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Top Stories:  | Snow disruption for 50 departments
 Thursday, December 17, 2009
ABOUT 50 departments across the north and west of France are preparing for up to two inches of snow today.
Météo France has given out an "orange" weather alert - its second highest level - and is w... (read more...) |  Orly and Eurostar Christmas strikes
Thursday, December 17, 2009
CHRISTMAS flights out of Orly airport in Paris and Eurostar services could be disrupted in the coming days due to a strike.
Alysia Sûreté, the private contractor responsible for checking passengers' ... (read more...) |  Swine flu jab now open to all
Thursday, December 17, 2009
THE CAMPAIGN to get France vaccinated against swine flu has been extended to the general public, two months after at-risk groups started getting the jab.
Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot has confirm... (read more...) |  Christmas strike hits Amazon France
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ONLINE shopping giant Amazon has said it is doing all it can to deliver presents in time for Christmas following a strike by staff at its French distribution centre in the Loiret.
About 60 workers be... (read more...) |  UMP campaign video breaches copyright
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
THE UMP has apologised for using a song without the performer's permission in a campaign video that features a dozen government ministers dancing and miming.
The clip of senior politicians including ... (read more...) | | | | | |
Copenhagen, Dec.17 : A new hope has emerged with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday backing calls given by developing nations to keep the Kyoto Protocol, which only requires rich nations to cut emissions. ANI Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:50:03 -0500PARIS: A second-half strike by Brazilian midfielder Jussie earned French league leaders Bordeaux a 1-0 win at Montpellier on Wednesday that increased their lead at the summit to six points. Marseill... New Straits Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:30:23 -0500PARIS -- France intensified the fight to protect its luxury sector Wednesday, unveiling a charter that aims to staunch the online flow of fake Louis Vuitton bags, Chanel sunglasses and Dior watches by... The China Post Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:20:41 -0500Six months ago President Sarkozy declared that the burqa was "not welcome" in secular France, home to Europe's biggest Muslim minority. A special 32-lawmaker parliamentary mission was set up to consid... NDTV Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:36:51 -0500RUADHÁN Mac CORMAIC, Paris Correspondent FRENCH INVESTIGATORS have been unable to explain why Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic last June, but have cast doubt on the reliability of ... Irish Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:19 -0500More than 1,100 soldiers, including 800 French legionnaires as well as US and Afghan commandos, launched a major operation east of the Afghan capital Kabul, military officials said. Five US special f... ABC Australia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:23:31 -0500France's Thomson SA has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection, a companion filing to its French insolvency case, to protect its assets in the U.S. as it tries to reorganize its heavy debt load. ... C News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:17:24 -0500Until this year, France was in the odd position of being synonymous with high culture, finery and the very best in food and drink -- yet it had none of the five-class hotels found elsewhere in Europe. Swiss Info Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:55:19 -0500(RTTNews) - Hundreds of French and U.S. troops have launched a major anti-Taliban offensive in a valley in eastern Afghanistan, where the Taliban killed 10 French soldiers last year, said officials ... Quote.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:32:55 -0500The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced on Thursday that France has agreed to established an office in Pyongyang, which was the "first phase for normalizing relations between the two ... People's Daily Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:32:27 -0500President Obama Heads to Copenhagen as Climate Conference Draws to Close French and African leaders are calling for international aid to fight deforestation in the Congo Basin area - which is a key co... VOA Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:42:55 -0500Dave Walder kicked Wasps to a 12-3 victory over Bayonne on Thursday which carried them closer to an Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final. Wasps' two victories over French side Bayonne - they also beat... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:34:00 -0500The glass-fronted complex in Beverly Hills has for generations been the pre-eminent hospital for major and minor stars of stage and screen. Kate Hudson was born there, and Frank Sinatra died there. Mo... The Independent Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:28:40 -0500The glass-fronted complex in Beverly Hills has for generations been the pre-eminent hospital for major and minor stars of stage and screen. Kate Hudson was born there, and Frank Sinatra died there. Mo... The Independent Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:28:10 -0500The glass-fronted complex in Beverly Hills has for generations been the pre-eminent hospital for major and minor stars of stage and screen. Kate Hudson was born there, and Frank Sinatra died there. Mo... The Independent Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:07:48 -0500NEW airline safety standards are required, French aviation investigators said yesterday, after the crash of Air France Flight 447 cast doubt on the reliability of speed-measuring equipment in difficul... The Scotsman Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:07:28 -0500Paris - A French financial markets regulator late Thursday cleared all 17 current and former executives of aerospace giant EADS of charges of insider trading. After an investigation of 30 months and a... Earth Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:42:24 -0500The self-made "man of words, thought and action" as he's often described in the French media, teaches anthropology and literature at his old university in Nancy, as well as in schools for physically d... Japan Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:19:05 -0500France's financial markets watchdog on Thursday cleared 17 current and former EADS aerospace executives accused of making millions in insider trading linked to the... Yahoo! News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:48:12 -0500Computer chip component maker Atmel Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell a wafer fabrication plant in Rousset, France, to LFoundry GmbH, of Germany, for an undisclosed sum. The Seattle Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:07:56 -0500Computer chip component maker Atmel Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell a wafer fabrication plant in Rousset, France, to LFoundry GmbH, of Germany, for an undisclosed sum. Gadsden Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:31:09 -0500Tom Enders, chief executive of Airbus, has denounced the French authorities' investigation of alleged insider trading by 17 present and former executives at the European aircraft maker and its parent ... Financial Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:19:03 -0500SAN JOSE, Calif. ? Computer chip component maker Atmel Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell a wafer fabrication plant in Rousset, France, to LFoundry GmbH, of Germany, for an undisclosed sum. ... Sign on San Diego Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:50:53 -0500France's Sarkozy proposed maintaining the Kyoto Protocol, against the EU's preferred position, as he warned U.N. climate talks were "heading for disaster". World Bulletin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:50:36 -0500SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Computer chip component maker Atmel Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell a wafer fabrication plant in Rousset, France, to LFoundry GmbH, of Germany, for an undisclosed sum.French ... Miami Herald Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:38:05 -0500The event in Paris marked the 85th year of the Technion with a colloquium on challenges and innovation in academia and business, and then a gala fundraising dinner with long-winded, highly intelligent... Globes Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:33:50 -0500KOUROU, French Guiana — The launch of a French military satellite from French Guiana has been delayed. Arianespace says it stopped the countdown in the final minutes before launch of the Helios... The Seattle Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:26:45 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Computer chip component maker Atmel Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell a wafer fabrication plant in Rousset, France, to LFoundry GmbH, of Germany, for an ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:23:20 -0500Investigators looking into the Air France crash off Brazil's coast in June have called for new testing standards after it emerged that sensors on the plane were faulty. Sky News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:16:55 -0500Paris's futuristic Centre Pompidou re-opened on Thursday after a three-week strike by museum staff in protest against budget cuts, luring in visitors with surrealist photos and designer furniture. Off... World Bulletin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:26:51 -0500Luke Watson courted controversy all over South Africa but has slipped seamlessly into a quieter life since making the move north to Bath. And, dare we say, it's been more of a success than he might... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:18:24 -0500The outcry was instant, and not only from history teachers. Philosophers and other intellectuals signed a petition calling for the reform to be shelved. They expressed “stupefaction”, argu... The Economist Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:09:20 -0500Handout picture released June 8, 2009, by the Brazilian Navy showing divers recovering a huge part of the rudder of the Air France A330 aircraft lost in midflight over the Atlantic ocean June 1. Canada.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:57:14 -0500Get up-to-the-minute multimedia coverage of the U.N. Conference on Climate Change as world leaders and environment officials hammer out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Reuters Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:48:40 -0500Handout picture released June 8, 2009, by the Brazilian Navy showing divers recovering a huge part of the rudder of the Air France A330 aircraft lost in midflight over the Atlantic ocean June 1. Canada.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:43:17 -0500Rwanda broke off ties with France in 2006 after French judge Jean-LouisBruguiere issued warrants for nine officials close to Kagame suspected ofbeing implicated in the shooting down of the plane of a ... The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:37:09 -0500SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced that LFoundry GmbH has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Atmel Rousset for the purchase ... RedOrbit Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:40:21 -0500Scotland and Edinburgh number eight will undergo hip surgery which could see him out for up to six months, ruling him out of the Six Nations. Hogg's season is over. The 26-year-old will miss the re... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:39:18 -0500Ireland and Munster have received a boost with the news that Jerry Flannery is expected return to the playing field within five weeks. Flannery underwent diagnostic surgery on his Achilles tendon o... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:39:17 -0500An all-singing, all-dancing video by President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right political party has become the mocking buzz of the month on French-language websites. The three-minute clip, in which sev... New Zealand Herald Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:22:23 -0500.brabys a { font-size: 8pt; } /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... IOL Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:07:47 -0500.brabys a { font-size: 8pt; } /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... IOL Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:07:18 -0500Castres captain Alexandre Albouy accepts their Amlin Challenge Cup hopes are over and that fighting for honours on two fronts has proved impossible. But he still believes they will qualify for the ... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:42:31 -0500Brive hooker Guillaume Ribes has been slapped with a four-week suspension by the European Cup disciplinary commission. Ribes was cited after being handed a red card during Brive's 36-2 loss to Lond... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:42:30 -0500Girondins Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc has demanded better from his players despite the team being six points clear in Ligue 1 and able to secure top spot at the halfway stage if they beat Lorient on ... Soccernet Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:26:06 -0500SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 17 -- Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced that LFoundry GmbH has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Atmel Rousset for the purchase of Atmel's wafer fabric... Earth Times Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:07:34 -0500London Irish are possibly the best club team in Europe - and that accolade comes from Brive captain Fabrice Estebanez in the wake of their 36-3 home defeat by Bob Casey's team in a fiery contest that ... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:57:41 -0500When the Dragons returned to training in Newport last Monday, a horror show awaited them in the team's video projection room. Entitled 'Black Sunday', the players watched aghast as Biarritz's devas... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:57:39 -0500After eighteen long months on the sidelines with injuries, former French international prop Olivier Milloud is back in the Bourgoin line-up for Thursday's Amlin Challenge Cup match against Parma. I... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:57:31 -0500The latest version of the Air New Zealand Cup was made public on Thursday, including a new payment system for players and format. The new payment system includes an adjustment tool which introduces... Planet Rugby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:57:30 -0500In news that could have a profound effect on the movement of players across the globe, La Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have announced the implementation of a salary cap in France from the 2010-2011 ... 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