transfer of Genocide Accused
The Final Court of Appeal, highest court in France, rejected Wednesday an appeal of a Rwandan accused of 1994 genocide, Dominique Ntawukuriryayo, and upheld the ruling by the Court of Appeal of Paris ...
All Africa |
France allows Rwanda genocide suspect handover
PARIS -- France's highest appeals court opened the way on Wednesday for a former Rwandan official accused of coordinating the massacre of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide to be handed over...
The China Post |
GG infuriates separatists with advice to the French
That prompted outrage from the leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois in the House of Commons. "I think France should go beyond Michaelle Jean," Duceppe said. The founding of Quebec City in 160...
C News |
France readies two naval supply ships for Myanmar
Both ships are around 36 hours sailing-time away from the Myanmar coast, but would be able to load up 1.5 million cubic metres of bottled water and deliver it along the Myanmar coast by smaller amphib...
The Tocqueville Connection |
France Telecom posts revenue growth, eyes acquisitions
PARIS – France Telecom SA on Wednesday reported growth in first-quarter revenue and profit margins and said it is ready to seek acquisitions to enhance its presence in both emerging markets and ...
San Diego Union-Tribune |
Eva Longoria learns French!
Eva Longoria has vowed to learn French by the end of the year. The Desperate Housewives star wants to be able to converse with her basketball husband Tony Parker in his native language. She...
Times of India |
Quebec publisher wants more French music at Habs games
A prominent Quebec publisher is calling on the government to force the Montreal Canadiens to play more French-language music at the Bell Centre. Michel Brule, publisher of Les Editions des intouchabl...
CBC News |
EADS confirms has terminated French Airbus site sale talks with Latecoere UPDATE
(Updates with comments from Latecoere) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - EADS N.V. confirmed it has terminated negotiations to sell two Airbus sites in France to aerostructures manufacturer Latecoere SA 'si...
Congoo |
A new three million shekel campaign from the Ministry of Tourism will be screened in movie theaters in France.
Globes, Tel Aviv, IsraelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 6--A new NIS 3 million campaign aimed at increasing the number of incoming French tourists is about to be launched in France by the Ministry...
Hotel Online |
Airbus says outpaces Boeing on orders
P ARIS, May 7, 2008 (AFP) - European aircraft maker Airbus said Wednesday it is outpacing Boeing so far this year, winning 397 orders in the four months to April compared with 346 for its US rival. &...
The Tocqueville Connection |
Air France denies pilot
Air France confirms that the crew of the flight linking Manchester to Paris-Charles de Gaulle interrupted its descent on Saturday as it was about to land, the company said.
The Tocqueville Connection |
French foreign minister urges UN to force aid on Myanmar
"The situation in the delta sounds more and more horrendous," she said, adding that many people had died when the storm struck them while they were sleeping, and either inundated them or swept them ou...
International Herald Tribune |
Autodesk wraps up purchase of two French companies
. San Rafael-based Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) didn't say what it paid for Paris-based Kynogon, which makes software used in making video games. Autodesk sells software used in three-dimensional m...
San Francisco Business Times |
Quebec publisher demands Habs spin more French tunes for Bell Centre crowd
MONTREAL - A prominent Quebec publisher is calling on the government to force the Montreal Canadiens to spin more French-language tunes for the Bell Centre crowd. Michel Brule, publisher of Les E...
CNews |
Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Visits The French Special Operations Command
He Was Received By Cos Commander Admiral Jean-pierre Martinez And The Head Of International Relations Who Briefed Shaikh Nasser On The Organisations Duties And Responsibilities. Shaikh Nasser Haile...
Bahrain News Agency |
New agency to promote French nuclear know-how
P ARIS, May 7, 2008 (AFP) - The French government said Wednesday it plans to create a new agency in charge of offering French nuclear expertise to countries wishing to develop civilian nuclear power. ...
The Tocqueville Connection |
