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Sponsored Stories BUPA International is delighted to have won the Best International Private Medical Insurance award and be recognised by intermediaries as the best provider of international private medical insurance... The credit crunch is biting just as sharply abroad, according to a major new survey of expatriates by Bupa International. Almost three quarters of expats are concerned about the economic downturn... Top Stories:  | Marseilles remains snowed in
 Thursday, January 08, 2009
SKIERS and snowboarders took to the snowbound streets and hillsides of Marseilles as the rest of the city ground to a halt.
Schools in the city are shut today and people are being advised to stay at ... (read more...) |  EDF may cut power to certain homes
Thursday, January 08, 2009
EDF may introduce rolling blackouts to certain homes to avoid the breakdown of the national grid.
Cold weather has placed a record amount of strain on electricity producers and two regions, Brittany ... (read more...) |  French crave new revolution
Thursday, January 08, 2009
MORE than half of French people want to see the overthrow of capitalist economics.
This compares to and average of 31% in other EU nations.
The figures were collected by poll group TNS-Sofres in a s... (read more...) |  Big reductions to entice shoppers
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
THE winter sales have started across the whole France, however many shops have already lowered prices in a bid to boost sales in the current gloomy economic climate.
Promotions have exploded in recen... (read more...) |  Aubry and Royal ‘not speaking’
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
SOCIALIST leader Martine Aubry is not on speaking terms with her former rival Ségolène Royal.
“We do not speak to each other directly,” said Aubry, interviewed on the radio station RTL.
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Paris, Jan 8 (Xinhua) A female Japanese doctor and a male Dutch nurse abducted in Ethiopia while volunteering for a French medical aid charity have been freed, the organisation has announced. Big News Network.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:01:06 -0500French bank BNP Paribas has predicted a faster Asian economic recovery next year, citing aggressive government spending and region-wide interest rate cuts, according to a news report Thursday. Big News Network.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:00:44 -0500London, Jan 8 : French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has returned to work five days after giving birth to a baby girl. Big News Network.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:00:43 -0500French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that the key to a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza was the permanent cessation of arms smuggling to the Hamas-ruled coastal territory."We m... Haaretz Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:21:28 -0500(PARIS) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russia on Thursday to honour contracts to deliver gas to Europe despite its dispute with Ukraine. Homes, schoo... EU Business Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:18:39 -0500Tokyo, Jan 8, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Further to an international bidding, the partner companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and COMEX NUCLEAIRE has received an order from EDF (Electricit... Yahoo!7 News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:47:55 -0500Lenotre died at his home in the central French region of Sologne after a long illness, a statement released by his company in Paris said. "Gaston Lenotre died at his home where he had retired wit... The Australian Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:41:37 -0500KPN of the Netherlands has revealed it is launching a no-frills, low-cost MVNO service in France under the brand name Simyo, leasing network capacity from Bouygues Telecom to piggyback the service. Re... TeleGeography Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:53:12 -0500SKIERS and snowboarders took to the snowbound streets and hillsides of Marseilles as the rest of the city ground to a halt.Schools in the city are shut today and people are being advised to stay at ho... The Connexion Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:39:58 -0500MORE than half of French people want to see the overthrow of capitalist economics.This compares to and average of 31% in other EU nations.The figures were collected by poll group TNS-Sofres in a surve... The Connexion Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:39:56 -0500EDF may introduce rolling blackouts to certain homes to avoid the breakdown of the national grid.Cold weather has placed a record amount of strain on electricity producers and two regions, Brittany an... The Connexion Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:39:57 -0500GAZA - Israel's main ally, the United States, joined Europe in urging it on Wednesday to accept an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire and curtail its 12-day-old offensive in Gaza, where fighting resumed afte... Leader-Post Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:25:00 -0500Jan 8 2009 by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo FRENCH motorcyclist Pascal Terry has been found dead after being reported missing during the second stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday. The 49-ye... IC Wales Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:17:40 -0500Jason White is to leave Sale Sharks at the end of the current season after signing a two-year deal with Clermont Auvergne.White joined Sale Sharks in 2003 from Glasgow and has played over 100 games fo... Planet Rugby Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:48:53 -0500. He also said the U.K. plays a major role in European efforts to change the international financial system, adding that without Europe's insistence November's financial crisis meeting of the Group ... Morning Star Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:27:00 -0500PARIS, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday he welcomed the acceptance of a French-Egyptian ceasefire plan for Gaza by Israel and the Palestinian Authority. "The pres... SINA Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:24:17 -0500Jordan's activists Wednesday called for a regional boycott of French products after French President Nicolas Sarkozy made so called "anti-Hamas" remarks, local newspaper The Jordan Times rep... People's Daily Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:23:51 -0500Houston Artist, Ted Ellis, is excited to be bringing his painting of Obama to DC to be unveiled at the National Black Chamber of Commerce and National Newspaper Publishers Foundation's Inaugural ... PR Web Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:34:03 -0500Paris - France could be hit by local or national power outages if the current cold snap worsens, the head of the state-owned energy supplier EDF said in an interview published Thursday in the daily Le... Earth Times Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:23:20 -0500UNITED NATIONS -- The Security Council has so far failed to agree on action to end the escalating crisis in Gaza, but the U.S. threw its weight behind a cease-fire initiative and Egypt announced it wi... The China Post Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:18:24 -0500US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States is supporting the Egyptian-French cease-fire initiative for Gaza.Rice said she has discussed "the importance of moving that initiative for... NDTV Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:27:56 -0500SINGAPORE -- The Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) inked an agreement with a French biopharmaceutical company to collaborate on speeding up the development of antibody-based therapies, Singapore's A... China Daily Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:24:23 -0500Air France-KLM is nearing a deal for a stake in the new Alitalia after Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that its main rival, Lufthansa, never made a firm offer.Berlusconi met with the ... eTaiwan News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:19:01 -0500For years, the French have been ardent opponents of Britain's bland food, sense of style and any English language spoken on their shores. Now, in a move that some might regard as an attempt to teach t... The Independent Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:16:08 -0500French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed what he described Wednesday as "acceptance" by Israel and the Palestinian Authority of an Egyptian-French plan meant to end bloodshed in Gaza.But Sarkozy made n... eTaiwan News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:20:29 -0500Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega frequently sees his wife and children, who make the trip to his private bungalow at a federal prison near Miami from their home in Panama. The onetime CIA operative is a de... MSNBC Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:26:50 -0500PARIS: France coach Raymond Domenech (pic) has only one New Year's resolution -- being spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing his team for two "decisive" World Cup qualifiers this spring. New Straits Times Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:23:11 -0500In this photo released on Jan. 7, 2009 by Chile's Navy, French skipper Jean Le Cam stands on the deck of the yacht of his colleague Vincent Riou who rescued him after his ship, the VM Materiaux, capsi... eTaiwan News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:17:10 -0500PARIS, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillonon Wednesday described the cut of Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine as "totally unacceptable," saying that the move has caused t... SINA Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:04:43 -0500Medvedev told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko that Ukraine must pay market rates for Russian gas, pay its gas debts and allow a new controlmechanism involving EU observers to verify gas flows th... The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:03:53 -0500The Scarlets are running the rule over Yannick Ngog as they seek answers to their three-quarter crisis. The French winger, 26, has played for France Sevens, Agen and Bayonne and is now with third-tie... BBC Sport Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:24:48 -0500SWISS customers will soon enjoy non-stop connections between Zurich and Lyon. The new service of four daily frequencies will be introduced with the start of the 2009 summer schedules on 29 March, and ... Travel Blackboard Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:43:21 -0500Marseille, France: Heavy snowfall in Marseille forced the international airport to close and paralysed all train and bus traffic yesterday in France's second-biggest city. The usually busy and sunny M... Gulf News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:09:23 -0500A day after the announcement of iTunes abandoning DRM with all the majors, Warner Music France unveiled its DRM-free offering with download stores FnacMusic and VirginMega. Hollywood Reporter Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:48:16 -0500You are shopping when you receive a text message on your mobile phone. It is from the parking meter to tell you that you have been given a fine. A science-fiction nightmare? No, this could soon be... Times Online Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:06:17 -0500(RTTNews) - Nigerian pirates have released a French oil vessel and its nine crewmembers they had seized earlier in the week, said the ship's owners on Wednesday.French oil services firm Bourbon that ... Quote.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:26:24 -0500Fears that the conflict in Gaza could spark violence between Jews and Muslims in France have been heightened as three teenagers were arrested today for an alleged anti-Semitic attack on a 15-year-ol... Times Online Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:49:47 -0500Budapest - The disappearance in Budapest over a month ago of 22-year-old French student Ophelie Bretnacher is not being treated as a criminal matter, Hungarian police said on Wednesday. The police hel... Earth Times Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:29:25 -0500Dance inspired by the movements of a conductor and a new staging of Dante's writings will form part of a major Franco-British performing arts season. Paris Calling will feature an array of drama, con... BBC Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:11:13 -0500BLOOMBERG AND AFP, PARIS Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, Page 20 Jean Le Cam, a French yachtsman whose boat capsized off Cape Horn in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world competition, was rescued on Tues... Taipei Times Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:51:35 -0500Magistrates, lawyers and the opposition have reacted angrily to the plans, with around 100 lawyers and investigating magistrates staging a protest ral lyoutside the Cour de Cassation during Sarkozy's ... The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:46:08 -0500(01-07 23:46) France's President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed what he described as Israel and the Palestinian Authority's ''acceptance of a Franco-Egyptian plan'' for a cease-fire in Gaza. For its part,... The Standard Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:06:50 -0500(RTTNews) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy claimed Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have accepted an Egypt-France proposed cease-fire deal aimed at ending the ongoing Israeli of... Quote.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:04:06 -0500Paris - An unusually heavy snowfall accompanied by a cold snap paralyzed travel in sections of southern France on Wednesday, with the city of Marseille particularly badly hit, French media reported. T... Earth Times Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:47:47 -0500PARIS : Even as a diner at the Brasserie Wepler on the Place de Clichy, Fabrice Luchini feels compelled to perform. One of the best-known character actors in French cinema, he confesses that he is mor... International Herald Tribune Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:23:41 -0500Chevallier said the shelling underlined the need for a ceasefire and said France demands that international humanitarian law be respected, along wit hthe premises of the United Nations and other inter... The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:59:19 -0500French police are reportedly investigating allegations former All Blacks rugby player Jerry Collins assaulted a woman.Collins, who played 48 tests before retiring from New Zealand rugby last March, is... New Zealand Herald Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:54 -0500Jan 7 2009 WalesOnline France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza early today as Israel agreed to a “humanitarian corridor” for vital supplies. The countrie... IC Wales Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:50:12 -0500THE winter sales have started across the whole France, however many shops have already lowered prices in a bid to boost sales in the current gloomy economic climate.Promotions have exploded in recent ... The Connexion Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:08:12 -0500An internet site dedicated to tackling fraudulent internet scams has been launched by the government.Web users can report illegal sales, gambling, fraudulent emails and companies they believe have sto... The Connexion Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:08:11 -0500Israel will study plans put forward by France and Egypt for a ceasefire in Gaza, President Shimon Peres said today. He said the country wanted peace but asserted that it was defending itself agains... The Herald Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:31:47 -0500French Prime Minister Francois Fillon is scheduled to visit the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on March 7-9, said a report posted on the website of Pacnews on Wednesday. Fillon chaired a me... People's Daily Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:01:28 -0500PARIS -- GdF Suez, Europe's largest natural gas distributor, says deliveries of Russian natural gas via Ukraine to France fell over 70 percent Tuesday.The drop in deliveries was a result of the contra... Lexington Herald-Leader Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:09:31 -0500The French government's planned funds for stimulating growth to ward off recession has totaled 428 billion euros, a government minister said Tuesday. Apart from 360 billion euros to help troubled bank... People's Daily Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:49:22 -0500 |
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