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Top Stories:  | Companies hit by commuting stress
 Tuesday, February 09, 2010
COMPANIES need to do more to help workers deal with the stress of commuting, a report has found.
The study, based on interviews with staff and human resources directors, said French firms tended to c... (read more...) |  Power fault brings chaos to TGV line
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
THE SNCF has promised a full refund to passengers who were stuck for up to six hours on stationary TGVs yesterday due to a technical fault in the Bourgogne.
Power supply problems near Mâcon in the Sa... (read more...) |  Numericable unveil €10 internet offer
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
INTERNET service provider Numericable has become the first French operator to launch a cut-price package reserved for low-income households.
The operator has announced plans for a €9.99-a-month packa... (read more...) |  VAT cut fails to encourage diners
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
A VAT cut in restaurants has done nothing to increase customer numbers, new figures have revealed.
The number of people visiting restaurants fell by 1.2% in 2009 according to data by consumer researc... (read more...) |  Councillor jailed in smuggling plot
Monday, February 08, 2010
A TOWN councillor who helped her son smuggle 16 Vietnamese immigrants from France to the UK has been jailed for three years.
Christiane Chocat, who sits on the Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux council in the S... (read more...) | | | | | |
London, Feb.9 : Kasabian star Tom Meighan has backed England for World Cup victory after unveiling the new Three Lions away kit on French soil. ANI Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:43 -0500Paris, Feb 9 (DPA) Swastikas and racist and anti-Moslem graffiti were discovered Monday on the Great Mosque of the city of Saint-Etienne, French media reported. IANS Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:00:03 -0500Ireland have brought Keith Earls into the team to play France and there is still a chance that Stephen Ferris could make the starting XV for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash in Paris. Ireland coach Dec... RTE Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:38 -0500BRITISH civil partners who have recently paid full French inheritance tax after their partner died are to be refunded.Budget Minister Eric Woerth has announced that the right of couples in foreign civ... The Connexion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:18:21 -0500THE myth that Frenchwomen do not get fat has been exploded with a major nutrition study showing 32% of Frenchwomen are now overweight or obese. For men the figure is 46%.The study also shown that glob... The Connexion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:18:20 -0500MORE than 200 retirement homes that are operating illegally could be shut down if they do not get their affairs in order by March 31. The minister for elderly people, Nora Berra, made the threat after... The Connexion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:18:20 -0500A NEW business status for sole traders would allow them to shield their personal property from creditors if they got into debt.At present people who trade in their own names with an entreprise individ... The Connexion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:18:18 -0500STUDENTS from Bahrain University took part in a French Higher Studies Fair held at the Shaikh Khalifa Institute of Technology in Muharraq. The one-day event was held under the patronage of Education ... Gulf Daily News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:17:51 -0500Paris - A French soldier was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said on its web site. The soldier, who was not identified, died in an attack by suspected Taliban rebels on the Afghan ... Earth Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:15:08 -0500Madrid - Karim Benzema will miss the February 16 clash between Real Madrid and Olympique Lyon, his former club, Real announced on Tuesday. The French forward has torn the abductor muscle in his left l... Earth Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:15:06 -0500MOHA (Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi) Soft Drinks Industry SC placed an order to Sidel, a company based in France, for 6.5 million euros (nine million dollars) worth of plastic bottle manufacturing ma... All Africa Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:45:12 -0500Russia has agreed to buy four French Mistral amphibious assault ships, like the one seen here on an official visit to St. Petersburg, Russia in November 2009, for its Navy. Christian Science Monitor Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:33:13 -0500France have been hit by a triple blow ahead of their RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland with the news that Aurelien Rougerie, Luc Ducalcon and Benjamin Fall have all been forced to pull out of the si... RTE Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:42:31 -0500The Ligue 1 match between Bordeaux and Auxerre has been postponed in order to give the French champions more time to prepare for their UEFA Champions League clash against Olympiacos. FIFA Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:31:58 -0500, Chief Executive Officer of OpenSkies. Premium travel, which commands higher fares and is generally lucrative to airlines, fell sharply in the wake of the financial crisis and economic downturn as... Morning Star Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:43:36 -0500PARIS (AFP) - Leading French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy has been caught red-faced for praising the work of a philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical... West Australian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:18:27 -0500Declan Kidney will reveal one of the most important team selections of his career when he announces his team selection to play France on Saturday later this afternoon. The Ireland head coach watched ... RTE Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:11:36 -0500France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, French defense officials said Monday. It would be the first major arms deal between... The Seattle Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:54:05 -0500The French flag will be hoisted at every school in France and the national anthem sung by students at least once a year as part of government efforts to instill in citizens a sense of pride in being F... The Seattle Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:53:59 -0500Gignac suffered the injury during Sunday's goalless draw against Lyon and tests on Monday revealed the 24-year-old has a tear in his adductor muscle."It's a really harsh blow but, as usual, we're goi... Soccernet Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:53:37 -0500Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc’s OpenSkies unit will add flights to Washington and target profitability by 2013 after its parent company turned down five offers for the Paris- based c... Business Week Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:47:16 -0500Newcomers to France will be made to sign a declaration of values as part of a new campaign to define national identity, France's Prime Minister says.Francois Fillon announced the initiative after thre... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:46:50 -0500Newcomers to France will be made to sign a declaration of values as part of a new campaign to define national identity, France's Prime Minister says.Francois Fillon announced the initiative after thre... BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:46:45 -0500I t started with a bang and ended with a committee. Four months ago, the French government opened a grand collective discussion about national identity. It quickly evolved into a nasty quarrel over w... The Globe and Mail Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:39:07 -0500Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenSkies, the unique all business class airline, announced today it will introduce a new service between Washington Dulles International Airport and Paris Orly Airport beginnin... Breitbart Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:19:39 -0500Strasbourg, France - The new European Commission is set to be approved for a five-year term in a vote of confidence by the bloc's parliamentarians on Tuesday - after months of political delay. Parliam... Earth Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:34:41 -0500The French government has dropped plans to shut the 60-year-old institution in Randolph Crescent after hundreds of people signed a petition praising its work.A new director is expected to be appointed... The Scotsman Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:20:30 -0500The French government has dropped plans to shut the 60-year-old institution in Randolph Crescent after hundreds of people signed a petition praising its work.A new director is expected to be appointed... The Scotsman Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:20:25 -0500LONDON - (Business Wire) VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced that the Afone Group (EURONEXT: AFO), the leading French payments and telecoms company, has joined the VeriFone Internatio... Earth Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:12:11 -0500PARIS -- Immigrants will be taught French and trained to treat men and women equally, France announced yesterday -- with an eye toward better integrating newcomers into their adopted country's society... New York Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:18:57 -0500COMPANIES need to do more to help workers deal with the stress of commuting, a report has found.The study, based on interviews with staff and human resources directors, said French firms tended to con... The Connexion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:11:22 -0500A VAT cut in restaurants has done nothing to increase customer numbers, new figures have revealed.The number of people visiting restaurants fell by 1.2% in 2009 according to data by consumer research ... The Connexion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:11:21 -0500FLORENCE, ITALY, February 09, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hotel Keppler in Paris, an Epoque Classic Superior boutique hotel, was chosen as a Best Top 25 French Hotel by TripAdvisor in its 2010 Traveler... 24 / 7 Press Release Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:54:42 -0500Counting down to the best activities in Paris and surrounding cities, City Discovery celebrates romance and the good life as it invites travelers to explore the most romantic city in the world. 24 / 7 Press Release Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:54:33 -0500France announced a few symbolic measures on Monday to provide concrete results from France’s bitterly contentious debate over “national identity.”... International Herald Tribune Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:51:43 -0500France announced a few symbolic measures on Monday to provide concrete results from France’s bitterly contentious debate over “national identity.”... International Herald Tribune Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:07 -0500LUXEMBOURG - (Business Wire) SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), announced today that the French DTT on satellite offer TNTSAT, broadcast via ASTRA, posted strong growth with 1.85 milli... Earth Times Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:44:58 -0500Leader in premium payment solutions, American Express Middle East and North Africa (AEME) announced today the introduction of three new global airline partners, British Airways, Air France and KLM, to... AME Info Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:26:08 -0500PARIS -- France's government on Monday will study ways to bolster the nation's identity, culled from three months of sometimes noisy and occasionally racist debate on what it means to be French in an ... The China Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:53 -0500PARIS -- Thi in Hanoi needed 190 euros (US$260) to buy feed for her pigs and chickens and cloth for the workshop where she makes children's T shirts and trousers. The China Post Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:51 -0500Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A group representing French holders of czarist bonds says it will sue Russia in a bid to seize Paris property bought by the Kremlin and reclaim part of a century-old debt valued ... Business Week Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:29:25 -0500Paris: Foreigners who come to live in France should sign a contract recognising that the wearing of the full Islamic veil is banned, a minister said yesterday. The Peninsula Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:14:59 -0500CAPE MAY, N.J. - Cape May County, at the southern tip of New Jersey, has put out the welcome mat for Quebecers for decades. "Many in the Quebec market are very, very loyal to us," says Diane Wielan... C News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:00:51 -0500Brown under fire for delay in expenses response PARIS – The United States and France said yesterday it was time to impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran announced it was planning a major exp... Irish Times Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:27:27 -0500RUADHÁN Mac CORMAIC in ParisFRANCE’S ACRIMONIOUS three-month debate on national identity wound down yesterday, when prime minister François Fillon announced a series of mostly symbolic... Irish Times Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:27:26 -0500The actor Jim Carrey has extended his reputation as an irrepressible off-screen clown by turning France's most watched television news programme into a comedy show. His extraordinary performance is... The Independent Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:25:42 -0500The announcement by French company Technip came yesterday as First Minister Alex Salmond was in Paris to meet energy and finance executives to discuss investment in Scottish wind and wave power. Mr Sa... The Scotsman Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:38 -0500The French consumption of primary energy decreased 5 percent in 2009, mainly due to economic recession, the General Commission for Sustainable Development said on Monday in an economic report.The repo... People's Daily Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:30:37 -0500The United States denied on Monday it was disappointed by France's decision to send only 80 more trainers to Afghanistan and held out hope President Nicolas Sarkozy would be able to do more later.... World Bulletin Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:03:37 -0500Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Khalid MustafaISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and his team is all set to thwart the attempt of an unscrupulous combine of oil industry heavyweights and some fu... The News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:00:52 -0500France has agreed to sell Moscow a Mistral-class warship and is considering a Russian request for three more -- against the wishes of other NATO members. Spero News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:46 -0500BEIRUT: The flight recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed off the coast of Beirut were transported Monday to France, where investigators hope to unlock the secret of what caused the... The Daily Star Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:42:27 -0500OTTAWA: A Canadian court on Monday set a tentative June extradition hearing for Canadian-Lebanese national Hassan Diab, arrested 15 months ago for his alleged role in a 1980 Paris bombing that killed ... The Daily Star Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:42:16 -0500Plan-B: Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc has revealed he is prepared to send his B team to play a delayed Coupe de la Ligue semi-final next week after the French League turned down his request to ease the... soccerway Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:07:33 -0500By Tony Barber in Brussels, Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin and Ben Hall in Paris Published: February 8 2010 22:40 | Last updated: February 8 2010 22:40... Financial Times Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:48:53 -0500Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran could face new sanctions if it proceeds with its nuclear enrichment plans. National Post Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:18:50 -0500The French prime minister, Francois Fillon, said the question of national identity needed to be debated. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP French children are to be given a "citizen's handbook" to teach t... guardian.co.uk Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:58 -0500France on Monday brushed off defense contractor EADS' demand for a decision on financing for the troubled A400M military transport plane by the end of the week, saying that setting a deadline is not h... The Seattle Times Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:25:37 -0500Bordeaux midfielder Alou Diarra is expected to miss at least two games due to a torn thigh muscle. The defending French champions said on their website that the 28-year-old Diarra has a "small tear" ... CBC News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:48 -0500Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran could face new sanctions if it proceeds with its nuclear enrichment plans. National Post Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:18:13 -0500Britain had to be content with two fifth-place finishes from the first judo Grand Slam of the international circuit in Paris over the weekend.Matt Purssey lost the bronze medal bout in the -90kg weigh... BBC Sport Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:16:48 -0500 |
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